Comox Valley Economic Development & Tourism - Annual General Meeting

On behalf of Comox Valley Economic Development & Tourism
You are invited to attend our 2015 Annual General Meeting

Thursday, June 23rd, 2016 | Holiday Inn Express & Suites

3:30 pm, Registration

4:00 - 5:00 pm, Annual General Meeting

The AGM will highlight the year in review relative to project outcomes and program highlights, in addition to the board of directors elections and audited financial statement presentation by MNP.

Keynote Speaker

Lieutenant - General (Retired) Steve Lucas
Canadian Forces 1969 - 2008 & Senior Advisor and Spokesperson For Team Spartan

Bio;

Retired Lieutenant General Steve Lucas’s most enjoyable career in the Canadian Forces spanned the period from 1969 to 2008 when he retired from the CF after leaving his position as Chief of the Air Staff and Commander of Air Command in late July of 2007. Educated at Royal Roads Military College in Victoria and the Royal Military College in Kingston, he earned a Bachelor of Engineering in 1973 before training as, and becoming, an Air Navigator. His flying career spanned two decades during which he flew some 4000 hours mainly in the soon to be retired CC-130E and H model Hercules with specialities in long range, SAR and Tactical Airlift.

During his career, LGen Lucas also commanded one of Canada’s humanitarian missions in Africa; under the name Op NILE, a detachment of 2 CC-130 aircraft and a team of 60 members of the CF delivered 100,000 tons of food to starving Ethiopians over a three month periods under very challenging conditions.

Since his retirement, Steve has worked as a consultant, facilitator and mentor. In 2013 he began serving as Senior Advisor and Spokesperson for Team Spartan as they prepared and submitted their most comprehensive bid for the historic FWSAR procurement. In addition, he is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the not for profit Vintage Wings of Canada which has as its aim the stimulation of future generations of leaders using Canada's marvellous aviation history as inspiration.

Married with three children and two grandchildren, Deb and Steve make their home in the Ottawa area.

Team Spartan C-27J for RCAF Fixed Wing Search and Rescue program:

Team Spartan’s offering for the RCAF Fixed Wing Search and Rescue program proposes leveraging Leonardo Aircraft's international success with the C-27J, GD Mission Systems – Canada’s proven mission system and systems integration experience, and DRS’ training expertise in order to present the most qualified Canadian team with the most capable solution–to meet the RCAF’s requirements.

Team Spartan offers real incremental value to Canadians, and is the FWSAR team that will create and support new work, new jobs and new opportunity within Canada’s aerospace sector. With Team Spartan it’s not ‘more of the same’, as is seen with some competitors, but rather organic growth across the industrial base.

The Team:

• Leonardo Aircraft

• General Dynamics Mission Systems – Canada (GDMS-C)

• DRS Technologies Canada Ltd. (DRS)

• Spartan Aviation Services

• Standard Aero

• KF Aerospace (KF Aero)

• Esterline CMC Electronics

• IMP Aerospace

• L3 Wescam

• Flyht Aerospace Solutions

• Tru Simulation + Training

• Bluedrop Training & Simulation

• ATCO Frontec

• Rolls Royce