{"id":5251,"date":"2019-02-22T17:35:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T00:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corehike.org\/?p=5251"},"modified":"2021-08-31T07:58:05","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T13:58:05","slug":"february-2019-core-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corehike.org\/?p=5251","title":{"rendered":"February 2019 CORE Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Executive News<\/span><\/h2>\n

February\u00a02019\u00a0Meeting<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Members and Guests please join us for February’s monthly meeting\u00a0on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Scarboro Community Centre 1727 – 14th Ave SW<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If YOU have an idea for a presenter who may be willing to give us a talk on their adventures, please send their particulars along to the\u00a0executive, and we will see what can be arranged.<\/p>\n

February 26 Presentation – Colorado River Trip by Core Member Jeanette<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Boats at the ready<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Join us for a presentation by Jeanette will show us a trip taken by Jeanette, Lynn, Geoff, Laurie and Chad’s (CORE members)\u00a0 17-day, 225 mile Dory trip down the Colorado River from Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek through the Grand Canyon. Come see the spectacular scenery of the Marble Canyon, Inner George, fantastic side hikes and indigenous ruins, crystalline creeks and waterfalls, cactus gardens, white water, foaming ripples and Lava Falls along with 42 spectacular rapids.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wilderness First Aid Course Scheduled for\u00a0April 27<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

CORE\u00a0is sponsoring a “Non Certified”\u00a0Wilderness First Aid training course on April\u00a027, 2019, at Bragg Creek Community Centre – 23 White Ave. Cost is $15.00 dollars per person. Nicole Elder is the instructor. She provides first aid instruction to the Calgary Police Service members. She has extensive training and expertise and experience in Wilderness First Aid, Survival Training and Search and Rescue. There will be classroom training and outdoor scenario’s. After scenario training there will be general survival techniques. Dress for the weather as some instruction is outside. Course is limited to 24 participants. There will be a wait list so anyone unable to attend is asked to contact the coordinator as soon as possible. There will be an “option” for members to buy a wilderness first aid manual at a cost of $45.00 dollars each. You can register online, on the CORE Website Activities page<\/a>. A non-refundable $15.00 dollars is requested and can be paid online via PayPal, cash or cheque is acceptable if received prior to registration deadline.\u00a0 For more contact information, go to the CORE calendar for April 27.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note: Club members intending to register should do so by mid-March to assist in the planning for the course<\/strong><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Executive Updates:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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  1. Event coordinators are requested where possible to scan event reports and email them to Mike.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Event Coordinators and Participants are encouraged to post photos from ongoing outings onto the CORE website.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Members\/Non-members mailing in fees for courses or membership should include a note as to what\/who the money is for, and ideally the associated form. Otherwise the executive may not know why we are receiving the funds.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    CORE Photo Album<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

    All CORE members participating in CORE activities are welcome and encouraged to post photos taken on your outings in the CORE website Photo Albums. There are Photo Management instructions on the CORE Guides<\/a> web page. If you have any trouble uploading your photos, please ask the event coordinator or other experienced CORE member. Some guidelines when posting\u00a0photos\u00a0:<\/p>\n