East Canada Section - Celebrating Women!

This Section was started in 1950 by a small group of women pilots. 

 Above, Picture from a meeting in Trenton by the first Section members

It has since grown and extends across Ontario, Quebec and the 4 Atlantic Provinces.  East Canada Section is made up of 6 Chapters:  

1. Atlantic Chapter (Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)
2. Montreal Chapter (Quebec)
3. Eastern Ontario Chapter (HQ is Ottawa)
4. First Canadian Chapter (HQ is Toronto)
5. Maple Leaf Chapter (HQ is London)
6. Windsor - Riverside Chapter (May 2006)  NEW

On Dec. 29, 1988 East Canada Section was officially incorporated.

On Nov. 18th, 2001, we celebrated our 50th anniversary in style with Vi Milstead and June Callwood on hand.

We've had a pretty amazing group of Governors over the past 50 years. 

Governor - Anne Starret

Vice-Governor - Laureen Nelson

Treasurer - Jill Dermott

Secretary - Jocelyn Lecluse

Aerospace Education:  Susan Begg

Amelia Earhart Scholarships:  Laureen Nelson

Canadian Award in Aviation:  Heather Sifton

Historical Display:  Shirley Allen and Nat McHaffie

Membership Chair:  Noriko Date

Nominating Committee:  Margo McCutcheon

Operation Skywatch - Akky Mansikka

Scrapbook:  Anna Pangrazzi. Please send her your 99s pictures and news items, so that we preserve our Section and Chapter activities.

Website:  Dorothy Berthelet

Dorothy Berthelet is a new Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund Trustee.  Joy Parker Blackwood is the new AEMSF Chair.

Eight aircraft and about 20 pilots, all from East Canada Section, flew in the 2007 Gold Cup Air Rally, from Leamington Ontario to the International 99s Conference in Boulder Colorado (Sept. 2007).

• Our Historical display 
• Jane Atkinson-White, Maple Leaf Chapter, has designed several impressive logos for the Ninety-Nines.
• Shirley Allen has published many articles on "Pioneering Women Pilots"
• Gold Cup Air Rallies
• Canada 99s Yearbook

Website email:  canadian99s@yahoo.ca