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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Abray(deceased)
Ray		 Bell Canada 1955-58 Fort Black SK,
Bear Island (DDS 412 or 413)
Alken
Henry		 Canadian Marconi 1956-58 Slave Lake AB
Winisk ON
Labrador
Anderson
Jim D		 RCAF FCO 1958 Bird MB

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Babin
Cyril (Cy)		 Flight Tech
on H19 & H34		 1955-58 Great Whale River ON
Moosonee ON
Bahnman
Larry		 RCAF FCO 1961-63 Dawson Creek BC.
Bambrick
"Boots"		 RCAF FCO   Stoney Mountain AB
Bartlett
Brian		 Telecom Tech
Tropo Tech		 1962-64
1967-69		 Bird MB, Knob Lake QC
Goose Bay NF
Bartolo
Peter		 Canadian Marconi Tech 1960-65 Hopedale to DDS521
Baxter
Jim		 Bell Telephone
and CAE		 1956 - 63 LaRonge SK
Cranberry Portage MB.
Bell
Bob		 CAE Site Tech
Testboard Tech		 1960-64 Stoney Mountain AB
Dawson Creek BC
Blackburn
Peter		 Canadian Marconi Tech 1960-63 Bird MB
Blalock
Grover		 Radar Operator 1956-57 Hopedale NF,
Makovic NF
Blandford
Max		 RCAF FCO 1957-60 Knob Lake QC
Bodenham
Al		 RCAF FCO 1958-59 Dawson Creek BC
Booth
Cal		 RCAF FCO 1964 -65 Winisk ON
Boyle
Tony		 USAF 1 Lt.
Weapons Controller		 1964-65 Hopedale NF
Brady
Pat		 USAF Radar Tech 1957 Hopedale NF
Brouillette
Gaetan		 Trainee (1st wave course) 1955  
Brown
Duncan (Gus)		 Canadian Marconi /
Engineering Superintendent /
Diesel Electric Foreman		 1957-63 Winisk ON,
Dawson Creek BC, Knob Lake QC,
Butler
Ray		 Marconi / Fire Department 1957-59 Winisk ON

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Callaghan
Joe		 RCAF FCO 1959-60 Cranberry Portage MB
Campbell
Dan		 RCAF H21 Helicopter Pilot 108KU 1955-57. Knob Lake QC & area
Capon
CMC		 DDS Technician
TB Supervisor		 1959-61 Great Whale River QC
Knob Lake QC
Carberry
Ed		 RCAF FCO 1960-61 Winisk ON
Cavers
Merv		 Bell Canada Technician 1958-59 Bird MB
Charlton
John		 Bell Tech rep   Polevault
MCL Hopedale Lab. NF
Cheverie
Tom		 RCAF FCO 1961 Cranberry Portage MB
Bird MB
Chisholm
Joe		 Canadian Marconi
SCS Supervisor		 1962 - 65 Knob Lake QC
Winisk ON
Clarke
Art		 RCAF FCO 1961-62 Stoney Mountain AB
Coker
Stanley		 CAE Technician 1959-60 Dawson Creek BC
Stoney mountain AB.
Coker
Roy		 Spartan Air Services/
Dominion helicopters		 1958-65 Knob Lake QC,
Great Whale River QC
Collins
Jim		 Cdn Marconi 1962 Great Whale River QC
Connolly(deceased)
John		 Technician   Knob Lake QC
Hopedale NF
Cooper
Roy D.E.		 Radar Operator 1961-62 Hopedale NF
Courtland
Raymond		 Bell Rep 1956-58 Dawson Creek BC,
Test line sites mainly Arnprior ON
Creamer
Reg 		RCAF Sgt 1958-59 Great Whale River QC
Cyples
William		 RCAF FCO 1963-64 Stoney Mountain AB
Cyr
Roger		 RCAF Safety Systems NCO 1955-57 Great Whale River QC to Hopedale NF

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Davies
Dave		 Cdn Marconi SSD   Hopedale NF to
Bird MB
DDS410
Dawkin
Len		 RCAF FCO 1963 Dawson Creek BC
Deaville
Douglas		 Pilot,Okanagan Helicopters 1957-62 MCL tour started from Knob Lake, January 3, 1957.I was based at 309 Lakehead until February 3/57, servicing the sites west to 321.
Winisk, site 500, servicing sites from 415 to 521, March 21/58 to May 6/58.
Winisk again, May 23/59 to June 15/59, 415 to 521.
Cranberry Portage, November 5/60 to March 5/62,servicing east to 618 and west to 721.
January 9/56 to March 16/56 Bell Tel. was building a winter road along the coast of James Bay from Moosonee to Henrietta Maria--415. I bunked for the most part in the RC mission at Attiwapiskat
Cape Dyer airstrip Baffin Island (Dye Main) from6/27/58 to 9/28/58 servicing Fox Easy
Goose Bay, Labrador, 1/2/60 to 4/9/60, 9/22/62 12/7/62, and3/5/63 to 11/12/63, servicing Cartwright and Hopedale
Defrae
Eric		 Marconi Tech 1957-61 Knob lake QC,
Great Whale River QC,
DDS410
Bird MB..
Denmon
Charles		 Supply Clerk 1954-55 Hopedale Lab. NF
Dingus
Walter C.		 USAF Radar Operator 1961 - 62 Hopedale Lab. NF
Doucette
Stan		 CAE Tech 1960-64 Cranberry Portage MB
Stoney Mountain AB

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Eastwood
Gordon		 Canadian Marconi 1959-61 Winisk ON
Egan
Bill.		 Spartan Air Services&
Dominion Helicopters
Engineer.		 1959-65 Knob Lake QC
Great Whale River QC
Elliott
Roy		 Technician 1957-65 Hopedale Lab. NF to
Great Whale River QC
(last tech out of Knob Lake QC 1965)
Epton
Harvey J.		 RCAF FCO   Site 070 Ramore ON

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Fefchak
John		 RCAF Crewman/Tech 1955-58 Knob Lake QC,
Great Whale River QC, Moosonee ON
Fisher
Terence		 Diesel Generating Engineer,
Consolidated Engineering		 1957-60 Moosonee ON, Bird MB,
Winisk ON, Cranberry Portage MB
Francis
Rick.		 Bell Tech Rep 1956-58. DDS215
Knob Lake QC
Stoney Mountain AB
Fulton
Bill		 Site Tech 1957-58 SCS 500, DDS 515, 518

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Gagnon
Michel		 Canadian Marconi
Fire Fighter		 1958-60
1960-64		 Great Whale River QC
Knob Lake QC
all DDS sites 201-410
Gardiner
Ian		 Canadian Marconi Technician 1963 Great Whale River QC
Garza
Bob		 USAF 1960-61 Hopedale Lab. NF
Gerrard
Garry		 CAE Technician 1959-60
1960-64		 Stoney Mountain AB
Cranberry Portage MB
Gibeault
Bob		 Tech Rep - AGT 1958-59 Stoney Mountain,AB, Site L-06
Giesbrecht
Abe (Al)		 Safety Systems NCO 1956-57 Great Whale River QC,
Knob Lake QC, Winisk ON
Gillies
Howard		 Bell Telephone Tech 1956-57 Stoney Mountain AB to
DDS 812
Gray
Archie		 I&M rep Bell 1957-58 Great Whale river QC
DDS 342 and 403
Griffin
Ian S.		 Radio Communications (Bell Canada) 1956 Great Whale River, QC
Gutmann
Willi.		 Wheeler & Nordair /Flight Mechanic Late '50s Early 60's .
Guy
Ron		 RCAF FCO 1960 Bird MB

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Hadden
Brian		 Canadian Marconi-Com Tech 1964-65 Cape Jones QC
Haigh
Barrie		 Canadian Marconi 1964-65. Great Whale River QC
Harless
Grover		 USAF Radar Operator 1963 Hopedale NF
Harrington deceased
Bernard		 Electronics 1958-63 Cranberry Portage MB
Harwood
Cliff		 Purchasing Bell Canada 1953-59. BELL Canada HQ
Hayes
Richard (Dick)		 RCAF FCO 1962-63 Winisk ON
Henderson
Joe		 Bell Canada 1957-58 DDS 424,
Winisk ON, Cranberry Portage MB
Heselton
John		 Canadian Marconi
Communications Technician		 1959-68 Winisk ON, Bird MB,
Great Whale River QC,
DDS415 Cape Henrietta Maria ON,
Tropo Site 050 Fort Albany ON
Hickey
Leonard		 Military 1961-62 Bird MB
Hoad
Bill		 Engineer 1954-57 BELL Office, Montreal
Holley
Michael (Mike)		 Canadian Marconi
DDS Supervisor
300 sector		 1957-65 Knob Lake QC
DDS 201 to 621
Hooper
Bob		 NB Tel 1957-58 Cranberry Portage MB
Huberdeau
Larry		 Bell Telephone 1958 Stoney Mountain AB
Hulcombe
Geoffrey		 Power Station Operater (Consolidated Engines and Machinery Company Ltd) 1959-60 Winisk ON
Cape Henrietta Maria ON
Hunt
Ralph		 RCAF FCO   Stoney Mountain AB
Dawson Creek BC
Hutton(deceased 12/05)
Claire		 Bell Canada technician 1956-57 Cranberry Portage MB and
various DDS 700 sites

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Ingram
Roderick		 Bell Tech Rep 1957-58 Cranberry Portage MB
Innes
George		 Canadian Marconi - Technician 1960-62 Winisk ON,
DDS 415, 412, 413

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Jackson
Bob		 RCAF Operations Officer 1958-60 Knob Lake QC
Jarvis
Glen (Red)		 Bell Tel. 1956-58 Cranberry Portage MB, DDS715
Jennings
Roy (Slim)		 RCAF FCO   Stoney Mountain AB
Jones
Ron		 Canadian Marconi technician 1959-60 Great Whale River QC
Jorgenson
Bruce		 Met Observer
Test Board Operator		 1960-62
1962-64.		 Cranberry Portage MB
Stoney Mountain AB

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Koerner
Michael		 RCAF FCO 1962-63 Dawson Creek BC

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Lalonde
Jean-Guy (Gene)		 RCAF FCO 1957 Cranberry Portage MB
Lambert
Jacques		 Canadian Marconi /
Telecoms clerk		 1961-63 Knob Lake QC
LeBlanc
Vince		 NBTel/Tech Rep 1958-59 DDS621-715
Lee
Michael		 Canadian Marconi Technician &
Line Supervisor		 1961-65 Knob Lake QC & Hopedale NF
Leslie
John (Jack)		 Cdn Marconi Tech. 1957-58 DDS228
DDS303
Lindstrom
Glen		 RCAF FCO 1958-59 Cranberry Portage MB
Lourie
Robert Douglas (Doug)		 Bell Canada 1957-59 050 Fort Albany ON
DDS415 Cape Henrietta Maria ON
Lovett(deceased)
Bernie		 Canadian Marconi Telecom Engineer 1957-65 Knob Lake QC
Low
Jim		 Canadian Marconi
Supply Clerk.		 1961-63. Great Whale River QC

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
MacDonald
Carl		 Consalidated Engineering Montreal 1961-64 Great Whale River QC, Winisk ON,
DDS415, 050 Fort Albany
MacDonald
David		 Canadian Marconi 1960-62 Winisk ON
MacKinnon
Mike		 Canadian Marconi/Technician 1964 Winisk ON
Maguire
Mac		 Dominion Helicopters AME 1963-65 Knob Lake QC
Great Whale River QC
Maltais
Hank		 Electronics Technician 2 yrs 9 mos. Dawson Creek BC,
Stoney Mountain AB,
Cranberry Portage MB.
Marple
Roland		 Tech Rep 1957-59 DDS's 506, 518, 521
Dawson Creek BC
McAuley
Wilf		 Bell Tech 1956-57 DDS 809, Dawson Creek BC
McElroy
Don		 RCAF 1960-61 Great Whale River QC
McLeod
Kip		 RCAF 1962-64 Knob Lake QC
Middleton
Richard		 Canadian Marconi   Great Whale River QC
Milinkovich
Mike		 Bell Canada I&M Rep 1956-59 Knob Lake QC, DDS309,
Winisk ON, DDS 415/416,
050 Ft. Albany ON,
070 Kempis Mtn. ON
Millett
George P.		 Canadian Marconi - TSS @ Great Whale River 1959-63 Knob Lake QC,
Great Whale River QC  
Milne
John		 RCAF Pilot
108 Com Flight		 1955-58 DDS 203 west to
Bird MB
Miner
Boyd S. (Spence)		 Polevault Tropo1/Tropo2 & HAM Station 1959-60 Hopedale Lab. NF
Miner
Larry		 RCAF FCO 1959-60 Great Whale River QC
Moody
Ron		 Canadian Marconi Technician 1962-64 Knob Lake QC
Hopedale Lab. NF
Morrow
Frank		 Navigator 408 (P) Sqn. 1954-56 Goose Bay NF,
Knob Lake QC,
Great Whale River QC
+ many Sites.
Mullaly
Matt		 Bell Tech Rep 1957-58 All DDSs 324 to 409
Murphy
Gerry		 RCAF helicopter loadmaster/crewman 1955-58 Knob Lake QC
Great Whale River QC
Murphy
Ken		 RCAF FCO 1959 - 60 Cranberry Portage MB

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Newby
Alf		 Technician 1962-63 Great Whale River QC
various DDS Sites
Nicholson
Edward		 Tech Rep.
Manitoba Tel.		 !957-58 DDS533
DDS536
Ionospheric Scatter Site Bird MB
Nickerson
Nick		 RCAF Radio operator 1957-58 Knob Lake QC
Novak
David		 USAF Radar Tech 1962-63 Hopedale Lab. NF

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
O'Gorman
Ken		 Bell Canada Tech Rep 1957-58 DDS 521 - 415
Winisk ON
Ogston
Allan		 Bell Tech Rep. 1957-58 DDS309
Stoney Mountain AB
Osewski
Ryszard (Dick)		 Supervisor 1958-62 Winisk ON
DDS 515 - 503

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Pacaud
Yvan		 Bell Technician
(13 wave)		 1958-59 DDS 342, 403, 406
Palframan
Jack (John)		 Bell Canada/Construction Engineer 1954-57 Dawson Creek BC, Cranberry Portage MB, Las Pas MB, Fort MacMurray AB, Churchill MB
Pankewich
Stan		 RCAF FCO 1960-61 Great Whale River QC
Parent
Reg		 RCAF FCO 1961-62
1963-64(closure)		 Stoney Mountain AB
Pearse
Robert (Web)		     Great Whale River QC
Phillips
Ron		 Technician 1964-65 Knob Lake QC and Remotes
Pittaway
Tom.		 Canadian Marconi
Technician		 1961-64 Knob Lake QC

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
       

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Rae
Ivor		 Marconi POL Clerk 1962-63 Great Whale River QC
Rathbone
Ben		 RCAF FCO 1957-58 Great Whale River QC
Reade
Carl		 RCAF
Canadian Marconi		 1961-62
1963-65		 Bird MB
Great Whale River QC, Knob Lake QC
Richard
Paul		 RCAF FCO 1957 Stoney Mountain AB
Ridgewell
Roy		 Bell Canada Technician 1955-58 Fitzroy Harbour Test Site,
Winisk ON, Bird MB,
Stoney Mountain AB, numerous DDS's
Rosado-Grafal
Antonio		 Radio Maintenance 1961-62 Hopedale Lab. NF
Rowe
John		 Bell Technician 1957 DDS 342, 403
Runft
Heinz		 Bell Canada Technician 1956-59 Stoney Mountain AB,
Winisk ON, DDS 412 (Bear Island)
Russel
Erik		 Bell Technician 1956-57 Great Whale River, and others

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Salmon
Jim		 NBTel
Site Foreman		 1956-57 DDS621 to
DDS630
Savory
David		 RCAF Ops Personnel 1957-58 Great Whale River QC
Shea
Michael (Mike)		 Marconi Labourer 1962-63 Winisk ON
Smith
Alan		 Bell Canada
Supply Foreman		 1957 - 59 Great Whale River QC
Winisk ON
Smith
Edward (Ed)		 Water Treatment Plant Operator 1957-64 Stoney Mtn AB
Sohm
Donald (Soapy)		 RCAF FCO 1958-59 Cranberry Portage MB.
Stockill
Wesley (Wes)		 RCAF FCO 1961-62. Winisk ON.
Sturm
Robert		 USAF Radar Maint. 1963-64. Hopedale Lab. NF
Summerhill
Stan		 Canadian Marconi Telecom Tech 1962-63 Bird MB
Swartz
Marshall 		RCAF FCO 1958-60 Dawson Creek BC

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Taylor
Stewart		 Technician 1963-65 Winisk ON
Templeman
Peter		 Canadian Marconi 1957-64 DDS227, 303, 318, 324,
200, Knob Lake,
Resolution Island NWT, Goose Bay Lab. NF
Tennant
John		 Marconi Line Technician 1959 & 62 DDS227, DDS309
Knob Lake QC
Thomas
Pat		 RCAF Operations 1958-59 Knob Lake QC
Thorslund
David		 Toll Central Office Tech
CO Assistant		 1955-59 Bird MB, BELL HQ
Tilson
Harold M		 R.C.A.F. Helicopter pilot 1955-58 Winisk ON, Bird MB,
Great whale QC, Knob Lake QC
and associated airlift sites
Tinning
Brian		 ConEng.
Power Plant Supervisor.		 1956-59 Cape Jones QC,
Great Whale River QC,
Winisk ON,
Cape Henrietta Maria ON
Towers
Brian		 Bell Tel.Co.
Site Engineer		 1955-56 Cape Henrietta Maria ON,
DDS 416, DDS 418,
Winisk ON
Trent
Jack		 Helicopter Crewman 1955-58 Knob Lake QC, Moosonee ON,
Winisk ON, The Pas MB,
Great Whale River QC
Trites
Boyd		 NB Tel Tech Rep 1957-58 Dawson Creek BC
DDS 830
Trumpler
Rene		 CO Foreman 1956-57 Cape Henrietta Maria ON
Tweedie
David		 Tech Rep 1958 - 59 Site 060 Relay ON
Twist
Barry (Oli)		 Technician, Calibration Team 13 1962-64 Entire Marconi section of MCL;
Hopedale westwards (west of Winisk)

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NAME COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Venn
Roy		 RCAF FCO 1958-59 Winisk ON

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT
Walker
Hugh		 Consolidated Engineering.
Mainly Diesel Electric		 1958-59 Stoney Mountain AB and
many sites 700/800 series
Webb
Cliff		 CAE/Tech 1958-63 Winisk ON 1958,
Cranberry Portage MB 1959-61,
Stoney Mountain AB 1961-63
Webb
John		 Land Surveyor 1955 Manitoba sites
Weiler
Bill		 Bell Canada/Tech 1956-58 Dawson Creek BC
DDS's 842 - 824
Weir(deceased 91)
Doug (Stretch) 		RCAF FCO 1957-58 Knob Lake QC
White
Al		 Marconi Paxman 1959-61 Sites from Bird MB to Great Whale River QC
Woodhead
Bill		 Bell Canada / Supv Engineer 1955-59 All
Woodings
George		 Electronic Technician/Installer,
Bell Canada		 1956-57 DDS 709 Black duck Lake SK,
Site 410 Cape Jones QC

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT

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NAME/EMAIL COMPANY/
JOB		 DATES
SERVED		 SITES
SERVED AT

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