WALK ON CAPE BRETON

Cape Breton Island Hoppers:


2010 Convention Meeting for Committee Members and all interested Club Members

Drop in an volunteer, lets make this a successful convention!

WEDNESDAY 27 JANUARY, 6:30 MEETING

Subject: Convention 2010


Cape Breton Regional Library Headquarters


McConnell Memorial Library


Nova Scotia Room


50 Falmouth Street, Sydney, NS

For further details please contact the club President Joe MacKinnon, 562-3117 or e-mail joeandelsie@ns.sympatico.ca or bretonhoppers@hotmail.com


Joe MacKinnon, President CBIH


Elsie Buck, VP, Chairperson 2010 Convention


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Walking for Fun,Fitness & Friendship

http://www.capebretonislandhoppers.com/

CVF Annual General Meeting/Convention 2010

http://www.walkcapebreton.com/

Winter Fun with The Island Hoppers
SNOESHOE EVENTS:
Come join Elsie Buck and the Island Hoppers in 2010 on the snowshoe trails in Ben Eoin starting 10:00am, Wednesday 6 January 2010 and every Wednesday thereafter until the snow disappears.
You can also join this group at 10:00am, on Sunday 10 January and every second Sunday thereafter as well.
 
A DAILY, NOON HOUR WALK:

HEAL Cape Breton, (Healthy Eating, Active Lifestyle) Walk Program begins  at noon hour, Tuesday, 05 January 2010 at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital at the cafeteria entrance, at the rear entrance of the hospital. This is a 6 week walking program and would be an excellent program for the busy or novice walker to help get in shape for our spring and summer walk events. Program is sponsored by the CBR Hospital, HEAL Cape Breton, Heart and Stroke Foundation, and the CB Island Hoppers.

 

A File photo, sorry not one of Shirlee's Cats! But I'm sure she has one just as cute!

Dear Joe and Elsie,

Thank you for thinking of us and wishing us happy holidays.  We also wish you both a very Merry Christmas and look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

We enjoyed the Christmas get together and meeting everyone.  We know we are going to enjoy playing and walking with all you good folk.  Merry Christmas from "The Shanks" - Shirlee and John and all our critters.

"Shirlee's Cat Rescue Program"

Please remember if you will.  I do cat rescue and have many cats up for adoption looking for good homes.

Please pass this on to those you know if you hear of anyone looking for a cat.  My cats have all been restored to good health and are spay and neutered.  I have some lovely ones.  It helps  to get the word out there. You never know who you could be talking to or hearing of someone looking for a cat.  My number. is 564-6216. 

HEAL CB has entered the national AVIVA Community Fund Competition to win
$250,000 for three important programs:  HEAL Closet, HEAL Locker Room
and HEAL Food Basket.

 
This could be huge for Cape Bretoners - we need everyone to get involved
and vote online to get HEAL Cape Breton to the 'national' semi-finals.

I would really appreciate your help in pushing this idea to the finals.
Please vote for us at  http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf4536

Please note you will have to register your email address and a password. 
Please circulate and be sure to cast your vote for HEAL Cape Breton
today and everyday until Nov 29. You can vote once a day until Nov.29th.

We have set up a "HEAL Cape Breton"
page on Facebook as well to promote this important initiative.
Let's work together to HEAL Cape Breton.

Thank you.
Contact Information:

Lisa MacDougall
Executive Director
HEAL Cape Breton (Healthy Eating Active Living)
TEL: 902-567-7799
EMAIL:  macdougalll@cbdha.nshealth.ca

From Baille Ard Trail Representative Kim Larade

This month our meeting will be this Thursday, Nov. 26/09 at 7PM at Sherwood
Park.  Our numbers have be dwindling, so it would be good to see some new faces
there.
Topics to be discussed include:
-Committees
-Dogs on the trails
-Signs
-Trail Maintenance & bridges
-Website
-Park Status
-Walking Program
Thanks.
Kim

 

A couple items of note:  We belong to a hiking club here in Oregon, the Mary's Peak Group of the Sierra Club.  Our club president, Barry Wulff, is a Newfie, born and raised on "the Rock" (as he calls it) before relocating to the West Coast. When he learned that Sue and I were "part-time Cape Bretoners", and planning a trip to his homeland in 2011, he took to us. He has offered the attached reading list of books about Newfoundland, which I have attached for your reading interest.

Second, I noted in Shirley's report that you all did a tour at Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania. You may not know that seven generations of my family, the Lazaro's, were born and raised in Pennsylvania. If during your battlefield tour, you visited "Little Round Top", at the end of Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg ( the site of the fiercest fighting of the three-day battle, made famous in the movie "Gettysburg" and book by the same name, by Michael Shirra), you may have seen the "Pennsylvania Monument", a tribute to the Union troops from Pennsylvania who fought there. Inscribed on the monument are the names of the troops, and included is the name of my great, great-grandfather, Charles A. Lazaro, who fought for the Union and held the line against massive Confederate assault, at Little Round Top (and fortunately, survived to tell about it, or I guess I wouldn't be here !  :-)

Just wanted to share that with you all.  Happy November and a Merry Christmas !!

Lee & Suzanne Lazaro 

The Olympic Torch arrives tonight, Monday, at 8:00 pm in Port Hawkesbury.
On Tuesday November 17 at 10:35 am Rilla will be wheeling the Olympic Torch from McDonalds to the Civic Centre along Reeves Street in Port Hawkesbury as it leaves Town on its way to Antigonish.
She was called about 5 weeks ago and told her name had been given as a community representative.
She agreed to carry the torch, has received her uniform, had it slightly altered and will use her new wheelchair with the emergency lights flashing!


Cheers
Jim

Labels: Olympic Torch

The Annual Club Meeting:
Some notes from the meeting, this is not the formal minutes!
The CBIH held its Annual General meeting on Saturday 14 November 2009.
All members of the club executive agreed to continue in their respective positions for the 2010 season.
This is good news as all executive members have been outstanding in these positions and they will now be able to focus on the upcoming CVF 2010 Convention and Annual General Meeting to be held in CBRM-Sydney.
This is not to say that the general membership should allow all of the convention work be shouldered by these hard working group of indivduals. The convention organizers and the club will always need your support to ensure we continue as a viable club and that the convention is second to none in the CVF organization.

Winter Fun:

Are you interested in snow-shoeing this winter and would like to participate with the group, then contact our Vice-President/Trails Coordinator Elsie Buck as she is organizing events for us at Ski-Ben Eoin or other locations. Give her a call or e-mail and let her know you are interested in this type of winter activity. joeandelsie@ns.sympatico.ca

2010 Schedule Cancellation Notices:

The 2010 schedule is now posted on line at http://www.capebretonislandhoppers.com/
Anyone who has a paper copy that was given out at the AGM please check the website for corrections.
Please note that the AGM has agreed to drop 3 of the Celtic Colours Walk events due to poor participation this past year and the slow decline over the past several years.
We will retain only the Canoe Lake Walk on Sunday 10 Oct 2010. Details are on the website.


CBIH Members End of Season Party!

This years' party will be a pot luck affair at Judy Lorways home, 89 Shandwick, Sydney. Pot Luck suppers have continued to be a favourite amogst our club members, so bring something hot or cold your choice.
6:30pm Saturday, 28 November
Come join us for Fun, Food and Friendship!

Labels: Tidbits

 
Bridge on The Marconi Rail Trail

 
The wild life is returning to the ponds at the former heavy water plant
Guided Walk Events and CBIH Annual General Meeting
The 2009 walking season for the Cape Breton Island Hoppers is drawing to a close with two walk events and the clubs annual general meeting remaining for November. The 2010 schedule is now available by contacting the club President Joe MacKinnon at the next walk event, at the annual general meeting or you can see the schedule (a work in progress) online at http://www.capebretonislandhoppers.com/
EVENT # 1
Sunday 01 November, Guided Walk Event
Registration: 1:30pm, Start Time: 2:00pm
Marconi Towers Trail (My name for this portion of the S&L Railroad)
This trail is also part of the future development of the DEVCO MEMORIAL TRAIL.
5/10k Rated 1C, note our original assessment of this trail was 2C however the new SP for this year has made it much easier then previous walk s on this trail.
Start Point: 755 Hwy 255 (Donkin/Glace Bay Hwy)
The start point for this walk event is the “former Heavy Water Plant” parking lot in front of building #1 and please note that there are signs indicating the highway is closed except for “local traffic”. The road is open to the former plant and we will have signs directing you to the parking lot.
Walk Leader: Rollie Coombes, 849-0747, bretonhoppers@hotmail.com
 
EVENT # 2
Saturday 14 November, 1:30 – 4:00pm MEETING
CBIH Annual General Meeting
Cape Breton Regional Library Headquarters
McConnell Memorial Library
50 Falmouth Street, Sydney, NS
http://www.cbrl.ca/
For further details or to suggest an item on the agenda please contact the club President Joe MacKinnon, 562-3117 or e-mail joeandelsie@ns.sympatico.ca or bretonhoppers@hotmail.com
 
EVENT # 3
Sunday, 15 November Guided Walk Event
The Last Guided Walk for 2009
Registration: 1:30pm, Start Time: 2:00pm
MacKeigan Road/ Trail
Marion Bridge
5/10k Rated 2C
From Sydney take Hwy 327 to Marion Bridge, MacKeigan Road is a short distance after the bridge off Hwy 327. CBIH signs will be posted to the Start Point.
Walk Leader: Lucy Nardini, bretonhoppers@hotmail.com
Don’t forget our two Year Round Events in Sydney and North Sydney will remain open until DEC 30^th. Members can support the club by doings these walk events on your own or with friends and other club members whenever you want to get out for a walk. YRE’s are an excellent way to accumulate distances in your awards books and to help the club as well.
Hope to see as many club members as possible at these last events for 2009.
Check out all the information on the Canadian Volkssport Federation (CVF) 2010 Convention to be held here in Sydney 28-30 May, 2010 http://www.walkcapebreton.com/