BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:*FB - Food Bank Collection Speaker Introduction:  Jennifer Spe aker Thanks:  Elaine   Hope Air is the only national charity filling a m assive healthcare system gap. While we have universal healthcare\, we don ’t have universal access to that healthcare. The medical treatments star t when you show up at the clinic or the hospital. Hope Air provides free f lights\, accommodation\, and meal vouchers for Canadians in need who requ ire medical treatments far from home. Over half of Hope Air patients would either have to borrow money\, delay\, or simply cancel their life-giving medical treatments. Please feel free to contact me anytime you would like more information on the charity. Meanwhile\, their website is HopeAir.ca   About Sylvio Roy Sylvio was born and raised in New Brunswick. He receiv ed a flying scholarship through the Air Cadet programme\, where he attaine d his Private pilot's license at the age of 17.  He enrolled in the Canad ian Armed Forces in 1982. He went to the Royal Military College and gradua ted in 1986 with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with a focus on comm unication systems.   After graduation\, in 1987\, he worked as the System Standard and Training Officer at the Sydney (Nova Scotia) Radar Station\, as part of NORAD. In 1988\, he moved to the National Defence Headquarter s in Ottawa to work as Satellite Communications Project Director. He did some postgraduate studies in SATCOM systems at the George Washington Unive rsity. In 1991\, He went to Winnipeg for postgraduate studies at the Schoo l of Aerospace Systems. Upon graduation\, he remained as an instructor unt il 1994. This was followed by a posting to Cold Lake\, Alberta\, at the Ae rospace and Engineering Establishment. This unit deals with all the RCAF f light testing. Sylvio was responsible for the operation and maintenance of the instrumented flight testing range.   In 1996\, he started training a s a military pilot and obtained his  RCAF wings standard in 1998. He was posted in Trenton\, flying the CC-130 Hercules at 436 Squadron from 1998 t o 2004 in the role of Strategic and Tactical Air Transport with a tour in Afghanistan in 2003. From 2004 until 2007\, he flew the CC-130 Hercules at 424 Squadron in the role of Search and Rescue. He retired from the RCAF a s Operations Officer and Chief Training Officer after 25 years (and 4 days ) of service.   In 2007 in was hired by Air Canada to fly the Airbus 320\ , which he did for 15 years.    Since having been retired from Air Canad a\, Sylvio did some casual teaching at Seneca College for one year\, and i s currently teaching on an occasional basis at Cygnet Aviation Academy and some contract work at the base.   Sylvio is also an active member of the Kingston Rotary Club. He is involved with the International Service Commi ttee as well as the Fraud Awareness Committee.   His involvement with Hop e Air has earned him the “Volunteer Pilot of the Year” award and the " Dave McElroy” award\, which he co-earned with his wife\, Lori Sweet\, wh o is also a Rotarian.   Sylvio is happily married to Lori Sweet\, and bet ween them\, they have 4 adult children.   DTEND:20250820T040000Z DTSTAMP:20261021T131727Z DTSTART:20250820T040000Z LOCATION:BW Fireside Inn (Bistro Stefan) SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Silvio Roy (Hope Air) *FB UID:bc06c153-bafd-4d56-859a-cee96a8bd30e X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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Speaker Introduction:  \;Jennifer
\nSpeaker Thanks:  \;Elaine

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Hope Ai r is the only national charity filling a massive \;healthcare system g ap. While we have universal healthcare\, we don&rsquo\;t have universal ac cess to that healthcare. The medical treatments start when you show up at the clinic or the hospital. Hope Air provides free flights\, accommodation \, and meal vouchers \;for Canadians in need who require medical treat ments far from home. Over half of Hope Air patients would either have to b orrow money\, delay\, or simply cancel their life-giving medical treatment s. Please feel free to contact me anytime you would like more information on the charity. Meanwhile\, their website is \;HopeAir.ca

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About Sylvio Roy
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Sylvio w as born and raised in New Brunswick. He received a flying scholarship thro ugh the Air Cadet programme\, where he attained his Private pilot'\;s l icense at the age of 17. \; He enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces i n 1982. He went to the Royal Military College and graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with a focus on communication systems.
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After gra duation\, in 1987\, he worked as the System Standard and Training Officer at the Sydney (Nova Scotia) Radar Station\, as part \;of NORAD. In 198 8\, he moved to the National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa \;to work as Satellite Communications Project Director. He did some postgraduate stu dies in SATCOM systems at the George Washington University. In 1991\, He w ent to Winnipeg for postgraduate studies at the School of Aerospace System s. Upon graduation\, he remained as an instructor until 1994. This was fol lowed by a posting to Cold Lake\, Alberta\, at the Aerospace and Engineeri ng Establishment. This unit deals with all the RCAF flight testing. Sylvio was responsible for the operation and maintenance of the instrumented fli ght testing range.
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In 1996\, he started training as a military pilot and obtained hi s  \;RCAF wings standard in 1998. He was posted in Trenton\, flying th e CC-130 Hercules at 436 Squadron from 1998 to 2004 in the role of Strateg ic and Tactical Air Transport with a tour in Afghanistan in 2003. From 200 4 until 2007\, he flew the CC-130 Hercules at 424 Squadron in the role of Search and Rescue. He retired from the RCAF as Operations Officer and Chie f Training Officer after 25 years (and 4 days) of service.\n\n
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In 2007 in was hired by A ir Canada to fly the Airbus 320\, which he did for 15 years. \;
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Since having bee n retired from Air Canada\, Sylvio did some casual teaching at Seneca Coll ege for one year\, and is currently teaching on an occasional basis at Cyg net Aviation Academy and some contract work at the base.\n\n
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Sylvio is also an active me mber of the Kingston Rotary Club. He is involved with the International Se rvice Committee as well as the Fraud Awareness Committee.\n\n
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His involvement with Hope Air has earned him the &ldquo\;Volunteer Pilot of the Year&rdquo\; award a nd the "\;Dave McElroy&rdquo\; award\, which he co-earned with his wif e\, Lori Sweet\, who is also a Rotarian.
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Sylvio is happily married to Lori Sweet\, a nd between them\, they have 4 adult children.
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