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Kayaking club — in Vancouver with paddling in the Lower Mainland and BC
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    8:00 AM - Caulfeild Cove to Apodaca Park (3B)
    Mt Artaban - Howe Sd Summits Paddle/Hike - 1 night 3A
    Mt Artaban - Howe Sd Summits Paddle/Hike - 1 night 3A
    Sat, Mar 1, 2025 - Sun, Mar 2, 2025    
    All Day
    • Trip
    Join Nick and others for an overnight trip in Howe Sound with a hike up Mt. Artaban. Trip Classification: 3A Sat am. Launch Mt Gardner, [...]
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    Club meeting via Zoom with Sheila Harrington
    Club meeting via Zoom with Sheila Harrington
    Mon, Mar 3, 2025    
    7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Meeting
    Guest speaker Sheila Harrington will give a talk about her recently published book, Voices for the Islands- Thirty years of Nature Conservation on the Salish Sea which brings together the stories and experiences of those who rose to protect areas at risk within their island communities.The book is a fascinating compendium of stories chronicling the creation of local nature conservancies, and the people behind them, on seventeen islands on the Salish Sea from the 1990s to the present day. A Zoom link is below - public welcome. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85625201505?pwd=wY0nzTabvIqz7vf3VlaxYuRsblkVAN.1 Meeting ID: 856 2520 1505 Passcode: 428750
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    English Bay Circumnavigation 2C
    English Bay Circumnavigation 2C
    Sat, Mar 8, 2025    
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    Locarno Beach
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    Circumnavigation of English Bay, including crossing from Locarno Beach to Siwash Rock and up False Creek to Science World. Wear a wetsuit or drysuit. Bring [...]
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    Howe Sound - Zorro Bay 3C
    Howe Sound - Zorro Bay 3C
    Sat, Mar 22, 2025    
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    Porteau Cove Provincial Park
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    Join us for a day trip within the Howe Sound. The day will start from the boat launch at Porteau Cove with a launch time [...]
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    VHF Radio Review Workshop
    VHF Radio Review Workshop
    Sat, Mar 22, 2025    
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Training Course
    Participants will review using VHF radio for both regular communication and for safety and emergency purposes. Use of styles of speech, abbreviations, code words, number [...]
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    Widgeon Creek, 2B
    Widgeon Creek, 2B
    Sat, Mar 22, 2025    
    9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
    Grant Narrows
    • Trip
    We will visit Widgeon Creek & Siwash Island, Pitt Meadows. Widgeon Creek is a scenic day trip near Pitt Lake. We’ll cross Pitt River, and [...]
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    Simson Provincial Park work/paddle Weekend REVISED - 2B
    Simson Provincial Park work/paddle Weekend REVISED - 2B
    Fri, Mar 28, 2025 - Sun, Mar 30, 2025    
    All Day
    Coopers Green Regional Park
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    Part Paddling, part work trip. Our Goal is to complete trail clearing and temporary trail signage at Simson Provincial Park on South Thornamby Island. CHANGE/UPDATE [...]
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    Remote First Aid (20 hr course) - Apr 4 (evening) + Apr 5 & 6
    Remote First Aid (20 hr course) - Apr 4 (evening) + Apr 5 & 6
    Fri, Apr 4, 2025 - Sun, Apr 6, 2025    
    12:00 AM
    • Training Course
    Remote First Aid is practical, hands-on training designed for casual campers or day hikers. Gain the confidence you need to make informed decisions in emergencies [...]
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    Caulfeild Cove to Apodaca Park (3B)
    Caulfeild Cove to Apodaca Park (3B)
    Sat, Apr 5, 2025    
    8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    Caulfeild Cove
    • Trip
    We will travel along the shore line towards Eagle Harbor then cross towards Passage Island before crossing to Apodaca Park. Ferries and boats go by [...]
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    Events on Sat, Mar 1, 2025
    Mt Artaban - Howe Sd Summits Paddle/Hike - 1 night 3A
    1 Mar 25
    Events on Mon, Mar 3, 2025
    Club meeting via Zoom with Sheila Harrington
    3 Mar 25
    Events on Sat, Mar 8, 2025
    English Bay Circumnavigation 2C
    8 Mar 25
    Vancouver
    Events on Sat, Mar 22, 2025
    Howe Sound - Zorro Bay 3C
    22 Mar 25
    Squamish
    VHF Radio Review Workshop
    22 Mar 25
    Widgeon Creek, 2B
    22 Mar 25
    Pitt Meadows
    Events on Fri, Mar 28, 2025
    Simson Provincial Park work/paddle Weekend REVISED - 2B
    28 Mar 25
    Halfmoon Bay, Sechelt
    Events on Fri, Apr 4, 2025
    Remote First Aid (20 hr course) - Apr 4 (evening) + Apr 5 & 6
    4 Apr 25
    Events on Sat, Apr 5, 2025
    Caulfeild Cove to Apodaca Park (3B)
    5 Apr 25
    West Vancouver
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    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