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Super Nick and thanks for your post!It will be a great night of sharing ideas and putting together a focus for conservation ideas and kayaking. I look forward to seeing you and other interested SKABC members on Tuesday on the 26th of January at Zawa’s at 7pm. I’ve booked a table and now we just need to fill the seats! Best, Roxanne
Nicholas HeathSuper, Roxanne! I love to see paddlers in our club setting a great example to all, everywhere that they go. I’ll bring some ideas to Zawa’s. Thks for doing this!
Former MemberHi Reed – Thanks for responding! I’ll check with Zawa’s and confirm and let all know. Generally its a low key place to meet – it’s right at Venables and Commercial so close to pretty much everything and free parking on Venables if you need it. But for now just come! If you have any ideas for stimulating participation and moving this forward let me know. Best, Roxanne
Reed ClarkeI’ve never been to Zawa’s restaurant. Do we need to sign up, in order to make a reservation? Or, should we just show up at the right time and day?
Former MemberHello All, Roxanne (Conservation chair with SKABC) here – would love to form an engaged group of like minded individuals that focuses on conservation. This is a huge topic and by definition conservation can cover the action of preservation, protection or restoration of the natural environment, natural ecosystems, vegetation, and wildlife. Whew that’s a lot of ground and water!
So how can one enjoy the fantastic kayaking opportunities the club offers but also include a balanced opportunity to practice conservation and still have fun?
After the last SKABC meeting held this January several club members expressed an interest in brain storming some ideas. After meeting at the Billy Bishop Pub a few ideas were generated including:
1. Creating a learning session on invasive plants;
2. Learning about low impact camping and practicing it;
3. Planned kayak trips to BC Marine Trail Sites and completing site evaluation forms – would be great if we could do this for the Howe Sound Marine Trails;
4. Marine mammal sightings and reinforcing how to report these;
5. Pit toilets and perhaps other forms of toilet upkeep and who to report to;
6. Garbage pick up/ tsunami debris pick up; Create an art making session from garbage found on the water;
7. Participate in the Shoreline Clean Up effort in September;
8. Finding and bringing in speakers from the conservation community.
Not a bad start for this grass roots start to engagement!
IF you are interested in helping to keep this topic hot, fun and sensible let’s chat by forum or email or telephone! Also I am proposing a gathering of like minded individuals for Tuesday 26th of January 2016 at 0700pm at Zawa’s Restaurant located at 920 Commercial Drive. Ride your bike if you can! Bring your ideas! Let’s create some projects and or events!
PS: In hopes of possible “partnering” with other groups, I have reached out to:
-The Vancouver Parks Board;
– The Fraser Basin Council;
– The BC Marine Trails Network;
In the past we have connected with Raincoast Conservation Foundation and Vancouver Aquarium for club meeting presentations.
Anyways – let’s at the end of all of this be able to say, “Yes I am Engaged!”
Look forward to hearing and meeting you!
Bye for now,
Roxanne
Nancy MoreThis notice of a 20% off winter sale just came through from ATD. I don’t seem to be able to paste it in here, so here is my retyped version.
“We want to make sure we can help you have your boat ready for when you are!
-any fibreglass, wood or carbon fibre repairs, boat maintenance, or custom projects that you may need. This offer applies to work that can be completed between now and Mid-February (as we are booked from then until Mid March).
E-mail /call now for a free estimate and to secure your boat’s spot on our work order schedule. For before/after photos, testimonials, and more details please visit:
http://www.atdcomposites.com email: manager@atdcomposites.com or call 604 355 0559”Heather HarbordHoly catfish! Rip van Winkle here. When I took my first comprehensive kayak course in the early 1980s we were taught how to do our own fibreglassing. Not difficult and I’ve done it ever since, including Kevlar. You do need to do it outside on a relatively warm day. I must admit that sometimes my boats did look a bit like a dog’s breakfast, but they never leaked and I could make repairs even on trips. In fact, I always carry the makings of a repair just in case. If it is cold, you may have to make a fire to get the stuff to go off. Your boat isn’t really broken in until it has a few scratches and at least one repair. Seems to make it go faster.
Nick HeathSunday 22 Nov should work, avoiding some recent wind , one hopes.
Leaving Vancouver area/Coq/N shore about 7:30 am. Full day. Bring your lunch!
We might get only one site done, but perhaps two. / Nick
Maureen BenzonHi, These don’t belong to the person I thought, so if they belong to you, please let me know and I will get them to you.
Maureen
Former MemberHi Nick,
It is November 13th today, Just reading the post about the Howe Sound work.
If you are going out again, let me know and I will try to make it out and help out.
Linda 778-877-4206
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