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Checking your Gear
Make a habit of checking all of your canoeing and tripping gear at least once per year. In the middle of a day or week long trip is no time to find out that you drysuit is leaking and you must now spend the next 7 days miserable and damp!
Check helmet foam for deterioration, PFD's for flotation(in pool, with weights to 15 lbs), and throwbags, towbelts for safe operation. Check all boat tyedowns and roofracks to make sure everything is tight.
2010 Paddling Conference and AGM
 

Registration for 2010 Paddling Conference and AGM is open! Click here for details!

The combined RCABC Annual General Meeting and Instructor's AGM will be held at Kawkawa Lake in Hope on April 16-18.

Click here for a PDF of the weekend Schedule and use paypal to pay. If you have any questions, or want to use an alternate method of payment..contact the treasurer, Dwight Milford for more info: treas@bccanoe.com

 
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Navigable Waters Act Mtg, Mar24th North Vancouver
The Canadian Marine Advisory Council is holding a public meeting to receive input on the upcoming changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act. The document linked below gives a decent description of the proposed changes and the direction of discussion.
Important topics are new ministerial powers, definition of 'minor waters' and 'minor works' and recognition if an exemption impacts navigability. Location TBA.
newsflash/NWPA-2009-10-TCslideshow.pdf
environment@bccanoe.com

RCABC Paddling Conference and AGM Details
The link below has details of all the events at the 2010 Annual General Meeting and paddling conference. The public is welcome!
Events include free community lessons, instructor clinics, slide show, dance, guided trips, tons of door prizes and more.
newsflash/2010 AGM Details.pdf

Flathead Protected from Coal, Oil and Gas Development
Unexpectedly, the BC government announced that coal, oil and gas development will not be allowed in the Flathead. This very significant decision helps preserve this vital link in the Rocky Mountain corridor and one of North America's most pristine rivers.

BC Water Act to be Modernized
Finally the BC Water Act will be updated. The goals are to protect stream health, recognize flow requirements, regulate groundwater extraction, recognize climate change impacts, and faciliate community involvement including efficiency incentives.
You can tell the government what changes you'd like to see on the Living Water Smart Blog, as well as view lots of other information about water in BC.
http://livingwatersmart.ca/

Join the Nahanni Forum
Help guide the future of the Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada. A new Management Plan is being developed for Nahanni. This plan includes the expansion area and will provide the long-term vision and strategic direction for the park.
Your views matter. Add your voice to the development of the Nahanni Management Plan and share your vision for Nahanni by visiting www.nahanniplan.ca.
http://www.nahanniplan.ca/

BC Society Act Review
The BC Society Act is being reviewed. What does this mean to you? Canoe clubs and organizations such as RCABC are governed by this act and changes to it could affect the way you operate your club or organization.
RCABC will do its best to keep its membership informed if any of the proposed changes are significant. You can view details with the link below, and send in your own comments to the Ministry of Finance for the phase 1 deadline by April 1st, 2010.
http://www.fin.gov.bc.ca/society_act_review.pdf

RCABC 2010 Calendar
A new calendar from RCABC is here for your downloading pleasure. Lots of pictures from around the province and a full year to check them out. This is a large file (about 7 MB) so it will take some time to download. Enjoy.
newsflash/2010Calendar2RCABC.pdf

EVENTS
Earth Day April 22nd & Earth Week April 16th-25th
Register your BC events at the website below.
http://www.earthday.ca/pub/index.php

RCABC AGM and IAGM Combined April 16-18, 2010
The combined RCABC Annual General Meeting and Instructor's AGM will be held at Kawakwa Lake in Hope on April 16-18. The event will possibly have the most ambitious list of clinics, entertainment and prizes ever so mark it on your calender.
Registration (food and accomodation), events and travel subsidies will be announced soon.

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