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The
H.L. McEwan Award
Herb
McEwan was one of the original handful who started OVAR back in 1961, and
contributed to the clubs growth in its formative years. When he died in
1967 it was a shock to the membership as he was the first to pass on. A
committee was formed to establish an award in his memory. The committee
decided the annual award would be given to individuals who made an
outstanding contribution to the hobby of railroading.
As
time passed other members died, and Joe Thomas suggested the award should
honour all deceased members. The committee agreed, and with each
presentation in June we remember all of the members who have passed on to
greater glory.
The
trophy awarded is an HO scale business car, painted and lettered in the
livery of Herb McEwan¹s railway, the “Southern Shore”. The cars are
numbered consecutively from no. 1, awarded in 1968, to the present time.
Each car is hand-built by an OVAR member and has a small brass plaque on
the car side bearing the name of the recipient.
From
1968 to 1993, nominations for and presentations of the Herb McEwan Award
were performed by a three-person selection committee. But as OVAR grew in
size, it was decided in 1994 to open the nomination process to the entire
membership and that the nominator should make the presentation to the
winner.
Today
nominations are taken at the April and May dinner meeting and the award is
presented at the June meeting. The
June display theme is reserved for passed winners to display their cars as
well as the trophy plaques that bare all of winners’ names and dates.
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Recipients
of the McEwan Award
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Car No.
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Year
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Recipient
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1
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1968
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Joe
Thomas
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2
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1969
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Bob
Craig
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3
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1970
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Adrian
French
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4
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1971
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“Toots”
Eggert
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5
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1972
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Bill
Williams Sr.
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6
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1973
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Doug
McKenzie
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7
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1974
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Tom
Hood
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8
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1975
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Dave
Knowles
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9
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1976
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Brian
Ludlow
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10
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1977
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Reg
Bilodeau
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11
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1978
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Jim
Jarrett
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12
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1979
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Al
Craig
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13
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1980
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Tony
Chinery
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14
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1981
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Odfried
Wendler
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15
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1982
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Bill
Scobie
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16
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1983
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Tony
Mitchelson
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17
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1984
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Jim
Simpson
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18
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1985
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Ross
Peever
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19
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1986
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Omer
Lavallée
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20
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1987
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Bill
Erwin
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21
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1988
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Michel
Boucher
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22
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1989
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Bruce
Curry
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23
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1990
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David
Stremes
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24
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1991
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Brian
Earl
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25
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1992
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David
Venables
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26
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1993
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Ron
Shurtliff
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27
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1994
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Carl
Swail
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28
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1995
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Ken
Healy
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29
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1996
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Jim
Nelson
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30
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1997
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Stew
Waldron
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31
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1998
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David
Steer
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32
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1999
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Marty
Phillips
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33
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2000
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Steve
Adamson
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34
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2001
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Angus
Palmer
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35
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2002
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Mike Hamer
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36
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2003
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Peter Nesbitt
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37
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2004
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Earl Roberts
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38
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2005
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Roger Eaton
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39 |
2006 |
John
LeBlanc |
| 40 |
2007 |
Jacques
Thuot |
| 41 |
2008 |
Grant
Knowles |
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Ottawa
Valley Associated Railroaders
