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EVENTS 2012
Click HERE for
a list of all 2011 Events & Paddles
January Meeting
Tuesday January 10,
2012
May Bennett Wellness Centre.
Entertainment will be a presentation
on the Okanagan Brigade by Gordon Kelly
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WE
ARE MOVING!
As of January 1,
2012 this site will not be updated
Check out our NEW! & IMPROVED! site at
https://sites.google.com/site/kelownacanoeandkayakclub/home
Please update your
favorites list
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Welcome to
our new Executive Members;
Linda McEvoy.. who will be doing membership
Marie Therien.. who will be taking care of the Library & Meeting hall
Morag Stevenson.. who will be our new secretary
Paul Landry..who will be our new Newsletter Eddytor
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WEDNESDAY PADDLES
Done for the season
but check out the Forum for impromtu paddles for the fall
Click HERE for
the list
of Wednesday Eve and Sunday
Paddles and Events
Click HERE for
a link to CORD Regional parks if you don't know the location of a
park for the paddle
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Click HERE for
the list of Paddles where the Club boats will be available
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WHITEWATER
KAYAKERS; For the latest
information on what paddles are up & coming, as well as stuff for sale
& other events, check
out the Okanagan Kayakers forum @ http://flagfx.com/index.php
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Wednesday Night
Paddles—The
Official Paddles start again on April 21, see the List above or
Calendar page for locations.
The Wed Night
Paddles will start at 6:00 PM every Wednesday, 6:30
starting
in June.
All boaters
must
have
Coast
Guard
Required gear
(see below) These are required for all club paddles. Guests will
be welcome
to
join in for an evening, but will be expected to join the club
for subsequent events. See Calendar Page for locations
Canadian Coast Guard Minimum Required
Safety Equipment
See http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/obs-bsn/sbg-gsn/canoe_e.htm for more info regarding
boating requirements
Personal protection equipment
1. one Canadian-approved personal flotation device or lifejacket of appropriate
size for each person on board
2. one buoyant heaving line of not less than 15 m in length
Boat safety equipment
3. one manual propelling device OR an anchor with not less than 15 m of cable,
rope or chain in any combination
4. one bailer or one manual water pump fitted with or accompanied by sufficient
hose to enable a person using the pump to pump water from the bilge of the vessel
over the side of the vessel
Navigation equipment
5. a sound-signalling device or a sound-signalling appliance
6. navigation lights that meet the applicable standards set out in the Collision
Regulations if the pleasure craft is operated after sunset and before sunrise
or in periods of restricted visibility
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