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Kayaking club — in Vancouver with paddling in the Lower Mainland and BC
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    12:00 AM - Navigation - Course - CANCELLED
    8:00 AM - Spring Fling 2020 - Indian Arm
    Cancelled - April Club Meeting
    Cancelled - April Club Meeting
    Mon, Apr 6, 2020    
    7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    Sunrise Community Association Hall
    • Meeting
    • Public
    The scheduled guest speaker was Ross Dixon from the Raincoast Conservation. Please check back for the status of upcoming meetings as we follow precautions necessary [...]
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    Paddle Canada Level 1 Skills Course (with certification) - CANCELLED
    Paddle Canada Level 1 Skills Course (with certification) - CANCELLED
    Fri, Apr 17, 2020 - Sun, Apr 19, 2020    
    7:00 PM - 4:30 PM
    Cates Park - Beach Launch
    • Training Course
    The Paddle Canada Level 1 Skills course will give you the skills and knowledge to move you beyond flat water to slightly rougher water. There is a strong focus on re-entry techniques and the skills required to safely plan and execute a day trip.
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    Beginners Course - CANCELLED
    Beginners Course  -  CANCELLED
    Sat, Apr 18, 2020 - Sun, Apr 19, 2020    
    8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
    Cates Park - Beach Launch
    • Training Course
    The Beginner Course will give you the basic skills and knowledge to go on trips in sheltered waters or to join competently led trips in places such as Indian Arm and the Gulf Islands.
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    First Aid Workshop (no Certification) - CANCELLED
    First Aid Workshop (no Certification)  -  CANCELLED
    Sat, Apr 18, 2020 - Sun, Apr 19, 2020    
    8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
    Hollyburn Sailing Club
    • Training Course
    This two-day First Aid workshop is designed to help you deal with an injured person for up to 24 hours in the marine environment.
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    Knots and Tarps - Course Registration - CANCELLED
    Knots and Tarps - Course Registration  -  CANCELLED
    Sat, Apr 25, 2020    
    9:00 AM - 3:00 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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    Belcarra Invasive Plants Removal (2A)
    Belcarra  Invasive Plants Removal (2A)
    Sat, Apr 25, 2020    
    9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
    Cates Park - Beach Launch
    • Stewardship/ Environment
    • Trip
    2A
    This is a SKABC Conservation trip organized in partnership with Metro Vancouver Regional Parks. We will be following up on the invasive plant removal work that the club started in 2019. Registration is now open and spaces are still available.
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    Navigation - Course - CANCELLED
    Navigation - Course  -  CANCELLED
    Sat, May 2, 2020 - Sun, May 3, 2020    
    All Day
    Montague Harbour Marine Provincial Park
    • Training Course
    This course will teach participants the fundamentals of navigation, including using charts and compasses. You will learn how to follow a course to a destination and find your way home again with confidence.
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    Spring Fling 2020 - Indian Arm
    Spring Fling 2020 - Indian Arm
    Sat, May 2, 2020    
    8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    Cates Park - Beach Launch
    • Social
    • Trip
    Spring Fling
    Fri, Mar 20, 2020 - In order to cooperate with measures established this week by our governments (Federal, Provincial, and Regional), this year's Spring Fling is cancelled.
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    Events on Mon, Apr 6, 2020
    Cancelled - April Club Meeting
    6 Apr 20
    Vancouver
    Events on Fri, Apr 17, 2020
    Paddle Canada Level 1 Skills Course (with certification) - CANCELLED
    17 Apr 20
    North Vancouver
    Events on Sat, Apr 18, 2020
    Beginners Course - CANCELLED
    18 Apr 20
    North Vancouver
    First Aid Workshop (no Certification) - CANCELLED
    18 Apr 20
    West Vancouver
    Events on Sat, Apr 25, 2020
    Knots and Tarps - Course Registration - CANCELLED
    25 Apr 20
    North Vancouver
    Belcarra Invasive Plants Removal (2A)
    25 Apr 20
    North Vancouver
    Events on Sat, May 2, 2020
    Navigation - Course - CANCELLED
    2 May 20
    Galiano Island
    Spring Fling 2020 - Indian Arm
    2 May 20
    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