Executive Committee Jay. N. Bascom R. F. Beaupre David Bull Roger Chapman Lorne Joyce Wm. P. Moran Capt. G. Ouderkirk G. Turner W. R. Wilson TMHS Editor Jay N. Bascom 100 Whitehall Road Toronto, Ont. M 4W 2C7 OCTOBER 2004 M O N T H L Y N E W S B U L L E T I N O F T H E VOL. XXXVII - NO. 1 MEETINGS Friday, November 5th - 7: 45 p. m. at the Swansea Town Hall. Viktor Kaczkow ski will present "Shipping and Seaway Construction: Life on the St. Lawrence during the 1950s" - a look at the old canal system, the canallers, and the villages lost to Seaway flooding. This will be a very special programme, so plan to attend. Saturday, December 4th - 1: 45 p. m. at the Swansea Town Hall. Programme to be announced. Please look for details in the November issue. * * * * * * * THE EDITOR'S LOGBOOK With this issue, we begin the 37th volume of "Scanner". We thank all of the members who have supported our efforts over the years and hope that you will enjoy this volume as much as those of past years. Membership Fees for the 2004-2005 Season are Now Due and Payable. Fees now are $35. 00 per annum and we solicit your continued support. If you did not send us the Mid-Summer issue's renewal coupon with a cheque, please do so as soon as possible. Kindly do NOT send it to the Editor; please address our Chief Purser, William R. Wilson, 173 Glenrose Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4T 1K7. If you do not renew, this is the last issue you will receive! In the New Member Department, we extend a hearty welcome to Donald Macmil lan, of Oakville, Ontario, and hope that he enjoys membership in T. M. H. S. We need new members, so if any of you know somebody who might be interes ted, please recommend T. M. H. S. to them. * * * * * * * ISSN 0318-014X