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Canadian Power Squadron

Escadrilles canadiennes de plaisance

Canadian Power Squadron

Power Squadron Burgees in Quebec
75th Anniversary Flag

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Canadian Power Squadron

Canadian Power & Sail Squadrons (CPS)/Escadrilles de plaisances canadiennes (EPC) is a nationwide organization of boating enthusiasts. Their aim is to increase boating safety and enjoyment by providing instruction in all phases of seamanship and navigation, both power and sail.

It is a charitable, membership-type organization, incorporated under the Companies Act of Canada. Except for a small, paid staff - all teaching and administrative work is done by volunteers. CPS is non-governmental, non-regulatory and non-military. It is not restricted to boat owners, nor owners of large yachts. Purely and simply, it is a dedicated group interested in increasing safety and pleasure on the waterways, through education.

United States Power Squadrons (USPS) spread into Canada with the formation of the Windsor Power Squadron in 1938. The concept continued to grow, with the Canadian Squadrons later forming their own organization - Canadian Power Squadrons. The name was later changed to Canadian Power & Sail Squadrons to reflect the broadening interests of all boaters.

Source: Canadian Power Squadron at http://www.cps-ecp.ca/
Marc Pasquin, 18 August 2004

by Marc Pasquin, 23 March 2005
Source: Canadian Power Squadron handbook

The flag used by the regular members of the organisation is: 3x5 with 9 vertical bars alternating in colours starting with dark blue then white, a slightly crooked red maple leaf with blue veins and a large white fimibriation is centered overall. A photography in their catalogue show quite clearly that it is not just a small white line around the leaf.
Marc Pasquin, 23 March 2005

by Marc Pasquin, 23 March 2005
Source: Canadian Power Squadron handbook

The flag used by the lifetime members of the organisation:. 3x5 with 9 vertical bars alternating in colours starting with dark blue then white, a slightly crooked red maple leaf with blue veins and a large yellow fimibriation is centered overall. A bit hard to tell exactly how large the yellow part is supposed to be but one would assume it is the same as the white one in the regular member's flag.
Marc Pasquin, 23 March 2005

Power Squadron Burgees in Quebec

Outaouais (district maisonneuve)

by Marc Pasquin

The outaouais region is the the region closest to the border with ontario and psome of it is classified as part of the national capital region (ottawa).

Richelieu (district cartier)

by Marc Pasquin

The fortification might be the fort of Chambly.

Rabaska (district cartier)

by Marc Pasquin

Based in Drummondville

les écluses (district cartier)

by Marc Pasquin

The word "écluse" is french for the entry to a "water-elevator", a canal being flooded then emptied to allow a boat to be lowered along a river. This is probably was is represented by the red design.
Marc Pasquin, 18 August 2004

75th Anniversary Flag

image located by Peter Edwards, 22 July 2019

Flag: Rectangle. Same shape, proportions, and design as for regular members except the maple leaf is not fimbriated and is charged with a gold, fimbriated white, numeral 75. The first blue bar is charged with the white date 1938 and the last blue bar with the white date 2013.

"75th Anniversary Flag Relay
The Journey: [May 5 - October 26, 2013] Canadian Power Squadron (CPS) had its beginning with Windsor Power Squadron in 1938. Three members of the Windsor Yacht Club (WYC) took the Junior Piloting Course at the Detroit Yacht Club with the Detroit Power Squadron in 1937 (WYC Founded in 1937) and instructed the first course in Windsor at the WYC in 1938. In honour of this 75th milestone in our history, two specially designed CPS anniversary flags will arrive by boat from the US depicting where we grew from. These will be delivered by USPS Chief Commander John Alter and received by CPS Chief Commander Richard Bee on May 5th at WYC, blessed by Fr. Stan Fraser and will then begin their journey…. one West to Vancouver Island, BC and one East to Avalon, Nfld. Stopping in each CPS District and hopefully most Squadrons during their journey, the flags will return to the CPS Annual General Meeting in Toronto on October 26th where we will be culminating our 75th anniversary celebrations. One flag will be retained by CPS and the other will travel to the United States Power Squadrons (USPS) 100th anniversary celebration in January 2014 to symbolize the importance of the role that USPS had in our beginning and our growth…. eventually coast to coast."
Source: accessed 21 July 2019, https://cpsboat.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/271/
Peter Edwards, 21 July 2019