While it may all be formalities, the October 28 annual meeting of the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum Society marks another milestone in a dedicated group of volunteers’ efforts to capture the aviation heritage of Greenwood’s Royal Canadian Air Force mission.
Board chairman Ian Patrick described how, in 30 years as the current society structure, plus another, earlier, two years under a different name; the museum has created a space that tells a real, local story.
“We’ve had senior leadership who come in to visit and say, ‘You have the best museum in the Canadian Armed Forces,’” Patrick said. “And it’s not our size, but what we do with what we have and how it’s displayed. People really feel they have an idea of who is here in Greenwood, that they did live and work here, with the ‘stuff’ that is here.”
Many of the society’s early volunteers are gone, but their contributions to creating the feel of the GMAM remain, Patrick said, alongside the continuing contributions of today’s volunteers.
“Thank you, and I hope we continue with the camaraderie and quality of work we’ve been doing for 32 years into our next year. Thank you so much for your service.
Returned to the GMAM Society board were chairman Ian Patrick, president Brian Handley, vice-president Perry Matte, treasurer Doug Butt, secretary Bert Campbell and directors Joan Patrick, Malcolm Uhlman, Steve Gentles and Bob Johnson.
The society filed its financial report, as of the end of March 2025, reporting a balance of $25,767. A good portion of that was a donation as the Royal Canadian Air Force Association 107 (Valley) Wing dissolved and distributed its holdings.
