1.   The President brought the Meeting to order at 19:35 hours. The following members were present: 
 

3.   The minutes of the previous meeting 19 Feb 1999 were read by the secretary. There were no omissions or errors. 
Moved by the secretary that the minutes be adopted as read. Seconded by Rick Selka.          Carried.

4.   The treasurer indicated there is $4225.46  in the bank..

5.   Reports:  

Secretary:    Currently the renewal rate stands at 188, renewals trickling in slowly. 

Entertainment:   Hoo Doo McFiggens  booked for Friday, April 9th, 1999, 12:00 for lunch. All submariners welcome.

Slops: Jackets have been ordered.

876 Class reactivation:  Larry Smith gave an overview on types of training for this class of submarine in the UK. 
Most of the logistical problems for the first wave of trainees have been overcome. Depending the trade, classroom 
training ranges from 3 weeks (cooks) to 8 months (tech trades). On completion of classroom training, "on hands"
qualification training will begin on the new submarines in Barrow.

Presentation:  Tom Murray presented the rum tank taken off HMCS Ojibwa in 1972. He gave a brief history of the 
rum tank, how he obtained it for two jars of coffee, how it was installed on a small boat as a fresh water tank which 
later sank. Tom lost track of the rum tank when he left the Navy in the mid 70's to become a member of the police force. 
He indicated a couple of his friends found the rum tank in the sunken boat of Boutlier's Point in about 30 ft of water. 
They recovered the tank and gave it to Tom.
 
6.     Old Business:  

Perley Hospital volunteers: The President will talk to the rotation coordinator at the hospital to see if a better rotation 
can be obtained. He said we will give it another month and all volunteers will be contacted.

Sherm Embree, Mike Young and LCdr Holt gave a report on the submarine museum feasibility study. The most  feasible 
route is by water and various costs have been identified. The complete report will appear in the next news letter after 
presentation to the war museum staff. Sherm Embree indicated the museum requires numbers on who will be at the next 
meeting and any specific agenda items members would like brought up. These numbers can be passed to the President or 
Secretary by the 13th of April.     

7.   New Business:  Nil

It was moved that the meeting be adjourned at 20:35 by Fred Glover, seconded by Tom Murray.      Carried. 

The winner of the 50/50 draw was Chris Melowsky,  the member was not present. The sum of $62.00  is carried over 
to the next meeting.  

Next meeting is on  20 Apr 99,  future meetings  18 May 99, 21 Sep 99.