Category Archives: Aviation
ROSELLA BJORNSON: CELEBRATING WOMEN OF AVIATION
Rosella Bjornson is Canada’s first woman commercial airline jet aircraft pilot and Canada’s first woman airline captain. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2016 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Alberta Aviation Museum, 11410 Kingsway Avenue, Edmonton Rosella Bjornson makes history by becoming Canada’s first woman airline jet aircraft pilot – April 1973. The Alberta Labour History Institute (ALHI),Continue reading “ROSELLA BJORNSON: CELEBRATING WOMEN OF AVIATION”
2016 CAHF Inductees Announced
Wonderful news from Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame. Fred Carmichael from Inuvik, NWT will be recognized for his incredible achievements and contributions. I am so happy I was able to help honour him by nominating this amazing aviator! After interviewing him in 2010 and writing about him in Polar Winds, I knew he deserved it.Continue reading “2016 CAHF Inductees Announced”
Holiday Moving Sale!
I realized I have 12 copies of Polar Winds and 24 copies of For the Love of Flying hanging around in my basement, ready for a new home. I don’t feel like boxing them up and moving them down to Texas, so I am offering signed and personalized copies to you for $30, shipping andContinue reading “Holiday Moving Sale!”
Canadian Women in the Sky
There’s a new book about women in aviation in this country and it comes to you from Elizabeth (Liz) Muir. I was happy to write the foreword to Canadian Women in the Sky: 100 Years of Flight, her exploration and celebration of some of the fantastic women involved in flight in Canada. It is anContinue reading “Canadian Women in the Sky”
Speaking to Edmonton’s Canadian Club this week
On Wednesday I will speak to the local chapter of the Canadian Club, at the beautiful Chateau Lacombe hotel, following in the footsteps of many luminaries and dignitaries! I will trace a “Century of Flying in the Canadian North” through a narrative that explores the hope and heartbreak of aviation North of 60. Looking forward toContinue reading “Speaking to Edmonton’s Canadian Club this week”
Glowing Review of Polar Winds in Arctic!
Was so pleased to read a review of my latest book, Polar Winds, in Arctic, the Journal of the Arctic Institute of North America, by esteemed colleague Shirlee Smith Matheson: “As a reviewer and avid reader and writer of aviation history, I take my hat off to Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail for her work in containing this massiveContinue reading “Glowing Review of Polar Winds in Arctic!”
Diversity in Aviation: Air Cadet 699 Squadron
I was invited to speak at a fundraising dinner for 699 Squadron last month in Edmonton, and I was so impressed. These air cadets are leading the charge in diversity – ahead of the RCAF and airlines at this point – and are some of the nicest, most engaged citizens I’ve come across. And they areContinue reading “Diversity in Aviation: Air Cadet 699 Squadron”
Elinor Florence brings her WWII story to Edmonton
Polar Winds Sparks Memories for Pilot Dan Campbell
“I enjoyed Polar Winds very much – it brought back a lot of memories of various operations that I knew of, or was involved in, during my 30 years in the Air Force. Most of my career was spent on Search and Rescue, initially with 123 Search and Rescue Flight at Sea Island, B.C. whereContinue reading “Polar Winds Sparks Memories for Pilot Dan Campbell”