From Bulky Car Phones to Pocket Computers, Cellphones Mark 40 Years in Canada

Victor Surerus poses for a photo at his farm in Roseneath, Ontario, on June 24, 2015 with the first cellphone in Canada. The Canadian Press/Fred Thornhill

Pierre Robitaille remembers feeling embarrassed in 1985 when he made his cellphone calls from a bulky device that came with its own carrying case.

Now 86 years old, Robitaille was one of the first people in Canada to sign up for a wireless plan when they became available 40 years ago, on July 1, 1985.