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    12:00 AM - Portland Island (2B) - CANCELLED
    9:00 AM - Knots and Tarps - Course Registration
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    9:00 AM - Paddle & Pull - Widgeon Creek Invasive Plants Removal (1A)
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    8:30 AM - Eagle Harbour & Rescue Practice (2B)
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    6:00 PM - Cancelled: Club Night at Skyview Outdoors
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    10:00 AM - Paddle Expo at Cultus Lake
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    12:00 AM - Spring Fling 2019
    8:00 AM - Spring Fling: Deep Cove to Silver Falls (3B)
    9:00 AM - Spring Fling: Deep Cove Kayak Rental Centre to Twin Islands (2B)
    9:30 AM - Spring Fling: Cates Park to Twin Islands (2B)
    9:30 AM - Spring Fling: Cates Park to Thwaytes Landing (2C)
    10:00 AM - Spring Fling: Cates Park to Jug Island (1A)
    Rescues and Re-entries and/or Rolling Practices
    Rescues and Re-entries and/or Rolling Practices
    Sun, Mar 31, 2019    
    8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
    Winskill Aquatic and Fitness Centre
    • Training Course
    This is NOT a course, it is a practice session, you must already be able to perform rescues and re-entries or rolls, depending on which skill you wish to practice. You must ensure your boat is cleaned properly prior to taking it into the pool.
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    English Bay (2C)
    English Bay (2C)
    Sun, Mar 31, 2019    
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    Jericho Beach Kayak Centre
    • Trip
    2019 Trips List, 2C, English Bay, Jericho Beach, Vancouver
    Philip Kubik & Kapila Jayaweera lead this early season day trip circumnavigation of English Bay, including False Creek and crossing of English Bay. [ booked FULL | Wait List ]
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    April Club Meeting: BC Parks
    April Club Meeting: BC Parks
    Mon, Apr 1, 2019    
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    Buccaneer Marina Secret Cove
    • Meeting
    • Public
    Guest speaker: Elyse Curley from BC Parks on current state and future plans for our parks. Doors open at 7:00, meeting starts at 7:30. Public [...]
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    Portland Island (2B) - CANCELLED
    Portland Island (2B) - CANCELLED
    Sat, Apr 6, 2019 - Sun, Apr 7, 2019    
    All Day
    Portland Island
    • Trip
    2019 Trips List, 2B, Gulf Islands, Overnight, Portland Island
    Join Jayne Hardy and Quirine Schuyff on this shoulder season, overnight trip to Portland Island from Schwartz Bay. [ bookings closed ]
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    Knots and Tarps - Course Registration
    Knots and Tarps - Course Registration
    Sat, Apr 6, 2019    
    9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
    Panorama Park
    • Training Course
    Learn to tie a variety of knots you'll use when kayaking, camping, securing your kayak to your car and your food out of reach of bears.
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    Paddle & Pull - Widgeon Creek Invasive Plants Removal (1A)
    Paddle & Pull - Widgeon Creek Invasive Plants Removal (1A)
    Sat, Apr 13, 2019    
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Grant Narrows
    • Stewardship/ Environment
    • Trip
    Conservation, Special Event
    Calling on our members to join the Conservation Committee on a paddle up Widgeon Creek to root out some invasive plant species. For this special event, we will be allowed access onto a beach that is normally off limits. [ booked 7/12 ]
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    Eagle Harbour & Rescue Practice (2B)
    Eagle Harbour & Rescue Practice (2B)
    Sat, Apr 20, 2019    
    8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
    Eagle Harbour Road (just past Telegraph Trail)
    • Trip
    2019 Trips List, 2B, Booked Full, Safety, West Vancouver, Whytecliff Park
    A day trip in West Vancouver to explore Whytecliff Park and practice rescues with club safety officer Scott Tebbutt. [ booked FULL | Wait List ]
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    Cancelled: Club Night at Skyview Outdoors
    Cancelled: Club Night at Skyview Outdoors
    Wed, Apr 24, 2019    
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Skyview Outdoors
    • uncategorized
    Update: this event will be rescheduled. Sorry for any inconvenience. Members of SKABC and PIKA are invited come by the store and discover the full [...]
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    Paddle Expo at Cultus Lake
    Paddle Expo at Cultus Lake
    Sun, Apr 28, 2019    
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    Cultus Lake, Main Beach
    • Public
    • uncategorized
    SKABC will once again participate in Western Canoe & Kayak's Paddle Expo to be on Sunday April 28th out on Cultus Lake. Paddle Expo runs [...]
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    Spring Fling 2019
    Spring Fling 2019
    Sat, May 4, 2019    
    All Day
    • Trip
    Beginners, Community, Special Event, Spring Fling
    Registrations are now open for this annual event that takes place the first Saturday of May.
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    Spring Fling: Deep Cove to Silver Falls (3B)
    Spring Fling: Deep Cove to Silver Falls (3B)
    Sat, May 4, 2019    
    8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    Deep Cove
    • Public
    • Social
    • Trip
    Beginners, Community, Special Event, Spring Fling
    Spring Fling [ booked 6/7 ]
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    Spring Fling: Deep Cove Kayak Rental Centre to Twin Islands (2B)
    Spring Fling: Deep Cove Kayak Rental Centre to Twin Islands (2B)
    Sat, May 4, 2019    
    9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    Deep Cove
    • Public
    • Social
    • Trip
    Beginners, Community, Special Event, Spring Fling
    Spring Fling [ booked 4/12 ]
    More Info
    Spring Fling: Cates Park to Twin Islands (2B)
    Spring Fling: Cates Park to Twin Islands (2B)
    Sat, May 4, 2019    
    9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
    Cates Park - Beach Launch
    • Public
    • Social
    • Trip
    Beginners, Community, Special Event, Spring Fling
    Spring Fling [ booked FULL ]
    More Info
    Spring Fling: Cates Park to Thwaytes Landing (2C)
    Spring Fling: Cates Park to Thwaytes Landing (2C)
    Sat, May 4, 2019    
    9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
    Cates Park - Beach Launch
    • Public
    • Social
    • Trip
    Beginners, Community, Special Event, Spring Fling
    Spring Fling [ booked 4/10 ]
    More Info
    Spring Fling: Cates Park to Jug Island (1A)
    Spring Fling: Cates Park to Jug Island (1A)
    Sat, May 4, 2019    
    10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
    Cates Park - Beach Launch
    • Public
    • Social
    • Trip
    Beginners, Community, Special Event, Spring Fling
    Spring Fling [ booked FULL ]
    More Info
    Events on Sun, Mar 31, 2019
    Rescues and Re-entries and/or Rolling Practices
    31 Mar 19
    Delta
    English Bay (2C)
    31 Mar 19
    Vancouver
    Events on Mon, Apr 1, 2019
    April Club Meeting: BC Parks
    1 Apr 19
    Halfmoon Bay
    Events on Sat, Apr 6, 2019
    Portland Island (2B) - CANCELLED
    6 Apr 19
    Southern Gulf Islands
    Knots and Tarps - Course Registration
    6 Apr 19
    North Vancouver
    Events on Sat, Apr 13, 2019
    Paddle & Pull - Widgeon Creek Invasive Plants Removal (1A)
    13 Apr 19
    Pitt Meadows
    Events on Sat, Apr 20, 2019
    Eagle Harbour & Rescue Practice (2B)
    20 Apr 19
    West Vancouver
    Events on Wed, Apr 24, 2019
    Cancelled: Club Night at Skyview Outdoors
    24 Apr 19
    Surrey
    Events on Sun, Apr 28, 2019
    Paddle Expo at Cultus Lake
    28 Apr 19
    Cultus Lake
    Events on Sat, May 4, 2019
    Spring Fling 2019
    4 May 19
    Spring Fling: Deep Cove to Silver Falls (3B)
    4 May 19
    Deep Cove
    Spring Fling: Deep Cove Kayak Rental Centre to Twin Islands (2B)
    4 May 19
    Deep Cove
    Spring Fling: Cates Park to Twin Islands (2B)
    4 May 19
    North Vancouver
    Spring Fling: Cates Park to Thwaytes Landing (2C)
    4 May 19
    North Vancouver
    Spring Fling: Cates Park to Jug Island (1A)
    4 May 19
    North 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