{"id":6174,"date":"2019-10-21T15:59:58","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T21:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corehike.org\/?p=6174"},"modified":"2021-08-31T07:48:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T13:48:32","slug":"october-2019-core-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corehike.org\/?p=6174","title":{"rendered":"October 2019 CORE Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Executive News<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

October 29, 2019 CORE Monthly Meeting<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Members and Guests please join us for October’s monthly meeting\u00a0on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Scarboro Community Centre 1727 – 14th Ave SW.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/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.<\/span><\/p>\n

October\u00a0Presentation by Alberta Environment and Parks: Grizzly Bear Management<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Join John Paczkowski, Park Ecologist with Alberta Environment and Parks, will give a presentation on grizzly bears in the Kananaskis Region and beyond.\u00a0 John will first present on the latest grizzly bear population census work for grizzly bear management area 5, which includes Kananaskis Country down to the Crowsnest Pass. There will then be a discussion about the aversive conditioning program in Kananaskis country. For almost 20 years the program is aimed to reduced bear-human incidents by monitoring and conditioning grizzly bears in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alberta Environment and Parks “supports environmental conservation and protection, sustainable economic prosperity, quality of life and outdoor recreation opportunities<\/span>.”<\/p>\n

In Alberta, Grizzly Bears are designated as an\u00a0“AT Risk SPECIES.” \u00a0The province has instituted a Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Reminder: There is no Monthly CORE Meeting for December 2019<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

UPCOMING EVENTS:<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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\"\"<\/a>CORE’s\u00a020th Anniversary Gala November 26, 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

MARK YOUR CALENDARS – CORE is organizing “a big bash” to celebrate our 20th Anniversary.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

It will take place at Scarboro\u00a0Community Center (1727 – 14th Ave SW)\u00a0, on Tuesday, November 26 from 6.30 pm to 10 pm<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

There will be a\u00a0sumptuous sit down dinner, professional entertainment, quizzes, prizes, cash raffle\u00a0and a slide show of events over the past 20 years. This promises to be the biggest event ever held by CORE.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cost for Members: $\u00a020.00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Non-members: $ 35.00<\/span><\/p>\n

You need to RSVP by November 5th.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

To attend this event, please go to the CORE Home page, click on Activities and Choose 20ANV Gala Registration.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

For more details on\u00a0schedule of events, how to register for this great event, please click on this<\/span> 20th anniversary<\/span><\/em> Gala <\/a>link. \u00a0Or go to the home page of CORE Website and click on 20th anniversary newsletter.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>A “memories” photo album has been setup on the CORE photos site (2019 – CORE20ANV) and club members are invited to view the album and\/or\u00a0upload photos of events and\/or people that have a special meaning to them. There are instructions on how to upload photos to the album on the<\/span> CORE guides <\/a>web page.<\/p>\n

Renewal of CORE Membership for 2019\/20 membership year<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

CORE is halfway through the year and is planning trips for the remaining\u00a02019\/20 fall and winter seasons. If you would like\u00a0to join any of our\u00a0events, you must be a CORE member or guest. For more information on how to join CORE, go to the\u00a0 “Join Now” <\/a>tab, on the website.<\/p>\n

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2019\u00a0 Avalanche Awareness Events at U of C<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Avalanche Canada holds Avalanche Awareness Presentation at U of C, November 7, 2019:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Avalanche Canada is having an avalanche awareness event in Calgary, November 7, at the University of Calgary. This is a great opportunity to refresh your knowledge of avalanche risks prior to getting into the mountains this winter. Especially targeting snowshoer’s\/cross-country skiers\u00a0or people who like\u00a0being in the winter backcountry, but do not have much\/any avalanche experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Avalanche Awareness\u00a0Event is being held at University of Calgary, November 7, 2019, Doors open at 6.30 pm, \u00a0Presentation starts at 7.00 pm. Science Theatres #148. Use the U of C room finder<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 Admission is Free.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

If you want to park at the University, use Lot 21 outside the Math\/Sciences building. Group Meetup and a short walk: You can park at the far EAST end of the Brentwood Park and Ride, right where 31st Street enters the LRT parking lot (Google 32 Ave and 31 Street NW). Meetup at 6.15pm. It is a 15 minute walk over to the University. See CORE calendar for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Avalanche Skills Training\u00a0Level 1 Course (AST 1):<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

CORE is organizing an AST 1 course (Avalanche Skills Training Level 1), on January 11 and 12, 2020. We highly encourage anyone playing in the backcountry to have this whether you are a skier, snowshoer or climber. You will learn to recognize avalanche terrain, understand safe travel, and be taught companion rescue. It will be taught by certified instructors (ACMG guides). Each participant will receive a certificate showing they have completed the course. \u00a0There will be one day of classroom instruction and then a full day in the field. You can be on skis or snowshoes. The use of transceivers, probes and shovels will be taught. If you do not own a transceiver, probe, and rescue shovel, you will need to either purchase or\u00a0rent the equipment for the course(ask Mike\u00a0where). We need a minimum of 8 people to get the best price where each person would pay $100 dollars, with the CORE’s Peterman fund paying the other half to meet the full standard AST 1 cost of $200 dollars per person. Last date for signup is December 28, 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

You will need to register for the course by email to mailbox@corehike.org<\/a>, And state in the email subject line, AST 1 course\u00a0forward email to\u00a0Mike. Mike is organizing the AST 1 event.\u00a0And by sending a cheque to CORE with a letter stating what the payment is for (See the About page for CORE’s mailing address<\/a>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Event Coordinators Guidelines<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

A reminder to all event coordinators that a Trip Report Form is a requirement for all official CORE events (4+ people including coordinator). This includes hikes, bike trips, snowshoe and ski trips, guided backcountry trips and workshops and training courses that are sponsored by CORE.<\/p>\n

New:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Event coordinators may now\u00a0submit Trip Reports for unofficial (<4 people) events, and social events so they\u00a0are acknowledged for the event in the database.<\/span><\/h3>\n

All Trip Reports should be provided to the Executive Trip Coordinator\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> in electronic or in hard copy form. For electronic submission, scanned PDF, or photo of the trip report emailed to mailbox@corehike.org<\/a> as soon as possible after the event is fine. Event Coordinators Guidelines are posted on the CORE website at corehike.org.<\/a><\/p>\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