UPCOMING 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

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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