6th Division
| Year | Meet Dates | Meet City | Meet Site | Meet Highlights | Sponsor | Superintendent | Asst. Superintendent | Highball! Editor | Silver Spike | AP Chairman | |
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| 1965 | Red Deer | Founding meeting | Doug Yuill | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||||
| 1965 | Calgary | Caravan Motor Hotel | " | --- | --- | --- | --- | ||||
| 1966 | Edmonton | Bonaventure Hotel | NAR Dunvegan Yards | Eric Johnson | --- | Wolfe Kirchmeir | --- | --- | |||
| 1966 | Calgary | Trade Winds | 6th Division | " | --- | " | --- | --- | |||
| 1967 | Lethbridge | El Rancho | Lorne Unwin | --- | Mark Johnson | --- | --- | ||||
| 1967 | Sept 29,30 | Red Deer | Granada Inn | John Allen pink loco | " | --- | " | --- | --- | ||
| 1968 | May 11,12 | Edmonton | UofA - SUB | CN ride to Inland Cement | EMRB | Dave Chornell | --- | Dick Bide, Bob Gardner |
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| 1968 | Regina | Westwinds | CN Yard/ IPSCO (CPR 3101) |
Gordon Wilson, Alastair Preston |
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| 1969 | Calgary | Gord Johnson | --- | " | --- | Doug Wingfield, Jack Fishbourne |
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| 1969 | October 25 | Edmonton | Lion's Senior Centre | Don MacDonald/LRT | NAMR | " | --- | Dick Bide | --- | " | |
| 1970 | May 29, 30 | Lethbridge | Ericksons | LMRC | Bob Gardner | --- | " | --- | " | ||
| 1970 | Oct. 17,18 | Calgary | Highlander | Glenbow Foundation | CMT | Les Calvert | --- | " | --- | " | |
| 1971 | May 21-23 | Great Falls | Holiday Inn | Smelter Tour GN Yard |
Gord/Willy Lindquist; R. P. Ellis | " | --- | Ed Bishop | --- | Murray Farquharson | |
| 1971 | August 6-8 | Calgary | Palliser Hotel | PNR Regional/ C-Liner to the Spirals |
Bud Nelson | --- | " | --- | " | ||
| 1972 | May 26,27 | Edmonton | MacDonald Hotel | " | --- | Tony Lee | --- | " | |||
| 1972 | March 17 | Calgary | Brentwood Co-op Centre | " | --- | Willis Creighton | --- | " | |||
| 1973 | May 18-20 | Calgary | Planetarium | Omer Lavallee | CMT | Gord Johnson | --- | " | Bert Haynes | " | |
| 1973 | October 6-8 | Jasper | Jasper Park Lodge | $18/night @ Lodge | SBSL | " | --- | Pete Ellis | --- | " | |
| 1974 | May 17-19 | Lethbridge | Park Plaza | C-Liner Fan Trip "WetBridge" |
SAMR | Ernie Wasson | --- | " | Bob Gardner | " | |
| 1975 | May 16-18 | Great Falls | Ponderosa Inn | Jack Dykstra slide show; Milwaukee yard; Outdoor layout | Gord Lindquist, R.P. Ellis, Jack Dykstra | Frank Featherstone | --- | " | Gordon Lindquist | " | |
| 1976 | May 21-23 | Saskatoon | Western Development Museum | CN Shop Tour | SMRC | Bob Hadlow | --- | " | Gord Johnson | " | |
| 1977 | May 28,29 | Calgary | Highlander | No tours - rain | CMT? | " | --- | " | Lorne Unwin | " | |
| 1978 | May 26-28 | Edmonton | Northlands | Cromdale Shops | EMRA | " | --- | Ernie Chappell Jeff Adams |
Pete Ellis | Norm Gold | |
| 1979 | May 24-26 | Lethbridge | Lethbridge Lodge | Caboose trip - viaduct | Lethbridge Model RR Club | " | --- | Ernie Chappell | Ernie Chappell | " | |
| 1979 | July 16-21 | Calgary | Convention Centre | National! | Railroadeo Committee | " | --- | " | --- | " | |
| 1980 | May30-Jun1 | Regina | Sheraton Centre | RMRC | " | --- | " | Murray Farquharson | " | ||
| 1981 | May 15-17 | Great Falls | Rainbow Hotel | Pete Ellis BBQ; Andy Russell, painter | Jack Dykstra, R.P. Ellis | Gerry Quon | --- | " | Gerry & Nora Jean Quon | " | |
| 1982 | May 21-23 | Edmonton | Forum Inn | APRA Tour | EMRA | " | --- | Norm Gold | Bob Hadlow & Hans Madsen |
Rick Yaremko | |
| 1983 | May 20-23 | Hinton | Inn West | Coalbranch Tour | Jim Cooper | " | --- | " | Dale Sproule | " | |
| 1984 | May 25-27 | Moose Jaw | Harwood Hotel | CP Yard Tour | TCRC | Tony Lee | --- | Bob Sadler Eric Johnson |
Willis Creighton; Mark Johnson; Cal Sexsmith |
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| 1985 | May 17-19 | Saskatoon "Prairie Rails" |
Will Inns | CN Shop Tour | Prairie Rail Workshop/ Scale Rail Guild | Cal Sexsmith | --- | " | Jim Cooper | Ray Clifford | |
| 1985 | Bob Gardner(D) became the first MMR (#103) in the PNR's 6th Division | ||||||||||
| 1986 | May 17-18 | Edmonton | Edmonton Inn | "Midi-meet" | EMRA | " | --- | Al Peirce | Dave Chornell | ||
| 1986 | Aug 7-9 | Lethbridge | Lethbridge Lodge | PNR Regional | Lethbridge Model RR Club | " | --- | Al Peirce | Doug Wingfield | Dave Chornell | |
| 1987 | May 15-17 | Great Falls | Rainbow Hotel | Branchline Tour | R.P. Ellis, Jack Dykstra | " | --- | " | Tony Lee | " | |
| 1988 | May 20-22 | Calgary | Highlander | CP Intermodal | CMT | " | --- | " | Bill Sentes | Bill Tokaruk | |
| 1989 | May 19-21 | Regina | Sheraton Centre | Procor Shops; CP 3101 | EVRG | Wayne Wessner | --- | Garry MacMillan/Cal Sexsmith/ Dennis Fontaine | Allan Peirce | " | |
| 1990 | May 18-21 | Saskatoon | Sands Motor Inn | 100th Anniv of Rail to Saskatoon | PRW, SRG, SRHA | " | --- | " | Ken McMillan | " | |
| 1991 | May 18-20 | Edmonton | Chateau Louis | Calder shops/hump | EMRA | Glen Presley | --- | Ken Bullock | Bill Tokaruk | " | |
| 1992 | May 15-17 | Lethbridge | Gilbert Paterson School | Kipp Yard tour - Coalhurst | Lethbridge Model RR Club | " | --- | " | Glen Presley | " | |
| 1993 | May 21-23 | Calgary | Glenmore Inn | Champion Park & High River Museum | CMT | " | --- | Rick Walker, Rob Badmington |
Wally Major | " | |
| 1994 | May 21-23 | Medicine Hat | Redcliff Rec-tangle | CFI | Glen Presley; Medicine Hat Club | " | --- | " | Ken Bullock | " | |
| 1995 | William (Bill) Tokaruk (D) became MMR #214 | ||||||||||
| 1995 | Jun30-Jul 4 | Saskatoon | Sands | PNR Regional | PRW SRG | Ted Packman | --- | " | Rick Walker & Rob Badmington |
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| 1996 | May 17-20 | Edmonton | Harry Ainlay | Procor | EMRA | " | --- | vacant | Jim Scott | Michael Shea | 1997? | R.P (Pete) Ellis (D) became MMR #263 |
| 1997 | May 16-19 | Regina | Selo Gardens | GE Railcar/ CP Moose Jaw | Echo Valley Railroad Guild | " | --- | John Kostiw | Greg Orme | " | |
| 1998 | May 16-18 | Minot, ND | TLR Regional | " | --- | " | -not awarded- | " | |||
| 1999 | May 21-23 | Calgary | Hillhurst Community Hall | Ogden Shops - SD90MAC | Greg Orme | Greg Orme | --- | Dale Sproule | Tom Parker | " | |
| 2000 | May 19-22 | Lethbridge | Italian/Canadian Club | AgPro Elevator | SAMR | " | --- | " | Dale Sproule | " | |
| 2001 | May 18-21 | Saskatoon "Rail Odyssey" |
Ramada Hotel | BBQ in the rain at the museum | PRW SRG SRM |
" | --- | " | -not awarded- | " | |
| 2002 | Jun 28 - Jul 1 | Regina | Wascana Rehabilitation Center | PNR Regional | Echo Valley Railway Guild | " | --- | " | -not awarded- | " | |
| 2003 | May 16-19 | Wainwright/Lloydminster | Lakeland College | Wainwright Railway Museum, Fabyan Trestle (brrr!) | The Wainwright Railway Preservation Society and The Non-Aligned Model Railroaders |
" | --- | " | Bill Sentes | " | |
| 2004 | May 29 | Sylvan Lake/Red Deer | Layout tour/BBQ | " | --- | " | -not awarded- | Doug Wingfield | |||
| 2005 | May 20-23 | Edmonton "Spiketennial" |
Snow Valley Ski Chalet | Colin Hatcher Alan Vanterpool |
EMRA | Ed Molenkamp | --- | " | Mark Johnson | " | |
| 2006 | May 19-21 | Calgary "Rocky View Express" |
Oakridge Community Centre | Historical/Hysterical Prototype Tour |
CMT | " | --- | Peter Kaiser | -not awarded- | " | |
| 2007 | June 16 | Fabyan/Wainwright | Fabyan Bridge, Wainwright Railway Museum | BBQ at Museum | 6th Division | " | --- | " | |||
| 2007 | Aug 31 - Sep 3 | Saskatoon "Extra 2007 East" |
Ramada Hotel | Last look at John Marlor's layout | Prairie Rails | " | --- | (vacant) | Jim Pilsen | " | |
| 2008 | Aug 29 - Sep 1 | Lethbridge "Galt #8 in 2008" |
German Canadian Club | Galt #8 Mine Coutts Station |
Southern Alberta Model Railway Club | " | --- | Grant Halkyard | -not awarded- | " | |
| 2009 | Sept 17-19 | Edmonton "Northern Lights 2009" |
Coast Edmonton Plaza | PNR Regional Fort Edmonton Park, LRT Shop tour |
4 6th Div members | " | --- | " | -not awarded- | " | |
| 2010 | May 21-23 | Camrose "Battle River Rails 2010" |
Moose Family Centre | Pipe plant tour | Battle River Railway Modellers | " | --- | Ron Gillies | -not awarded- | " | |
| 2011 | May 20-22 | Moose Jaw "Moose Tracks 2011" |
Western Development Museum | CP Shops / P&H Elevator | Thunder Creek Model Railroad Club | Mike Borkristl | Rob Badmington | " | -not awarded- | " | |
| 2012 | Doug Wingfield became MMR #484 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | June 28-July 1 | Regina "Living Skies Express 2012" |
U of Regina Campus | Joint 6th Div/CARM National | Echo Valley Railroad Guild | " | " | " | -not awarded- | " | |
| 2013 | Roger Walker became MMR #506 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | March 8-10 | Calgary "The Chinook" |
Several locations | Calgary LRT shops | Rob Badmington and Calgary NMRA members | " | " | " | -not awarded- | " | |
| 2014 | March 7-9 | Calgary "The Chinook, second section" |
Several locations | Rob Badmington and Calgary NMRA members | " | " | " | -not awarded- | " | ||
| 2015 | May 8-10 | Saskatoon 50th Anniversary Spring Meet |
Saskatchewan Railway Museum | Prairie Rail Workshop and the Saskatchewan Railroad Historical Association | Ed Molenkamp | Peter Ulvestad | Rob Badmington | -not awarded- | " | ||
| 2016 | September 15-18 | Sherwood Park "The Muskeg Mixed" |
Millennium Place | Concurrent with GETS | Ed Molenkamp with 6th Division Members | " | " | " | -not awarded- | " | |
| 2017 | Dale Sproule became MMR #583 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | May 19-21 | Red Deer "The C&E Express 2017" |
Black Knight Inn | Mintlaw Trestle, Ernie Beskowiney's live steam |
Ed Molenkamp with 6th Division Members | " | " | " | John Wrinch | " | |
| 2018 | June 22-24 | Crowsnest Pass "The Crow 2018" |
The Kanata by BCM Inns | Frank Slide Interpretive Centre, Crowsnest Museum |
Ed Molenkamp with 6th Division Members | " | " | " | Rob Badmington | " | |
| 2019 | Raymond Clifford became MMR #637 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | May 29 - June 2 | Cranbrook, BC "The Kootenay Express 2019" |
Rocky Mountain Resort Cranbrook | PNR Regional | Ed Molenkamp with 6th and 7th Division Members | " | " | " | Peter Ulvestad | Doug Burton | |
| 2020 | POSTPONED - COVID-19 | " | " | " | Doug Johnson | " | |||||
| 2021 | POSTPONED - COVID-19 | " | " | " | Rick Astle | " | |||||
| 2022 | Doug Burton became MMR #704 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | May 20-23 | Camrose "Rose City Meet 2022" |
Canalta Camrose | Battle River Railway train ride | Doug Burton with 6th Division Members | " | " | " | Lynn & Ed Molenkamp | " | |
| 2023 | May 19-21 | Regina "Queen City Express" |
Four Points by Sheriton | Guest Speaker - Trevor Marshall | Echo Valley Railroad Guild | " | Rick Astle | " | Dave Robinson | " | |
| 2024 | Dennis Dreher became MMR #766 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | June 21-23 | Drumheller "Dino Tracks 2024" |
Canalta Jurassic Hotel | Atlas Coal Mine, Guest Speaker - Leslie S. Kozma | Ed Molenkamp with 6th Division Members | " | " | " | Grant Halkyard & Mark Johnson |
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| 2025 | TBD | TBD "TBD" |
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Most recent update: May 19, 2024.
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