When we held our monthly meetings at the Sunrise Hall we were lucky to be able to rent storage space to house our audio-visual equipment and other supplies in the same location. When the decision was made to discontinue the Sunrise location, we moved our belongings to a North Vancouver storage unit. It would take a committee to find a location that provided both a meeting venue and storage all in one. Picking up the AV equipment from North Vancouver, transporting it to a designated Vancouver venue, then returning it would not be practicable on a monthly basis.
Kevin has expertly solicited the most interesting of presenters, some of which would have been impossible had it not been for Zoom. I feel it appropriate to stay on the Zoom path and have one-off get-togethers for, say, viewing kayak films together, picnics, evening paddles, workshops, all of which could be intermingled with food.