Category: Announcement!

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A newsletter was sent out to our membership at the beginning of February with regards to our 2023 membership registration meeting at Rim park. Check your emails if you didn’t get it.

The Registration Meeting will be held in the Century Room at Rim Park in Waterloo.  There is plenty of parking, so park close to the “A” entrance of the Manulife Sportsplex which is where you will enter.  Go up the stairs  and our room is to the right.  There is an elevator for those who need it. The doors will open at 1:00 pm. An agenda will be sent out several days before the meeting.

Tables will be set up where you can either drop off your completed membership form and fee or you can register on that day.  Hard copies of the registration forms will be available for anyone without a printer. You can also sign up for training, volunteer to be a trip leader and if able, get on the tower list.

Have questions? One of our board members should be able to answer them. Interested in Bondi? Last year was a tremendous success, however, we are looking for a volunteer/volunteers to organize this wonderful get-a-way!

Cheques and cash (exact amounts…no change will be available) will be accepted.  We will also be accepting e-transfers at the registration meeting.

Membership: $50
Pool Training: $20
Basic Canoe Training: $65 (2 days)
Intermediate Canoe Training: $70 (2 days)
Refresher Canoe Training: $40 (1 day)
An updated version of the OSSCC Handbook and Rules can be found here {link}

If you can’t make the meeting, you can send your completed membership form (including signed waiver on pg. 2) and fee to:  Old Salts Seniors Canoe Club, 55 Northfield Dr. East Suite 242, Waterloo, ON N2K 3T6. (This is now the official address of OSSCC)

The membership registration form can be found on the club website here {link}. If you know anyone who would like to join, direct them to the club website found here {link} or have them email info@oldsaltsclub.com

We are pleased to announce that we will be proceeding with our regular training program, including pool training this season. The training schedule is now posted, including the dates,  costs, descriptions and training locations. New members from last couple of years are encouraged to take the pool training they were unable to take during covid. Details of what’s included are on the training schedule.  If you want to get the skills and confidence required to participate in some of our more challenging Tuesday trips, take the intermediate training. Our more experienced paddlers will also be able to brush up on some rusty skills and learn new things.  You can never have too much training and you will always learn something new, no matter how many times you retake a session! We strongly recommend that everyone consider refreshing their skills:)
Details on canoe training can be found here {link} Contact Lynn Warmington  at lynnwarmington1@gmail.com or 519-400-0388 if you have any questions or concerns.

The canoe schedule is posted. You will find it here {link} . The committee has planned some great trips…..some new, some we haven’t done in a while and many of our favourites! There have also been suggestions about possible overnight trips. What are your thoughts on that? Comment below this post. Check out the schedule and mark your calendars for the trips you want to participate in, especially if you would like to lead  or tow for a particular trip.

For our club to work, we need volunteers to run it, particularly  Trip Leaders {link}and Towers {link} for both our Easy Breezy Trips on Thursdays and for the more challenging trips on Tuesdays. Without volunteers, we don’t have any trips. So when you fill out your registration form, don’t forget to check the boxes under the volunteer part of the form. Don’t see anything that interests you?….make a suggestion and take the lead!

To make it less daunting, everyone who volunteers to tow or lead a trip will be able to attend an informal training workshop so they will know exactly what’s involved and will know what to do. This will ensure there is a consistency in how things are done and give the opportunity to get any questions or concerns answered, particulary any changes in procedure. The date(s) will be announced at the registration meeting.

Finally, we are all looking forward to seeing the friendly faces of members both old and new and having a wonderful 2023 canoe season. 
Mark your calendars for Thursday, March 23rd!