{"id":6353,"date":"2019-11-18T15:39:40","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T22:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corehike.org\/?p=6353"},"modified":"2021-08-31T08:21:20","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T14:21:20","slug":"november-2019-core-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corehike.org\/?p=6353","title":{"rendered":"November 2019 CORE Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

November 26, 2019 CORE Monthly Meeting<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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

MARK YOUR CALENDARS – CORE is organizing “a big bash” to celebrate our 20th Anniversary.<\/span><\/strong><\/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. This is a ticket only event (RSVP was\u00a0November 5, 2019).<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Full Dinner. Slideshow. Trivia. Guest Storyteller. Cash Raffle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schedule of Events:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

6.30pm – Arrival, drinks, snacks, welcome, slide show starts<\/span><\/p>\n

7.00pm – Dinner seating and short History of CORE<\/span><\/p>\n

7.15pm – Dinner buffet starts<\/span><\/p>\n

7.45pm – Trivia contest<\/span><\/p>\n

7.50pm – Toast<\/span><\/p>\n

7.55pm – Celebration cake and coffee\/tea<\/span><\/p>\n

8.00pm – Entertainment starts during desert<\/span><\/p>\n

9.00pm – Entertainment ends<\/span><\/p>\n

9.10pm – Slide show continues, music and dance<\/span><\/p>\n

10.00pm – Wrap up<\/span><\/p>\n

For more details on\u00a0the 20th gala event please click on this 20th anniversary<\/em> Gala <\/a>link. \u00a0Or go to the home page of CORE Website and click on 20th anniversary newsletter.<\/strong><\/span><\/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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

\u00a0Avalanche Skills Training\u00a0Level 1 Course (AST 1):<\/strong><\/span><\/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\u00a0tell Mike – there is no extra cost for this equipment – it is included in the course cost\u00a0. We need\u00a0 exactly \u00a08 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>). All payments are due before December 28, 2019. The classroom part of the course will be held at a meeting room at MEC in Calgary on January 11. The field day (January 12) will be held at Bow Summit – car pooling arrangements will be made on January 11 at MEC.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Event Coordinators\u00a0 2019\/2020 Winter Planning Meeting<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

The 2019\/2020 Winter Planning Meeting will be held on December 3, 2019. The meeting will be held at Mike’s place.\u00a0More information will be coming soon thru CORE event calendar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Car Pooling<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

When car pooling, if the road has been very dusty, slushy\u00a0or muddy, you should help your driver\u00a0out by giving an extra loonie ($1.00) or toonie ($2.00)\u00a0for a vehicle\u00a0wash. Your driver will appreciate this gesture. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

Trip Reports<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Please remember that the best and fastest way to send your Trip Reports to the\u00a0 Executive Trip Coordinator,\u00a0\u00a0is to\u00a0attach\u00a0the report as a pdf or a\u00a0scanned photo to an email\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span> mailbox@corehike.org\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0 if this is not possible, then you can bring the hard copy to one of the monthly meetings. Electronic or hard copy the trip reports must be given in as soon as possible after the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

Event Calendar<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Information on the title part (front page) of the calendar event should have the kind of event, the name of the event, the area, the kilometers, the elevation and the difficulty rating of the event – NOTHING ELSE. All the rest of the information should be in the description of the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

e.g. Snowshoe, Hare Loop, West Bragg Creek, 7 kms, 100m, E.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please refer to the Guides tab on the CORE website for information on Guidelines, Difficulty Ratings,<\/a> etc..<\/span><\/p>\n

Safety<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Please ensure that you have with you, your membership card (with your emergency contact information) visible on your backpack, as well as\u00a0your own\u00a0first aid kit. Refer to the Guides tab on the CORE Website under Clothing and Equipment <\/a>to make sure you have the appropriate clothing\/footwear and equipment for the particular event, as well as food and plenty of water. Remember that\u00a0event coordinators may refuse anyone not adequately equipped to participate in that event (hike, scramble, snowshoe, x-country ski, bicycle, etc.).<\/span><\/p>\n

Members, you need to be aware of\u00a0your own capabilities and limitations, in relation to how difficult the event is. You can check the Guidelines, Difficult Ratings <\/a>for reference.<\/p>\n

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Lost and Found<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Found a pair of Gloves from last spring. You\u00a0will need to identify the gloves. If you believe these gloves are yours, email to mailto:mailbox@corehike.org<\/a>\u00a0, with details of the missing gloves.<\/p>\n

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CORE Photo Album<\/span><\/strong><\/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:<\/span><\/p>\n