Please join us at the old firehall in Kensington, 1111 Memorial Drive, for our September gathering. We meet on the second floor of the firehall. For newcomers, be sure to enter by the door at the back, facing the river, and come up the stairs.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. sharp, with Dave's 30 minute slide presentation at 7:35. Hope to see you there!
Coming Soon - New Event Calendar
The new CORE club event calendar will soon be available. It will replace our current calendar and allow CORE members to post their own events and have the event automatically emailed out to registered CORE members. You will have to register on the board one time, first time to get on the automatic email list.
Details on how to do that will be posted soon.Event coordinators will be able to enter and edit their own calendar entry, and members interested in participating can email the coordinator right from the calendar. This will eliminate a lot of work and allow the membership to post their own events.
The rules for members coordinating hikes haven't changed and still apply. We encourage members to become event coordinators and don't be shy to ask others to co-coordinate with you if you want assistance.
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New - CORE Club Bylaws
They have been posted as a web page for all members to peruse. Click on Club Bylaws to be taken to that web page. All members of CORE will have the opportunity to vote on these bylaws at an upcoming meeting
CORE Monthly Meeting - August 26, 2004
Guest Speaker: Erika Jensen
Volunteer Trail Care Coordinator, Friends of Kananaskis
Erika Jensen will be our guest speaker for the August 26 CORE monthly meeting at the old
fire hall. Erika will be doing a presentation about trail maintenance work in Kananaskis Country. CORE members have participated in trail maintenance in K-Country for the past three or four years. Volunteer trail maintenance opportunities occur the 2nd Saturday of each month throughout the summer and early fall.
Come out and learn more about the kind of work being done to keep trails in K-Country safe and well-maintained. Erika's presentation will begin around 7:30
p.m.
Discussion Board
The CORE discussion board is up and running. All members can now logon and post a topic for discussion. The discussion board is easy to use, as you get your logon info just roam around and try things out
Thursday, June
24th
2004
Rick gave an insightful presentation on the Congo.
The CORE AGM was held May 27th, 2004
New Executive:
Chair - Cindy
Secretary - Carol
Treasurer - Rick
Membership Coordinator - Hendrik
Trip Planning Coordinator/Statistician - Peter
Communications Coordinators - Terry & Karen
Members at large: Ines & Andrew
Are you interested in hearing about other outdoor related information?
Of course! Check out CAOC's Outdoor Update, it is published monthly and is available in PDF form on www.caoc.ab.ca under the CALENDAR section of the website. CORE is a member of Calgary Area Outdoor Council - the office is where our monthly meetings are held.
Past
Meetings 2003 -2004
January Monthly Meeting -
January 29, 2004
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February Monthly Meeting - February 26, 2004
Marta
did a presentation on the Arctic.
She states, "the Arctic
is a fascinating place. I have been fortunate to explore
the Canadian Arctic from a plane, land and sea. In this
presentation I would like to share some of my arctic experiences
to encourage you to visit this vast, remote and unique
region."
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March Monthly Meeting - March 25, 2004
Colleen Campbell did a presentation about Bear Safety and their Habitats.
Colleen Campbell has done field research for carnivore conservation projects since 1991. Since 1994, her focus has been grizzly bears, with a concentration in the Lake Louise area during the past three summers. Her direct experience is supported with personal research of the biology, the natural history and the cultural history of the animals she has studied in the field. As an experienced post-secondary educator, she willingly assumed a role speaking about the animals she studies in the field and has been presenting lectures about the wildlife, supported with slides, for the past decade.
Colleen Campbell is also an artist and works as a field biologist in the Bow Valley watershed during the summer. The content of her work is derived from the subjects she studies, the ancient stories involving the animals she has studied and from the land itself. Her work for the Eastern Slopes Grizzly Bear Project has also stimulated to a series of written portraits of some of the bears under study. She is currently working on a collection of essays derived from her observations and studies.
For more info on Bears, Colleen has provided us with 2 of her articles:
Humans and Bears Traveling in Bear Country
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April Monthly Meeting - April 29, 2004
The feature was a potluck/trip planning session. - Check out the calendar for coming months for the new additions as a result of this session!
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New members are encouraged to participate in meetings and trail maintenance, suggest hikes and eventually be able to coordinate a hike, taking out their own group.
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For those of you who haven't been out yet on the trails now is a good time to check out your equipment before you hit the trails. Make sure your first aid kit is updated and has fresh supplies. Use the following as a guide :
ESSENTIALS:
Sunglasses and sunscreen (high UVA, UVB protection)
FIRST AID KIT Each hiker should have
their own first aid kit.Suggested items include:
- Band-Aids (assorted sizes)
- moleskin, 2nd skin (for blister prevention and care)
- personal medications including Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Rolaids, antibiotic cream
- candies for mild hypothermia, diabetic emergency
- dressings (assorted sizes), gauze pads and swabs
- triangular bandage, tensor bandage, adhesive tape
- steri-strips, antiseptic wash, pads, quick splint
- scissors, tweezers, safety pins, mirror
- notebook, pencil and first aid book
Visit our Equipment
link to help you review your
entire kit.
Membership Info