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Wes Garvin, who entered the public service following a naval career, retired from his position as Manager of the Calgary District Office.
Wes served as a Radio Communicator on HMCS "Cayuga" during the
Korean War.
In March 2012, Wes added
I was a part of the Student Radio Operator program. Joining the DOT in 1956.
Initially. I was to take my training in Winnipeg but as there was an excess of students, they asked for volunteers to got to Radio College in Toronto, so myself, Collin Render, Paul St. Onge and C.W. Tucker(Harry) ended up driving to Toronto.
From the Winnipeg records, the following students stayed in Winnipeg:
R.S.Halliday; J.F.Watson; S.W.Davis (Stan and I were in Korea together); R.J. McDowell; W.A. Wastle; E.H.Schellenberg; W.J.Smith;F.A.Honig; H.E.D. McKerricher; D.L.Prust; N.S.Derworitz; O.H.Sturby; M.Daeninck; W.H.Head; F.Eyolfson; T.Brownlee; W.Shmigelski; R.G.Giesinger; E.L. McCrae Jr.; R.E.Noden; J.R. Andrews; E.A. Ritthaler and W.H. Fleming.
At the end of the Toronto training I elected to join the Edmonton Region District and took weather training at the Municipal airport before being transferred to Embarass Alta. Starting salary was $3180 p.a. effective Dec. 7,1956. 1957 – I was posted to Aeradio Station Norman Wells NWT as O.I.C. 1958 - posted to Aeradio Station Aishihik as O.I.C. until 1961 1961 to 1964 – O.I.C. Aeradio Station Ft. Vermillion Alta. 1964 – 1965 – Radio Operator Watson Lake Yukon 1965 – 1966 – Monitoring Radio Opr. Ft. Smith NWT and Wetaskiwin, Alta. 1966 – 1987 – Department of Communications, went from Field Inspector to Supervisor Licencing then to Operations and finally as District Manager of the Calgary office from which I retired in 1987. Laval, March 2012
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Wesley Roger Garvin
April 11, 1932 –
August 2, 2016
I have not seen Wes in well over fifty years but our paths crossed several times when we were both radio operators in the north. All the good things said about him ring a bell with me. We connected a few years ago via email when I stumbled across the DOT radio history site. Condolences to all who care.
20 March 2017
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Links - Liens
1987 - Federal Department of Communications - District managers gather 1987 - Ministère fédéral des Communications - Réunion des gestionnaires de district
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