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Canoe Trip Details for Aug 24 & 26!(**UPDATE**)

In this blog post, you will find the trip details for the upcoming week.  Please read carefully. If you decide to participate, please follow the directions below, including contacting the Trip Organizer directly as indicated to save your spot. If you sign up, but end up changing your mind, please let the Trip Organizer know before trip day so your spot can be filled and we don’t end up waiting for you!

**UPDATE**

Trip: Grand River – Petrocan to Glenn Morris
Date:  August 24th
Time:  Meet at the shed at 8:30 a.m. for a 8:45 a.m. departure
Trip Organizer: Anne Woolner – 519-743-2277 or email annewoolner@hotmail.com
Tower: Armand Martin
Details:  This is another club favourite! Some moving water and plenty of opportunity to practice river reading skills so you don’t get stuck if water levels are low!
Skill Level: Everyone welcome! There are sections with moving water that that require knowing your strokes!
Shuttle: Yes
Trip Fee: $6

For a quick review on “reading the river”, there is a section in the OSSCC Handbook on pg. 22 that talks about reading water which we learned in our intermediate training prior to covid. There are hard copies of the manual available for sale at the shed for $10 per copy for those who want a printed version.  It is well worth the cost! Just ask the Trip Organizer.

Trip:  Stratford Lake
Date:  August 26th
Time:  Meet at the shed at 9:00 a.m. for a 9:15 a.m. departure
Trip Organizer: Anne Woolner – 519-743-2277 or email annewoolner@hotmail.com
Tower: TBD
Details: Easy Breezy – Open to all members.  This is an easy flat water paddle.   Good time to practice strokes and have fun in a beautiful setting.
Skill Level: Basic training required!
Shuttle: Yes
Trip Fee: $6

Canoe Trip Times and Pre-Trip Measures
What to Bring on a Canoe Excursion
What to do on Canoe Day

TRIP CANCELLATIONS FYI
We have been having wacky weather these last few weeks with constant threats of thunderstorms/lightning which have contributed to trip cancellations.  Trips will only be cancelled if there are thunderstorms/lightning imminent during our paddle time (we have paddled in the rain if there is no lightning danger). We will also cancel if not enough people sign up for a trip, no one volunteers to organize a particular trip,  and if no one volunteers to tow. Let’s hope next week brings good paddling weather.

Help! We need Trip Organizers to organize and lead trips for both the Tuesday and Thursday outings, especially the ones that are blank in September on the Trip Schedule. We’ve added some of our favourite trips to the schedule, so if you can, consider volunteering or team up with a friend to help organize and lead. If we don’t get anyone to lead these trips, they will be cancelled and the season will be over. For a successful season, we need everyone to help out in some capacity.
Contact Anne Woolner at  annewoolner@hotmail.com or call 519-743-2277 to sign up. If you want to know what organizing a trip entails, we have a trip organizing section on the Blog to help you out to make it as easy as possible!

 

 

Upcoming Trips for the Rest of August!

August 24th – Grand River-Petrocan to Glen Morris (Evan & Jane Jenkins-Trip Organizers

August 26th – Stratford Lake (Anne Woolner-Trip Organizer)

August 31st – Saugeen #1 -Trip Organizer wanted!

Trip Organizers and towers are required for Sept. 2 until Sept 21.  Call Anne Woolner today  at 519-743-2277 to help out so these trips won’t be cancelled!

Check out the schedule for more details.

Trip Reminders for Aug 17th & 19th

Trips for this week are:
Tuesday, August 17th – Saugeen#3 (All day trip) -$9.
Thursday, August 19th – Floradale Reservoir (Easy Breezy) – $6.

For more details and trip specifics, please see here {link}

Don’t forget to contact Anne Woolner at  519-743-2277 to save your spot for either trip. The Saugeen trip is further away than our other trips to date, so please be at the shed on time so we can get organized and leave on time. If you are going to be late or have to cancel, let Anne know asap.

Remember to check your email  first thing Tuesday/Thursday morning before you head out in case of cancellation should there be inclement weather or not enough people sign up for the trip. The weather forecast can change quickly for the better or the worst. Let’s hope the sun smiles down on us this week! Bring rain gear just in case!

Please note that there is construction on Weber St. between Northfield and King St. and the traffic is one way.  To access Dutton Dr., you must come in from Northfield Dr. or Parkside Ave.

Make sure your trip money is prepared in advance and in an envelope with the amount and your name on it. There will be no change.
Don’t forget to bring your own masks and hand sanitizer.

What to bring on a canoe trip {link}

Towers and Trip Leaders needed……

Volunteers Needed!!!!

Volunteers are the lifeline of our club. We can’t operate without them. Trip Organizers, towers, etc., and especially the Board of Directors (BOD), all require volunteers for the Club to function properly and remain viable. The future of the Club depends on you!

TRIP ORGANIZERS

To date, we have NO Trip Organizers for the following trips:

Tuesday, Sept. 7th
Thursday, Sept 9th
Thursday, Sept. 16th

As a result, they will be cancelled unless someone steps forward to organize. There are resources to help anyone who wants to lead at trip. Anne has  the trip sheets and travelling  directions ready to send to anyone who volunteers to lead a trip.

Since it took us until the end of July to get started this season, and we’ve had to cancel a couple of our Tuesday trips, it would be a shame if we had to cancel our September trips because we have no volunteers to run them! The season would be essentially over at that point.

Thanks in advance for your assistance in keeping our 2021 season alive !!

Trip Organizing Resources

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

At this time, the BOD really needs a Secretary. We ask that you seriously consider this position. Your contribution would really be appreciated and the time commitment would be for our monthly BOD meetings (less July & December) and our annual general meeting. There are lots of resources available to help with the job.

We also have an opening for  a new Web Administrator. This is a fun position for anyone who enjoys computers. Carol is willing to work with whoever volunteers for the job until they are comfortable. She is preparing a manual for the handover and will stay on in an advisory/techie support capacity.

Due to covid restrictions, we are not able to hold an AGM at this time, however, if anyone would like to become a member of the Board, please contact a current member to express your interest. Members of the BOD will work with their successors to ensure a smooth transition so the Club can continue operating.

Want to find out more? Please contact Carol Marion: caroline.milla4@gmail.com or 519-570-6250

 

 

 

YEAR END CLEAN UP

At the end of every season, a day is planned to do an end of season clean up of our canoes and equipment to get them ready for next season so we start out with clean canoes (especially important for our pool training in the Spring). A date is yet to be determined (depending on when our canoe season ends), but if you can help, please contact Armand Martin at armandrmartin@gmail.com or call 226-899-6339

Canoe Trip Details {Aug 17th & Aug 19th}

To cut down on emails, I will be posting trip details for the upcoming week in one email for easier planning. Please read carefully.

Trip: Saugeen River  #3– Paisley (Access #10 – Hwy.17 bridge (Access #13) – left at Burgoyne
Date:  August 17th
Time:  Meet at the shed at 8:00 a.m. for a 8:15 a.m. departure
Trip Organizer: Anne Woolner  annewoolner@hotmail.com
Tower: TBD
Details:  This is a club favourite! Lots of challenges and plenty of opportunity to practice river reading skills. This is an all day trip so we can’t guarantee when we will be back so come prepared with lots of water, snacks and a lunch. After the trip, we will stop for a swim at Port Elgin and have  a fish & chips supper at the Queen’s Hotel. We may even stop for icecream on the way back! So bring extra money.
Skill Level: Experienced paddlers only! There are sections with fast moving water that isn’t covered with basic training!
Shuttle: Yes
Trip Fee: $9 (Out of town trip more than 100 km)

For a quick review on “reading the river”, there is a section in the OSSCC Handbook on pg. 22 that talks about reading water which we learned in our intermediate training. There are hard copies of the manual available at the shed for $10 per copy. Just ask the Trip Organizer.

Trip:  Flordale (part of Woolwich Reservoir) This trip was rescheduled from July 29th
Date:  August 19th
Time:  Meet at the shed at 9:00 a.m. for a 9:15 a.m. departure
Trip Organizer: Anne Woolner  annewoolner@hotmail.com
Tower: TBD
Details: Easy Breezy – Open to all members.  This is an easy flat water paddle.  Great opportunity to reconnect with members you haven’t seen in a while, meet and welcome new members and just enjoy being outdoors and on the water! Good time to practice strokes as well.
Skill Level: Basic training required!
Shuttle: Yes
Trip Fee: $6

Canoe Trip Times and Pre-Trip Measures
What to Bring on a Canoe Excursion
What to do on Canoe Day

Please contact Anne Woolner at  annewoolner@hotmail.com or call 519-743-2277 to save your spot for either trip. Spots will be saved on a first come, first served basis.

TRIP CANCELLATIONS FYI
We have been having wacky weather these last few weeks with constant threats of thunderstorms/lightning which contributed to trip cancellations.  Trips will only be cancelled if there are thunderstorms/lightning imminent during our paddle time (we have paddled in the rain if there is no lightning danger), if not enough people sign up for a trip, if no one volunteers to tow, or if no one volunteers to organize a particular trip. Let’s hope next week brings good paddling weather.

We need Trip Organizers to organize and lead trips for both the Tuesday and Thursday outings, especially the ones that are blank on the Trip Schedule. Anne has her name beside most of the trips, but would love it if others would step up. If you volunteered on your membership form to be a Trip Organizer, please contact Anne and let her know which trip you’d like to organize (if you haven’t spoken already). We’ve added some of our favourite trips to the schedule, so if you can, consider volunteering or team up with a friend to help organize and lead. If we don’t get anyone to lead these trips, they will be cancelled.
Contact Anne Woolner at  annewoolner@hotmail.com or call 519-743-2277 to sign up. If you want to know what organizing a trip entails, we have a trip organizing section on the Blog to help you out!

Thursday Trip Reminder {August 12th}

Trip:  {Easy Breezy} Speed River – Hespeler Pond

Meet at the shed for 9:00 a.m so we can leave by 9:15 a.m.

Don’t forget to contact Anne Woolner at  519-743-2277 to save your spot for Thursday’s trip. If you can’t come, but reserved a spot, don’t forget to let Anne know as well.

Remember to check your email  first thing Thurs. morning before you head out in case of cancellation should there be inclement weather or not enough people sign up for the trip.

Please note that there is construction on Weber St. between Northfield and King St. and the traffic is one way.  To access Dutton Dr., you must come in from Northfield Dr. or Parkside Ave.

Trip details can be found here!  Bring a lunch to enjoy afterwards!
Canoe Trip Times and Pre-Trip Measures
What to Bring on a Canoe Excursion
What to do on Canoe Day
Make sure your trip money is prepared in advance and in an envelope with the amount and your name on it. There will be no change.

 

Thursday Trip Details {Aug 12th Easy Breezy}

Thursday’s trip info is as follows:

Trip: Speed River – Hespeler Pond
Date:  August 12th
Trip Organizer: Anne Woolner
Tower: Volunteer required
Time:  Meet at the shed at 9:00 a.m. for 9:15 a.m. departure
Details: Easy Breezy – Open to all members.
Skill Level: Basic  training required
Shuttle: No
Trip Fee: $6

Please contact   Anne Woolner at 519-743-2277 to preregister for this trip. Spots will be saved on a first come first serve basis. (Only 5 people have signed up so far.)  Fingers crossed that the weather will hold up!

Help please……we need a tower for this trip. Contact Anne if you can help, otherwise the trip will have to be cancelled..

There are changes to the schedule !  If you are having trouble viewing it on your phone or tablet, instructions to change your screen to “desktop view” are above the chart. You can also download it as a .pdf file or print it from your device.

WANTED!!!!!! We need Trip Organizers to organize and lead trips for both the Tuesday and Thursday outings, especially the ones that are blank. Anne has her name beside most of the trips, but would love it if others would step up. If you volunteered on your membership form to be a Trip Organizer, please contact Anne and let her know which trip you’d like to organize (if you haven’t spoken already). We’ve added some of our favourite trips to the schedule, so if you can, consider volunteering or team up with a friend to help organize and lead. If we don’t get anyone to lead these trips, they will be cancelled.
Contact Anne Woolner at  annewoolner@hotmail.com or call 519-743-2277 to sign up. If you want to know what organizing a trip entails, we have a trip organizing section on the Blog to help you out!

The membership list has been updated again as of August 9th. You can find it here!

Tuesday Trip Reminder {August 10th}

Trip: Grand River- West Montrose – Kaufman’s Flat.

Meet at the shed for 8:30 a.m so we can leave by 8:45 a.m.

Don’t forget to contact Anne Woolner at  annewoolner@hotmail.com or call 519-743-2277 to save your spot for Tuesday’s trip. If you can’t come, but reserved a spot, don’t forget to let Anne know that as well.

Remember to check your email  first thing Tues. morning in case of cancellation should there be inclement weather or not enough people sign up for the trip. We don’t want people to show up at the shed and no one is there because they didn’t read their email.

Please note that there is construction on Weber St. between Northfield and King St. and the traffic is one way.  To access Dutton Dr., you must come in from Northfield Dr. or Parkside Ave.

In cased you missed it, details about the trip can be found here!

There are changes to the schedule !  If you are having trouble viewing it on your phone or tablet, instructions to change your screen to “desktop view” are above the chart. You can also download it as a .pdf file or print it from your device.

WANTED!!!!!! We need Trip Organizers to organize and lead trips for both the Tuesday and Thursday outings, especially the ones that are blank. Anne has her name beside most of the trips, but would love it if others would step up. If you volunteered on your membership form to be a Trip Organizer, please contact Anne and let her know which trip you’d like to organize (if you haven’t spoken already). We’ve added some of our favourite trips to the schedule, so if you can, consider volunteering or team up with a friend to help organize and lead. If we don’t get anyone to lead these trips, they will be cancelled.
Contact Anne Woolner at  annewoolner@hotmail.com or call 519-743-2277 to sign up. If you want to know what organizing a trip entails, we have a trip organizing section on the Blog to help you out!

The membership list has been updated again as of today. You can find it here!