The following is an edit from the Document entitled
Ottawa Valley ASHRAE Chapter "50 Years of History"
compiled by Frank
Bann et al., June 2000
Chapter Meeting minutes are missing for this year, therefore the following is extracted from monthly newsletters and is assumed to be correct:
The Chapter Meetings continued at the Cathay House through this Chapter year.
October's meeting topic was "Energy Conservation - Water Loop Heat Pumps", and the speaker was TW Rogers of AAF Montreal.
In November the meeting topic was "Preventive Maintenance Programs" with speaker Marc Gagnon of EPIX Ltd. of Sherbrooke, Quebec.
January's topic was "Pumping and Piping for High Rise Buildings", and Gilbert Carlson of ITT-Bell & Gossett was the speaker.
February's meeting topic was the "Variable Air Volume Systems". The speaker was Boris Elisayeff of Mark Hot Inc.
The March meeting subject was "MAN, HIS COMFORT AND HIS ENVIRONMENT" - the speaker was Gustav Handegord of the National Research Council.
The April meeting topic was "Controls at the Montreal Olympic Stadium" with speaker Brian Sheridan of Johnson Controls.
May's meeting topic was "Heat Pumps: Their History, Recent Developments, Applications and Future" with speaker Dan Mahoney of Fedders Corporation.
At May’s meeting the following slate of Officers were elected in by the members:
President - Jim Black
Vice-President - Bob McKee
Secretary - Ralph Warring
Treasurer - Jack Bowie
Board of Governors - John Legault, Dwayne Mattson, & Ray Young
Presumably, President Grant Wilson turned over his office to the incoming president Jim Black and thanked the executive for their assistance during the past year.
Key Dollar Value in this period
Pierre Trudeau
1968-1979
=
1.03 dollar U.S.
Jules Léger
1974-1979
Key Events in this period
The Olympics were a financial disaster for Montreal, as the city faced debts for 30 years after the Games had finished.
The film Gone with the Wind makes its broadcast television debut on NBC; it would be the highest-rated program ever aired on a single network, only to be surpassed by Roots the following January.
Toronto - George Brancato’s Ottawa Rough Riders beat Saskatchewan Rough Riders 23-20 to win 64th Grey Cup game.
Montreal wins the Stanley Cup
May 7 Boston 3 Montreal 7
May 10 Boston 0 Montreal 3
May 12 Montreal 4 Boston 2
May 14 Montreal 2 Boston 1 OT