IMPrint Issue 9 - IMP Group

14 WING COMMANDERS VISIT AEROSPACE
Submitted By: Alex Fettes
On November 18, the Commander of 14 Wing Greenwood, Colonel Jim Irvine, and his senior staff, which included the Commanding Officers of
the squadrons, visited our facility at the Halifax Stanfield Airport. The COs were briefed by IMP management on the status of fixed wing and
rotary wing programs, including capabilities at IMP as well as the current organization at Aerospace.
The briefing was followed by a presentation to IMP Aerospace employees by Major D. Hotte, the 405 squadron Detachment Commander for the
Libya mission, which stressed the achievements of the CP140 in support of NATO’s mission over Libya. Major Hotte noted that the CP140’s
availability to carry out virtually all of the missions assigned to it was a testament of the maintainers’ abilities, including IMP, to keep the aircraft
serviceable. Colonel Irvine closed the presentation by thanking IMP for the efforts of its employees in providing DND with a very capable aircraft.
Those efforts allowed the military operators to carry out the missions that the government required of them. He stressed that he viewed IMP as
an integral part of the CP140 team.
The presentataion by 14 Wing was followed by a tour of #9 Hangar, where the 14 Wing attendees were briefed on the CP140 wing replacement
project accomplishments and challenges. The group also toured #1 Hangar to see the activities on the Cormorant and Sea King.
REMEMBERING ANDRE COMTE
Submitted By: Ashley Lush
It is with deep sadness and regret that
we announce the sudden passing of
Andre Comte on November 19. Andre
started his career with IMP in October
2006 working on the CP140 TLIR program.
Throughout his career he had been part of
various programs including Rotary Wing
(Sea King), NOAA, Norway, and USN P3.
Andre will be remembered for his spirit and
will be deeply missed by his co-workers.
REMEMBERING BEVERLY BOUTILIER
Submitted By: Bruce Sutherland
It is with deep sadness that we announce
the passing of Beverly Boutilier on October 9.
Bev started her career with IMP in April 2004
as a temp in the PWGSC office but within a
very few months moved to Product Support.
Over time, the Product Support department
grew significantly as the company took on
new programs; accordingly, Bev’s workload
increased until she was supporting a busy
program team of 17. In the summer of 2010,
Bev took on even more responsibility as the
Executive Assistant to the VP Marketing.
Sadly, that same summer, Bev found out
about her illness and had to leave work shortly thereafter. She will be
remembered for her always positive attitude and her great concern for
others. She was a very hardworking and dedicated employee and will
be sincerely missed by those of us who knew her.
REMEMBERING BRIAN GOWEN
Submitted By: Adrian Pople
It is with deep sadness that we
announce the sudden passing of
Brian Gowen. Brian retired from
the Canadian Armed Forces after
23 years of service with the rank of
Warrant Officer. Brian started his
career with IMP in January 2002
working as an Avionics Technician
on the CP140 Aurora. Within his
first year, Brian was promoted to
Foreman and went to work on the
Aurora Incremental Modernization
Program (AIMP). Over the next 10
years, Brian was responsible for the
Navigational Flight Instrumentation, Communication Management
Systems and Data Management Systems prototype aircraft. This
was a perfect fit, as Brian excelled under pressure and the AIMP
presented a very complex technical challenge. With the maturing
of the NFI, CMS and DMS programs, Brian's role changed and
he took on the task of Technical Compliance Foreman on the
production aircraft. Brian played a pivotal role in the success of
the AIMP. His knowledge, work ethic and good humour were
acknowledged by his co-workers and the DND representatives
that he dealt with on a daily basis. Brian will be deeply missed by
all of us who had the pleasure of knowing him.