Category: Trip Cancellations

Updates for ~ August 8th and 10th

The bad news: Tuesday, August 8th paddle 
We could not secure a tower!  

 

The good news: Thursday, August 10th Mini-golf social event is not.

Old Salts Annual Mini-Golf Tournament
 
Date-Thurs. Aug. 10
Time– 10 am.
Place-Market Sports (used to be Max’s Golf Centre)
Address-800 King St. N.
                Waterloo
                 N2J 4G8
Cost-$10 for seniors
          $12 otherwise
          (includes tax)
 
Partners or friends are welcome to join us
No talent necessary
There may be prizes!
 
Optional Lunch get together after at East Side Mario’s
 
Register:
Please contact Brenda Welch at brendajwelch@hotmail.com.
OR 519-884-2168 if you would like to attend AND include name of guest if you are bringing one. 
We will divide the group into teams for some friendly competition.
 

Hope you can make it!

 
 

Future Trip Cancellations

A few of our trips were cancelled because no one volunteered to lead them. Therefore, we call on all our experienced paddlers  and those who volunteered to lead trips on their registration forms, to please sign up and volunteer to lead one of the trips listed below so no further trips will be cancelled due to lack of leader (or tower). (Anne will be away on these dates**)

June 30th – Easy Breezy – Stratford Lake

July 5th- Nith River – Drumbo to Canning**

July 12th – Grand River – Bean Park (Paris) – Wilk’s dam**

July 14th – Easy Breezy – Speed River – Royal City Park**

July 26th – Beaver River – Access #2 – Heathcote**

July 28th – Easy Breezy – Grand River -Moyer’s Landing – Riverbluffs**

Aug 2nd – Grand River – Kaufman’s Flat – Shirley Dr.

Aug 9th – Grand River – Brant Park – Erie

Aug 11th – Easy Breezy – Moonlight Paddle

Aug 25th – Easy Breezy – West Montrose – Kaufman’s Flat**

Sept 6th – Big Creek

Sept 15th – Easy Breezy – Hespeler Pond

As you can see, we have some lovely trips planned and it would be a shame to cancel any of them. As members volunteer, the schedule will be filled in….check back often as trips could change depending on water levels and flows.

We have many resources to assist you and extra help is always available….just ask! If you decide to lead or tow for any of these trips, please contact Anne Woolner (519-743-2277 or annewoolner@hotmail.com). Please note that Anne will be away in July, so it would be great if she could hear from you asap.

You can find the membership list here if you want to team up with anyone.

Thanks, in advance to those who answer the call and offer to lead!

UPDATE: Tuesday, May 31-Niska Bridge to Hespeler Pond

No one has volunteered to lead this trip. Unless someone who is familiar with this route wants to lead it, the trip will be cancelled or changed.  Most of the rivers are quite low except for parts of the Grand so we may switch to Petrocan – Glen Morris even though we are doing it later in the season. Stay tuned!!!

URGENT: Trip Leaders and Towers for Upcoming Trips Required!

This club operates on the strength of its volunteers. Bravo to Lynn and her team who are working hard to train our members to get on the water and enjoy the season ! And many thanks to  our Trip Planning Committe who have planned a great schedule to accommodate members of all skill levels. However………

We still require people to sign up to lead and tow on various upcoming trips. Don’t wait to be asked……just volunteer!  Please check out the trip schedule and see which trips you would like to lead or to tow for and contact Anne Woolner to get your name on the trip schedule asap. Trips that don’t have anyone to lead/organize them will be cancelled which would be a shame considering how long we waited for this season to start.

After today’s trip, there is no one on the schedule to lead trips until June 14th, (including our first Easy Breezy trip on Thursday, May 26th) . We have many experienced paddlers in this club who have been on most of the trips that are listed on the schedule. Please consider volunteering to lead a trip (and/or team up with someone to share responsibilities).  There are lots of resources available to help and Anne is just a phone call away!

If there is a trip that you would like to see, but is missing from the schedule, let Anne know. Any suggestions are most welcome.

Contact Info:
Anne Woolner, Trip Co-ordinator
annewoolner@hotmail.com
519-743-2277

EASY BREEZY CANCELLED!

 

Due to lack of interest and no tower, tomorrow’s Easy Breezy is being cancelled.

The next Easy Breezy is scheduled for August 15th. (Moyer’s Landing to River’s Bluff)

There hasn’t been much interest in our Easy Breezy outings this year. Attendance has been much lower than in the past.  We have also not had anyone volunteer to tow for the past several trips either.

Therefore, the question to our membership is:
1) Do we continue with Easy Breezy paddles?
2) If yes, are you willing to volunteer to be a Trip Organizer or be a tower?
3) If yes, how often would you paddle on an Easy Breezy trip?
4) If no, why?

Please use the comments below to start a discussion, provide feedback and suggestions.

 

CANCELLED!!

 

Tomorrow’s Easy Breezy trip to Mountsberg Reservoir is being cancelled due to lack of interest/response.  The next Easy Breezy trip is on June 27th at the Guelph Royal City park.  Mark your calendars!!

This year’s fall Bondi is officially cancelled due to lack of interest. Hopefully by taking a break in 2019, someone will volunteer to take the lead in organizing next year’s Bondi fall trip.