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HISTORICAL RECORDS OF ELECTED PRESIDENTS AND ANNUAL MEETINGS
Meeting Year/ Location of Meeting/ President Elected/
1909 Grand Rapids, Michigan J. Thompson, Toronto, Ontario
1st 1909 Toronto, Ontario A.B. Ten Eyck, Hamilton, Ontario
2nd 1910 Toronto, Ontario J. Aitkens, London, Ontario
3rd 1911 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario J.S. France, Woodstock, Ontario
4th 1912 Woodstock, Ontario J.N. Wetmore, Windsor, Ontario
5th 1913 Kingston, Ontario A.S. Kappelle, Stratford, Ontario
6th 1914 Stratford, Ontario E.F. Earl, Milton, Ontario
**Name changed to Dominion Association of Fire Chiefs in 1915/Nom changé à L’Association des chefs d’incendie du Dominion
7th 1915 Ottawa, Ontario J.W. Graham, Ottawa, Ontario
8th 1916 Windsor, Ontario J.E. Buchanan, Winnipeg, Manitoba
9th 1917 Port Arthur/Ft. William, Ontario J. Corbett, Toronto, Ontario
10th 1918 Toronto, Ontario R. Pritchard, Chatham, Ontario
11th 1919 Calgary, Alberta E. Berthiaume, Trois Rivieres, Québec
12th 1920 Saint Thomas, Ontario T.E. Heath, Saksatoon, Saskatchewan
13th 1921 Trois-Rivieres, Québec L. Smart, Calgary, Alberta
14th 1922 Chatham, Ontario J.H. Carlisle, Vancouver, British Columbia
15th 1923 Vancouver, British Columbia A. Dubeau, Verdun, Québec
16th 1924 Port Arthur, Ontario R. McLeod, Port Arthur, Ontario
17th 1925 Hamilton, Ontario W. Hardy, Lethbridge, Alberta
18th 1926 Windsor, Ontario A. Tessier, Hull, Québec
19th 1927 Hull, Québec G.M. Brady, North Bay, Ontario
20th 1928 Kingston, Ontario R. Harrington, Montréal, Québec
21st 1929 Cobourg, Ontario W.J. Phillips, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
22nd 1930 Port Arthur, Ontario F.E. Thompson, New Liskeard, Ontario
23rd 1931 Shawinigan Falls, Québec R. Gauthier, Montréal, Québec
24th 1932 Halifax, Nova Scotia H. Guerin, Kitchener, Ontario
25th 1933 Peterborough, Ontario R.P. Dey, Pembroke, Ontario
26th 1934 London, Ontario J.W. Churchill, Halifax, Nova Scotia
27th 1935 Brockville, Ontario R. Beaulieu, Québec City, Québec
28th 1936 Windsor, Ontario C.J. DeFields, Windsor, Ontario
29th 1937 Oshawa, Ontario J. Hartley, Brockville, Ontario
30th 1938 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario N. Logval, Shawinigan Falls, Québec
31st 1939 Saint Thomas, Ontario M. Smith, South Porcupine, Ontario
32nd 1940 Brantford, Ontario G. Gimblett, Peterborough, Ontario
33rd 1941 Peterborough, Ontario W.A. Spalding, Preston, Ontario
34th 1942 Kitchener, Ontario E. Woods, York Township, Ontario
35th 1943 St. Catharines, Ontario G.Goodwin, Milton, Ontario
36th 1944 Québec City, Québec W.L. Andrews, Sudbury, Ontario
37th 1945 Windsor, Ontario W.J. Walsh, Campbellton, New Brunswick
38th 1946 Timmins, Ontario A. Mickie, Lachine, Québec
39th 1947 London, Ontario H. Walton, New Toronto, Ontario
40th 1948 Lethbridge, Alberta C.Vince, Guelph, Ontario
41st 1949 Ottawa, Ontario R.C. McRonald, London, Ontario
42nd 1950 Victoria, British Columbia T. Paveling, East York, Ontario
43rd 1951 London, Ontario S. Robinson, Kapuskasing, Ontario
44th 1952 Saint John, New Brunswick C.G. Burnett, Ottawa, Ontario
45th 1953 Toronto, Ontario F. Kpremont, Arvida, Québec
46th 1954 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan W. Short, Lethbridge, Alberta
**Name changed to Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs in 1954/Nom changé à L’Association canadiennes des chefs de pompiers 1954
47th 1955 Sagenay, Québec B. Wade, Kentville, Nova Scotia
48th 1956 Vancouver, British Columbia A Burch, St. Catharines, Ontario
49th 1957 Kentville, Nova Scotia H. Bird, Vancouver, British Columbia
50th 1958 Hamilton, Ontario K. Putnam, Kitchener, Ontario
51st 1959 Windsor, Ontario P. Donahue, Sherbrooke, Québec
52nd 1960 Calgary, Alberta W. Redmon, Flin Flon, Manitoba
53rd 1961 Kitchener, Ontario R. Swanborough, Hamilton, Ontario
54th 1962 Sherbrooke, Québec D.S. Dunnet, Winnipeg, Manitoba
55th 1963 Winnipeg, Manitoba M.C. Mathers, London, Ontario
56th 1964 Peterborough, Ontario H. Knight, Saint John, New Brunswick
57th 1965 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan C.L. Upper, Welland, Ontario
58th 1966 Saint John, New Brunswick T.G. Lennon, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
59th 1967 Montréal, Québec G.H. Brundige, Halifax, Nova Scotia
60th 1968 Kelowna, British Columbia A.E. Parker, Peterborough, Ontario
61st 1969 Hamilton, Ontario E.C. Harper, Westmount, Québec
62nd 1970 Halifax, Nova Scotia J. Graham, Edmonton, Alberta
63rd 1971 Calgary, Alberta C.E. Findlay, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
64th 1972 Kingston, Ontario W.Drew, Thunder Bay, Ontario
65th 1973 London, Ontario J.B. Bourque, Laval, Québec
66th 1974 Winnipeg, Manitoba C.M.W. Shewan, Winnipeg, Manitoba
67th 1975 Mississauga, Ontario W.G. MacDonald, Ottawa, Ontario
68th 1976 Vancouver, British Columbia W.G. MacDonald, Ottawa, Ontario
69th 1977 Québec City, Québec E.A. Johnston, Kitchener, Ontario
70th 1978 Regina, Saskatchewan E.A. Johnston, Kitchener, Ontario
71st 1979 Halifax, Nova Scotia P.R. Clark, Saint John, New Brunswick
72nd 1980 Calgary, Alberta P.R. Clark, Saint John, New Brunswick
73rd 1981 Toronto, Ontario B.A. Bonser, Toronton, Ontario
74th 1982 Winnipeg, Manitoba B.A. Bonser, Toronton, Ontario
75th 1983 Sudbury, Ontario W.A. Cleaver, Surrey, British Columbia
76th 1984 Vancouver, British Columbia L.G.W. MacLean, Ottawa, Ontario
77th 1985 Ottawa, Ontario L.G. Saltmarsh, Hamilton, Ontario
78th 1986 Saint John, New Brunswick L.G. Saltmarsh, Hamilton, Ontario
79th 1987 Edmonton, Alberta Tom Powell, Fredericton, New Brunswick
80th 1988 Kitchener, Ontario Tom Powell, Scarborough, Ontario
81st 1989 Montréal, Québec Major C. McNeil, Borden, Ontario
82nd 1990 Halifax, Nova Scotia G. Bentley, Mississauga, Ontario
83rd 1991 Winnipeg, Manitoba D. Pamplin, Vancouver, British Columbia
84th 1992 Calgary, Alberta G. Perron, Ottawa, Ontario
85th 1993 Québec City, Québec M. Forget, Dorval, Québec
86th 1994 Hamilton, Ontario G. Green, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
87th 1995 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan G.G. Green, RMH
88th 1996 Edmonton, Alberta W.J. Hewitt, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
89th 1997 Saint John, New Brunswick W.J. Hewitt, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
90th 1998 Penticton, British Columbia J. Denault, Sherbrooke, Québec (4 mths)
D.F. Warden, Wasaga Beach, Ontario
91st 1999 Halifax, Nova Scotia D.F. Warden, Wasaga Beach, Ontario
92nd 2000 Montréal, Québec D.F. Warden, Wasaga Beach, Ontario
93rd 2001 London, Ontario K.Kelly, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
94th 2002 Calgary, Alberta K.Kelly, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
95th 2003 Mississauga, Ontario K.Kelly, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
96th 2004 St. John’s, Newfoundland K.Kelly, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
97th 2005 Richmond, British Columbia M. Eddy, Halifax, Nova Scotia
98th 2006 Halifax, Nova Scotia M.Eddy, Halifax, Nova Scotia
99th 2007 Niagara Falls, Ontario P. Burke, Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office
100th 2008 Whitehorse, Yukon P. Burke, Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office
101st 2009 Winnipeg, Manitoba B.Burrell, Calgary Fire Department
102nd 2010 Saint John, New Brunswick B. Burrell, Calgary Fire Department
103rd 2011 Calgary, Alberta Fire Chief Robert Simonds
104th 2012 St. John’s, Newfoundland Fire Chief Robert Simonds
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