NEWS.......

Our Hours are changing .......................

With our new changes for the Exhibit, a delayed opening this Spring has resulted.  We will open for weekend hours starting Saturday May 4th at 12:00 PM  to 4:00PM. These weekend hours will continue until the May long weekend. 

 

Thank you for your support of the Exhibit operation, and we will continue to assess if we can provide visitors with a special opening time upon request through email gimligliderinfo@gmail.com.      

 

THE GIMLI GLIDER EXHIBIT TEAM

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THE GIMLI GLIDER EXHIBIT VOLUNTEER TEAM WANTS TO THANK SUSAN AND PETER HOLFEUR FOR ALL OF OUR ADDITIONAL ICE FEST VOLUNTEERS,  WHO MADE OUR TWO DAY EVENT SO SUCCESSFUL.

 

MONDAY AT THE EXHIBIT WAS ANOTHER EXTREMELY BUSY DAY AND WE ARE CATCHING OUR BREATH AND TAKING CARE OF "BUSINESS" AS THEY SAY WITH A SHORT BREAK.  

 

WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WONDERFUL FEEDBACK AND WANT TO  ACKNOWLEDGE THE LOCAL PARTICIPATION IN THIS FAMOUS GIMLI HISTORY!

 

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR MAJOR SPONSOR RONA NORTH GROUP, OWNER MARC PALSSON.  NOURA HOSTING US AT THE LS AIRWAYS HANGAR, AND THE AMAZING WINNIPEG SPORTS CAR CLUB WHO HAVE BEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR 50 YEARS FOR PROVIDING THE GREAT SUNDAY EVENT AT THE LANDING SITE OF THE GIMLI GLIDER.

 

THANK YOU TO OUR MLA DEREK JOHNSON, TRAVEL MANITOBA PRESIDENT AND CEO COLIN FERGUSON, WESTSHORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION PRESIDENT DAVID DOUGLAS, COUNCILLORS ANDY DAMM AND RICHARD PETROWSKI FOR GIVING US THEIR TIME TO PARTICIPATE  AT THE FUNDRAISING DINNER SATURDAY.

 

GIMLI GLIDER EXHIBIT TEAM AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

 

What's Happening on July 23 Gimli Glider Day!!

THE WINNIPEG SPORTS CAR CLUB has also achieved a remarkable anniversary of 50 years within our Community operating at the Gimli Motorsport Park. Their members wish to host the reunion day of the famous aviation history.  Attending will be the local participants, Capt. Pearson and others from Flight 143. To be unveiled is the planned commemorative item at the site.  SUNDAY JULY 23RD. 

              GATES OPEN AT 4:00 PM         Limited Seating Bring your lawn chair.       Public Welcome

Link to the Winnipeg Sports Car Club      https://www.wscc.mb.ca/

 

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2023 WORLD POLICE & FIRE GAMES - WINNIPEG

The Gimli Glider Museum has registered as a "Friends of the Games" in support of the 2023 World Police & Fire Games.  These Games are to be held in Winnipeg from July 28 to August 6, 
2023.  They are expecting 20,000 athletes and family members to arrive in Winnipeg for these Games.  Also there will be 3,000 volunteers.  All will be given a list of  the "Friends of the Games" to enjoy on their stay in Winnipeg & surrounding areas.

 

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CELEBRATE WITH US, 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LANDING

JULY 22 & 23 2023!

Within this Newsletter is just the beginning of our confirmed event details for the Milestone 40^TH Anniversary taking place Saturday, July 22^nd and Sunday, 23^rd.

Our Gimli Glider team is experiencing high interest in this Anniversary and we will attempt to answer some of the frequently asked questions. We appreciate the public interest and are working towards a memory making weekend.

One overlooked particular facet of the history that we often speak about is directed towards the amount of local participation.

The unexpected arrival of a huge passenger aircraft on a small-town decommissioned airstrip, found shoeless passengers deplaning down the chutes, leaving their belongs behind in the silent giant of a plane.

Greeted by Winnipeg Sports Car Club members and their families, they immediately began bringing forward, tables and chairs. Local members of the police and fire assisted with the unfolding scene. Discussion began of how to transport and accommodate passengers thru the next coming hours. Gimli hospital staff had been alerted to the possible passenger care and needs from the landing.

All of this local participation was happening while awaiting the arrival in Gimli of Air Canada staff to take care of their passengers, local people providing the necessary comfort and aid.

We will place a commemorative plaque in the area of the racetrack where the nose of the famous Gimli Glider Aircraft came to rest, and invite to be present those participants that were at the racetrack that evening, to be acknowledged for their participation.

The public will be invited to attend Sunday the 40^th Anniversary, July 23^rd, as we hold the ceremony jointly with the Winnipeg Sports Car Club. Pilot Capt. Bob Pearson will install the plaque at the landing site. Capt. Pearson will be accompanied by other flight crew from that evening and passengers. We will, in a future website notice, list names of the attending participants, both local and on the aircraft.

 

DINNER EVENT SATURDAY, JULY 22

Revisiting the evening 40 years ago will be a theme for this night. There was a large Gimli High School reunion dinner and dance taking place in the area of the airstrip. So many of our visitors have reminisced about their attendance that evening.

We have been offered the use of a large hangar runway side and are thrilled to accept this offer and revisit as best we can the memories of that evening. Dinner, dance, and speakers will be part of this evening, a list to reserve tickets is now in place and a further notice with more details (price), will be coming forth within the next month as we finalize a budget for the evening. A CRA Tax Receipt will be provided to attendees for the donation funds portion that go towards the operation of the Manitoba Registered Non Profit Organization, and a Federal Charitable Gimli Glider Museum (Operating as Gimli Glider Exhibit).

Wishing to be placed on the 40^th Anniversary tickets reserved list? Please contact us through our website, www.gimliglider.org, Contact Us Page (email gimligliderinfo@gmail.com). Individuals from last year’s event are already on this list, and have no need to reconfirm their attendance.

This information is just the start of more website and Facebook notices as we progress towards this event weekend. If you wish to be placed on an “E Mail information notice list” please let us know through our website, www.gimliglider.org, Contact Us Page (email gimligliderinfo@gmail.com).

 

 

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The Gimli Glider Exhibit is looking for summer volunteers...

Does the Gimli Glider story interest you?

Do you have an interest in aviation?

Do you enjoy meeting people from around the world?

Are you available for 1 or 2 shifts per week?

Are you at least 18 years old?

If your answer is "YES" to those questions, and you're interested in becoming a volunteer, send an email to gimliglider2015@gmail.com for more information...