sos newsletter - Save Ontario Shipwrecks

ISSN NO 1180-1972
SOS NEWSLETTER
February 2010
SOS NEWSLETTER
P.O. Box 2389
Blenheim, ON N0P 1A0
Fax: 519-676-7058
http://www.saveontarioshipwrecks.on.ca
Editor/Designer:
Krissy Nickle
krissy@nickle.ca
From the Editor:
It's that time of year again: our annual Yearend Report issue. Read on for all the details of
the past year's activities from the Chapters and
Special Functions, as well as a few important
announcements.
Enjoy the Newsletter,
The SOS Newsletter is
published four times a year in
February, May, August, and
November. This issue is
published February 2010.
The SOS Newsletter is
published by Save Ontario
Shipwrecks (SOS), a nonprofit charitable organization
dedicated to furthering public
knowledge and appreciation of
Ontario’s Marine Heritage.
We encourage reproduction of
our
newsletter
contents.
Credits should read: From the
SOS Newsletter, date of issue,
a publication of Save Ontario
Shipwrecks.
Opinions
expressed
by
contributors to the newsletter
are not necessarily those of the
Editor or the Board of SOS.
Save Ontario Shipwrecks
gratefully acknowledges the
support and financial assistance of the Ontario Ministry
of Culture.
Submission deadline
for the next issue is
April 30, 2010.
The Mission of Save Ontario Shipwrecks is the
preservation and promotion of marine heritage
through research, conservation and education.
View from the Bridge
SOS has been busy in the start of 2010 attending shows and meeting
people. Starting with the Outdoor Adventure Show, we debuted our new
fabric SOS display to 28,000 people.
Board members volunteer at the Outdoor Adventure Show
in Toronto: (L-R) Krissy Nickle, Brian Nickle, Brian
Prince, Mike Hill, Chris Phinney, Marg Barker.
Then we presented and exhibited at Great Lakes Underwater in Oswego
NY. People were very impressed with our marine heritage work such as
buoys, plaques and slates on the Canadian side of the lakes and rivers.
Many people want NAS training either in NY or somewhere close to the
border.
As I write this, we are on the way to Shipwrecks 2010 in Welland. The
display will then travel to London, then Kingston for extended visits
where many people will be able to learn of our work through the
PowerPoint presentation on the LCD screen that is part of the
display.
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We had a great corporate wide meeting in Toronto this year where we
rolled out the online Chapter access to the membership system. This was
made possible by the hard work and expertise of Tom Wilson of
Brockville who is now Chapter Chair of 1000 Islands. Thanks Tom!
What this system allows Chapters to do is see who is a member, who has
not renewed, and check the membership and OUC status of anyone from
any chapter that is participating in an event. Additionally it does a number
of other administrative tasks and reports.
Membership numbers have been on a continual decline and this year we
have to change that. To this end, I ask every member to please sign up a
buddy. Help get 100% renewal. Numbers count when we work with
other organizations and those who help fund buoys, brochures and
projects. SOS is nothing without you, the eyes, ears and promoter of the
heritage ethic.
Held over to April 30 is a program in its 3rd year where chapters can
apply for funding for heritage related projects. I sent an email to each
member we had addresses for so that it was well known and to raise
awareness. Please work with your Chapter Chairs to submit your
application.
This is my last month as president of SOS. I have served for 2 terms of 2
years and I feel that I have been able to provide leadership to attain an
NAS licence, 4 website applications, heritage database online, new SOS
multimedia display, a more robust Ships Store, as well as a number of
administrative improvements such as tele-conferencing, action item list,
strategic plan and Ships Stores accounting practices.
I believe we have a great team to push ahead with new and exciting
activities and programs. We have a solid base of board members whose
terms are now staggered to allow for continuity. I plan to stay on as past
president to smooth the transition to the president elect at the AGM in
April. Thank You to all the leadership people, Board members, Chapter
Chairs and members who have worked with me to grow SOS.
Safe Diving,
Brian Prince, SOS President
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WANTED
The SOS Board of Directors
wants YOUR project ideas!
We are accepting applications for 2010 Chapter
project funding.
If you have a project that needs funding,
complete the application and budget forms
available from your local Chapter Chairperson.
$ $ REWARD $ $
(funding will be awarded based on the
merits of each application)
Submit the application, signed off by your
Chapter Executive, to the SOS President,
137 King St. E.
by mail: Brockville, ON
K6V 1C1
by fax: (613) 342-4288
by email:
president@saveontarioshipwrecks.on.ca
or deliver your application by hand
at the AGM in London on
April 10, 2010
(the
Thefinal
finaldeadline
deadlinefor
for
submission of applications)
submission of applications is
April 30, 2010
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SOS from East to West
2009 Chapter Year-end Reports
–
Ottawa
This was a very busy year for the Ottawa chapter in many aspects; from
meetings, projects, and outreach to local dive shops/dive charters/dive clubs. In
addition: passing the torch from chapter chair Gordon Dewis and his executive
team. Many thanks for their hard work and commitment to the chapter.
New Chapter Chair and Executive:
At the January meeting, the
chapter elected a new chapter
chair
(Luc
Lafontaine)
and
treasurer/Secretary
(Christopher
Holloway). One of the first tasks
performed by the newly elected
executive
was
to
transfer
banking/financials,and to rebuild a
new team of active members by
assigning
special
tasks
to
volunteers. Christopher Holloway
became our Treasurer/ Secretary/
NAS instructor, I kept my position
of Buoy Director,Jérôme Devost became our Membership Coordinator & Web
Master for the Ottawa web site, Frédéric Tremblay became our Project
Coordinator and Trista Lauzon became our Weehawk Project Coordinator.
Meetings:
The chapter held quarterly general membership meetings in January, April,
August and December with good attendance between 12 and 15 at each
meeting. The executive team also held several specific meeting to discuss
projects, organizational direction and financials. All 2009 meetings were held at
the Clocktower Brew Pub in Ottawa and we made arrangements with
management to get a sponsorship based on purchases in order to build some
funds for future projects.
Outreach:
The executive continued to perform outreach to local dive shops/dive charters
(Kanata Dive Supply, Divers Warehouse, Sharky’s Scuba Supply, Wet Beavers
Scuba Charters, Scuba Geek, Burton’s Dive Shop and Ron’s Scuba), dive
forums and Facebook. The goals of our outreach were to introduce the new
executive, promote SOS and sell dive slates. As Chapter Chair, I was invited to
give a presentation the Ottawa Beaver Scuba Club and members from the
chapter were able to promote SOS to the club members after the presentation.
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Due to lack of volunteers we were not able to attend the Heritage Riverfest
held at Pinhey’s Point.
NAS Training:
In May, Christopher was one of the ten members that attended the tutor training.
We attempted twice to give an NAS 1 course here in Ottawa during the summer
but we were unsuccessful at getting sufficient number of attendees and
consequently lost our deposit for the pool rental. We will follow up with other
chapters for lessons learned to improve in this area.
Membership:
As of December 31st we were 49 members. Our membership coordinator will be
busy renewing membership for the 21 members up for renewal.
Web site:
Jérôme has been busy updating the Ottawa web site with information regarding
our activities and projects: http://ottawa.saveontarioshipwrecks.on.ca/index.php
Projects:
Weehawk
One of the most challenging projects for 2009 was the land plaque for the
Weehawk dive site. To initiate this project, I submitted a grant application to the
township of Edwardsburg/Cardinal and we have received a grant of $500. In
order to ensure that we collect proper historical information about the Weehawk,
a new member, Trista Lauzon, stepped up to coordinate the research. Trista has
a degree in History and was instrumental with the research and gave a
presentation at our August meeting.
Fred Mercur Underwater plaque
Back in January of 2009 Mark Labelle approached the Chapter with a proposal to
produce and install an underwater plaque for the Fred Mercur and made
arrangements with the Forces Sub Aqua club to give us a generous donation
of $100 for the project. The plaque has been produced by Mementos Awards
and was presented at the August Chapter meeting. We are planning to install
the underwater plaque in the 2010 season.
Replacement Buoy for the
Eastcliffe Hall
In spring with the help of Chris Holloway,
François Malette, Brian Prince, Marg
Barker, Frédéric Tremblay and Tom Scott
(Buoy Director Thousand Island) we were
able to build and install a new
replacement custom 55 gallon buoy for
the reported missing buoy.
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Lock 22
SOS Ottawa chapter is proud to announce that a new buoy has been
successfully installed for the Lock 22 site. Thanks to Barry Edgington, Terry
Acker, Luc Lafontaine, Nancy Binnie, Andy Fytche and Murray Hollis.
2009 Buoy removal
On Monday Oct 12th, SOS Ottawa
removed the following 5 buoys for the
2009 season: Milles Roches Power
House, Belly Dumper, Hoople Creek
Bridge, Lock 22, Eastcliffe Hall and
managed to squeeze in some diving at
the same time. Thanks to the following
members and volunteers for their help
at removing
the
buoys:
Barry
Edgington, Dan Kenny, Frank & Julie
Malette from Wet Beaver Scuba
Charters and Luc Lafontaine. The
buoys for the Rothesay and Conestoga were removed by Brian Prince and Marg
Barker. Mark Labelle removed the buoy for the Fred Mercur dive site and
reported the buoy as damaged and will need to be replaced soon.
Future Projects:
In November, Jérôme and I prepared a web based survey to allow members to
voice their opinion on future projects and we announced the results the
December meeting. In 2010 our main goal for projects will be to complete the
Weehawk land plaque project and the Fred Mercur underwater plaque. Then we
will be able to dedicate time and effort on new projects that members have voted
on.
Thank you:
I would like to thank every member who has contributed at the meetings and
projects this year. Without people like you, the mission of the organization cannot
be forwarded. In particular, I would like to thank my fellow executive and special
function members for their on-going support.
Respectfully submitted by Luc Lafontaine, SOS Ottawa Chairperson.
1000 Islands
The 2009 year started off with our annual get together. This year it was hosted by
Barb and Rex Engel at their house in Brockville.
In 2008 the chapter had 27 memberships with 34 members. In 2009 we had 24
memberships with 28 members. Memberships were down 11% and the number
of members down 22%.
Work continued on the land plaque to be installed in Brockville. Steve Hatch
worked on the design and a mock concept version was presented to Brockville
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City Council for approval. Council approval was granted and final design details
are being worked on by Doug Grant, the graphic designer who developed the
existing heritage plaques in the city.
The under water signs promoting the use of the chain at the Lillie Parsons were
damaged last year. New signs were made of Lexan by D&D signs at no cost to
the Chapter. They were installed in early September.
The concrete wreck sign attached to the stern of the Daryaw need to be reenforced as the existing chain was rusting to the point where it would not support
the weight. A stainless steel band was made to wrap around the concrete block
and with a new chain it was installed in September.
This coming year, we will continue repairs to underwater signs and mooring
buoys. In August we plan to host a NAS 1 course in Kingston. We also plan on
continuing with our Thursday nights dives, which provide an opportunity to
perform inspections and repairs on underwater signs.
Respectfully submitted by Tom Wilson, SOS 1000 Islands Chairperson.
Toronto
I.
Research
SOS Toronto continued its monitoring project on the wreck of the Sligo in
Humber Bay, Lake Ontario. By measuring a set of datum points each spring and
autumn, the project aims to identify any changes to the wreck over the seasons
and from year to year. 2009 marks the fourth year of this ongoing monitoring
project, with one more season planned to provide a unique, five-year overview of
how this wreck has changed (and how it hasn’t) over time.
II.
Buoys
SOS Toronto maintained buoys on three wrecks in Lake Ontario’s Humber
Bay: the Sligo, Julia B. Merrill and Lyman M. Davis. A fourth buoy was also
deployed on the wreck of the J.C. Morrison on Lake Simcoe in Barrie.The buoys
on the Julia B. Merrill and J.C. Morrison were both reported missing for unknown
reasons and could not be relocated. The buoys on the wrecks of the Sligo and
the Lyman M. Davis were removed in the autumn for cleaning and winter
storage. Our thanks go to Raimund Krob and Brent Hornick for the care of the
Toronto and Barrie buoys, respectively. Please see the accompanying
photographs of the spring buoy maintenance, courtesy of Raimund Krob.
III.
Public Outreach
SOS Toronto Chapter meetings and lectures continue to be held at the
University of Toronto’s Archaeology Centre, which has helped to increase our
exposure to archaeological students and professionals. Our free public lecture
series has attracted new members, as well as involvement with the wider
archaeological community. For example, we plan to co-host an underwater
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archaeology event with Toronto Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of
America.
Our 2009 Public Lecture Series featured the following speakers:
• Feb. 11th: Wayne Abbott, “Deep Wreck Mysteries: HMCS
Athabaskan, HMCS Regina, the Armenian and a 1630-40s wreck in
the Baltic Sea” lecture and screening
• Mar. 11th: Peter Twist, The Truth Behind Reel and Real Pirates:
Master and Commander, Pirates of the Caribbean" with a
demonstration of period weapon props
• Sept. 9th: Simon Spooner (Marine Heritage Advisor, Ministry of
Culture), "Marine Archaeology in the Caribbean and Ontario"
• Oct. 14th: Walter Lewis, "River Palace: The Many Lives of the
Kingston" lecture and book signing
• Nov. 11th: Lisa Sonnenburg (McMaster University), "Finding the
Needle in the Haystack: Using Geoarchaeology to Locate
Submerged Sites in Ontario"
The SOS-Toronto email list continues to be used to distribute news and
notifications to SOS Toronto members, facilitating communication at the regional
level. Email sent to toronto@soscentral.ca will be distributed to all members on
the list, as long as the sender on the list as well. Our thanks go to Chris Phinney
maintaining this important communication tool.
IV.
Plans for 2010
The Toronto Chapter of SOS plans to build on its successes into 2010. Plans
include:
• Our Annual General Meeting is scheduled for 7:00 on Wednesday,
February 10th at the University of Toronto’s Archaeology Centre. Our
speaker will be Elizabeth Greene (Brock University), who will speak
at 8:00 on “Networks of Exchange: Two Archaic Shipwrecks off the
Turkish Coast”
• Staffing the SOS booth for the Toronto Outdoor Adventure Show,
February 26th-28th: http://www.outdooradventureshow.ca/toronto/
• Buoying area wrecks
• Final year of measurements in spring and autumn for the Sligo
Monitoring Project
• Public Lecture Series speakers
• NAS 1 course to be offered October 1st-3rd
• Recreational dives to wrecks in our region and/or field trips to marine
heritage attractions
Respectfully submitted by Jonathan Ferguson, SOS Toronto Chairperson.
Hamilton
In 2009 the Hamilton committee participated in a number of activities that
included our ongoing quarterly meetings, the hosting of a NAS I Course and in
organizing a number of side scan sonar searches off the Hamilton shoreline.
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This year we have changed our meeting location from the Hamilton Steam
Museum to Rek & Tek Scuba located at 529 Upper Sherman Avenue. We like to
thank Mich Wilson for supporting our committee with the free use of their
classroom. Our next meeting is 7:30 PM March 11, 2010 and we welcome
anyone interested in our activities to attend.
We hosted a NAS I course July 3rd - 5th under the direction of Chris Phinney the
Senior NAS Tutor along with Assistant Tutors Margaret Barker and David Taylor.
The classroom portion was held at the Sir Wilfrid Laurier Centre while the open
water survey was conducted on a wreck located off Confederation Park. Twelve
students completed the course and we would like to thank Paul Chapple, Ted
Skelton, Michael Stephenson and Bryan Thomas for their assistance.
SOS Hamilton NAS 1 Class Photo
Under the license of one of
our members we have
conducted a number of side
scan sonar searches off the
Hamilton
shoreline.
The
purpose of these activities
was to give our members an
opportunity to learn about
setting up search grids, how
to
calibrate
the
sonar
equipment and how to
interpret the sonar images in
identifying potential targets.
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Going forward into 2010 our Executive consists of newly elected Chairman Paul
Chapple, Vice Chairman Walther Irie, Treasurer David Taylor, Secretary Paul
Chapple, Project Director Michael Stephenson and Training & Buoy Director
Chris Phinney.
Our goals for this year are to attract new membership while promoting our
activities within the local community. This includes being active in research,
sonar training and participating in dive related events. Some of this year’s
projects include a trip to the archives in Ottawa (March 25 to 27), hosting a NAS I
Course in June (Date TBD) as well as continuing our sonar searches along the
Hamilton shoreline.
For more information on our committee and upcoming meetings or events please
visit our site at www.soscentral.ca
Respectfully submitted by Walther Irie, Past SOS Hamilton Chairperson
Port Dover
This year our group had the opportunity to work with Dr. Spooner [Marine
Heritage Advisor, Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture] in regards to an
artifact at the end of Long Point, and we did some side-scanning in Long Point
Bay looking for an old barge.
We also used the sonar to search for a wreck that was snagged by a trawler in
38 feet of water off Port Dover. We found the wreck, but didn't pin it down due to
the weather. We actually went over it twice this year: put a temporary buoy on it,
but the buoy went for a ride in a 40 knot wind and we had to relocate the site.
For next year's search we have a rough idea of where to start, plus a few other
locations (in Loran C: I'm too old to figure out GPS!) to pinpoint and dive on.
We can't wait to get started on the 2010 season: I'm filling out the application for
an archaeological license and setting up the new equipment for the side scan
sonar and underwater camera systems!
Respectfully submitted by Jim Murphy, SOS Port Dover Chairperson
Windsor
The vis in Lake Erie in the summer of 2009 was not the best for diving. We did
get out a number of times. We did survey work on a wreck found 7 miles south
west of Erieau in 60 ft. of water. We believe it is the propeller, wood steamer
"Sun" - 192 ft. x.28 ft x 12 ft. It was lost in July, 1874 (side scan image attached).
In July we were checking numbers off of Colchester once again. After checking
numbers most of the day and not finding anything substantial of targets found in
the 90s, we headed towards the "George Worthington" to do a dive. On the way
to the wreck site, we came across a target on the sonar in 40 ft. of water. This
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turned out to be a "rum runner" boat. It was completely filled to the top of the
gunnels with beer bottles.
We also spent time checking targets off of Port Glasgow, Ontario.
concrete came of the 2 days of searching.
Nothing
We are planning, for the summer of 2010, to look for the Marquette & Bessemer
2. It was the 100th anniversary of the sinking of this vessel in 2009. We went to
a seminar put on by Andy Hebert (long time SOS member from London) in Port
Stanley on December 5, 2009.
SOS Windsor also installed buoys on the wrecks of the Locoing and Colonial and
removed them in the fall.
Side scan sonar image of an object believed to be the "Sun", lost in 1874.
Respectfully submitted by Roy Pickering, SOS Windsor Chairperson
Huron Shores
The only event of note this year for our Chapter was our very small NAS 1
course, held the last weekend of August. Three eager students completed their
course-work at Dive with Mar in London and then went on to a chilly open water
day in Sarnia.
In the coming year, we hope to ramp up membership and Chapter activites.
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Special Function Reports
-Ethics Committee
After the successful implementation of the SOS Code of Ethics and
Privacy Policy in 2007-8, I returned, as the Ethics Chairperson, to the issue of
Canada’s failure to ratify the UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of
Underwater Cultural Heritage. Despite the involvement of the Canadian
government and public heritage organizations like SOS in drafting the
convention, Parliament has failed to ratify this important international treaty. This
is despite the fact that the treaty’s logo is the San Juan, a wreck excavated by
Parks Canada in Labrador. In November of 2007, I wrote on behalf of SOS to
Prime Minister Harper, his ministers of Heritage, Foreign Affairs and International
Cooperation, and Canada’s Ambassador to UNESCO. Our only responses came
from the Prime Minister’s Office and the Minister of Heritage, both of which said
our letter would be forwarded to John Baird as Minister of the Environment.
After two years of waiting,the reply we received from the Ministry of the
Environment was … nothing.
In November 2009, I wrote again on behalf of SOS, this time directly to
the Minister of the Environment (now Jim Prentice) and sent copies to the PMO,
the opposition leaders, their environment critics and Canada’s Ambassador to
UNESCO. The reply from Mr. Prentice (the only one we received) is as
noncommittal as those from two years earlier, and we are left to wonder what the
Government of Canada has been doing on this front. We at Save Ontario
Shipwrecks believe that the citizens of Canada deserve greater clarity and
accountability on the issue of marine heritage from their elected representatives.
Look for our letter and the minister’s response in the SOS Newsletter.
I have also been active in a consultative capacity as Ethics Chairperson,
answering ethical questions about our marine heritage. While any queries along
these lines are welcome, please remember that my advice is the opinion of a
practising archaeologist, not that of a lawyer, a police officer, nor a representative
of the Ministry of Culture.
Respectfully submitted by Jonathan Ferguson, Ethics Chairperson
Ships Stores
It has been a good year for sales in Ships Stores. It always seemed that when I
was most busy with things going on in my life, I would get a flurry of orders to be
shipped. We have had customers from as far away as Houston, Texas,
Hamburg, New York and Brossard, Quebec. This is great exposure for SOS.
A big seller this year was the NAS Guide to Underwater Archaeology. It is an
amazing book providing great detail of the principles and practices of underwater
archaeology for those interested in doing hands on work as well as for those just
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interested in reading up on the subject. Ships Stores has also added a number
of other research and pleasure reading books about ships and the men and
women that plied the lakes and rivers in Ontario. If there are any more books that
you would like to see in Ships Stores please contact me and I will see what I can
do.
The Board has approved a change of practice with some of the profits that were
realized in Ships Stores. In the past, some of the profits generated on items sold
directly to customers were shared with the Chapter where the customer lived or
at least the closest Chapter. This has been a very cumbersome accounting
practice to calculate and record. For 2010, the profits returned to SOS Corporate
from Ships Stores will be put into the SOS Heritage fund. Chapters may then
apply for project funding from the available funds. In 2009 Ships Stores
transferred $3,000.00 to SOS Corporate to be credited to the Heritage Fund.
As a note of interest, we received notice that we are required to provide the
Library and Archives Canada with two copies of our Field Guides of the various
sites across Ontario, twelve in all. The slates will be listed in the national
bibliography and the library database. One set will be made available for
research and loan while the other will be held for preservation.
While you are “surfing the net” take a few minutes to see what great items Ships
Stores has to offer at:
www.saveontarioshipwrecks.on.ca/QMstore/. The
selection is ever changing and growing.
Respectfully submitted, Margaret Barker, SOS Quartermaster
Webmaster
Traffic to the SOS website
is down in 2009 by 9%
over 2008 with a total of
39946
page
views.
However people have
been staying 6% longer
for an average of 2
minutes and 14 seconds.
56% of traffic comes from
Search engines, while
23% is from referring sites
and 20% is from direct
usage of our domain
name. Traffic comes from 2009 SOS website traffic by country.
Canada primarily followed
by some from the USA, Australia and the UK.
(Google Analytics)
Updates were done as often as possible. Progress has been made to develop a
membership database through the help of Tom Wilson of Brockville. 2010 will be
the year we allow chapters direct access to the membership system to be able to
see their members. This was rolled out at the SOS corporate wide meeting in
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February. The buoy status database is also being re-developed to allow for
easier maintenance and easier updates. Currently the Buoy database is broken
in regards to not showing site details, but this will be corrected once we have the
new database up.
Respectfully submitted, Brian Prince, SOS Webmaster
Membership
I am asking all members to do their part in promoting Save Ontario Shipwrecks.
You will notice that there is a real downtrend to membership since 2005. Also
there is a second column that show first year members that did not renew for a
second year. I started this from the year 2000. The question we have to ask
ourselves is how can we convince these members to renew their memberships.
Have a safe and rewarding 2010 diving season.
SOS Membership Since 2000
300
250
Individuals
200
Members
150
Non-renew ing
Members
100
50
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year
Respectfully submitted, Bernie Roy, Membership Chairperson
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*
* Elections for the Board of Directors will be held at the AGM:
April 10, 2010 – London, ON (see SOS website for more details)
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- NOTICE -
SOS Annual General Meeting
April 10, 2010 - 12:30 – 1:30pm
Being held in conjunction with the following event:
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SOS Board and Committee Representatives
President
Eastern Region Representative
Webmaster
Brian Prince
137 King Street East
Brockville, ON K6V 1C1
(613) 342-3900
president@saveontarioshipwrecks.on.ca
Past President
Northern Region Representative
SOS Manitoulin Chairperson
Jim Hopkins
38 Shamess Crescent
Espanola, ON P5E 1B9
(705) 869-3532
jjhop@onlink.net
Vice President
Public Relations Officer
Michael Hill
48 Fairway Hill Crescent
Kingston, ON K7M 2B4
(613) 767-7446
pro@saveontarioshipwrecks.on.ca
Secretary
Quartermaster
Margaret Barker
103 MacDougall
Kingston, ON K7N 0A1
(613) 384-8049
margaret.barker@sympatico.ca
SOS Hamilton Chairperson
Paul Chapple
306-35 Mountian Avenue S.
Stoney Creek, ON L8G 2V7
chapplep@hotmail.com
(905) 865-7379
SOS Ottawa Chairperson
Luc Lafontaine
1571 Prestwick Drive
Ottawa, ON K1E 2E6
(613) 288-4181
ottawa@saveontarioshipwrecks.on.ca
Treasurer
Central Region Representative
OUC Insurance Chairperson
David Taylor
15 Dalewood Crescent
Hamilton, ON L8S 4B5
taylordw@mcmaster.ca
(905) 526-9026
SOS Port Dover Chairperson
Jim Murphy
PO Box 299
Port Dover, ON N0A 1N0
(519) 583-2884
murphybuck001@sympatico.ca
Board Director
Ethics Chairperson
SOS Toronto Chairperson
Jonathan Ferguson
1911-730 Dovercourt Road
Toronto, ON M6H 2W9
(416) 536-1247
jonathanferguson@hotmail.com
Board Director
Brian Nickle
PO Box 924
Granton, ON N0M 1V0
brian@nickle.ca
(519) 225-2472
SOS Quebec Chairperson
Nathalie Lasselin
6380 de Bordeaux
Montreal, QC H2G 2R8
sosquebec@pixnat.com
(514) 276-9020
SOS Sarnia Chairperson
Position Vacant
Contact Brian Prince
(613) 342-3900
president@saveontarioshipwrecks.on.ca
Board Director
Western Region Representative
SOS Huron Shores Chairperson
Krissy Nickle
PO Box 924
Granton, ON N0M 1V0
(519) 225-2472
krissy@nickle.ca
SOS Thousand Islands Chairperson
Tom Wilson
2549 Old Red Road, RR3
Brockville, ON K6V 5T3
(613) 345-4145
tomcwilson@gmail.com
Membership Director
SOS Windsor Chairperson
Roy Pickering
1230 Mariners Road, PO Box 39
Erieau, ON N0P 1N0
(519) 676-2136
rjequip@on.aibn.com
Bernie Roy
18 Ada Crescent, RR #2
Tobermory, ON N0H 2R0
(519) 596-2607
membership@saveontarioshipwrecks.on.ca
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View from the Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The Board of Directors
wants your project ideas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
SOS from East to West
2009 Chapter Year-end Reports
Ottawa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1000 Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Toronto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Port Dover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Windsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Huron Shores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Special Function Reports
Ethics Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Ships Stores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Webmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Positions are open on the SOS Board. . . . . . . . . . . 15
Notice of Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16