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SunMonTueWedThuFriSatSMTWTFS2612:00 AM - S Thormanby Spring Nature Safari A2 to B328293031127:00 PM - April Club Meeting4568:00 AM - Tantalus Landing - 3C8910111213141511:00 AM - Trip Leader Meeting1718192012:00 AM - Navigation Course2324255:30 PM - Jericho Wednesday Evening Paddle - 2B272810:00 AM - VHF Radio Review Workshop8:30 AM - Jericho Sunday Morning Paddle - 2B234512:00 AM - SKABC 40th ANNIVERSARY SPRING FLING1:30 PM - Spring Fling: Shoreline paddle (2A)03 AprFor April we welcome Cameron Fenton of Coast Wilderness Medicine for An Introduction to Wilderness First Aid and Cam Dalinghaus with BC Marine Trails. Public welcome! Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87424769869?pwd=VkN0ajZiWUVpUlJtcHVUaE9CMC9mQT09 Meeting ID: 874 2476 9869 Passcode: 40431722 AprSat, Apr 22, 2023 - Sun, Apr 23, 2023All DayThis course will teach participants the fundamentals of navigation, including using charts and compasses. You will learn how to follow a course to a destination and find your way home again with confidence. Log into the website for more information.01 MayJoin us for a presentation by JF Marleau on kayak fishing. The presentation will focus on kayak fishing sustenance on expeditions and proper kayak fishing for food and sport. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87834086796?pwd=Z0FIMGNCd1BsOCtpSHExNnBpQWorQT09 Meeting ID: 878 3408 6796 Passcode: 859679Land Acknowledgement
SKABC acknowledges that our activities span many Territories and Treaty areas. We recognize and thank the Indigenous peoples who live and care for these lands and waters today, and those many generations who did so in the past. Learn more
Category Archives: conservation
Reminder to minimize impact when viewing whales and other marine wildlife
Fisheries and Oceans Canada asks that paddlers stay 100 m from whales and to stay clear of their path. Detailed guidelines for paddling near wildlife are posted here: Be Whale Wise – Marine Wildlife Guidelines for Boaters, Paddlers and Viewers
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The Wonders of the Salish Sea
A pilot program about the Salish Sea, designed for adults, is being offered this spring at the Mt. Pleasant Community Centre located in East Vancouver. Vancouver borders one of the largest inland seas in the world, the Salish Sea. Discover … Continue reading
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BCMTNA receives donation raised at Film Festival
At the club June meeting, a cheque for over two thousand dollars was presented to the BC Marine Trails Network Association. The funds raised will be used for the improvement of kayak camping sites in Howe Sound. Thanks to all … Continue reading
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SKABC and the new Marine Trail in Howe Sound
As representatives to the BC Marine Trails initiative, interested SKABC members are continuing to survey information, land, and sea to retain and establish accesses, day use sites and campsites in and around the whole of Howe Sound as well as … Continue reading
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Gambier Island logging meetings
Hi everyone, The popular kayak landing at Douglas Bay, on the South East side of Gambier Island in the Howe Sound is in jeopardy as the Ministry of Forests is aggressively trying to turn this into a log dump. The … Continue reading
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