[Wing] [Fwd: Monday Air Convoy to Nelson?]

[Jaye and Scott Jackson]

Just got in from a Tofino-Qualicum Beach-Victoria-Cranfield-BB
cross-country.
Who's going, and what's the weather supposed to be like?
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Prior" <rv7 at b4.ca>
To: <wing at vansairforce.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 9:26 PM
Subject: [Wing] [Fwd: Monday Air Convoy to Nelson?]


> Sorry for the last minute notice, I just found this in my inbox and
haven't
> seen it elsewhere yet.
>
> If anyone in the Vancouver, BC area is interested in a nice flight on
> Monday, Nelson will be a popular place to meet other pilots.  I'm sure
there
> will be a few RV's there... 8-)
>
> -RB4
>
> -------- Original Message --------
>
> /Hey Gang....anyone interested in a flight to Nelson for lunch on
> Monday?  This/
> /will accomplish two goals, the main one being to support the Nelson
> Airport as a/
> /very important part of the BC airport infrastructure, and help to keep
> it from being /
> /foolishly closed (don't forget what has just happened to Meigs Filed in
> Chicago), /
> /and the second to make up for today's BCBC cancelled trip to Anacortes.
/
> //
> /I also think it would be great if you each of us took a few minutes to
> write up our /
> /own letters of support for CZNL and take them with us.  We can slip
> them in the /
> /mail box at city hall, or I can get them to John Dale for forwarding to
> the mayor.  /
> /I'm pretty sure John would take a great deal of pleasure in making a
> quick trip /
> /next week to visit the mayor personally and give him our thoughts...en
> masse.  /
> //
> /Don't let Nelson down, guys!  We all enjoy at least one trip each year
> over there /
> /for a day or even a weekend, and to lose it would be tragic for us all./
> //
> /Plan on a 10:00 arrival with your letters in hand.  We'll take a walk
> into town to find/
> /city hall, and if not I hope John Dale will meet us and take charge of
> the letters for/
> /delivery to the Mayor.  After that we can stroll over somewhere for
> lunch and some /
> /AVBS./
> //
> /*COME ON AND JOIN US IN NELSON!  DO YOUR PART TO HELP SAVE A */
> /*GREAT *//*LITTLE AIRPORT, IN A GREAT LITTLE TOWN, FOR A GREAT BUNCH*/
> /*OF AVIATORS....THE AVIATORS OF NELSON AND BC!*  /
> //
> /Please make the effort to be there, and let me know your intentions.
> Pass this /
> /message to everyone you know, and let's see if we can have the biggest
> one day/
> /air arrival parade in the history of the Nelson Airport./
> //
> /*We can stop the intended closing of this airport with your
> help.....let's do it!*/
> /**/
> Take care and Fly Safe!
>
> */Breakfast Club of British Columbia (BCBC)/*
> *//*
>
> Gary
> Tel/Fax:  (250) 497-6466
>
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