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    June 3 Meeting – Safety with Bob Salo
    June 3 Meeting – Safety with Bob Salo
    Tue, Jun 3, 2014    
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    Museum of Vancouver
    • Meeting
    • Public
      Bob will be making two presentations tonight, the first is practical safety information, and the second presentation will be a debriefing of a real [...]
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    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles
    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles
    Wed, Jun 4, 2014    
    5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    Lowry Lane North Vancouver
    • Trip
    Dropin
    Paddle from Lowry lane in North Van every Wed Night from April to September Destinations and routes will vary each week. Please ensure you bring a [...]
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    Trip Leaders Course
    Trip Leaders Course
    Fri, Jun 6, 2014 - Mon, Jun 9, 2014    
    All Day
    • Training Course
    Date: May 26, 2014 Precourse meeting June 6-8, 2014 Trip Leaders Course Location: Gulf Islands Instructors: Maureen Benzon, Karin Hartner Coordinator: Maureen Benzon The Trip [...]
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    Kayak Cuisine Weekend Trip (B2)
    Kayak Cuisine Weekend Trip (B2)
    Sat, Jun 7, 2014 - Sun, Jun 8, 2014    
    12:00 AM
    See description for location
    • Trip
    2014 Trips List, 2B, Gear, Howe Sound, Kayak Cooking
    June 7/8 "Kayak Cuisine Rebooted"          B 2 Because of popular demand and a kind offer of assistance the Kayak Cuisine weekend [...]
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    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles
    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles
    Wed, Jun 11, 2014    
    5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    Lowry Lane North Vancouver
    • Trip
    Dropin
    Paddle from Lowry lane in North Van every Wed Night from April to September Destinations and routes will vary each week. Please ensure you bring a [...]
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    Rescue Practice Day
    Rescue Practice Day
    Sat, Jun 14, 2014    
    All Day
    Sasamat Lake (White Pine Beach)
    • Training Course
    The rescue practice will be June 14, 2014.  NOTE - It was incorrectly announced as June 7 at the club meeting.  We will be on [...]
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    Paddle Canada Sea Kayak Level 1
    Paddle Canada Sea Kayak Level 1
    Sat, Jun 14, 2014 - Sun, Jun 15, 2014    
    9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
    Panorama Park
    • Training Course
    Paddle Canada, Paddle Canada Level 1
    Paddle Canada Sea Kayak  Level 1 Panorama Park Deep Cove - North Vancouver 9:00 AM - 4:30 pm Instructors - Joan Mercier, Location - Panorama Park, [...]
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    BIG BROTHERS / SISTERS ANNUAL KAYAK EVENT
    BIG BROTHERS / SISTERS ANNUAL KAYAK EVENT
    Sat, Jun 14, 2014    
    9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Panorama Park
    • Social
    • Trip
    Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Community, Indian Arm, Special Event
    This year’s event will be held on Saturday June 14, 2014, launching from Panorama Park, Deep Cove, North Vancouver. The day will follow the usual [...]
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    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles
    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles
    Wed, Jun 18, 2014    
    5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    Lowry Lane North Vancouver
    • Trip
    Dropin
    Paddle from Lowry lane in North Van every Wed Night from April to September Destinations and routes will vary each week. Please ensure you bring a [...]
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    Monthly Saturday Rescue Practice and Trip Scenarios
    Monthly Saturday Rescue Practice and Trip Scenarios
    Sat, Jun 21, 2014    
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • Training Course
    Monthly Saturday Rescue Practice and Trip scenarios (Paddle and play) Date June 21, 2014 Time 9.00 am to 4.00 pm Registration email benzon@telus.net to confirm [...]
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    Crescent Beach – White Rock (B2) TRIP FULL
    Crescent  Beach – White Rock (B2) TRIP FULL
    Sat, Jun 21, 2014    
    9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    Blackie Spit Park
    • Trip
    2014 Trips List, 2B, Booked Full, Crescent Beach, Day Trip
    The put in/ take out will be at Blackie Spit, Crescent Beach.  Lots of free parking and there is  a public washroom. Every Spring the [...]
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    TRIP FULL-Deer Group Trip (B3)
    TRIP FULL-Deer Group Trip (B3)
    Sun, Jun 22, 2014 - Sat, Jun 28, 2014    
    12:00 AM
    Deer Group
    • Trip
    2014 Trips List, 3B, Barkley Sound, Booked Full, Pacific Rim NPP
    Multi-day trip to Deer Group Islands in Barkley Sound. Sunday to Saturday-June 22-28-Overnight stay in Port Alberni, then drive to Bamfield for launch. We will [...]
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    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles
    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles
    Wed, Jun 25, 2014    
    5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    Lowry Lane North Vancouver
    • Trip
    Dropin
    Paddle from Lowry lane in North Van every Wed Night from April to September Destinations and routes will vary each week. Please ensure you bring a [...]
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    Clayoquot Sound Tofino (C3)
    Clayoquot Sound Tofino (C3)
    Mon, Jun 30, 2014 - Sat, Jul 5, 2014    
    All Day
    Tofino Kayak Launch
    • Trip
    2014 Trips List, 3C, Clayoquot Sound, Multi-day, Tofino
    Clayoquot Sound June 30 to July 5 Possible stopping points Vargas island, Cow Bay, Hot Springs cove, White Sands, the Whaler islets Contact Bruce Pickwell  bruce.pickwell@telus.net
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    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles
    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles
    Wed, Jul 2, 2014    
    5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    Lowry Lane North Vancouver
    • Trip
    Dropin
    Paddle from Lowry lane in North Van every Wed Night from April to September Destinations and routes will vary each week. Please ensure you bring a [...]
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    Monthly Saturday Rescue Practice and Trip Scenarios
    Monthly Saturday Rescue Practice and Trip Scenarios
    Sat, Jul 5, 2014    
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • Training Course
    Monthly Saturday Rescue Practice and Trip scenarios (Paddle and play) Date July 5, 2014 Time 9.00 am to 4.00 pm Registration email benzon@telus.net to confirm [...]
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    Events on Tue, Jun 3, 2014
    June 3 Meeting – Safety with Bob Salo
    3 Jun 14
    Vancouver
    Events on Wed, Jun 4, 2014
    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles
    4 Jun 14
    North vancouver
    Events on Fri, Jun 6, 2014
    Trip Leaders Course
    6 Jun 14
    Events on Sat, Jun 7, 2014
    Kayak Cuisine Weekend Trip (B2)
    7 Jun 14
    BC
    Events on Wed, Jun 11, 2014
    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles
    11 Jun 14
    North vancouver
    Events on Sat, Jun 14, 2014
    Rescue Practice Day
    14 Jun 14
    Vancouver
    Paddle Canada Sea Kayak Level 1
    14 Jun 14
    North Vancouver
    BIG BROTHERS / SISTERS ANNUAL KAYAK EVENT
    14 Jun 14
    North Vancouver
    Events on Wed, Jun 18, 2014
    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles
    18 Jun 14
    North vancouver
    Events on Sat, Jun 21, 2014
    Monthly Saturday Rescue Practice and Trip Scenarios
    21 Jun 14
    Crescent Beach – White Rock (B2) TRIP FULL
    21 Jun 14
    Surrey
    Events on Sun, Jun 22, 2014
    TRIP FULL-Deer Group Trip (B3)
    22 Jun 14
    Bamfield
    Events on Wed, Jun 25, 2014
    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles
    25 Jun 14
    North vancouver
    Events on Mon, Jun 30, 2014
    Clayoquot Sound Tofino (C3)
    30 Jun 14
    Tofino
    Events on Wed, Jul 2, 2014
    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles
    2 Jul 14
    North vancouver
    Events on Sat, Jul 5, 2014
    Monthly Saturday Rescue Practice and Trip Scenarios
    5 Jul 14
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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