2010 Paddling Conference and AGM
 

Registration for 2010 Paddling Conference and AGM is open!

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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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/

Nominations for 2010 Endangered Rivers List
Each year the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC invites RCABC and others to nominate what we feel are the most endangered of BC's rivers. If you are concerned about a particular river in BC, send me an email briefly saying why it should be nominated.
http://www.orcbc.ca/
environment@bccanoe.com

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
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.

RCABC Executive Meetings
The next Executive Meetings are tentatively scheduled for January 12, February 9 and March 9, 2010.

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safety tip
Never STAND UP in Moving Water!
O.K. so you capsized and wonder what the next thing will happen. You follow your canoe and try 'ferrying' to shore. Rescue may be on the way.
It is important not to fall to the temptation of 'standing up' in the moving water. Foot entrapment can occur and you could be held helpless by the force of the moving water. Use common sense and keep swimming until it is SAFE!