I had the privilege of knowing Gord close to 40 years as we both worked at TransCanada Corp. In the mid 70’s Gord was a young technician stationed at Bracebridge and I was a junior engineer. An engineering colleague and I were assigned the task of measuring noise levels at several compressor stations including Bracebridge in an attempt to mitigate anticipated noise complaints from the ever encroaching population, so we asked Gord for his guidance. In his typical friendly but skeptical manner he offered to help with the noise survey and try to find a solution. Gord grilled us with regard to the possible technical noise abatement solutions and continued to be suspicious of our answers. Over the subsequent years a fair effort was made to reduce noise emissions with technology solutions. However, as Gord predicted, the real solution was to purchase buffer lands which the corporation ultimately did and created a public park. In the early 90’s TransCanada was an active participant in the Non-Utility Generation business in Ontario and had successfully secured power purchase contracts for a number of power plants to be constructed. Because of Gord’s recognized expertise with gas turbine compressor drives it was a natural evolution for him to apply his skills to gas turbine generators on the power generation business side of the corporation. Gord excelled in the power business and started as Assistant Plant Manager at the Nipigon power plant. In 1993 Gord moved to the Toronto office where he worked tirelessly and held several key positions including construction manager, commissioning manager, operations manager as well as serving on operating committees. As one would expect, construction and operational problems were encountered with the new power plants as contractors experienced delays and made claims for extra payments. As well, the power plant equipment, in many cases, fell short of the manufacturer’s guarantees. As construction manager, Gord tackled construction delays and extra claims by routinely and aggressively asserting the contract language, taking little account of excuses and always helping to find constructive and fair solutions to the construction delays. In instances where the manufacturer failed to deliver the promised performance; Gord would waste no time and get directly to the suppliers decision makers in order to negotiate both financial and technical compensation. Gord was as comfortable and effective at the negotiating table dealing with executives as he was in the field working with his staff on innovative technical fixes. In recognition of Gord’s management and organizational skills together with his significant contributions to the success of the corporation’s power business he was appointed Director of Field Operations in 1998 and continued his work with his typical enthusiasm until his retirement in 2005. Gord was a good friend and will be missed by all who knew him.