Community Service
Fedeli served 10 terms on the board of the North Bay and District Chamber of Commerce, including President in 1986. When the Federal government moved 414 Squadron from Canadian Forces Base North Bay in 1992, most of the facilities were deemed surplus. While part of the complex was demolished, some of the base’s airfield facilities were sold to the non-profit Air Base Property Corporation in 1996, of which Fedeli served as the dollar-a-year Chairman from inception until 2002. This period included a lawsuit against the Canadian government which resulted in a $3 million award to ABPC. The court settlement allowed the corporation to repair, enhance and market the property, as well as reimburse Fedeli for expenses he had incurred personally to keep ABPC alive. In large part because of his work with the ABPC Fedeli was named North Bay’s Citizen of the Year in 1999. Fedeli has also received the Rotary International Paul Harris Fellowship in 1999, and was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee medal in 2002.
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