Editors' Note / Note de la rédaction

Abstract

I write my last editor’s note feeling a mixture of relief and sentimentality. It was before Christmas in 2006 when the military historian, Jean Martin, at the Department of National Defence, approached my branch at Parks Canada, looking for someone enthusiastic to replace John Willis as the English-language secretary. Jean and I had represented our respective organizations on the inter-departmental heritage review committee that assigns heritage scores to federal buildings over 40 years in age, and from that experience I knew he would be easy to work with. Moreover, I had great respect for the CHA and fond memories of attending conferences over the years.With little arm-twisting, I concluded that this was a worthy cause and I put my name into the hat.About six months later I was meeting with Jean and John in one of the boardrooms of the Canadian Museum of Civilization. I had no idea what the next few years would yield, and no crystal ball to tell me that the CHA was on the cusp of a major transformation.