Browsing Archive: May, 2010

Manitoba Day Celebrations in Neepawa.

Posted by Dennis Schoonbaert on Thursday, May 6, 2010,
We are happy to have teamed up with Neepawa to be part of Manitoba Day Celebrations in that community.  Four consecutive days of activities are planned from Manitoba Day on May 12 to Saturday, May 15.  Saturday is our big day.  A partnership with Hazel M. Kellington School will allow us to provide a hands-on activity for the Flight Unit in the Grade 6 Science curriculum - COPA for Kids Flights.  There are 62 of them and we expect most of them to show up on Saturday.  Any COPA member who is cu...
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Pierce's Complete Tour!

Posted by Dennis Schoonbaert on Thursday, May 6, 2010,
A great trip to Lac du Bonnet on April 18 completed the minimum Tour completion requirements for Ken and Colette Pierce and they shared the trip with Julia, Ken's Mom, and the unofficial holder of the Manitoba record for belonging to the most Flying Clubs, Bruce McEwing.  Two other aircraft joined them for the flight, read all about it in the June issue of COPA Flight.  Here's their Tour flight tally to date:
Western Region - 5
Parkland Region - 3
Winnipeg Region - 2
Central Plains Region - 1
East...
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