From what I remember CPY was parked on the other side of the field at YXY when I first there in 71 just after GNA folded. I think it might have ended up operating for Northward afterwards but I am not sure (CUE was one for sure). My funniest day in YXY was a friday morning - Grey Cup weekend, after we had cx''d the Electra trip the night before (yeah I was with IJA for 9 years)due to wx. There had been about a 4 hour delay and all the pax had headed up to the Chalet for warm and cheer. After we announced that the trip was cx''d they were supposed to come and get all their bags. This went well until a certain tool salesman from that company with the shiny wrenched got p''d off at the base manager and they almost came to blows. The next day just prior to the
IJA departure, Northward came smoking back onto the ramp for the 3rd day in a row with one shut down on the -3. As it taxys in the toolman approached the IJA counter and gets in an argument with the IJA base Mgr who promptly refuses him boarding. Then the pilot from the -3 walks in screaming at the NWard base manager - a great guy named Pat Ives - throws his brain bag across the counter - wipes out everything on the desk and storms out.
It was like stereo between the two counters with scraming managers,customers,and pilots. A fun day in the Great White North
