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1938: First Squadron formed
in Windsor, Ont. with help from the Detroit Squadron
of U.S. Power Squadrons.
1939-1941: Two new Squadrons formed, one in
Sarnia, the other in London.
Oct. 14, 1941: Representatives of the three
Squadrons met and formed Canadian Power Squadrons.
1939-1946: CPS was somewhat dormant, chiefly due
to WWII. A nucleus of members designed the CPS flag
and
submitted it to the Trade Marks Office for
registration.
Oct. 27, 1947: The CPS Charter was granted by
the Federal Government and a head office was
established in Windsor.
Jun.14, 1948: The CPS flag was registered as a
trade mark.
Nov. 26, 1949: First Annual General Meeting of
CPS. Headquarters was moved to Toronto, a more
central location.
1950: CPS was expanding. New Squadrons were
formed in Ottawa and Montreal.
1951: The first edition of "The Port Hole" was
published by the Toronto Squadron, the French name
is "Le Hublot".
1955: Vancouver Power Squadron was the first
Squadron to be formed on the west coast.
November 1st 1958:
The Charter for the "Burnaby Power Squadron" of the
Canadian Power Squadrons was signed
1959: CPS had grown to 2,500 members in 42
Squadrons. A District structure was introduced.
District Commanders replaced Squadron Commanders as
members of the Governing Board.
1964: Membership was pushing 10,000 and after
much discussion, property was purchased in
Scarborough to build a
new Headquarters.
1964: Escadrille Trois-Riviers, the first French
speaking Squadron, was formed.
Sept. 28, 1978: Yukon Squadron was formed, CPS
most northern Squadron.
1985: Membership approved the change of name of
Canadian Power Squadrons, to more accurately reflect
its
membership of sail and power boaters, to
"Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons" (CPS); in
French, "Les Escadrilles canadiennes de plaisance" (ECP).
Oct. 25, 1990: With the formation of Avalon
Squadron in Newfoundland, CPS could proudly boast
that there were Squadrons in all ten provinces.
1996: Vancouver Island District had expanded so
much, with Squadrons existing the entire length of
the island, that it
was realigned into Vancouver
Island North and Vancouver Island South Districts to
provide better representation for its members.
1999-2000: CPS membership is approx. 40,000.
More than 500,000 people have successfully completed
the Boating Course.
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