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!

August 10th Trip Details {Tuesday}

Tuesday’s trip info is as follows:

Trip: Grand River – West Montrose – Kaufman’s Flat
Date:  August 10th
Time:  Meet at the shed at 8:30 a.m. for a 8:45 a.m. departure
Trip Organizer: Anne Woolner  annewoolner@hotmail.com
Tower: TBD
Details:  A leisurely paddle past golf courses and lovely greenery starting at the covered bridge!
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 note that there is still &construction on Weber St. between Northfield Dr.and King St. and the traffic is one way.  To access Dutton Dr., you must come in from Northfield Dr. or Parkside Ave.

Reminders:

    1. Covid protocols are till being followed, so bring  masks and your own hand sanitizer.
    2. Members must be fully vaccinated.
    3. Members must have trip fee prepared in advance – $6.
      • Exact fee only. There will be no change available.
      • Fee must be in a sealed envelope with the name of the participant and the amount of money inside clearly written on the outside.
    4. Please be on time. If you are going to be late, or can’t make it, let Anne know so it doesn’t hold everyone else back.

Please contact Anne Woolner at annewoolner@hotmail.com or call 519-742-2277 to preregister for this trip. Spots will be saved on a first come first serve basis. 

Changes were made to the Trip Schedule….check it out here!

Thursday Trip Reminder

Did you mark your calendar?

Trip:  {Easy Breezy} Guelph Royal City Park

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 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!

Club Handbooks & Rules will also be available for $10.

 

There may be changes to the schedule so check back often!  If you are having trouble viewing it on your phone or tablet, instructions to change your screen to “desktop view” are above the chart.

August 5th Trip Details {Easy Breezy}

Mark your calendars…….

Thursday’s trip info is as follows:

Trip: Guelph Royal City Park (Speed River)
Date:  August 5th
Trip Organizer: Anne Woolner
Tower: TBD
Time:  Meet at the shed at 9:00 a.m. for 9:15 a.m. departure
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: No
Trip Fee: $6

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

Reminders:

    1. Covid protocols will still be followed, so bring masks and your own hand sanitizer.
    2. Members must be fully vaccinated
    3. Members should have trip fee prepared in advance of the trip to minimize handling of money.
      • Exact fee only. There will be no change available.
      • Fee must be in a sealed envelope with the name of the participant and the amount of money inside clearly written on the outside for verification purposes.

Please contact   Anne Woolner at 519-743-2277 to preregister for this trip. Spots will be saved on a first come first serve basis.

Note: We will have the hard copies of the Club “Handbook & Club Rules” available to purchase at the shed. This is a beautiful, professionally printed manual for those of you who don’t have printers or would prefer a hard copy to have on hand. The cost of this book is $10 which will go the “Shed Relocation Project” fund. Everything you want to know about the Club is in this book!

Tuesday Trip Reminder {August 3rd)

Did you mark your calendar!

Trip: Grand River- Kaufman’s Flats-Shirley Dr.
(This trip is rescheduled from July 27th)

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.

Trip details can be found here!

 

Upcoming trips can be found here.

August 3rd Trip Details

The Tuesday, July 27th  (Kaufman’s Flats to Shirley Dr.) was cancelled due to inclement weather. Since this is a trip that many members enjoy, it has been rescheduled for August 3rd. Let’s cross our fingers for a day of sunshine!

The trip details can be found here

Future Trip Ideas – Tell us what you think!
Trip Schedule 
Please note that the Trip Schedule can now be saved, viewed and printed as a PDF!When it comes to trip day, please check your emails first thing in the morning if it looks like inclement weather is going to be a factor and a cancellation may be possible. We don’t want anyone to get to the shed and find no one there. When in doubt, call the Trip Organizer to confirm the trip is happening, particularly if you live outside the K-W area.

Future Trip Ideas – Tell us what you think!

We are very happy to be able to open this season and so far, our trips have been well attended and enjoyed by all participants. The schedule is posted with trips scheduled up till the end of August. There will probably be a few tweaks for one reason or another, but we want to know what you think and would appreciate your thoughts. Use the comments section below this post:

    1. Are there any trips you would like to see added to the schedule?
    2. Are there any trips on the schedule that you would like to see replaced with another?
    3. Which trips would you like to see on the schedule for September?
    4. What is your favourite trip that you always participate in?
    5. Are you comfortable with shuttling (using our current covid protocols)?