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• Board Meeting

  • Start
    20 Jan 2025
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  • 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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• Club Night. Michael Kary & Cindy Heselton. Churchill River: Pinehouse Lake to Missinipe (SK)

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

  Join Cindy and Michael to hear details and stories of their 180 km paddle on the Churchill RIver - travelling from Pinehouse to Missinipe, in the amazing Canadian Shield of Northern Saskatchewan. Their group consisted of eight people and two dogs. The trip had the enjoyment of gourmet food, amazing sunsets, the transition of boreal to shield camps (all of which were amazing and beautiful), distant forest fires, an afternoon coffee at a fishing camp, pelicans everywhere you looked, and bears. While the paddling was dominated by endless miles of flat water, the group capitalized on every opportunity to avoid portaging and spent a number of days playing and navigating through Class I, II, and III rapids - with only the occasional river bottom inspection.

   

  
  

  
  

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• Club Night. John Gapp. The Bonnet Plume River (YT)

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

  Our club nights are open to members and the public.  This month's presentation is by John Gapp. Topic: the Bonnet Plume River (Yukon Territories)

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• AQ Outdoors Sale for Bow Waters Members!

  • When
    16 Mar 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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• SAGM & Club Night

  • When
    2 Apr 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    BWCC Club House

  Open to all members and the public. 

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• Presidents Paddle

  • When
    12 Apr 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Graves Landing to Fish Creek
  • Spaces left
    31

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  Weather and water levels are looking fine for this kick off of the paddling season!

  Tina will bring the treats!

  We anticipate having new members and will take our time with introductions and shuttling everyone.

  If it's warm we will also take our time on the river and have little stops and a good lunch stop to allow for everyone's comfort and needs (to stretch, go to the bathroom etc).

  About the stretch: paddle on the Bow River through the city – Graves Landing to Fish Creek

  NOVICE, Class 1 – 14 kms, ~ 3hours of paddling. Bridge pillars.

  Please register!

  Send any questions to Tina at tinabarzo@hotmail.com or call 403-763-7036

  
  

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• Annual River Clean-up

  • When
    3 May 2025
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    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    BWCC Club House

  Come join this annual morning of service. In boots, and wearing gloves, we will gather debris found around the clubhouse grounds. Oh, the treasures we will find! 

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• Club Night ** Details TBA **

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

  Open to all members and the public. 

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• Club Night ** Details TBA **

  • When
    4 Jun 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    BWCC Club House

  Open to BWCC members and the public. 

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• AQ Outdoors Sale for Bow Waters Members!

  • When
    8 Jun 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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• Members Potluck

  • When
    14 Jun 2025
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    4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    BWCC Club House

  As the paddling season gears up, come on out and meet fellow members. Share stories of past adventures and those planned. Sausages, buns, and condiments provided. Salads, snacks, and desserts welcome! 

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• Canada Day on the Red Deer

  • Start
    27 Jun 2025
  • End
    1 Jul 2025
  • Location
    52.28614176726996, -113.26429543968955

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  The canal feeding the Milk River is not scheduled to have water flowing again until September 2025. As such, Allison Ireland has once again offered to host us at her and John’s property East of Red Deer. We are also inviting the Ceyana club from Edmonton.

  The camping field is about 0.5 ha (≈ 1 acre) with a picnic shelter and outhouse. The field is large enough to host a great many tents or trailers. You will need to bring your own water. The potluck could be either Saturday or Sunday evening.

  (52.28552571379899, -113.26401136906401).

  https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Calgary,+Alberta/52.2861891,-113.2650188/@52.286168,-113.267999,1256m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!4m8!1m5!1m1!1s0x537170039f843fd5:0x266d3bb1b652b63a!2m2!1d-114.0718831!2d51.0447331!1m0!3e0!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDEwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

  • Arrive either Friday afternoon or Saturday morning.

  • We will plan at least 3 paddles

    1. Saturday – Various options for put in. Take out at Joffre bridge.

       • Canyon Ski Hill (9 km)

       • Burbank campground (18 km)

       • Riverbend boat launch (28 km)

       • Or other

    2. Sunday - Joffre bridge to the Ireland’s property (30 km)

       • Park at the Joffre Bridge day use area

       • drag the boats onto their property out of sight at the end of the paddle

       • walk up to the camping field (≈ 800 M)

       • Potluck in picnic shelter (or on Saturday)

    3. Monday – the Ireland’s to Content bridge (20 km)

       • Park the vehicles at the Content campground.

       • Walk back down to the river

  
  
  

  
  
  

   

  
  

  
  

   

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• Club Night ** Details TBA **

  • When
    3 Sep 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    BWCC Club House

  Open to members and the public. 

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• AQ Outdoors Sale for Bow Waters Members!

  • When
    14 Sep 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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• Club Night ** Details TBA **

  • When
    1 Oct 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    BWCC Club House

  Open to members and the public. 

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• Club Night ** Details TBA **

  • When
    3 Dec 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    BWCC Club House

  Open to members and the public. 

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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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