In This Issue:

• WINNIPEG CENTRE OBSERVATORY
• Ladies and Gentlemen, Meet Franklyn Shinn
• DUE$ DUE
• Nominations for RASC Officers 1978–1979
• Nominations Invited for RASC Service Award
• The Ken Chilton Prize
• RASC Membership Fees Not Tax Deductible
• Abolish Duty on Telescopes, Please!
• Post Office Delays October Publications
• Castle Frederick, Nova Scotia
• Astronomy Downdate   Dr. Jack Winzer
• 1978 Observing and Display Competition
• Nova S-1, A Black Hole Confirmed   Roy L. Bishop
• Bloc de guidage à logique COS/MOS   Alphonse Tardif
• From Telescope to Observatory   Gregory E. Bailey
• The Christmas Sky   Dora Russell
• News from Eastern Centres   Barry Matthews
• Centres Français   Damien Lemay
• Halifax Centre Holds Camping / Observing Weekend   Randall Brooks
• L'Envoi