I just learned that Thomas Van Hare, publisher of Historic Wings Magazine, has relaunched this free online publication. It’s a magazine dedicated to stories about “airplanes, helicopters, jets and all things aloft from the past and present” and includes: Feature Stories: articles that provide intensive, deeply researched aviation history. Photo Features: aviation photo galleries depicting currentContinue reading “Historic Wings Online Magazine Relaunches”
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Review of Michael Vlessides’ The Ice Pilots
Since the television series Ice Pilots, NWT debuted in 2008, thousands of devoted fans have tuned in weekly to watch the Buffalo Airways team keep vintage aircraft like Douglas DC-3 Dakotas, DC-4s, and Curtiss C-46 Commandos flying in Canada’s North. Viewers are equally riveted by the show’s “characters”: the McBryan family, headed by no-nonsense “Buffalo”Continue reading “Review of Michael Vlessides’ The Ice Pilots”
Call for Presentations: Women in Aviation Conference 2013
Call for Presenters for Women in Aviation International Conference WAI is now accepting proposals for the 24th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference. Location: Gaylord Opryland Hotel, Nashville, TN Dates: March 14-16, 2013 Conference Theme: Setting the Stage for Your Success Your audience will include women and men, aviation and aerospace professionals and students aspiringContinue reading “Call for Presentations: Women in Aviation Conference 2013”
New Brunswick’s Place in Aviation History
Conference announcement! The 2012 Canadian Aviation Historical Society convention is taking place in Saint John, NB from September 5th to the 9th. This year’s theme is “First in the Air: New Brunswick’s Place in Canadian Aviation.” Conference Presentations will take place at the New Brunswick Museum and the Saint John Free Public Library at Market Square.Continue reading “New Brunswick’s Place in Aviation History”
Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Dinner – Montreal June 14
Tickets are now on sale through the CAHF website. For more information or to buy, please click here! 2012 Hall of Fame inductees will be: Nils Christensen of Salt Spring Island, BC, made his contribution to Canadian aviation with the founding of Viking Air and the acquisition of the rights from de Havilland Canada to manufacture sparesContinue reading “Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Dinner – Montreal June 14”
Alberta Votes 2012
Election season is upon us here in Alberta, and as this is my first provincial election as an Albertan, I am paying particular attention to the platforms and candidates. The parties have staked their lawn signs and their members are putting the word out, but it can still be difficult to track messages, policies, and make a final decision comeContinue reading “Alberta Votes 2012”
Author Q&A on Aviation, History, and Writing/Publishing!
I’ve often said this little apple didn’t fall far from the tree: I was destined to write about aviation because there were so many airplane nuts in my family. Well, maybe I was also destined to write – period – because of my genetics. I come from a long line of journalers, journalists, radio play writers, andContinue reading “Author Q&A on Aviation, History, and Writing/Publishing!”
Mill Woods Artists Collective: Building Community Through Art
In November 2011, a new arts initiative in Edmonton’s SouthEast was born: the Mill Woods Artists Collective. Canadian Authors Association writer-in-residence and poet, Jannie Edwards, and poet/hip hopper/NDP candidate Rod Loyola (also known as Rosouljah) began organizing monthly meetings to connect artists of all genres, get new projects off the ground, and contribute to the local community.Continue reading “Mill Woods Artists Collective: Building Community Through Art”
Of Moose and Men Set to Launch
One of my writing colleagues is set to release his latest book, Of Moose and Men: A Wildlife Vet’s Pursuit of the World’s Largest Deer (ECW Press, May 2012). Jerry Haigh, who has spent his life working with lions, and rhinos, and moose (oh my!) during his moves from Glasgow to Saskatchewan (via Africa) is aContinue reading “Of Moose and Men Set to Launch”
Search and Rescue Stories Sought!
Randy Klaassen, a member of the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA), is researching a book on CASARA’s Ontario history and current operations. If you’ve had experience with CASARA Ontario, Randy would like to hear from you. For more information see www.casaraontario.ca under “News” or you can email stories or photos to casarabook@gmail.com.