NEWSLETTER  
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HELICOPTER ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
 
JUNE 2010 SUPPLEMENT
 
HAC Convention & AGM YVR March 25-27 2011
HAC Convention & AGM 
 VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE
March 25 to 27, 2011
 
HAC Moves to Independent Operations
in a New Ottawa Office
HAC's Board of Directors and its President & CEO are pleased to announce that effective June 1, 2010, HAC has moved out of the Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA) office to independent operations in the following location:

130 Albert Street
Suite 500
Ottawa Ontario
K1P 5G4
 
 
Going forward, HAC will no longer contract services from the CBAA.  HAC expresses sincere thanks to Janet Maslin and Rachel Duchesneau for their years of service, and welcomes Barb Priestley to HAC, now responsible for Member Services.  
 
HAC's Office Number, Email Addresses and Staff Extensions remain the same, however the fax number has changed;
 
HAC Main Number
(613) 231-1110
 
 Fred Jones, President & CEO
Extension 239
 
 Barb Priestley, Member Services
Extension 237
 
 HAC's NEW FAX Number
(613) 369-5097 

This is YOUR HAC Association office so if you are in the Ottawa area and require the temporary use of a phone or office, or if you would just like to drop in for a coffee, please feel free to stop by and visit us.
HAC's New Board
Five New Directors & New Executive
As of April 13, 2010, HAC has a new Board of Directors, with five new Board Members and one re-elected Director. 
 
Below are the names of your Board members, their contact information and their Committee affiliation.  Each of HAC's Directors volunteer to act as the "Board Liaison" for at least one of HAC's Committees, to ensure a direct connection between the Board and the Committee's deliberations.
 
Members should feel free to contact any of your Board members or your President & CEO at any time.
 
CHAIR

Teri Northcott
President/Director of Operations
Resource Helicopters Ltd.
5-5333 216 Street
Langley, BC V2Y 2N3
Tel: (604) 539-5494
Cell: (604) 838-7848
Fax: (604) 539-5496
E-mail: teri_northcott@telus.net
 
Committee Liaison:  AIR TAXI

VICE-CHAIR

Sylvain Seguin
Vice-President  & Dir. of Marketing
For Quebec & New Brunswick
Canadian Helicopters Limited
1215 Montée Pilon
Les Cèdres, QC, J7T 1G1
Tel: (450) 452-3000
Cell: (514) 705-7586
Email: sseguin@canadianhelicopters.com
 
Committee Liaison:  IFR / EMS


SECRETARY

Gary McDermid
Corporate Liaison
Helifor Industries
828-1200 West 73rd,
Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5
Tel: (604) 269-2002
Fax: (604) 269-2008
Cell: (604) 220-2723
Email: gary.mcdermid@helifor.com
Website:  www.helifor.com
 
Committee Liaison:  AIRBORNE LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
TREASURER

Maureen Crockett, CAIB
Manager, Pacific Region
Dulude, Taylor Inc.
4360 Agar Drive,
Richmond, BC V7B 1A3
Tel: (604) 276-2428
Fax:  (604) 276-2445
Cell: (604) 551-7244
Email: mcrockett@dt-avn.com 

Committee Liaison:  FLIGHT TRAINING UNITS
 
 DIRECTOR
 
Grant Louden 
President
Skyline Helicopters Ltd.
6295 Airport Way
Kelowna, BC V1V 2V7
Tel: (250) 765-1910
Fax: (250) 765-1972
Cell: (250) 212-3145
E-mail: grant@skylinehelicopters.ca
 
Committee Liaison:  UTILITY FLIGHT OPERATIONS
 
 
DIRECTOR

Corey Taylor
Operations Manager
VIH Helicopters Ltd.
1962 Canso Road,
North Saanich, BC, V8L 5V5
Tel: (250) 655-8303
Fax: (250) 655-6849
Email: ctaylor@vih.com
Website:  www.vih.com
 
Committee Liaison:  OIL & GAS
 
 
DIRECTOR

Geoff Goodyear
President/COO
Universal Helicopters Newfoundland
PO Box 529, Station C
Goose Bay, NL A0P 1C0
Tel: (709) 896-2444
Fax: (709) 896-9344
Cell: (709) 896-7443
E-mail: ggoodyear@uhnl.nf.ca
 
Committee Liaison:  SAFETY
 
 
DIRECTOR

Brad Fandrich
Director of Maintenance
Valley Helicopters Ltd.
63235 Flood Hope Road
Hope BC  V0X 1L2
Tel: (604)869-2131
Fax (604)869-2598
Cell (604)869-1240
Email:  brad@valleyhelicopters.ca
 
Committee Liaison:  MAINTENANCE & MANUFACTURING
 

EX-OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE BOARD 
(NON-VOTING)

Fred Jones
President & CEO
HAC
130 Albert Street Suite 500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5G4
Tel: (613)231-1110
Fax (613)369-5097
Cell (613)884-1422
Email:  fred.jones@h-a-c.ca
Website: www.h-a-c.ca