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Newsletter of the Venture Association � "1 May, 2014
Venture Reunion - A Capital Idea Ottawa, Sep 18-21, 2014
The Signal is published twice a year by the Venture Association.
Send letters, articles, photos, etc., to the Editor and pay dues by
cheque payable to the Venture Association, c/o D. G. Longmuir,
903-168 Chadwick Court, North Vancouver V7M 3L4; e-mail
[email protected]. Changes of address and other personal info
may be sent to your Class Rep (see p.7) with a copy to the
Registrar. Go to the website for breaking news:
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The Signal
Chair’s Update May 15, 2014 Dear
Ventures,
The 2014 Reunion Planning Commi4ee
has just completed mee;ng number
eight and it is my pleasure
to provide this brief update on
our success. We are buoyed by
our confirmed registra;on numbers
which were 160+ members and
spouses/partners with the promise of
more to come. To learn the
names of registrants, you can
find them on the website or
on p.2 of this Signal.
At our mee;ng, we had a full
review of the plans for exci;ng
class events on Friday evening
and these can be found on
the website or obtained from
your class representa;ve. I will
confess to some disappointment that
there are some classes without
Reunion representa;on. If you decide
to come, don’t fret, you will
be adopted!
I have one minor change with
respect to our programme for
Friday morning. While previous
Programmes indicated there would be
a tour on Parliament Hill, we
have had to withdraw the offer
and leave it to your own
scheduling. The main reason for
the change is that there is
heavy construc;on on the Hill
and it will be going on
for years to come.
We have been in constant touch
with our Venture Associa;on
President, John Westlake and he
will be providing the details
required for the AGM star;ng at
1300 on Thursday 18th September.
My predic;on is that the agenda
will include the normal list of
old and new business and, very
importantly, review a new Execu;ve
star;ng with the President’s
replacement and new faces at
the table as members of the
Execu;ve and Class Representa;ves.
Ted Kelly will be speaking to
his project, The Ba4le of
Atlan;c Place, an exci;ng design
to house HMCS Sackville in a
purpose – built enclosure on
the Halifax waterfront.
We are firming up details with
VADM Mark Norman’s office. As
Commander of the Royal Canadian
Navy, he is being invited to
accept our Venture Commemora;ve
Plaque at dinner on Saturday
night 20th September. You are
in for a fine evening with
the right balance of a good
meal, piano selec;ons by Keith
Nesbit, familiar naval tradi;ons and
an opportunity to hear Admiral
Norman speak to the challenges
he faces at a very important
;me in the history of the
Royal Canadian Navy.*
Looking forward to seeing you and
your guests,
Tim Porter, Chair, Reunion Committee, Class of ‘58
[*Ed Note: Much, much more information on the website
www.hmcsventure.com and, for those on the snail list, Ferg will be
mailing out more, including the revised programme, shortly! And —
late, breaking news: we are advised, just as we go to press, that
Admiral Norman will not be able to attend the gala dinner, but will
be represented by another senior officer.]
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Guess Who’s Coming to the Reunion!!So far, we are at roughly
160; the list as of May 18 is as follows:
CLASS OF '56 Denis and
Shirley Briggs Bill and Mary
Davidson Bernie and Clarice Derible
Robert (Ferg) Ferguson Ted Gibbon
Jim Green and Be4y
Kulin Bud and Phyllis Jardine
Harley and Nancy Kieran Bernie
and Corinne Lynch Gwenneth Mifflin
John and Barbara Murray Jay
Rangel Ron and Nancy
Richards Stan and Mary Rimek
Chuck and Maxine Thomas James
and Merri Lynn Todd Ron and
Carol Walker Diane Wardle Don
and Verna Wilson CLASS
OF '57 Les Grimson and Colleen
Rathwell Doug and Anne Henderson
Doug and Angie Hinchliffe Gordon
and Kazuko Longmuir Dave and
Barbara Mildon Bud and Hilda
Rocheleau Jim and Sheila Spalding
John and Marcelle Truran Don
and Pat Uhrich CLASS OF
'58 Jim and Lois Barlow Norm
and Pearl Davy Gordon Gray and
Sheila Hamblen Bob Howden
Jacques and Lois Laquerre
Jean-‐Jacques (JJ) Lehmann and
Isabelle Keeley Bob Mitchell and
Carol Cooper Ralph Nelson and
Gayle Pautz Tim and Sharon
Porter Tony Smith CLASS
OF '59 Edward (Bud) Abbo4
and brother Cdr (Ret’d) Harry
Abbo4 Peter Barr and Patricia
McLean Al and Lois Bingley Stan
Brygadyr Norman and Judy Burt
David Cramton and Lois Knepflar
Sieg Deleu Ken and Linda
Eliason Tom and Linda Essery
Jack Ford and daughter LCdr
Tammy Joudrey Barry and Doreen
Hagen Bill and Eileen Paull
Ron and Gail Perks
CLASS OF 60 Terrance and Elvera
Clark Fred and Idella Clarke
Edward (Ted) and Diane Davie
Robert Jackson Jack and Donna
McGee Alan and Dorothy McIntosh
Bruce and Sharon McKay John and
Carol Netherco4 Eric and Carmelle
Nielsen Ron and Barb Nunn Gerry
and Monica Willis CLASS
OF '61 Jim and Judy
Dodgson Mal McCulloch and Lisa
Hunt Joe and Joan Paque4e Ed
and Lynne Vishek CLASS
OF 62 Peter and Tineke Baldwin
Roger and Bonnie Chiasson Wayne
and Inge-‐Lise Dannhauer Lynn Mason
Keith and Joan Nesbit Sheldon
and Faye Anne Smith Eric and
Bobbie Wall Leland and Lee
Weber CLASS OF 63-‐I
Robert Baugniet and Joy Youngblood
CLASS OF 63-‐ll Alan
and Amanda Doole Tim and
Kathryn Kemp Raymond and Susan
Luxon "CLASS OF 64 John and
Jackie Cody "
CLASS OF 66 Ross and Pat
Beck Angus Duncan Syd and Sandy
Helmkay Raymond and Margaret
Ann Kerr Brian and Mary MacLean
Bill Madder Al and Gail Moore
Al and Cynthia Snowie "STAFF
Mac and Gillian Wilson
Things to Do In Ottawa!"John McDermott has produced an excellent
piece with Ottawa Tour Information that is posted on the R e u n i
o n w e b s i t e h t t p : /
/www.hmcsventure.com/_Joomla/index.php/tour-information and will be
handed out at the Marriott Hotel during registration on Sep 18.
!"In addition, a souvenir booklet is being published containing the
detailed programme as well as a important materials on the history
of Venture, a list of participants, an In Memoriam list and other
information that will help members to fully enjoy this gathering of
the “Band of Brothers” that constitutes the Venture Association.
!"
Newsletter of the Venture Association � "2 May, 2014
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From Oakville, ON Dear Editor, Once the interest in the
Centenary of our Naval Service had passed, I seemed to lose some of
my interest in portraying naval vessels. however, this graphite
painting of Ontario I had “roughed out” but never completed,
surfaced, and I decided it deserved further attention. I'm sending
along the image in case you might have need of a 'filler photo' for
the Signal at some point. It might be of interest to those in the
classes of '56, ’57 and '58 who were fortunate to do their 'at sea'
training aboard her while at Venture. Yours aye
Don MacMillan, Class of ’58
Letters to the Editor
From Halifax, NS "Dear Editor "Please convey the following to
All Members of VENTURE Class of '56, and other colleagues and
friends: " After our 2006 mini-Reunion in Ottawa, we embarked upon
two projects, the first being the gathering of “Personal Histories”
post VENTURE - in response to a query from Ray Phillips at our
mini-Reunion. The second, to establish a class website, the
brainchild of Don Wilson. The “Personal Histories” idea got off to
a fast start and 11 classmates responded to the call and provided
their short stories. Don established a temporary website
(www.donwilson.ca/venture2006) to record the Mini-Reunion and host
the Personal Histories. Now we are pleased to announce that the
VENTURE Class ’56 website (www.venture56.ca) is up and running. The
initial temporary website has been taken down and the new site set
up at a secure location outside Montreal - so all our history and
Class info resides in Canada. Please check out our new site and let
us know what you think. We would really like your feedback. Go to
each of the Topic Headings and explore the various drop-down menus.
Also, be aware that the site is evolving and is likely to have
additional content added from time to time. Space has been
allocated for the four branches - Executive Air, Executive, Supply
and Engineering. To get the ball rolling and to provide a
guide/template, Don produced the initial Engineers page and is
hoping his Engineer colleagues may offer some suggested
improvements/additions - including photos. We would now like to see
similar pages for Supply, Executive and Executive Air. He is
confident he will be able to gather up suitable photos, with
appropriate captions from his and other archives/sources including
all of you. With respect to the Supply Branch, Bruce King and John
Murray have undertaken to prepare this section. Volunteers are
needed from the Executive Air and Executive Branches to write up
their sections and become "Website liaison" for your branch (see
below). In designing the “Branch” part of the website, it was felt
we should document the generic training undertaken by all Ventures
in the pursuit of their professional careers. In writing about the
Engineers, Don sought to lay out their training program leading to
the award of a Certificate of Competency Part II, allowing them to
be employed as Engineer Officers. There would be similar
“bench-marks” in each branch, i.e., JOLTCourse, Bridge Watchkeeping
Certificate, for Executive Branch officers; achieving “Wings
Standard” for the Executive Air Branch; and likewise for the Supply
Branch. It would be very helpful if each branch could have someone
identified as the "website liaison" to gather up relevant branch
information from branch members. To this end, that person would be
identified in "Contact Us" accessible at the bottom of each website
page. Don has set up an initial Photo Gallery using the commercial
photo hosting site, Photobucket. This is very much a work in
progress and you may expect changes as Don gets the Gallery
properly established. It is quite possible the Gallery will have
its own menu when other VENTURE photos, besides our mini-Reunion
are posted. It is also possible a different hosting site may be
used when the Gallery is expanded to include other VENTURE photos.
As you would expect, we all followed different paths post-Venture
to retirement - and our “Personal Histories” outline the paths we
followed. As a result, it seemed appropriate to link “Personal
Histories” to the relevant Branch page. To provide an example, Don
has added his name to the Engineers page and linked it to his
personal history. When we have the branch page for the other
branches, we can then link to those we have in our Histories
section. To this end, that means those writing their personal
histories should include where they served and what sort of
appointments/postings they had over their careers. For those
leaving early, steps through their civilian careers would be
interesting, particularly if any of it reflected back on their
Venture training. As a follow-on to the above, re-“Personal
Histories”, I would appreciate it if those who responded to the
initial request, would provide an addendum, bringing their story up
to the present day and we would welcome histories from those of you
who have not yet prepared them. We are looking for one or two
pages. In addition, Don and I would be pleased to accept photos
from those who have electronic copies you can share with us. "R.J.
(Lanc) Lancashire, Class of ‘56
Newsletter of the Venture Association � "3 May, 2014
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"In 1954 Ray was languishing in his office at Cornwallis when
the phone rang. It was Captain Bob Welland who was starting up a
new Officer training program in Esquimalt, to be called the Venture
Plan, and he needed an XO. Ray started to tell Bob how busy he was
when Bob interrupted and asked him how soon he could clear out of
Cornwallis. Ray replied “in fifteen minutes!” In September of that
year one hundred and sixty three hastily recruited cadets from
across Canada arrived on the parade square in the Esquimalt
Dockyard and saw Commander Raymond Phillips impeccable in his
uniform, a distinguished war record behind him and at the age of
thirty-two the youngest Commander in the Navy. He was to be our
role model and his job was to try to turn us into would-be Naval
Officers. For the next two years Ray was very much “in our
face”…telling us what to do, how to do it, providing much needed
encouragement, and meting out the consequences when we fell short.
Of course we always called him “SIR” to his face but privately he
was known among us as “PUSSER RAY”. The term “pusser” was actually
a term of endearment because the word meant doing it the Navy way
and that way was always the right way. After those two intensive
years we were promoted to Midshipmen and on into the fleet for
further training while Ray’s reward was command of the Navy’s
newest destroyer escort HMCS Fraser and soon after promotion to the
rank of Captain. The Venture Plan was a great success, producing
almost five hundred Naval Officers including flag officers,
ships captains, base commanders, pilots, engineers, and supply
officers, and during the seventies and eighties Venture graduates
formed the core of the fleet. Many who left the Navy went on to
successes in civilian life as politicians, airline pilots,
ambassadors, academics, senior public servants, businessmen and
even religious leaders. All of us, this “Band of Brothers,” keep in
touch and thank Ray for his unforgettable contribution during those
formative years at Venture. On a more personal note I transferred
from the Navy to the Treasury Board in 1976 and there was Ray, this
time as a Public Servant. We worked in the same place for a time
and later we were also together in the Department of Supply and
Services. In both places Ray was very highly respected for his
analytical insights, communications skills and sense of humor.
Since that time we developed a more personal friendship, Ray always
generous with his lunch invitations at the Royal Ottawa and me by
providing a bit of sea-time on my boat in the Ottawa River. Ray and
Beryl both liked to attend our Venture reunion events in Ottawa and
Ray was more than willing to take the podium and continue to
provide advice as he had fifty years before. By way of thanks we,
the survivors of that memorable first class at Venture made him our
“Honorary Class Captain.” ""Ray, we thank you, we miss you already,
and we wish you fair winds and a following sea. "
A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE RAY PHILLIPS -13 FEBRUARY 2014 — by John
Murray, Class of ‘56
Newsletter of the Venture Association � "4 May, 2014
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Confronted by the death of Ray Phillips, at his great age on
crossing the bar, I thought, How young he was when we first met him
on our first day at Venture, circa 1954. And how young he still was
when I met him again in Fraser, circa 1957. That second meeting,
which lasted for about eighteen months, gave me an additional
perspective on the man which is now, I think, unique among our
Term. As I’ve recorded elsewhere, I was serving happily in the
cramped informal world of a sweeper, James Bay, when I was abruptly
yanked out of it in Long Beach and shifted north at warp speed to
join our newest Cadillac immediately after commissioning. I didn’t
realise at first that this change had been at the deliberate
request of her Captain, Pusser Ray. I joined three other Ventures –
Harrington, Turner and Matiachuk – in a quad cabin which, although
it had far more space than my hutch in the sweeper, seemed as
constrained as a strait jacket. I had to switch back from thinking
myself an officer (albeit as juvenile a one as conceivable)
enjoying an adult’s privileges, to the nursery status of a Snottie,
with an actual Nurse (John Harwood), and very limited shore leave.
I resented it, and the man who caused it. Eighteen months later,
when he left Fraser, and me, I resented that as well, but for
entirely different reasons. In what now seems a minuscule span he
had turned my thinking inside out and made me take that leap which
changes the juvenile to something beginning to be grown-up.
Charisma wasn’t yet a commonplace word but it was what he had.
Years later, Dan Mainguy said I was suffering from hero-worship for
our former Captain.
In one sense that was correct: men like Ray Phillips and R.P.
Welland were heroic: they had been through a total war, and thus
knew reality. When we did convoy exercises, high speed between
columns, no lights which I ( and most participating Americans)
found terrifying, my Captain would explain in a calm voice – with
only a hint of tension – that this was the way it would be for real
so it might as well be that way now. He used the same approach – in
both senses – for replenishment exercises. Fraser would go
alongside at twenty-five knots and put both engines into full
astern. It required a certain sang froid, and removed the rest of
the hair from the Engineer Officer’s head. To my utter disbelief,
Ray Phillips one day told me to do the same thing. Before that
there had been months of non-stop Officer of the Watch Manoeuvres
which, for all those months I dreaded until one afternoon
everything clicked and he said, “Young David, come down to my cabin
and I’ll sign your ticket.” In the same week he left me alone on
the bridge, at night, to take Vincent Massey from Victoria to
Vancouver by way of a mess dinner being served in the wardroom
below. (On its conclusion the GG came up to thank me for driving
while he dined.) Of such gestures of confidence in a subordinate’s
ability are hero worship made – or at least, profound respect --
which I retain, with affection. Shortly before he left his command
Ray Phillips was kind enough to propose the toast to the Bride at
my wedding. "
Requiescat in pace, Pusser Ray "
RAY PHILLIPS: A PERSONAL REMEMBRANCE by David Gurr, Class of
‘56
"Editor’s Note: I cannot restrain myself from adding a few words
of my own: !"Second only to the late Bob Welland, who contributed
much in his later years to these pages, Ray Phillips embodied the
spirit in which Venture was created, and served as a mentor and
role model for many of us, especially those who served with him
after the Venture years. I have previously recounted my first
encounter with this formidable gentleman: In the summer of 1955, I
was an AB (NQ) in the RCNR, serving in the fairmile HMCS Cougar out
of Great Lakes Training Centre in Hamilton. I showed up in my
Number One uniform (truth be told, my only uniform) to meet a panel
of officers; in the centre, “Pusser” Ray. He asked me two key
questions: (1) “Do you play football?” “No, sir”; and (2) “Have you
thought about naval aviation?” “Not seriously, sir” (immediately
noting the pilot’s wings above his rings). I made it into Venture
anyway. Some years later when we had both moved on, Ray at least
partly because of the emasculation by Corporal Hellyer of the Royal
Canadian Navy, we met again. This time we were fellow members of
the interdepartmental committee tasked with selecting the New
Fighter Aircraft for the Canadian Forces (the CF-18, of course) —
Ray representing Treasury Board, I (then) External Affairs. Ray was
a consummate professional at whatever he took on, and a warm,
humorous human being. It was an honour to know him, as a colleague
and a friend.!"Gordon Longmuir, Class of ‘57
Newsletter of the Venture Association � "5 May, 2014
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The President’s Report Here it is May of 2014, four and a half
months until our next reunion here in the nation’s capital.
Planning for the reunion is p r o g r e s s i n g s m o o t h l y a
n d everything is sure to be a success. I hope all your plans are
progressing and that everyone has an enjoyable spring and summer
planned.
As I prepare for the summer and fall I have been reflecting on
my time in the Navy and what the Venture Plan meant to me and to
the success of the Navy over the years. This year marks sixty years
since the first of the eager young cadets arrived at HMCS Venture.
What has the Venture Plan done for the Navy? Simply put, it has
allowed the Navy to operate successfully for these sixty years. We
manned the fleet, its ships, its air squadrons and its schools. We
operated the ships and the aircraft the fleet had, and those it
introduced.
We participated in the introduction and acceptance of the St.
Laurent, Restigouche, Mackenzie, Annapolis, Protecteur, Iroquois
and Halifax Classes into the Fleet. Our Naval Air brethren brought
together the exceptional capabilities provided by marrying a large
helicopter to a small naval vessel: the DDH concept, a first in the
world. We brought the Canadian Forces into the digital and missile
age. We brought mobile satellite communications into fruition. More
important, we trained our juniors and our sailors to operate in the
naval milieu. Venture graduates continue today to train junior
officers. We instilled pride and dedication to duty in our
personnel.
We maintained the essence of a Navy during bleak times. Venture
personnel have also been instrumental in the development and
introduction of new equipment into service. I am in awe of what
Venture Grads have meant to the Navy. Consequently, I salute each
and every member of the Association. Beyond the history are the
lifelong friendships that developed. My class is coming up to fifty
years and these friendships have endured. Many of you have
participated in Venture reunions for many years and developed close
ties with other graduates and classmates. Others, like me, are
recent additions and are developing these relationships. We are,
however, all one family of naval brethren. While I know that what I
have said is not new to you, I hope this blurb has helped you to
think of what Venture meant to you and to the Navy.
I strongly believe that the Venture plan and those who served
under it, have been extremely important contributors to the success
the Navy has enjoyed for the past sixty years. I look forward to
seeing you in Sep here in Ottawa.
Aye,
John Westlake, President, Class of ‘67
Register Changes "Class of ’56
John Rowland, 17-3333 New Street, Burlington, ON L7N 1N171
e-mail [email protected] "Reta Rogers, 18 Carrigan Drive, Ottawa, ON
K4A 2B1, e-mail [email protected] "Joe Cunningham, e-mail
[email protected] "
Class of ’57 Walter Bulbeck, 801 Fourth St E, Cornwall, ON K6H
7M8, e-mail [email protected] "Steve Queale, 9452 Waterfront
Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92646, cel (714) 964-9282; e-mail
[email protected] "
Class of ’59 J.J. Lehmann, 54 Weller Court, Cobourg, ON K9A 5K3;
tel (905) 372-1357; cel (613) 261-5481; e-mail
[email protected] "David Leigh, e-mail [email protected]
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Class of ’60 Jack McGee, 603-150 24th Street, West Vancouver, BC
V7V 4G8 "
Class of ’63-I Douglas J. Gerrard, 5927 Ladyburn Crescent,
Mississagua, ON L5M 4V7; tel (905) 826-5099; e-mail [email protected]
"
Class of ’65 Darryl Harden, 310-3730 Eastgate Drive, Regina, SK
S4Z 0A1; tel (306) 216-2141 Ray Paquette e-mail
[email protected] "
Class of ’66 Angus Duncan, 202-94 Highland Park Drive,
Dartmouth, NS B3A 4V8; tel (902) 404-2729; e-mail
[email protected]
In Memoriam "Fred Mifflin, Class of ’56
Ray Phillips, XO ’54 -’56
(see pp. 4-5) "Stewart (Stu) McGowan,
Honorary "Dave Benton, Class of ’60 "
Michael Wickware, Class of ’67 "Dick Hibbard, Class of ’56 "
Henry W. (Hugh) Plant, Staff "Dave Currie, Class of ‘67
Newsletter of the Venture Association � "6 May, 2014
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The Executive* "John Westlake (’67) -
President: (613) 837-0081; [email protected] Ken Scotten
(’61) - Past President: (250) 472-6187; [email protected] John
Carruthers (’56) - Secretary: (250) 478-7351;
[email protected] Ron McLean (’65) - Treasurer: (250)
595-5087; [email protected] Gordon Longmuir (’57) - Registrar and
Editor of the Signal: (604) 980-1718; [email protected] Darryl
Harden (’65) - Webmaster: (306) 216-2141; [email protected]
Doug McClean (’64) - Director-at-Large Victoria - (250) 658-3554;
[email protected] ""
Tim Porter (’58) - Chair, 2014 Reunion: (613) 935-9457;
[email protected] Matt Durnford (’65) - Director at Large Halifax:
(902) 766 4104; [email protected] Wilf Lund (’61) - Venture
Historian: (250 598-5894; [email protected] "Class Representatives
"1956: Bob Lancashire (902) 446-7107; [email protected] 1957:
Doug Henderson (250) 370-0790; e-mail [email protected] 1958:
Tony Smith (250) 479-5676; [email protected] 1959: Tom Essery
(250) 477-9321; [email protected] 1960: Pierre Yans (250) 592-5997;
[email protected] "
1961: Wilf Lund (250) 598-5894; [email protected] 1962: Phil
Johnston (250) 652-0264; [email protected] 1963-I: Russ Rhode (250)
642-0086; [email protected] 1963-II: Tim Kemp (250) 494-5043;
[email protected] 1964: Gord Oakley (250) 544-1616;
[email protected] 1965: Graeme Evans (250) 361-2646;
[email protected] 1966: Ross Beck (613) 492-0130; [email protected]
1967: Errol Collinson (250) 704-0048; [email protected] Staff: Joe
Cunningham (250) 360-0450; [email protected] "
*NB: Class Reps are members of the Executive "
The Editor’s Corner "Spring again, and just a few weeks away
from the sixth Venture Reunion. This will be the last Signal before
that Diamond Anniversary event, commemorating the arrival on the
Parade Ground of HMCS Venture’s first class, which went on to
realize the vision of the founding fathers, Capt Bob Welland, CO,
Cdr Ray Phillips, XO, Cdr Leopold Amyot, Director of Studies and a
host of experienced officers, most of whom, of course, have long
since slipped cable. The most recent to pass was one of the
youngest: “Pusser” Ray Phillips, to whose legacy we have devoted
considerable space in pp. 4-5 above. And Lt Hugh Plant, who taught
us Navigation, was about 25; his very recent passing is noted in
our In Memoriam box, p. 6. Members will find in these pages further
information on the upcoming Reunion of our “Band of Brothers”, to
be held in Ottawa Sep 18-21. There is lots more on the website:
www.hmcsventure.com . Those who have not, at this late date,
already committed to attending still have time to register. — see
page 8 or go to the website. Oh: there is a change in programme
that didn’t make it into the registration form: the AGM begins at
1300, not 1330. Note that the Register Changes and the listing for
the Executive are always challenging, so let me know of errors or
omissions. Please help me also to continue to provide entertaining
and educational content: send articles, reminiscences, ancient
photos, jokes, etc., ou en anglais ou en français; to
[email protected]. And please forgive your inept Editor for a
few formatting issues with this edition — new computer and a steep
learning curve to a new publishing software. See you in September!
Aye, Y’r Editor
"Naughtical Terms* "
AYE-AYE-fr two Indo-European roots. The first word is derived
from I-E, "e s-" meaning "may it be so" which today is translated
to the modern English "yes". The second aye is derived from I-E
"aiw-" meaning "for ever"... "aiw-" is also the root of words such
as "eternity", "age", "every", "primeval" and "medieval". The two
aye's strung together then, literally mean: "may it be so forever",
and was probably used in the days of Phoenician sailors with a
pronunciation that we would recognize today. In using such an
ancient term at sea then, we not only touch our forelock to
nautical authority, but we hark back to one of the earliest
sea-going traditions known. The traditional closing of letters
between sailors "Yours aye..." is a contraction of "Yours for aye"
meaning " Yours for ever...". The meaning of a single "Aye" in
conversation still means "yes" and is not necessarily nautical - it
is an older form of English, preserved in parliamentary tradition
to indicate an affirmative vote and probably still in common use in
Northern English dialects. *courtesy of His Eminence Joe
Cunningham, Class of ’56, past past President of the Venture
Association
Distribution of The Signal "As of this edition, 480 copies
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NAME : ______________________________________ SPOUSE’S
NAME __________________________________
DAY TIME ACTIVITY COST
PER PERSON MEMBER SPOUSE GUEST(S)
Thursday 1330 – 1500 Association AGM $0.00
Thursday 1800 – 2200 Meet ‘n Greet $20.00 $ $ $
Friday 1000 – 1400 Golf - Hylands Golf Club $65.00 $ $ $
Saturday 1800 – 2300 Gala Dinner $85.00 $ $ $
Sunday 1000 – 1200 Memorial Service Reception $15.00 $ $ $
Association Membership Fees (2014 – 2019) - Voluntary $50.00
$
Print of Commemorative Plaque – Note 8 $15.00 $
Individual Costs $ $ $
Total Cost $
NOTES
1. Program: A detailed Reunion Program was published
in the September issue of
“The Signal”. 2. Venue: The venue for all major activities is
the Ottawa Marriott Hotel, 100 Kent St., 613.238.1122. 3.
Reservations: The reservations at the Marriott are the
responsibility of the Members. The Committee has arranged with the
Hotel for a block of rooms based on the numbers obtained from our
2013 Survey and has obtained a special daily rate of $172.00. The
Hotel will accept reservations commencing 1 November, 2013. Those
making reservations by 1 April, 2014 will qualify for one of a few
free hotel-nights. The number of free hotel-nights available for
the draw is dependent on the number of hotel-nights booked by
Reunion attendees. 4. Reunion Check-in: You will be welcomed at the
Venture Reunion desk and given a Reunion bag containing Program and
other information. 5. Guests: You may invite guests to all
activities except the Annual General Meeting. 6. Costs: All costs
noted above include all taxes and gratuities. 7. Dietary
Restrictions: Those with dietary restrictions are invited to alert
J.J. Lehmann at 905.372.1357. 8. Commemorative Plaque: A Plaque
will be presented to the Commander, RCN, at our Gala Dinner.
Details were published in the September
issue of “The Signal”. Prints of the Plaque
may be ordered above. 9. Venture Association Dues: Association dues
are voluntary; nevertheless, including these along with your
Reunion registration would be appreciated. 10. The VENTURE
Association Annual General Meeting (AGM): The Association President
will convene the AGM. Agendas will be made available when VENTUREs
visit the Reunion Desk at the Marriott on check-in on Thursday. 11.
Gala Dinner: The dress for the dinner is business suits. Wine will
be available for purchase. 12. Cancellation: If, after having
registered, it becomes necessary to cancel your attendance, please
contact J.J. Lehmann at 905.372.1357. 13. Photographs: The act of
registration for our Reunion is considered to provide permission,
for all registrants, speakers and others participating, for
photographs to appear in print and electronic media without a name
necessarily being associated with that photograph or
photographs.
RETURN OF REGISTRATION FORMS: Please complete this form and
return it, along with a cheque payable to the “Venture 2014
Reunion”, to J.J. Lehmann, 56 Weller Court,
Cobourg ON, K9A 5K3. We would appreciate your returns prior to 1
June 2014.
REGISTRATION FORM
2014 VENTURE REUNION THURSDAY 18 TO SUNDAY 21, SEPTEMBER
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