Calendar Year 2016 44th Annual Report Contents
Chair’s Report ...... 1 President’s Report ...... 3 Capital and Endowment Campaign Cabinet ...... 4 Curator & Executive Director Emeritus’ Report ...... 5 Royal Visit ...... 5 Noteworthy Events ...... 6 2016 Financial Highlights ...... 7 Fundraising ...... 8 “Friendraising” ...... 8 Volunteers ...... 9 More Thank Yous ...... 9 A Fond Farewell ...... 10 Key Business Metrics ...... 10 Visitors ...... 10 Gift Shop Sales ...... 11 Children’s Paid Programs ...... 12 Memberships ...... 13 Social Media & Marketing ...... 13 Library & Archives Report ...... 14 Library & Archives...... 14 Photo Archives...... 15 Restoration’s Report ...... 15 Fairchild FC-2 Razorback ...... 15 De Havilland Fox Moth ...... 16 Bellanca Aircruiser ...... 16 WACO ...... 17 Exhibits Report ...... 17 Zoom to Zenith ...... 17 Remembrance Day Tribute ...... 18 From the Archives ...... 18 By Popular Demand ...... 18 Behind the Scenes ...... 19 Treasurer’s Report ...... 20 Consolidated Financial Statements ...... 21 Consolidated Statement of Operations ...... 23 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position ...... 24 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets ...... 25 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows ...... 26 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements ...... 27 Schedule 1 —Consolidated Statement of Other Income and Expenses ...... 34 Schedule 2— Consolidated Statement of Special Projects Transactions ...... 35 2016 Board of Directors ...... 36
Cover photo | June 22, 2016 Royal Visit
(left to right) Premier of Manitoba, Mr. Brian Pallister and Mrs. Esther Pallister; Their Royal Highnesses, The Earl and Countess of Wessex; the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, the Honourable Janice C. Filmon and the Honourable Gary A. Filmon: Mrs. Heather Richardson and Mr. Hartley Richardson.
Photo: Tracey Goncalves, Manitoba Government Photographer Chair’s Report
BRUCE D. EMBERLEY, C.E.T.
2016 has been another eventful year in our quest to secure a new home and continue our existence, but before I remark on the year that was, I wish to start with an event that occurred near the end of the year.
Shirley Render, our Executive Director since late 2002, has relinquished the reins so to speak and has transitioned to a new part-time role as Curator and Executive Director Emeritus. After many years of long days and many weekends as Executive Director, Shirley will focus on the Curator’s role, a role she also filled while being Executive Director, and which puts her great knowledge of Canadian aviation history to good use. Before becoming Executive Director, she also served in a number of volunteer roles including as President and as a Board Member. Shirley has been the driving force behind the museum since she assumed the Executive Director role after a tumultuous year in 2002 that saw the museum reaffirm its intention to remain an integral part of Manitoba’s and Canada’s cultural community with an airport home. Since becoming Executive Director Shirley has transformed many things about the museum and achieved many things that continue to support our drive to fund and build a new home.
Just a few of these include:
Leading the successful team effort to apply for and ultimately receive our recent $1.2 million Cultural Spaces grant from the Government of Canada.
Transforming the Out of the Blue Dinner from a low-key event with a modest profit to our major annual fundraising event. Shirley and her committee, with the support of our many sponsors, have made this event a highlight in the community and it has raised well over $1,000,000 for the museum since its transformation.
Initiating and securing long-term funding support for our “Take-Flight” Education Program.
Achieving the “Royal” designation. Shirley’s persistence in leading this quest and her one-on-one discussions with the Royal representatives secured the granting of this honour. The renaming of our organization to the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada has been shown to be a key factor in raising the awareness of our organization at all levels and is another key factor in working to secure our future.
Facilitating the support and involvement of our two Honourary Capital Campaign Co-Chairs, Hartley Richardson and Arthur Mauro, in the early days of our quest to secure our future. Their support, recruitment of our Campaign Chairs and their ongoing involvement continues to be key to moving this forward.
Serving on the Winnipeg Airports Authority Board (as a federal government representative).
Personally being awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2014 for her work in writing about Canada’s aviation history and her work to preserve it.
She has been the driving force behind the many initiatives we have undertaken to expand and enhance the visitor and member experiences. A few examples to note, among the many, include the Wright Brothers Exhibit in conjunction with the American Consulate, the special visits of the Lancaster and B-17 Bombers—events which attracted thousands of visitors within a few days on each occasion—the ever-increasing number and magnitude of private events being held at the museum and working with the Capital Campaign Team as we pursue funding for our new home.
I know you all join me in thanking her for her strong drive and dedication to the museum since she became Executive Director.
Now back to the year-in-review.
1 In late 2015 the Board and Capital Campaign Team determined that we needed additional senior management resources to focus on activities related to securing our future. We initiated a search for a President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)—an individual to work with the Capital Campaign Team and lead our quest to secure the key government funding and support, along with the very successful private sector fundraising for our new home. This person would oversee all aspects of the Capital Campaign including our fundraising consultant.
A challenge with recruiting for this position was that there could be no guarantee that it would be a permanent role since its longevity depends very much on the success of the campaign and our ability to build a new facility.
We were very pleased to have recruited Helen Halliday as our President and CEO. She has 15 years’ experience as a senior executive in the local hospitality industry along with strong volunteer experience.
She started in mid-2016 and has worked closely alongside our Executive Director, Capital Campaign Team, staff and volunteers to lead us towards a successful resolution to our dilemma. She has jumped in with both feet and is working hard to achieve our goals.
I know we all wish her a hearty “welcome” and we look forward to working with her for many years into the future.
Another exciting highlight for 2016 was the “Royal” visit by Their Royal Highnesses, The Earl and Countess of Wessex. You will see further details of this further along in the Annual Report.
2016 saw another challenge to our quest. Due to complications as a result of a new security zone around the airport terminal, our proposed new site would have been difficult to access from the airside. We worked with Winnipeg Airports Authority (WAA) to identify a new site outside this security zone. This new site will enable us to have some on-site parking and ground-side display space for visiting aircraft outside the airport security fence. In the end, although it presented a planning challenge, I believe the end result is an even better site for our long-term success. Many thanks to the WAA board, management and staff for their support and cooperation in our quest.
Our dedicated and hard-working Capital Campaign Team continues to pursue the full funding to build the museum on our new site.
Our great appreciation and thanks goes to Capital Campaign Honorary Co-Chairs Hartley Richardson, President and CEO of James Richardson & Sons, Limited and Dr. Arthur Mauro, Chair Emeritus of the WAA board. A special thanks to our Cabinet Co-Chairs Ross Robinson, President and CEO of B.A. Robinson Co. Ltd. and Blain King, President of Odysseus Capital and Winnipeg Sport and Leisure. These leaders continue to work with the Campaign Team on raising the $50 million we will need to move to this exciting next step.
My thanks to the President and CEO, Executive Director and all our staff, volunteers, members and the ever- important supporters and sponsors, who have worked very hard as always to move the museum forward.
The Board, as always, has been a strong supporter of our goals and they are closely involved in many aspects of our initiatives. I thank them for their commitment and time in their own very busy lives.
My message remains the same as it has since our need to find a new site arose: the goal of the Board and Management continues to be the achievement of a sustainable long-term future. We need to secure the legacy that our thousands of volunteers have built over the years and continue to preserve Canada’s aviation heritage for the education and pleasure of future generations. As I have said before and will continue to convey until our success: all members, volunteers, staff and supporters are encouraged to focus on this end goal.
Thank you to all that have supported us this past year, we continue to focus on our goal of a sustainable future and I look forward to the future where we will welcome you to our new home.
2 President & CEO’s Report
HELEN HALLIDAY
I am honoured to take on the role of the museum’s President and CEO and thank Bruce for his introduction and kind sentiments included in his Chair’s report.
Since starting last August, I have been introduced to, and become immersed in, an astounding organization that resides within a dynamic international airport and aerospace community. Having previously worked in the heart of downtown Winnipeg, I truly did not appreciate how busy and diverse this community is, and what is even more exciting is that the future only shines brighter with all the development envisioned and currently planned. Central and personal to this is the realization of building a new home for the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada.
It became quickly evident to me that the museum has enjoyed the passion and dedication of countless individuals, teams, members, sponsors and donors over the last 43 years. How fortunate we are to continue to enjoy the active participation and regular presence of two of the museum’s original founders—Gord Emberley & Keith Olson. The tremendous learning I have gained from these two gentlemen includes hearing them recount the beginnings of first the Manitoba Aircraft Restoration Group (MARG) in 1970, and then, a short four years later, the incorporation of Western Canada Aviation Museum (WCAM). Had it not been for five men sharing a common interest in the preservation of early bush aircraft, we would not have evolved into the organization we are today, featuring a global reputation for having one of the most significant bush plane collections in the world and one of Canada’s most extensive collections of aircraft and aviation artifacts. For this, I thank our founders: Murray Clearwater (deceased), Doug Emberley, Alen Hansen (deceased), Gord Emberley and Keith Olson.
As Bruce has outlined in his report, I have joined the museum to work with the Capital and Endowment Campaign Cabinet to realize our vision of building a new museum. Our timeline to move into our new location is on a short runway, as our landlord, Exchange Income Corporation (EIC) will soon need our current site for business expansion reasons—good news for our province and airport community. The museum has known for many years that the lease would expire in 2017 and we thank EIC for being the lead donor to the capital campaign and Winnipeg Airports Authority for providing the site for the new museum that will give a new iconic welcome to Manitobans returning by air to Winnipeg and for visitors from around the world to immediately know that Winnipeg boasts the largest aerospace industry in Western Canada—the third- biggest in the country.
As at December 31, 2016 we have raised and received pledges totalling $18.4 million towards our $50 million Capital Campaign and Endowment goal. During my short tenure here, we have been ecstatic to have announced two significant (and much appreciated) grants: $1.2 million from Canada’s Cultural Spaces Fund and $600,000 from The Winnipeg Foundation. We currently await the provincial and federal response to our request for a matching investment of $10 million each to bring our campaign close to $40 million. Their decision will be based, in part, on a value-for-money review and we are confident that we have clearly demonstrated the strong socio-economic and cultural impact this new museum will have on our city, province and country. Once the outcomes of provincial and federal grant requests are determined, we will focus on reaching out to the public to successfully conclude the $50 million Capital and Endowment Campaign.
It’s been quite the year. As I indicated in my opening, I am indebted to the work and dedication of those that have gone before me, particularly Shirley Render whose leadership has taken the museum to the first steps on its path to the future. I am grateful to and inspired by the museum’s dedicated team of employees and volunteers including our Board of Directors. In a changing environment, they continue to bring their “A-game” to the table, looking for ways to increase revenue, deliver exemplary service and ensure the visitor experience here is second-to-none. Most especially, I am honoured to be working with and mentored by our fabulous Capital and Endowment Campaign team, particularly honorary co-chairs Arthur V. Mauro and Hartley T. Richardson and co-chairs Ross Robinson and Blain King. Their leadership, guidance and passion for our new museum have given me wings!
3 CAPITAL AND ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN CABINET
Honorary Co-Chairs
Hartley Richardson, President and CEO of James Richardson & Sons, Limited, OC, OM Dr. Arthur Mauro, OC, OM, QC.
Cabinet Co-Chairs
Ross Robinson, President and CEO of B.A. Robinson Co. Ltd. Blain King, President of Odysseus Capital
Honorary Cabinet
David T. Barnard, President & Vice Chancellor, University of Manitoba James W. Burns, OC, OM, Director of Emeritus, Power Corporation of Canada Charles Coffey, OC, Retired Executive Vice President, RBC Gary Filmon, PC, OC, OM, Chair, Exchange Income Corporation Brian & Ruth Hastings, President & Vice President, Qualico Developments Duncan M. Jessiman, Chairman of the Board Bison Transport Inc. Edward Kennedy, President & CEO The North-West Company Hubert T. Kleyson, Chairman, Kleysen Group LP Fred P. Mannix, OC Chair, Mancal Group Peter Mansbridge, OC, News Anchor, Canadian Broadcasting System Greg McDougall, CEO, Harbour Air Ltd. Raymond L. McFeetors, Company Director, Great-West Life Co. Inc. Julie Payette, OC, CQ, Chief Operating Officer, Montreal Science Center Dr. Donald S. Reimer Calin Rovinescu, Chief Executive Officer, Air Canada Maxwell W. Ward, OC, AOE, Founder, Wardair Bill Wehrle (Posthumous), Founder, Perimeter Aviation
Cabinet Members
Dean Alfonso, Owner, A & R Concrete Pumping, Ltd. Richard Andison, President, King Richard Investments Gary Bell, President, Calm Air International LP Barry Bembridge, Director of Western Operations, Seaboard Transport Lynn Bishop, Chair, TEC Canada Don Boitson, Vice President, General Manager, Magellan Aerospace David Filmon, Partner, Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP Helen Halliday, President & CEO Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada Dave Johnston, President, Johnston Group Inc. Ron Jonkman COO, Allmar, Inc. Barry Lapointe, Chairman & CEO, Kelowna Flightcraft Group of Co. Jim MacDonald, Vice President & Director, MacDonald & Associates Assets Management & RBC Securities Andrew Paterson, President, Paterson GlobalFoods Inc. Bill Pratt Gary Timlick, Vice Presisdent / CFO, Wawanesa Insurance Bob Williams, President, Swancoat Investments Rennie Zegalski, Principal, Capital Commercial Real Estate Service
4 Curator & Executive Director Emeritus’ Report
SHIRLEY RENDER
A Royal visit highlighted our daily life at the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada in 2016.
Our first connection with royalty was in October 1984 when Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth ll officially opened our current facility. Our second connection occurred in May 2014 when we hosted Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall just before their departure from Winnipeg. Our third connection was receiving the honour of the “Royal” designation from HRH Queen Elizabeth ll, which resulted in our new name – the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada.
ROYAL VISIT
Our fourth Royal occasion came in June 2016. Thanks to Hartley Richardson, President & CEO of James Richardson & Sons, Limited and Honorary Co-Chair of our Capital Campaign, Their Highnesses, The Earl and Countess of Wessex, visited our museum during a tightly timed and scripted four-hour stopover in Winnipeg.
First on the agenda was a reception on our Flight Deck hosted by our Capital Campaign Honorary Co- Chairs Hartley Richardson & Dr. Arthur Mauro and Co- Chairs Ross Robinson, Blain King & Doug Harvey. Present also were the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, the Honourable Janice C. Filmon, the Honourable Gary A. Filmon, Premier of Manitoba Brian Pallister and Mrs. Esther Pallister, capital campaign contributors and the Board of Directors.
Their Highnesses signed a specially prepared document commemmorating their visit.
Next Their Highnesses toured the hangar and met some of our volunteers. With them were the Lieutenant Governor and her husband, the Premier and his wife, Hartley Richardson and his wife, Ross Robinson, Blain King and Dwight MacAulay, Chief of Protocol as well as Bruce Emberley and myself.
After a private lunch in the Bush Gallery, Their Highnesses, the Lieutenant Governor, Premier and their spouses, posed for more pictures before the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Ceremony in the hangar. In attendance were Prince Edward, the Lieutenant Governor, Hartley Richardson and the National Executive Director of the Duke of Edinburgh
5 program in Manitoba and, of course, the student recipients and proud parents and guests. (The Countess made a visit to Deer Lodge Hospital.)
Present at all times were Christopher Carnegie LVO of Buckingham Palace and Assistant Private Secretary & Extra Equerry to Their Royal Highnesses and Dwight MacAulay, Chief of Protocol for Manitoba, as well as security.
Each step of the Royal visit, from the moment they stepped off the private plane to when they stepped back on the aircraft, had to be approved by Buckingham Palace. It was a fascinating three months of planning and a very rewarding effort that provided significant media coverage.
My personal thank you to Chris Carnegie of Buckingham Palace, Dwight MacAulay and to my right hand for logistics, Nigel Daly and other staff and volunteers. Thanks also to Winnipeg Airports Authority for their assistance.
NOTEWORTHY EVENTS
It is difficult to top a Royal Visit but 2016 was also a year of many firsts, big and small.
In February 2016 we formally partnered—a first—with the Canada Aviation & Space Museum to create a digital interactive audio-visual guide which would highlight Canadian aviation and aerospace innovations in our two museums. Thanks to the Richardson Foundation for being our key sponsor and also to the Molson Foundation. The audiovisual guide will begin with James Armstrong Richardson, known as the Father of Commercial Aviation in Canada, and then feature specific aircraft. This new permanent exhibit on James A. Richardson will open in 2017 as part of Canada’s 150th anniversary celebrations.
Another first in 2016 was with our long-time supporter, the Winnipeg Foundation. We partnered with the foundation’s Youth in Philanthropy Program. Shaftsbury High School’s ‘Youth in Philanthropy’ group selected our museum to receive a financial donation.
“Take a Jet to Work” brought lots of attention to the museum in December as did a student’s social studies project on our museum for the Manitoba Heritage Fair earlier in the year. Damon Barteaux won a Young Citizens Award and was interviewed on Breakfast TV where he spoke very highly of our museum. 1
Photo: Damon Barteaux, Manitoba Heritage Fair, 2016
6 Our Zoom to Zenith exhibit, which officially opened in September, was another ‘first’ in that we highlighted the story and the aircraft of another designer and country – that of the amazing Ukrainian aircraft designer, Oleg Antonov, and the company he formed in Ukraine. His challenges were similar to those of Canada in that aircraft had to be designed that could fly over many types of terrain on wheels, floats or skis. Did you know that the latest Antonov aircraft will have Canadian avionics? We were honoured to have the Ukrainian Ambassador accept our invitation to open the exhibit. Unfortunately, the political situation prevented his attendance and that of his military attaché. However, we were fortunate to host a keynote speaker Ostap Hawaleshka, Order of Canada (among his many honours) and owner of the professionally made Antonov model aircraft which he loaned to us for the exhibit. Minister Rochelle Squires and Councilor Jeff Browaty brought greetings from their respective governments. 2
In 2016 we updated our contract with the Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin regarding the Junkers F- 13. This partnership means that they will fully restore this aircraft at no cost to our museum. They will exhibit it after completing the restoration and subsequently return it to us. The Deutsches Museum also requested some Junkers W-34 parts from us so they could rebuild theirs. Many old aircraft were cut up in Germany for war material during WWll with a consequent loss of entire examples of German planes. A new contract was worked up to cover these parts. We were pleased to be able to assist another museum.
2016 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
We are very proud that we only receive 19% of our gross operating revenue from government sources. We receive only two grants each year – one from the City of Winnipeg Museums Board and the other from Manitoba Culture and Heritage Department in the form of a grant for the Signature Museums.
HISTORY OF OPERATIONS 2012-2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Income from Rental Property (Net) $ 59,292* $14,428 $15,265 $14,658 $16,647 Revenue from Museum Operations 293,451 388,911 302,864 359,797 289,259 Donations and Gift Revenue 130,583 91,128 69,530 60,171 43,037 Fundraising Gala & Raffle (Net) 144,831 159,575 180,185 171,745 131,968 Total $619,157 $654,042 $567,844 $606,371 $480,911 Grants from Province & City of Winnipeg $111,700 $108,950 $108,950 $111,700 $111,700 * RENTAL INCOME FOR 2012 REPRESENTS JANUARY ONLY AS EIC PURCHASED OUR RENTAL BUILDINGS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1, 2012. SINCE THEN THIS REVENUE IS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INCOME.
Photo: Opening of Zoom to Zenith (left to right) Ostap Hawaleshka, Shirley Render, Hon. Rochelle Squire and Councilor Jeff Browaty
7 FUNDRAISING
We were honoured to have the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, the Honourable Janice C. Filmon and the Honourable Gary A. Filmon at the Out of the Blue Gala. Unfortunately our Saturday of choice coincided with the NHL Heritage Classic, which many of our sponsors attended that evening. Although we moved it to the last Saturday of October, it clashed with Halloween Saturday and we lost many usual attendees and sponsors. We take heart that our annual event is among the highest-grossing charitable galas in the city each year, even though this year’s results were off target.
OUT OF THE BLUE RESULTS 2012-2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Ticket Sales $72,500 $64,275 $81,050 $80,700 $61,650 Sponsorship Revenue 79,125 86,150 96,100 96,650 74,325 Silent Auction Revenue 18,745 30,467 22,313 20,179 21,137 Other Donations/Revenue 3,536 1,427 6,473 2,046 867 Gross Revenue $173,906 $182,319 $205,936 $199,575 $157,979 Expenses 36,140 36,303 35,927 38,032 32,910 Subtotal $137,766 $146,016 $170,009 $161,543 $125,069 AIR CANADA RAFFLE Air Canada Raffle gross revenue 7,710 14,280 10,925 11,110 7,655 Air Canada Raffle gross expense 645 721 769 909 756 Air Canada Raffle profit $7,065 $13,559 $10,156 $10,201 $6,899 Total Profit from Out of the Blue $144,831 $159,575 $180,185 $170,208 $131,968
In spring, we appealed to members to help underwrite the cost of creating a new permanent exhibit for our Skyways Interactive Gallery that will also move with us to our new home. Once again, our members and friends were very generous.
DONATIONS AND OTHER REVENUE (EXCLUDING CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS) 2012-2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Cash Donations $39,652 $17,765 $21,419 $35,216 $18,476 In Kind Donations 8,176 5,761 1,484 4,943 3,247 Other Funds /Gifts 73,976 62,476 46,626 20,012 21,314 Total Gift Revenue $121,804 $82,002 $67,529 $60,171 $43,037
“FRIENDRAISING”
It is overwhelming to think of the financial and in-kind support we receive each year from the community over and above our day-to-day business. We’ve come to think of this as “raising friends” for the museum and its mandate.
Perennial Supporters
Our advertisers in Altitude magazine. Great-West Life for providing the funding for admission and transportation for inner-city schools to attend our Take Flight education program. Our landlord, EIC, the WAA, and our airport neighbours (Calm Air, Perimeter Airlines, Manitoba Government Air Services) who help us in a variety of ways. Canada Summer Jobs and Canadian Museum Association, Young Canada Works for providing us with summer student grants. Province of Manitoba, Cultural, Heritage, Tourism & Sport for providing us with a Signature Museums grant. City of Winnipeg for providing us with an operating grant through the Winnipeg Museums Board.
8 Out of the Blue Supporters
Our Honorary Committee: Co-Chairs: Richard and Maryanne Bracken. Members: David Filmon, Duncan D. Jessiman, David Johnston, Sandy Riley, Blain King, Don Streuber, Ross Robinson, Jason Stefanson. Our Dinner Committee Members: Dinner Chair Brenda Hutchison and fellow committee members: Janine Coughlin, Silvia de Sousa, Kristin Long, Priti Mehta-Shah, Sandi Phillips, Shirley Render. Our Sky High Sponsor who donated more than $12,000: Exchange Income Corporation: encompassing Bearskin Airlines, Calm Air, Custom Helicopters Ltd, Keewatin Air, Perimeter Aviation and Regional One. Our Platinum Sponsors who donated more than $5,000: Air Canada, Richard & Maryanne Bracken, Johnston Group, Wawanesa Insurance and Bob Williams. Our Gold Sponsors who contributed more than $4,000: Bison Transport, James Richardson & Sons, Limited and Affiliated Companies. Our Silver Sponsor who contributed more than $3,000: Murphy Foundation, Our Bronze Sponsors who contributed $2,000: HSBC Bank Canada, Hubert & Bernice Kleyson, Magellan Aerospace Winnipeg, Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries, Jim & Leney Richardson, Standard Aero, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP, Rudi & Cathy Wierckx, Winnipeg Airports Authority. Our Supporters who contributed more than $1,000: Gail Asper Family Foundation Inc., CIBC, Raymond McFeetors, Nationwest Insurance, Odysseus Capital, Bill Parrish Sr., Paterson Globalfoods Inc., Pollard Family Foundation, Price Industries Ltd. Our Donors: Gary & Carolyn Backman, Gary Bell, George Chapman, Dave Hill, Dr. Bill Pope, Sandy & Debbie Riley, Shelter Canadian Properties Limited.
VOLUNTEERS
It is important to recognize the passionate and enthusiastic service which our volunteers give to visitors. It is important for readers to understand that volunteers began our museum and it has been the volunteer component that has been the mainstay of all of its operations to this day. It is a dedicated group of people who handle Reception, Gift Shop, Library & Archives, Restoration, Tour Guiding and assist with special programming and events.
Sadly, in 2016 we lost three dedicated long-term volunteers: Wilfred Missler in February, Gord Windatt in July and Bob McCreadie in December. Our condolences to their families and friends. Their contribution to our museum will be sorely missed.
We were fortunate in recruiting three new volunteers for Reception and one new volunteer in Restoration. If you use a conservative figure of $15 per hour, the five-year cumulative value of their contribution is over $1.6 million.
VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTIONS 2012-2016
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Restoration, Facilities & Equipment 7,534 6,366 5,694 6,493 6,984 Library & Archives 4,914 4,177 3,578 3,024 3,480 Visitor Services 3,611 3,561 4,198 4,415 4,864 Board of Directors 3,008 3,283 3,319 2,375 1,223 Exhibits 1,701 1,784 1,868 2,017 1,997 Office & Special Events 1,120 1,579 1,123 1,783 292 Subtotal 21,888 20,570 19,780 20,107 18,800 Unrecorded hours (est.) 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 TOTAL 23,888 22,750 21,780 22,107 20,800 Cumulative 23,888 46,638 68,418 90,525 111,325
MORE THANK YOUS
Thank you to our volunteer Board of Directors who provide guidance and assistance in a wide variety of ways from legal to capital campaign. In particular our Treasurer, Sean Worden, deserves a special thank you for the extra tasks
9 he took on along with some of our directors, to ensure future financial sustainability. A special shout out also to Dan Donahue for his advice throughout 2016 on our joint project with the Ottawa museum to honour James A. Richardson. He is providing his time to handle the production of our end of the interactive audio guide.
A FOND FAREWELL
In 2016 our board created the position of President & CEO, to focus on the Capital Campaign and to ready the museum for its new home. Day-to-day leadership is now in the capable hands of Helen Halliday. I am fortunately able to return to my passion in the role of Curator & Executive Director Emeritus as I transition to retirement.
Since this will be my last report as the Executive Director I want to say that it has been a pleasure working with our Board of Directors and in particular to our Chairman Bruce Emberley. Bruce has been with the museum virtually from its beginning year and in the last 15 has overseen many projects and spent countless hours ‘working’ for the museum. I’ve known Bruce since about 1976 and he remains as dedicated to the well-being of the museum as he was when we called one room in the Manitoba Museum our home.
It has also been my pleasure to work with our staff, a dedicated group—who also volunteer—and who take such pride in their work. It is unfair to single out one person but since our accounting department receives no accolades it is important to acknowledge Helen Slavuta who is hard working and always diligent in everything she does.
Key Business Metrics
REVENUE FROM MUSEUM OPERATIONS (EXCLUDING FUNDRAISING) 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Admission Revenue $52,333 $116,125 $60,975 $107,152 $72,059 Membership Revenue 33,946 32,460 31,450 31,028 30,722 Gift Shop (net) 30,427 33,172 23,881 26,549 25,684 Children’s Programs (net) 44,202 49,762 50,051 50,339 53,120 Private Rentals (net) 57,134 60,399 58,979 64,850 86,369 Total Business Revenue $218,042 $291,918 $225,336 $279,918 $267,954
VISITORS
Total attendance for 2016 was 39,426—our fifth highest attendance figure in over 14 years, but the highest attendance ever for any year in which we did not host a visiting aircraft. As you can see in the chart below attendance is boosted by these special events, (the Lancaster bomber in 2009 and 2010, the B 17 in 2013, and the two bombers in 2015.) We are pleased that the overall trend for visitors is on the increase as our publicity and social media programs continue to drive success.
HISTORY OF TOTAL VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM 2003-2016 45,000 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Regular Visitors Special Event Visitors
10 Driven by an increase in organized programs, the shape of our mandate is evolving into one that requires staff to create, manage and lead groups of individuals through their museum experience, or in the case of private rentals, orchestrate their needs for equipment, access and other needs. For purposes of measurement we have classified these as ‘organized’ visitors. Of note, in September 2016 Toyota Canada was our first-ever two-day corporate rental, which boosted our bottom line considerably.
HISTORY OF ORGANIZED VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM 2012-2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Private Rentals 7,411 8,062 8,370 8,224 9,221 Children's Programs * 2,774 2,917 2,943 2,270 3,480 Daycare Tours 1,258 1,002 860 637 1,065 Tour Groups * 977 999 1,012 1,363 628 Take Flight 7,083 6,702 8,563 7,893 7,953 All Organized Visitors 19,503 19,682 21,748 20,857 22,347 * TOUR GROUPS INCLUDE OTHER GROUPS SUCH AS SCOUTS, CADETS, THAT REQUEST A FORMAL TOUR OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLS AND DAYCARES.
Casual visitors arrive at any time during regular museum hours – whether to view a specific exhibit or to refresh their museum knowledge. They may not participate in an organized event of any kind and create their own museum experience. To even out the comparison of attendance from one year to the next we’ve subtracted our ‘special event’ visitors to show that casual visitors outside of special events continues to grow and that 2016 was our highest draw in recent history. We attribute this to our increased general admission programming such as:
Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday tours included in the price of admission. Special events like our Easter hangar hunt, Remembrance Day program and spring and winter break programming. Our new Saturday Rocket Workshops which went over so well, we ended up building it into a recurring program. Our first-ever Fly Market in June where visitors could purchase de-accessioned items from Restoration and Library & Archives, as well tours of these areas or have artist John Henry Friesen draw their caricatures with a mock-up Vickers Vedette flying boat.
HISTORY OF CASUAL VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM 2012-2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Seniors 1,569 3,632 1,757 3,209 2,046 Adults 5,344 9,490 5,814 9,907 7,728 Children 4,131 6,204 4,050 6,126 5,100 Comps (passes) 349 299 302 374 408 Members 1,873 1,249 1,169 1,676 1,797 Subtotal 13,266 20,874 13,092 21,292 17,079 Special event visitors 0 9,397 0 6,044 0 Net casual visitors 13,266 11,477 13,092 15,248 17,079
GIFT SHOP SALES
Sales in the gift shop are directly correlated to the mix of visitors to the museum, namely the proportion of adults to children, and casual visitors vs organized guests, (who may even attend the museum in the evenings when the gift shop is closed, or arrive as part of a school tour with only school chaperones and no spending money).
Gross sales for the year were $70,730, which is a decrease of 6% from 2015 however we did not have the benefit of a visiting aircraft this year. The gift shop contributed a net profit of $25,074 to 2016 revenues. The average sale per adult casual visitor was $5.85.
11 HISTORY OF GIFT SHOP SALES 2012-2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Gross Sales $91,366 $90,563 $65,845 $74,264 $70,121 Expenses 60,939 57,393 41,746 47,715 45,046 Net Profit $30,427 $33,170 $24,099 $26,549 $25,684 Casual Adult /Senior Visitors 9,135 14,670 13,092 15,166 9,774 Sales per adult visitor $10.00 $6.17 $7.28 $4.90 $5.85
CHILDREN’S PAID PROGRAMS
Children’s programs are grouped together to reflect the staff resources and creativity that are required to deliver them. We welcomed over 12,498 children in groups of 10 to 100+ for interpreter-led events. Our paid children’s programs generated net revenue of $53,120 in 2016 compared with $50,339 in 2015.
REVENUE FROM CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS 2012-2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Gross Revenue Take Flight $36,626 $31,820 $40,595 $37,831 $37,137 Gross Revenue Birthday Parties 22,387 24,417 24,456 22,771 28,938 Gross Revenue Daycare Tours 1,602 4,360 3,406 2,678 4,703 Gross Revenue Sleepovers 1,971 6,523 2,486 9,847 7,962 Combined Program Expenses 19,080 17,356 21,320 22,789 25,620 Net Revenue $44,202 $49,764 $50,051 $50,338 $53,120
Take Flight Education Program Our Take Flight Education Program continues to be very popular. Our number of participating schools and number of participants increased this year, contributing to an increase in net revenue of 3%.
ATTENDANCE HISTORY FOR TAKE FLIGHT PROGRAMS 2012-2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 # Schools/Groups 206 195 213 196 205 # Participants 7,270 6,705 8,563 7,893 7,953 Net Revenue $23,876 $26,206 $27,898 $26,252 $25,630
Summer Daycare Tours We offer tours to daycares during the school breaks and in-service days. We leverage our Take Flight Education Program to provide a fun day trip. In 2016 we hosted 1,065 children during July and August.
ATTENDANCE HISTORY FOR SUMMER DAYCARE TOURS 2012-2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Participants 1,258 1,002 860 637 1,065 Daycares 55 44 38 29 48 Net Revenue $4,089 $3,120 $3,406 $1,983 $3,295
Sleepover Program Our sleepover program is offered to groups of 25 or more children and teenagers. Elements of our educational programs are incorporated into a fun overnight adventure in the unique setting of an aircraft hangar. Badge and course requirements are also fulfilled for special-interest groups such as Guiding and Scouting. We hosted 349 children for sleepovers in 2016.
ATTENDANCE HISTORY FOR SLEEPOVER PROGRAM 2012-2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 # of events 4 10 4 10 11 Net Revenue $1,740 $3,388 $2,486 $6,329 $4,385
12 Birthday Parties Our birthday parties incorporate four basic elements: a tour of our aircraft and hangar, aviation-related games and activities, family cake-and-presents time and adventure in our interactive children’s play area, Skyways. Our paid interpreters act as personal hosts for each 2½ hour party, a very popular feature we offer parents. We run six birthday parties every weekend at regular times. There are two Saturday mornings, two Saturday afternoons and two Sunday afternoons, all within regular museum hours. We hosted 3,480 children for birthday parties in 2016.
BIRTHDAY PARTIES 2012-2016
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
# of Parties 144 153 134 123 153
Net Revenue $14,497 $17,050 $16,750 $15,774 $19,810
MEMBERSHIPS
Family Memberships have grown to represent an increasingly important source of revenue, drawn by our Skyways Interactive Gallery and our family-themed events.
MEMBERSHIP REVENUE 2012-2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Family $11,389 $11,844 $11,464 $8,951 $11,250 Individual 8,229 8,192 7,144 9,362 5,925 Sustaining 6,233 5,756 4,400 5,462 4,976 Corporate 8,095 6,666 7,143 8,095 8,571 Total Membership Revenue $33,946 $32,458 $31,450 $31,208 $30,722
SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING
We have taken significant steps to enhance our interactive and social media presence. We publish an original blog article each week derived from our archives and artifacts. Most of our birthday party and rental bookings begin with a visit to our website. We also feature a link to our Facebook and Twitter account, as well as a sign-up option for our electronic newsletter and the latest TripAdvisor reviews.
Facebook continues to be our primary platform for social media engagement. Our online popularity continued to grow with a total of 1,335 engaged Facebook friends in 2016.
We continue to publish our bi-weekly electronic newsletter Boarding Pass, which is also used to drive traffic to our website as well as to invite people to our themed tours and other special events. Our subscriber list is nearing 1,000 members, friends and fans.
Throughout 2016 we had excellent media attention (print, TV, radio, magazines). We worked with Travel Manitoba to promote our museum at The Forks during spring break. We had a two-week presence at The Forks, where we offered program literature for the school break and our Easter Egg Hunt underneath signage and a large scale Beaver model aircraft (March 18-April 4). Working with Tourism Winnipeg’s Travel Media program, our museum was featured in a national article; we also had a two-page story in The Hub and a feature article in the CAA magazine.
Approximately 4,100 unique visitors per month click on the RoyalAviationMuseum.com website. We promote our events and activities through Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/historyoflight). We have 973 followers. Over 4,500 people have ‘checked in’ while visiting the museum on Facebook. Not coincidentally our YouTube channel now has more than 4,700 views. This is due in part to the leverage we get from Facebook, our Boarding Pass newsletter, the website and Twitter where we embed the videos. The two most popular videos are interviews with:
13 Linda Meckling who shares her experiences as a flight attendant in the 1960s with more than 1,100 views. Gordon Watt who shares his experience as the chief water bomber pilot for the Manitoba government with more than 1,100 views On Tripadvisor.ca, we rank #4 of 35 museums in Winnipeg (8th out of 181 “things to do” in Winnipeg). We have received over 270 reviews and have a 4.5 out of 5-star rating. We have earned a ‘Certificate of Excellence’ for the fourth year running. Recent reviewers from around the country have called us “fun, educational, and inspiring”, and the “best museum I’ve seen in Canada”. Once again we owe this success to our consistently excellent tour guides, who are frequently mentioned by name in the reviews. We have also created a “Google My Business” account to provide directions, contact information and an additional source of reviews for the museum directly from the browser search results. We attracted excellent reviews with one reviewer calling us “a wonderful place full of magic and adventure.” Library & Archives Report
PAM MCKENZIE
Both our Library Archives and Photo Archives continue to thrive with dedicated volunteer efforts. Our volunteer force continues to be committed and dedicated. We now have three specialized photo department volunteers, one accessioning assistant, four data entry workers, and our regular departmental volunteers who have been with us for many years. We have made excellent strides in cataloguing and/or digitizing both collections. This combined effort has made it much easier to store and safeguard our collection in the long term, as well to make it easier to access it and incorporate into exhibits and articles for our magazine and website.
LIBRARY & ARCHIVES
With the exception of blueprints and newspaper vertical files, each area of our archives — books, technical manuals, pictures, prints, drawings, posters, magazines, maps & charts, models, uniforms, medals & insignia, artifacts (from luggage to map holders), log books, archival boxes—is now fully captured electronically. We are caught up! Each gift agreement is now entered directly into the system. At the end of 2016 our electronic Virtual Collections program showed 31,679 entries.
2016 Books 11,826 Technical Manuals 7,398 Pictures, prints, drawings posters 2,171 Framed prints 1,303 Magazines (individual and series) 1,650 Maps & Charts 2251 Models 578 Uniform items 1143 Medals & Insignia 195 Artifacts 1418 Logs 212 Collections/Archival boxes (letters, programs, clippings, etc.) 449 Paper archives (scrapbooks, brochures, licenses etc.) 320
In 2016, 130 lots were donated. Once again the items donated ranged from posters to pens, tea towels to tickets, suitcases to stamps. Several accessions were quite large—330 books for example—and quite unique including a Tiger Moth tire and a Ranger propeller. One donation of note was the entire life in diaries, memorabilia and pictures of Group Captain Alexander Lewis, an amazing story of WWI, Hudson Strait Expedition and WWII survival. This is one of the most comprehensive personal donations the Archives have received in recent years.
14 PHOTO ARCHIVES
This year more than 700 volunteer hours, in addition to summer student hours, were spent adding 4,000 photos to the Photo Archive Database. This represents 75 new donor records.
Our Photo Archives now includes over 29,000 images scanned and described in the database. This year we completed the over-size print collection and we have made good progress on our black and white negatives. All B&W prints in our collection were previously completed. Slides and negative will be the next area of concentration. A Captain Alexander Lewis verification process for checking aircraft data is also underway.
Restoration’s Report
AL NELSON
FAIRCHILD FC-2 RAZORBACK
This year’s major project continued to be the Fairchild FC- 2 Razorback restoration. Much progress was made on this very difficult project, with most of our volunteer resources being applied to re-creating the fuselage woodwork. This continues to be a challenge to Gary Boggs, Larry Legrange, Wilf Keith and Guy Lagasse. Some of them have lost most of their hair from scratching their heads so much, trying to figure out what an odd-shaped piece of rotten wood looked like in it's original state...and where it fit originally. Despite the frustrating nature of this work, the dedication of our volunteers has resulted in what we consider to be an accurate reproduction of about 90% of the fuselage woodwork. We have moved on to the cockpit doors, floor and the controls. 3
Another major item we will be working on for the Razorback in the coming year will be to design and fabricate the ailerons. These control surfaces will be another ‘head-scratching’ challenge as we have no drawings for them at all. While the basic shape and profile are the same as the Fairchild 71 and Super 71, those aircraft had welded steel ailerons; those on the Razorback were of wood construction. We have only one grainy photo that shows these surfaces on our aircraft. In the era that these airplanes were made, it appears that most were made to suit the particular buyer. Seldom were any two the same. Photographs show three different-sized ailerons for example, with two different types of hinges. If no
Top: Our woodwork volunteers have created a Phoenix. From this pile of rotting, mouse-chewed sticks, they have created a Fairchild FC-2 Razorback that Sherman Fairchild himself would think just came out of his factory.
Middle: Gary Boggs, Wilf Keith and Guy Lagasse apply the finishing touches.
Bottom: Peter Bevans installing landing gear on the Bellanca stub wing
15 major difficulties arise, we hope to have this project ready for fabric by the end of 2017.
DE HAVILLAND FOX MOTH
Our Fox Moth has been assembled and put on display. It is complete except for the bubble sliding canopy and windshield. We have been— so far—unable to find someone with the expertise and facilities to mold the clear Plexiglas to create these items. We are still researching this and hope to be able to reproduce the original in the coming year. 4
BELLANCA AIRCRUISER
As planned, work has continued on AWR. Cabin windows have been fabricated and installed. Landing gear oleos were designed and our machinists, Pat Patterson and Peter Bevan, did an excellent job of creating oleos that look just like those in photos of the originals. We now have all of the landing gear components except for the fairings. The main landing gear structure was built many years ago by Bristol. Gerry Norberg and I negotiated the donation of a set of original wheels and tires by Jack Erickson, owner of the only other Aircruiser, CF-BTW, in Oregon. In anticipation of creating and installing the landing gear, the fuselage has been turned around in the shop and placed in a position that will permit us to install the inner “stub” wings. Once this is complete, we will continue with the landing gear installation. We will then be able to build and install the landing gear fairings. AWR can then be stored there until the move to the new building where the outer wing sections will be installed.
The Bellanca work still to be done:
Completion of the cockpit, including electrical panel, side walls, seat installation. Installation of the engine. Fabrication and installation of engine exhaust system. Fabrication and installation of engine cowling. Installation of landing gear and wheels. Fabrication and installation of sheet metal landing gear fairings. Installing inner, upper and lower wing sections, to allow for landing gear installation.
Top: Our de Havilland Fox Moth now on display although still awaiting the manufacture of the pilot’s canopy.
Bottom: Our Bellanca, CF-AWR in the restoration shop for the installation of the inner “stub” wings, landing gear and fairings. When completed, it will look just as it did when it was picked up at the factory in 1935 by Mackenzie Air Services owner, Leigh Brintnell (inset)
16 Fabrication and installation of wing fairings. Fabrication and installation of landing lights and housings.
WACO5
Work left to do on AYS is painting the wings and installing a cabin headliner, both are projects we do not have the capability to do, so both these jobs will have to be ‘farmed out’.
I would like also to give recognition to our small group of dedicated volunteer craftsmen. These men and women give freely of their time and expertise for the simple joy of recreating a pristine piece of our aviation past.
Exhibits Report
PAUL BALCAEN
We’ve had a busy year working on our exhibits to commemorate Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017. It was a unique challenge working on our exhibit honoring the contributions of Ukrainian aerospace agencies to aviation history. And because our vast archives offer so many interesting glimpses into aviation history, we also carried on our tradition of creating an exhibit focused on a unique aspect of aviation. (Previous displays on airline memorabilia, caps and medals) this year we chose the theme of aircraft manuals. And as we do each year, we created a tribute to honor those who served.
ZOOM TO ZENITH
Unknown to many Canadians, Ukraine has been the centre of innovation in the aerospace industry since the 1940s. From bush planes to heavy cargo planes to military transports to rockets and satellites, Ukraine has constantly developed unique solutions to the problems of flight and space exploration.
Zoom to Zenith highlights the contributions made by . the Ukrainian aerospace agencies from the Soviet-era 1940s to today and is described through a unique, specially produced collection of high-quality presentation models of the most popular aircraft from the famous Antonov Design Bureau in Kyiv. This also includes the latest in rocket boosters from the renowned Zenit rocket family of the KB-Pivdenne Design Bureau in Dnipropetrovsk. The exhibit also takes a look at the amazing life of Russian-born aircraft design genius Oleg Antonov.
Top: The WACO is ready for the wings to be installed as soon as they are painted.
Middle and Bottom: The Zoom to Zenith exhibit opend on September 21, 2016.
17 REMEMBRANCE DAY TRIBUTE
Our 2016 tribute to those who served Canada recognized Canadian contributions to the Korean War.
Recalled with bitterness by many veterans as “The Forgotten War”, defense of the Korean peninsula was the third-largest military deployment in Canadian history. More than 26,000 Canadian troops served, and more than 500 died. Canada sent 22 RCAF pilots to assist the USAF in monitoring and engaging the communist North Korean air force and defend South Korea against their encroaching attacks. The lives of six RCAF Sabre pilots are recognized in the tribute, including Andy MacKenzie, who was shot down in the Korean War and became a prisoner of war in China for two years before he was released.
The tribute also covers Canada’s vital role in transporting supplies and personnel to and from North America and Japan via “Operation Hawk: the Korean Airlift”using a fleet of Canadair North Star cargo planes. The aircraft were also used for medivac and air rescures. A total of 599 missions were flown by No. 426 Squadron, logging six million statute miles and transporting 13,000 personnel and seven million pounds of cargo. 6
FROM THE ARCHIVES
“From the Museum’s Archives— Aircraft Manuals” showcases a number of aircraft manuals used by pilots and maintenance crews covering a variety of subjects such as:
How to eject the Canada CT- 144 Tutor aircraft canopy in case of a wheels-up landing How to place a bomb in the bomb bay of a WWII Avro Lancaster bomber How to overhaul the Vickers Viscount rudder and mechanisms.
BY POPULAR DEMAND
We’re pleased that several of our 2015 exhibits have extended their display periods due to popular response
READY FOR ACTION! Our tribute to the provincial government’s water bomber fleet INTO THE JET AGE: our look at the story fo Winnipeg RCAF pilot William MacKenzie, Canada’s first jet pilot who crashed in the Canadian Shield and how he lived to tell the tale.
Clockwise from Top: Our 2016 tribute to Canada’s contribution to the Korean War; Our exhibits held over from 2015.: Ready for Action! A Runway on Water, Send it Airmail! And Into the Jet Age.
18 A RUNWAY ON WATER: Photographs of the BrandonAvenue Air Base ullustrate how aircraft regularly flew in for maintenance and repairs, to fuel up, to change their floats and skis or to load cargo and passengers. SEND IT AIRMAIL! Includes beautiful aviation airmail stamps from Canada as well as rare first flight covers of first airmail flights and commemorative covers.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Our volunteer model builders are always on the move creating new models of various sizes for upcoming exhibits as well as maintaining existing models throughout the museum. Volunteers are also creating digital 3D versions of some of our aircraft to use in future multi- media projects and possible printing to aid with exhibit dioramas.
This year, we also acquired three Blackbox-AV multimedia players to enable us to play up to six videos at the push of a button (actually six buttons in all, one per video), allowing the visitor to call up any video pertaining to exhibit on demand. We also built a custom cabinet (courtesy of our Restoration volunteers) to house the buttons and electronics. This new media player (it can also just play audio tracks or slideshow photos) enhances exhibits and special hangar displays.
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Treasurer’s Report
JENNIFER HUME
I am pleased to present the financial statements of Royal Aviation Museum Of Western Canada Inc. for the year ended December 31st, 2016.
I became Treasurer of the museum in March of 2017. As this is my first year as Treasurer there is a considerable learning curve. I would like to thank the many people that have provided me the necessary information to start to become familiar with the operations and history of the museum.
I am looking forward to the exciting future of the museum and serving as Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer Hume Treasurer
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Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Financial Statements of
Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada Inc.
December 31, 2016
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Deloitte LLP 360 Main Street Suite 2300 Winnipeg MB R3C 3Z3 Canada Tel: (204) 942-0051 Fax: (204) 947-9390 www.deloitte.ca INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
To the Board of Directors of Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada Inc., which comprise the consolidated statement of financial position as at December 31, 2016 and the consolidated statements of operations, changes in net assets and cash flows for the year then ended and the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified audit opinion.
Basis for Qualified Opinion
In common with many not-for-profit organizations, Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada Inc. derives revenue from donations, the completeness of which is not susceptible to satisfactory audit verification. Accordingly, verification of these revenues was limited to the amounts recorded in the records of Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada Inc. Therefore, we were not able to determine whether any adjustments might be necessary to donation revenue, excess of revenue over expenses and cash flows from operations for the year ended December 31, 2016 and current assets and net assets as at December 31, 2016.
Qualified Opinion
In our opinion, except for the possible effects of the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada Inc. as at December 31, 2016 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations.
Chartered Professional Accountants
May 9, 2017 Winnipeg, Manitoba
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ROYAL AVIATION MUSEUM OF WESTERN CANADA INC Consolidated Statement of Operations Year Ended December 31, 2016
Operating Capital Total Operating Capital Total Fund Fund Both Funds Fund Fund Both Funds 2016 2016 2016 2015 2015 2015 REVENUE Admissions $ 72,059 $ - $ 72,059 $ 67,266 $ - $ 67,266 Contributions - 2,070,345 2,070,345 - 498,478 498,478 Donations - in kind 3,247 - 3,247 4,943 1,550 6,493 Donations 18,476 - 18,476 35,216 - 35,216 Grants Province of Manitoba 56,700 - 56,700 56,700 - 56,700 City of Winnipeg 55,000 - 55,000 55,000 - 55,000 Memberships 30,722 - 30,722 31,208 - 31,208 Maintenance 16,647 - 16,647 14,658 - 14,658 Investment income 2,570 72,912 75,482 12,088 9,423 21,511 Other income (Schedule 1) 428,719 - 428,719 579,816 - 579,816 Special projects (Schedule 2) 21,314 - 21,314 20,012 - 20,012 705,454 2,143,257 2,848,711 876,907 509,451 1,386,358 EXPENSES Administrative and general 116,386 32,699 149,085 128,141 19,492 147,633 Administrative and general - in kind 970 - 970 2,488 - 2,488 Aircraft restoration and exhibits 25,606 - 25,606 15,170 - 15,170 Aircraft restoration and exhibits - in kind 335 - 335 2,455 - 2,455 Archives and library 740 - 740 1,161 - 1,161 Archives and library - in kind 1,942 - 1,942 - - - Donation to the Winnipeg Foundation (Note 9) - 1,000,000 1,000,000 - - - Depreciation - 27,336 27,336 - 28,463 28,463 Equipment costs 3,367 - 3,367 1,853 - 1,853 Hangar complex operating expenses 263,964 - 263,964 263,297 - 263,297 Interest on loan 301 - 301 323 - 323 Other expenses (Schedule 1) 112,951 - 112,951 168,260 - 168,260 Public relations and programs 11,931 - 11,931 13,036 - 13,036 Personnel costs and benefits Salaried 427,493 - 427,493 412,757 - 412,757 Contracted 44,274 291,019 335,293 41,147 187,208 228,355 Special projects (Schedule 2) 24,550 - 24,550 24,274 - 24,274 1,034,810 1,351,054 2,385,864 1,074,362 235,163 1,309,525
EXCESS OF (EXPENSES OVER REVENUE) 23 REVENUE OVER EXPENSES $ (329,356) $ 792,203 $ 462,847 $ (197,455) $ 274,288 $ 76,833
Page 1 ROYAL AVIATION MUSEUM OF WESTERN CANADA INC. Consolidated Statement of Financial Position December 31, 2016
Total Both Total Both Operating Capital Funds Funds Fund Fund 2016 2015
ASSETS CURRENT Cash $ 290,124 $ 642,767 $ 932,891 $ 627,519 Cash - restricted (Note 3) 373,542 - 373,542 315,348 Investments (Note 4) 310,149 2,193,264 2,503,413 1,865,342 Accounts receivable 35,137 47,451 82,588 30,916 Inventory 48,408 - 48,408 56,606 Prepaid expenses 62,934 - 62,934 60,429 1,120,294 2,883,482 4,003,776 2,956,160
INVESTMENTS (Note 4) - 1,144,700 1,144,700 1,688,992 PROPERTIES AND CAPITAL ASSETS (Note 5) - 2,360,097 2,360,097 2,324,937 $ 1,120,294 $ 6,388,279 $ 7,508,573 $ 6,970,089
LIABILITIES CURRENT Accounts payable $ 131,242 $ - $ 131,242 $ 124,597 Deferred revenue 22,959 - 22,959 19,468 Current portion of long-term debt (Note 7) - 1,280 1,280 1,280 154,201 1,280 155,481 145,345
LONG-TERM DEBT (Note 7) - 12,890 12,890 14,170
DEFERRED CONTRIBUTIONS (Note 8) 378,966 - 378,966 312,185 533,167 14,170 547,337 471,700
FUND BALANCES Operating 587,127 - 587,127 659,205 Capital - 6,374,109 6,374,109 5,839,184 587,127 6,374,109 6,961,236 6,498,389 $ 1,120,294 $ 6,388,279 $ 7,508,573 $ 6,970,089
Page 2 24 ROYAL AVIATION MUSEUM OF WESTERN CANADA INC. Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets Year Ended December 31, 2016
Operating Capital Fund Fund Total
Balance, January 1, 2015$ 914,825 $ 5,506,731 $ 6,421,556
Excess of (expenses over revenue) revenue over expenses (197,455) 274,288 76,833
Interfund transfer (58,165) 58,165 -
Balance, December 31, 2015 659,205 5,839,184 6,498,389
Excess of (expenses over revenue) revenue over expenses (329,356) 792,203 462,847
Interfund transfer 257,278 (257,278) -
Balance, December 31, 2016 $ 587,127 $ 6,374,109 $ 6,961,236
Page 3 25 ROYAL AVIATION MUSEUM OF WESTERN CANADA INC. Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Year Ended December 31, 2016
2016 2015
OPERATING ACTIVITIES Excess of revenue over expenses $ 462,847 $ 76,833 Items not affecting cash Depreciation 27,336 28,463 Loss on sale of capital asset - 1,575 Donations - in kind (3,247) (6,493) Administrative and general - in kind 970 2,488 Aircraft restoration and exhibits - in kind 335 2,455 Archives and library - in kind 1,942 - 490,183 105,321 Changes in non-cash operating working capital balances Accounts receivable (51,672) 15,658 Inventory 8,198 (9,881) Prepaid expenses (2,505) (2,335) Accounts payable 6,645 46,267 Deferred revenue 3,491 (19,634) 454,340 135,396
FINANCING ACTIVITIES Deferred contributions received for special projects 88,095 29,011 Funding of special projects (21,314) (20,012) Repayment of long-term debt (1,280) (1,280) 65,501 7,719
INVESTING ACTIVITIES Increase in cash restricted for special projects (58,671) (11,380) Decrease in cash restricted for restoration 477 1,776 Proceeds on disposal of capital assets - 8,450 Increase in investments (93,779) (63,439) Acquisition of capital assets (62,496) (1,361) (214,469) (65,954)
NET INCREASE IN CASH POSITION 305,372 77,161
CASH, BEGINNING OF YEAR 627,519 550,358 CASH, END OF YEAR $ 932,891 $ 627,519
Page 4 26 ROYAL AVIATION MUSEUM OF WESTERN CANADA INC. Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2016
1. DESCRIPTION OF THE MUSEUM
The Western Canada Aviation Museum Inc. was incorporated on January 7, 1974 for the purposes of preservation, restoration and educational display of Canada's aviation heritage. In late 2014 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II granted the Museum a ‘Royal’ designation and the Museum changed its name to the Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada Inc. (the “Museum”).
The Museum is a not-for-profit, charitable organization under the Income Tax Act and accordingly is exempt from income taxes under section 149.
2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations using fund accounting. The consolidated financial statements reflect the following significant accounting policies:
a) Principles of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Museum and its wholly owned subsidiary, 3039677 Manitoba Ltd. All significant inter-company transactions and accounts have been eliminated on consolidation.
b) Fund accounting
The Capital Fund reports the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses related to capital assets and the capital campaign. The Operating Fund reports all other revenues and expenses, including those related to museum operations, unrestricted contributions and special projects.
c) Revenue recognition
The Museum follows the restricted fund method of accounting for contributions, which include donations and government grants. If a restricted contribution is received for a purpose not separately reflected in a restricted fund, it is accounted for in the operating fund using the deferral method.
The Museum is funded by private and government grants. Operating grants are recorded as revenue in the period to which they relate. Grants approved but not received at the end of a period are accrued. Where a portion of a grant relates to a future period, it is deferred and recognized in that subsequent period.
Unrestricted contributions are recognized as revenue when received or receivable if the amount to be received can be reasonably estimated and collection is reasonably assured.
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2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
c) Revenue recognition (continued)
Externally restricted contributions for special projects are recognized as revenue in the Operating Fund in the year in which the related expenses are recognized. Contributions restricted for the purchase of capital assets and the contributions of non-depreciable assets in-kind are recorded as revenue in the Capital Fund.
Membership fees are recognized in the fiscal year to which they relate.
Rents, admissions and other income are recorded as revenue when received or receivable if the amount to be received can be reasonably estimated and collection is reasonably assured.
d) Inventory
Inventory is comprised primarily of books and souvenirs. The inventory of merchandise acquired for resale through the gift shop is valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is determined on the first-in, first-out basis. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price less the costs necessary to make the sale.
Inventory recognized as an expense during the year amounted to $48,408 (2015 - $56,606).
e) Properties and capital assets
Purchased capital assets are recorded at cost. Contributed capital assets are recorded at fair value at the date of contribution. Repairs and maintenance costs are charged to expense. Betterments that extend the estimated useful life of an asset are capitalized.
Capital assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the following estimated useful lives:
Aircraft and artifacts Not depreciated Educational exhibits 10 years Furniture and equipment 10 years Storage and frame buildings 25 years Outdoor signs 5 years
In the year of acquisition, a half-year of depreciation expense is recorded. Depreciation is not recorded for assets not yet in use.
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2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
f) Volunteers
Many volunteers donated significant amounts of time to the Museum's activities. No amount has been reflected in the statements for donated services. However, management estimates that 20,800 (2015 – 22,107) hours of volunteer time have been donated during the year with an approximate value of $312,000 (2015 - $331,605).
g) Donations in kind
Donations of property and materials are recorded at fair market value as determined by industry appraisals approved by the Board of Directors.
h) Financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially recognized at fair value when the Museum becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument. Subsequently, all financial instruments are measured at amortized cost except for investments which are measured at fair value.
Transaction costs related to financial instruments measured at fair value are expensed as incurred. Transaction costs related to the other financial instruments are added to the carrying value of the asset or netted against the carrying value of the liability and are then recognized over the expected life of the instrument using the straight-line method. Any premium or discount related to an instrument measured at amortized cost is amortized over the expected life of the item using the straight-line method and recognized in net earnings as interest income or expense.
With respect to financial assets measured at cost or amortized cost, the Museum recognizes in net earnings an impairment loss, if any, when it determines that a significant adverse change has occurred during the period in the expected timing or amount of future cash flows. When the extent of impairment of a previously written-down asset decreases and the decrease can be related to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized, the previously recognized impairment loss shall be reversed in net earnings in the period the reversal occurs.
i) Western Canada Aviation Museum Foundation Inc.
The Museum is the benefactor of a Foundation that was established in 1995. The income earned on investments held by the Foundation is available to the Museum for operations and special projects. The Executive of the Museum Board of Directors acts as Trustees for the Foundation.
Due to the economic interest in the Foundation, this entity is considered to be controlled by the Museum. The Museum reports its interest in the Foundation by providing the disclosure in Note 10.
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2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
j) Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The significant estimates include allowance for doubtful accounts and estimated useful life of capital assets. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
3. CASH - RESTRICTED
Included in cash at December 31, 2016 are amounts of $373,211 (2015 - $314,540) that are restricted for use on special projects and $331 (2015 - $808) restricted for use in restoration.
4. INVESTMENTS
Operating Fund Capital Fund 2016 2015
Mutual Funds $ - $ 1,144,700 $ 1,144,700 $ 1,137,033 Cash & Cash Equivalent 310,149 1,643,157 1,953,306 1,094,104 Guaranteed Investment Certificates (interest between 1.2% to 3.66%) - 550,107 550,107 1,323,197 310,149 3,337,964 3,648,113 3,554,334 Current portion 310,149 2,193,264 2,503,413 1,865,342
Long term $ - $ 1,144,700 $ 1,144,700 $ 1,688,992
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5. PROPERTIES AND CAPITAL ASSETS
2016 2015 Accumulated Net Book Cost Amortization Net Book Value Value
Aircraft and artifacts $ 1,952,853 $ - $ 1,952,853 $ 1,952,853 Educational exhibits 118,131 97,414 20,717 29,979 Furniture and equipment 333,302 280,104 53,198 53,769 Storage building 157,749 134,474 23,275 27,313 Frame building 27,083 8,302 18,781 19,396 Land - St Andrews 17,137 - 17,137 17,137 Outdoor signs 53,290 51,034 2,256 6,766 New facility development 271,880 - 271,880 217,724 $ 2,931,425 $ 571,328 $ 2,360,097 $ 2,324,937
During the year, capital assets were acquired with a total value of $62,496 (2015 - $2,911). Of the total acquired assets, none was contributed (2015 - $1,550 and are non- depreciable). There were no disposals of aircraft parts during the year. In the prior year, there were disposals of aircraft parts with a net book value of $10,025 resulting in a loss of $1,575.
6. BANK INDEBTEDNESS
The Museum has a $100,000 line of credit with interest at the prime rate from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Security is provided by a first-priority security interest in all present and future personal property. In addition, appropriate fire and other perils insurance on the property that are subject to CIBC’s security, with loss payable to CIBC and with designation to CIBC.
7. LONG-TERM DEBT 2016 2015
Mortgage payable for St. Andrews land, repayable in annual principal payments of $1,280 to January 2021, unsecured, interest-free $ 5,120 $ 6,400
Promissory notes, no specific terms of repayment, unsecured, interest-free 9,050 9,050 14,170 15,450 Less: current portion 1,280 1,280 $ 12,890 $ 14,170
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8. DEFERRED CONTRIBUTIONS
Changes in the deferred contributions balance are as follows:
2016 2015
Balance, beginning of year $ 312,185 $ 303,186 Contributions received 88,095 29,011 Funding of special projects (21,314) (20,012) Balance, end of year $ 378,966 $ 312,185
Deferred contributions represent the unexpended amount of contributions received for specific projects. Additional details are included in Schedule 2.
9. ROYAL AVIATION MUSEUM ENDOWMENT FUND HONOURING GEORGE T. RICHARDSON
By agreement with The Winnipeg Foundation, the Western Canada Aviation Museum Inc. Fund was created to administer funds bequeathed to the Museum or directly to The Winnipeg Foundation on behalf of the Museum. In February 2016 by amending agreement this fund was renamed the Royal Aviation Museum Endowment Fund and a second Endowment Fund was created Honouring George T. Richardson. The ownership of the funds vest in The Winnipeg Foundation but the annual income of the funds is paid to the Museum, based on the funds’ value. The Museum contributed $1,000,000 to the Royal Aviation Museum Endowment Fund Honoring George T. Richardson in 2016. As of December 31, 2016, the funds had a current market value of $1,120,553 (2015 - $29,064).
10. WESTERN CANADA AVIATION MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC.
The summarized financial statements of the Foundation are as follows:
2016 2015 Assets Current $ 2,043 $ 2,043 Investments 129,196 128,385 Total assets 131,239 130,428 Total liabilities - - Net Assets $ 131,239 $ 130,428
Revenue $ 811 $ 1,844 Expenditures - - Excess of revenue over expenditures $ 811 $ 1,844
During the year no new contributions were received by the Foundation (2015 - $Nil).
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11. LEASE COMMITMENT
The Museum operates on land that has been sub-leased from the Exchange Income Corporation at an annual cost of $1 plus operating costs pursuant to a sub-lease agreement that expires in 2017.
12. EXPENSES
Certain of the Museum's expenditures are subject to Goods and Services Tax, a portion of which is non-recoverable due to the not-for-profit charitable status of the Museum.
13. CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
The Museum is in the pre-launch phase of an ambitious fundraising initiative to build a world-class aviation museum on a prime lot proximate to the Winnipeg James A. Richardson International Airport. Revenue received by the museum for the Capital Campaign and costs associated with the fundraising, including wages of the new President/CEO, design, and pre-construction costs are recorded in the Capital Fund. Pledges of support are not recorded in the financial statements until the funds are received.
14. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk refers to the adverse consequences of interest rate changes in the Museum’s cash flows, financial position and revenue. The risk arises from differences in the timing and amount of cash flows related to the Museum’s investment in Guaranteed Investment Certificates and mutual funds. The Museum does not use derivative instruments to reduce exposure to interest risk.
Credit risk
Credit risk arises from the potential that a counterparty will fail to perform its obligations. However, the nature of the Museum’s funding base minimizes this risk.
15. COMPARITIVE FIGURES
Certain of the comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s financial presentation.
Page 11 33 Schedule 1 ROYAL AVIATION MUSEUM OF WESTERN CANADA INC. Consolidated Statement of Other Income and Expenses Year Ended December 31, 2016
2016 2015
REVENUE Gift shop $ 70,730 $ 84,144 Rental revenue - meeting rooms 94,849 72,391 Children's programs 78,740 73,127 Out of the Blue fundraiser & Raffle 165,634 210,685 Interest and other 18,766 36,510 Temporary Aircraft Exhibit - 102,959 428,719 579,816
EXPENSE Gift shop 45,046 57,594 Meeting rooms 8,480 7,541 Children's programs 25,620 22,789 Out of the Blue fundraiser & Raffle 33,665 38,941 Temporary Aircraft Exhibit - 41,321 Other 140 74 112,951 168,260 $ 315,768 $ 411,556
Page 12 34 Schedule 2 ROYAL AVIATION MUSEUM OF WESTERN CANADA INC. Consolidated Statement of Special Projects Transactions Year Ended December 31, 2016
Special Project Special Project 2016 Contributions Contributions Contributions Special January 1, Received December 31, Project Total Project 2016 2016 2016 Revenue Expended Sprinkler System Individuals $ 669 $ - $ 669 - - 669 - 669 - - SKYWAYS Refurbishing Canvendish Investing Ltd. 5,943 - 5,523 420 420 Individuals - 5,305 5,305 - - 5,943 5,305 10,828 420 420
WD Display Women's Division RCAF 1,586 - 1,586 - - 1,586 - 1,586 - -
Vickers Viscount Refurbishment of Upholstery Bank of Montreal 1,400 - 1,400 - - 1,400 - 1,400 - -
Take Flight Educational Program Great West Life Assurance Company 6,922 11,000 6,544 11,378 11,378 Winnipeg Foundation - 200 100 100 100 6,922 11,200 6,644 11,478 11,478
Employment Programs Canadian Museums Assoc. - Young Canada Works - 3,834 - 3,834 5,231 Human Resources & Skills Develop. Canada -Canada Summer Jobs - 3,608 - 3,608 5,447 - 7,442 - 7,442 10,678
Photo Archives & Historical Records Sandulak Memorial Fund (Canadian Pacific Airlines) - 1,244 1,244 - - Transfer from Estate of Stan Wagner 50,000 - 50,000 - - 50,000 1,244 51,244 - - Professional Development City of Winnipeg - 1,125 800 325 325 1,125 800 325 325
Other Projects (UNEXPENDED) Other General Projects 5,405 - 4,070 1,335 1,335 Undetermined Projects 240,260 61,779 301,725 314 314 245,665 61,779 305,795 1,649 1,649
Special Projects revenue and expense (Note 8)$ 312,185 $ 88,095 $ 378,966 $ 21,314 $ 24,550
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2016 Board of Directors
Officers
Bruce D. Emberley Chair Director, Buildings Department WSP Global Inc.
John Davidson First Vice Chair Retired Senior Project Manager Government of Canada
Rennie Zegalski Second Vice Chair Principal Capital Commercial Real Estate Service
Gary Timlick Third Vice Chair Vice-President, CFO Wawanesa Insurance
Sean Worden Treasurer Controller Building Products & Concrete Supply
James Neirinck Secretary Director of Quality Kitchen Kraft Cabinetry
Shirley Render Curator and Executive Director Emeritus MLA 1990 – 99, Cabinet Minister Aviation Historian
Recording Secretary Marilyn de Von Flindt
Directors
Gary Bell Barry Bembridge President Director of Western Operations Calm Air International LP Seaboard Transport
Dan Donahue Tom Gouldsborough Music Production & Recording Owner / Principal Dan Donahue Creative Gouldsborough Consulting Inc.
Ron Jonkman Bob Lafond COO Executive Management Allmar Inc. Credit Union Central of Manitoba
Bill Medd David O’Connor Senior Consultant Division Manager, Defense & Space Legacy Bowes Magellan Aerospace Winnipeg
Major Dennis Scharf Andrew Thompson Squadron Standards Officer Lawyer 435 (T&R) Squadron Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
Ken Webb Michael Zaporzan Executive Director President Manitoba Aerospace Association Jetz Aviation
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