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• Board Meeting

  • Start
    20 Jan 2025
  •  
  • End
    15 Dec 2025
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  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

  Your board works hard at these board meetings :)

  Board club meetings are open to guests attending, please email the president at tinab@bowwaters.org to request to join and/or to put forward a request for an agenda item, (e.g. member concern or request etc).

  The board does not meet in July or August but if necessary the Executive will meet and make decisions.

  If you are interested in joining the board as a member rep, please contact Tina! (Annual General Meeting takes place in November at Club Night).

  Minutes of board meetings are posted on the website once they are approved. Look under Members tab, Club Official Docs (you must be logged in).

  
  

  
  

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• AGM & SAPAA Presentation

  • When
    5 Nov 2025
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    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    BWCC Club House

  Annual General Meeting

  • Highlights of the year/season 
  • Report by RMPC
  • Election of new board

  ** Quorum (15 paid members) required ** 

  Submission of nominations to: info@bowwaters.org

  
  

  SAPAA Presentation (Frank Potter) 

  “Stewards of Alberta’s Protected Areas Association (SAPAA) is a non-profit society whose purpose is to support stewards of Alberta’s protected areas. The Society was formed in 2000 to assist stewards enrolled under the government’s Volunteer Stewards Program (1987) serving the Alberta government’s protected areas network (Provincial and Wildland Parks, Wilderness Areas, Ecological Reserves, Natural Areas and Provincial Recreation Areas)."  https://sapaastewards.com

  Frank Potter grew up just down the road from the clubhouse and was a BWCC member prior to moving to St. Albert. Currently canoeless, the Red Deer, North Saskatchewan, Bow Rivers, and Bowron Lakes were all favoured destinations. In retirement Frank has been working with the Stewards of Alberta's Protected Areas Association. An affiliated Nature Alberta club, SAPAA supports government appointed stewards covered by the Wildlands, Ecological Reserves, Natural Areas, and Heritage Rangelands Act of Alberta (WERNAHR for short). 

  Doors open at 6:30 pm. 

  Remote access via this Zoom link

  (Meeting ID: 873 7659 4078 & Passcode: 3828320)

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• Club Night. Xmas Potluck + Laura & Michael Hart "Beaver Valley Lakes"

  • When
    3 Dec 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:45 PM
  • Location
    BWCC Club House

  Xmas Potluck
  

  Members are encouraged to bring their own plates, cutlery, etc. - in addition to a food item for sharing. 

  Presentation

  Laura & Michael Hart, will present on their 2025 Beaver Valley Lakes trip. 

  
  

  Doors open: 6:00 pm, followed by the meal and presentation. 

  Remote access via this Zoom link

  (Meeting ID: 873 7659 4078 & Passcode: 3828320)

  
  

  
  

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• AQ Outdoors Sale for Bow Waters Members!

  • When
    7 Dec 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • Location
    AQ Outdoors - 5063 11 St SE, Calgary, AB

  AQ Outdoors is having a one day sale exclusively for club members!

  Be sure to swing by and take advantage of the sale!  

  
  

  AQ Outdoors will have additional sales  on four additional days throughout the year, check the events calendar!

  Website: AQ Outdoors

  Location: AQ Outdoors Location

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• Coordinator Needed: Highwood River - Ing's to Longview

  • When
    4 Jan 2026
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    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Ing's Creek to Longview
  • Spaces left
    10

  
  

  
  

  Fun Facts: The Blackfoot name for the Highwood river is "Ispitsi" referring  to

  the tall cottonwood trees or "   high wood" along its banks.
  

  Level/Class:  Intermediate +   River 

  Description:  This trip starts in a narrow canyon with beautiful rock formations, many small ledges  good for surfing at medium flow or above

  Difficulties of Rapids: many small ledges, one bigger double ledge, we will stop and scout and which can be portaged. Sweepers and strainers possible.

  Expected Flow: Medium 

  Duration:  Full day

  Equipment:  Required equipment by law (click here for Link) ,  Required by BWCC Helmet and Floatation.

  Shuttle: Shuttle will be arranged at the meeting point, be prepared to double up boats and distribution of gear and people to leave as many cars at the take out location as possible.

  Other Information:   The day will start with a steep descend down to the riverbed and the boats will be lowered down by rope (rope provided).  Please bring appropriate footwear. 

  
  

  Trip Coordinator:  <coordinator name and email>

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Club Night. Paddle Alberta Presentation

  • When
    4 Feb 2026
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:45 PM
  • Location
    BWCC Club House

  
  

  Paddle Alberta 

  Learn about Paddle Alberta's first Community Paddling Weekend. Held Oct 3 - 5, 2025 (in Rocky Mountain House) Paddle Alberta's Executive Directory, Karla Handy, will talk about that weekend, will share season highlights, and will reveal what Paddle Alberta has planned for 2026.  

   ** Open to the public. **  

  Doors open: 6:30 pm, annoucements at 7:00 pm, followed by the presentation. 

  Remote access via this Zoom link

  (Meeting ID: 873 7659 4078 & Passcode: 3828320)

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Bow River: Louise to Castle Jct

  • When
    12 Jul 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • Location
    Bow River: Louise train station to Castle Junction bridge

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  Fun Facts:  The Bow River flows from Bow Lake thru the Rocky Mtns. and thru Calgary on its way to join the South Saskatchewan River in southern Alberta. 
  

  Level/Class:  Intermediate - River Class II;  class 2 rapids in first 4 km

  Description:  A very scenic trip in the mountains, and counting Harlequin ducks for Parks Canada.

  Difficulties of Rapids:  Several class 2 rapids in first 4 km.  Participants will have the option of avoiding these by putting in below. Also possible sweepers on tight river bends.

  Expected Flow: Low 

  Duration:  5 hours; 29 km

  Equipment:  Required equipment by law (click here for Link) plus Helmet and Floatation 

  Shuttle:  Car shuttle will be arranged at the meeting point

  Other Information:   Clean boat after trip

  Trip Coordinator:  <coordinator name and email>

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