Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

Victoria-based artist designs new commemorative loonie honouring trail-blazing female engineer.

Elsie MacGill redefined what was possible for women in Canada during her lifetime, says the Royal Canadian Mint.

The new commemorative loonie went into circulation at the start of August.

They called her the Queen of Hurricanes. Now, pioneering aeronautical engineer and woman's rights activist Elsie MacGill is featured on the newest commemorative loonie, designed by Victoria-based artist Claire Watson.

Watson says she was selected by the Royal Canadian Mint last year to craft the design for the loonie honouring MacGill.

Source: www.cbc.ca

Elsie MacGill Awards Gala – The Elsie.

The 14th annual Elsie MacGill Awards Gala will be held at the Pearson Convention Centre in Brampton, Ontario on Saturday, October 21, 2023. 

Northern Lights Aero Foundation Announces 2023 Recipients and new members of thr Wall of Fame.

• Cathy Press - Business Award
  • CEO of Chinook Helicopters, holds both Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing ATPLs, Class 1 Instructor and Pilot Examiner ratings. In 1997, she became the first female helicopter flight instructor in Canada.
• Dr. Joana Rocha - Education Award
  • Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Carleton University, in Ottawa, Ontario.
• Heather Beaton - Engineering Award
  • Fellow in Bombardier’s Aircraft Design & Development engineering organization, providing leadership and decision-making to critical strategic, safety and certification decisions across Bombardier sites and platforms.
• Captain Kristin Long - Flight Operations Award
  • Captain and Standards Pilot on the B-737 at WestJet Airlines.
• Major Catherine Cabot - Government Award
  • Aerospace engineer in the Canadian Armed Forces.
• Glenna Sharratt - Trailblazer Award
  • A flight operations consultant providing regulatory support and guidance to Canadian air operators for the past 20 years.
• Alisha Sohpaul - Rising Star Award
  • Transport Canada Airworthiness Inspector and is proudly part of the 2.8% of female AMEs in Canada.
• Yasna Taieb - Rising Star Award
  • First joined the aviation community through the Royal Canadian Air Cadets Program, where she earned her glider and private pilot licenses.

Source: NorthernLightsAeroFoundation.com/