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SunMonTueWedThuFriSatSMTWTFS28293031112:00 AM - Trip Leader Course9:00 AM - Crescent Beach to White Rock (2C)47:30 PM - June Meeting: Favourite Kayaking Trips679:00 AM - Barnet Marine Park to Cates Park (2B)910121312:00 AM - BCMTNA Site/Beach Cleanup151610:00 AM - Paddlefest at Jericho Beach192021222312:00 AM - Granite Falls (2B)252627282930111 JunCome on out and practice your rescues with other club members. This is an informal practice session. This practice session is open to any SKABC member. We will be practicing rescues and helping each other out but there will be no formal instruction on this day. This is a great opportunity to practice with fellow kayakers and meet other paddlers. There is no charge for this practice session.17 JunSat, Jun 17, 201710:00 AM - 3:00 PMHave fun and support your club! Come down to Jericho Beach midday and enjoy the paddling festivities while checking in at the SKABC tent, greeting fellow paddlers (who may want to become SKABC members), and maybe help out with our kayak packing clinic at 11:00 or 1:00. Send the leader a note if you can volunteer for a half hour or so.Land 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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