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Past Commanders

G.W. Bowman	1938-39	Hugh Naldrett	1975
E. Davies	1940	Jack Burrows	1976
H.A. Scarff	1940-42	George F. Rubel	1977
E.H. Ellis	1943	William Trudell	1978
R.T. Park	1944	D.L. Armstrong	1979
H.R. McGladdery	1945	Steve Black	1980
C.H. Montrose	1946	G. Rae Craig	1981
Clarke G. Walton	1947	Steve Repmann	1982-83
Wilf Etches	1948-49	Dan Schindler	1984
Park Steadman	1950	Gary Henrich	1985
Ernest A. Creed	1951	Pauline McKinnon	1986
Charles Zalev	1952	Ray Baker	1987
Leo Ryan	1953	Joann Green	1988
Frank Fraser	1954	Dave Connor	1989
James Branch	1955	Dan Dupuis	1990
William A. Thomas	1956	Jerry Holt	1991
J.R. McMillan	1957	Bruce Wightman	1992
George Wilkinson	1958	Gwynn Davies	1993
Norman Sansburn	1959	Evelyn Wightman	1994
J.A. Wall	1960	Joseph Gatfield	1995-96
John R. Reed	1961	Robert Burns	1997
Walter Jackson	1962	Eric Mueck	1998
Ralph Malowney	1963	Mark P. Stock	1999-00
James Duguid	1964	Michael J. Smith	2001
Gordon Ball	1965	Tracie Berekoff	2002
Cameron Ritchie	1966	Sharon Cooper-Moore	2003
Wm. H. Gatfield	1967	Chester Musson	2004
Vern Holmes	1968	Leo Muzzatti	2005
James Douglas	1969	Elsie Musson	2006
William Brown	1970
Harvey Manser	1971
Don Fry	1972
W. Reg Mitchell	1973
Harry H. Bailey	1974

For over 60 years now, the Windsor Power and Sail Squadron has been involved locally, regionally and nationally in providing leadership in safe boating education and the promotion of ideals of the
Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons.

The Canadian Power Squadron was organized in the spring of 1938 in Windsor, Ontario with G.W. Bowman as its first Commander.

The Detroit Power Squadron, formed some 25 years ahead of Windsor, played a considerable part in our early beginnings, both by example and by education. Another partner in our beginnings was the Windsor Yacht Club, which came into existence only shortly before us.

The title Canadian Power Squadron was quickly replaced by the title Canadian Power Squadrons as the Sarnia, London and Toronto Squadrons soon were formed.

CPS is a nationwide organization emphasizing boating safety, power and sail navigation and offering accredited boating courses. Since 1938, the volunteer trainers of Canada's largest association of boating enthusiasts have offered safe boating courses across Canada.

Successful completion of the qualifying examination for the Boating Course leads to Regular or Family CPS membership, and for the Boat Pro Course, eligibility for CPS Associate membership.

Each category enures special membership benefits. Visit the CPS national website for further information.

The CPS Foundation is an independent charitable corporation established in 1975. Guaranteed future education is the main focus and the longer-term goal of the Foundation. Operating as a repository for memorial gifts, (official receipts available on request), the Foundation also solicits other donations, manages a capital account and a conservative investment portfolio. For more information, visit the CPS Foundation website: http://www.cpsfoundation.ca/index.html

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The Flag of Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons is rectangular in shape and consists of five blue and four white alternate stripes of equal width with a white-bordered red maple leaf super-imposed on the center.

The Pennant of the Windsor Power and Sail Squadron consists of a red circle on the hoist half, which is the international signal for the number one. The outer half of the Pennant consists of the nine blue and white bars of the National Flag. The combination is intended to signal Windsor as the First Canadian Power Squadron. The gold vertical bar inside the hoist was added upon the squadron celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Windsor Power and Sail Squadron is looking for a new home.
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