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Messages

President’s Message 

By Robert Shaw

Executive Director’s Message 

By John Levi

Features

Another Successful Chapter in the Long History of Halifax Shipyard:
The Eric Raude 

By Cheryl Rego

Welding in Canada Enters the 21st Century 

By Cheryl Rego

Welding Education:
While Many Good Programs Exist, More are Needed in Canada 

By Cheryl Rego

Canadian Welding Bureau News 

New Appointments in CWB Group 

Technical Papers

Weld Cracking in 6XXX Series Aluminum 

By Bruce James, Gooderham Centre for Industrial Learning

Increasing the Strength of GMA Welds in 6000 Series Aluminum Alloys 

By W.H.S. Lawson and H.W. Kerr

Electrode Storage Condition Effects on Diffusible Hydrogen in SMAW Deposits 

By A.K. Duncan and B.M. Patchett

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