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Nanaimo Paddlers is testing the waters (see what I did there?) with club merchandise. Check out the options here
Nanaimo Paddlers is testing the waters (see what I did there?) with club merchandise. Check out the options here
Breaking news!
Nanaimo Paddlers is testing the waters (see what I did there?) with club merchandise. Check out the options here It's AGM and Elections time! Join us in person for our AGM, Elections and Feature Presentation at Beban Social Center on Wednesday, February 1, 7-9 pm. Our guest speaker is research biologist Linda Nichol and her presentation is about those adorable sea otters that kayakers love to spot swimming and playing along our shores!
Club members may register for this event on Meetup by clicking here. Annual General Meeting Materials & Information In preparation for the AGM, please review the following materials in advance: Agenda Minutes 2022 AGM, February 2022 Committee Reports Financial Report and Proposed 2023 Budget Nominees for Board of Directors Message from our President: Help Wanted! The current list of nominees assumes that the President and Vice President positions will remain vacant and their duties will be shared. This is not an ideal situation and it may be difficult to sustain in the long term. I encourage members to step forward and help “share the load!” Two additional board members will make all the difference. The Featured Speaker Co-ordinator position will also remain vacant in 2023/23. This is not a board position, so I hope that a few members will volunteer to take this role on together. The role involves securing a featured speaker for each of the club's monthly meetings (except over the July and August summer break), coordinating details with the speaker, and introducing them at meetings. With only 9 monthly meetings, it would be relatively easy to take a few meetings each and cover the whole schedule. The club has enjoyed such success with the featured speaker program, it would be a shame to have to forego this informative and entertaining component of our monthly meetings. Featured Presentation: So What’s Up With Sea Otters? Guest Speaker: Linda Nichol Linda has been studying sea otters on the BC coast for almost 2 decades as a research biologist at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo. She has led innumerable sea otter surveys documenting the size, distribution and foraging habits of the population over this time. Sea otter surveys are conducted from small boats travelling nearshore in exposed coastal areas. There are likely few people who can say they have had the privilege to see up close the wildlife and landscape along almost all of BC’s exposed rugged outer waters from a 6 metre open boat. Linda is also a sea kayaker and she has explored some of these coastal areas on her off time by paddle. Her presentation will focus on the ecology of BC’s sea otter population with an eye to the kayaker’s perspective of the coast and its wildlife. Note that the club’s current Covid policy requires vaccination for indoor events. Masks are optional. To register for the meeting click here and follow the information in the meeting event posting. See you there! Julie Bettney, President The following information was provided by Ellie Lamb, a bear viewing guide, bear behaviour consultant and bear educator based in North Vancouver. Ellie is the featured speaker at the Nanaimo Paddlers General Meeting on January 4, 2023:
Bear Spray Checklist BEFORE GOING INTO BEAR COUNTRY
STORING BEAR SPRAY
CARRYING BEAR SPRAY
USING BEAR SPRAY
AFTER DEPLOYING BEAR SPRAY
FIRST AID TREATMENT FOR BEAR SPRAY
FUN FACTS
The club covid guidelines have been updated as a result of the latest public health pronouncments. See the COVID page for the latest information.
Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) takes place Wednesday February 2, 2022, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., on Zoom. Club members may register to attend the meeting on Meetup.
A brief AGM, including voting and election of the Board, will be followed by our featured presentation, "The Rise and Fall of Brother XII" by Aimee Greenaway from the Nanaimo Museum. Annual General Meeting Materials & Information In preparation for the AGM, please review the following materials in advance:
All voting will be done electronically via Zoom. Results will be tabulated automatically by the Zoom software and shared with attendees. Because Zoom only allows one vote per device, we recommend that members who attend from the same household sign in on separate devices in order to vote independently. Featured presentation: "Rise and Fall of Brother XII" with Aimee Greenaway. The presentation explores the history of Edward Arthur Wilson and his rise and fall as Brother XII, from a spiritual teacher to high-profile court cases, scandads and conspircy theories. To register for the meeting and obtain connection information, visit the club's Meetup site and follow the information in the meeting event posting. The meeting will be posted on Meetup at least two weeks in advance. See you there! We are thrilled to welcome three new partners to our Member Discount Program!
These three new partners join the list of fantastic companies that provide special discounts and opportunities to club members as part of our Member Discount Program. Support these companies as and when you can! Nanaimo Paddlers is pleased to announce that a spring training program will take place in 2021, according to the following COVID Training Policy, which the Board of Directors approved on February 8, 2021:
Nanaimo Paddlers COVID Training Policy - 2021 Season Nanaimo Paddlers will proceed with a spring training program of clinics provided by external kayak instruction companies, so long as the kayak instruction companies involved are operating under the COVID protocol of their industry and the clinics offered follow the club's COVID Training Policy detailed below. Clinics provided in this manner will go ahead regardless of whether or not the club is hosting paddles, provided that provincial COVID restrictions do not tighten in the interim. According to the club's COVID Training Policy, all in-person on-water clinics offered to the club by external providers must:
Additional Requirements for Training Program Participants The club asks that all members who choose to participate in spring training program activities adhere to the following protocol:
Hints to Make Paddling Life Easier and Safer (in normal times). Right now distance between people is important.
We all help each other out loading and carrying our boats to and from cars. Some boats are heavier than others, and some people are stronger than others. To make sure everyone goes home injury free, please make sure that your hatches are empty and everything is taken off your boat before you let someone else help you carry it. It also helps to check your hatches to make sure there is no water inside. That also adds weight. When carrying a loaded boat always use more four people and use straps if available. Loaded kayaks are not meant to be carried solely by the handles at each end. Meetup Etiquette Many of our events are popular, and space is limited, so it is important that everyone who signs up, attends as promised.
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