ISLAND HOPPERS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & LAST WALK OF THE SEASON

LAST WALK THIS SEASON:

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20th 2005
REGISTRATION: 12:30
START TIME: 1:00pm
NEW WATERFORD, COLLIERY LANDS PARK
ELLSWORTH AVENUE
DIST: 11K, RATING 1A

The last of Our Cape Breton Lighthouse Theme Walks!


The Cape Breton Island Hoppers Volkssport Club Annual General Meeting

WHEN: Saturday, 26 November 2005

TIME: 2:00PM (14:00Hrs.)

WHERE: CHRIST CHURCH PARISH HALL

LOCATION: Sydney,Trinity Ave., off George Street

The Ways and Means will provide refreshments.

The Agenda for this annual club meeting will be published asap and all members are encouraged to attend.

All members are also encouraged to submit items for the meetings agenda; what information would you like discussed during the meeting?

One of the most important items to be discussed and voted on are club positions such as President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurers, Trails Coordinator, Ways And Means Coordinator.

Some but not all, now serving on the executive this past year maybe quite content to stay in the positions and continue to serve their club, others may want to step down, such as the now serving president and secretary; you the members should be prepared to nominate and vote for these positions, it is now time for changes within the executive.

If you are willing to serve on the executive or be a member of a committee, please contact me asap or the nomination committee (volunteer(s) for this Committee??)

THE CANADIAN VOLKSSPORT FEDERATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND CONVENTION TAKES PLACE:

CVF/FCV CONVENTION 2006
GATEWAY TO WELLNESS
Edmonton, Alberta
12, 13 & 14 May 2006
Shaw Conference Centre

Information for this convention which is open to all volkssporters and interested groups can be found at the website to the right of this page-->


MESSAGE FROM THE AREA DIRECTOR AND THE VALLEY TREKKERS

Hi everyone:

The Valley Trekkers Volkssport Club has put a request into CVF Ottawa to host the 2008 Convention at Acadia University, Wolfville NS, May 23-25th.

It would be appreciated if they could have the support of all clubs in Atlantic Canada to follow this through. They will be setting up a committee at their Annual Meeting on Dec 1st. If you are interested in helping out please come out to their meeting and offer your support or if you are unable to attend but have an idea in mind or would like to be on a committee please let me know.

Lynda L Kanne
Atlantic Region Director
Canadian Volkssport Federation
97 Palmer Road RR#1
Aylesford NS B0P 1C0
(902) 847-1772
ricklynda.kanne@ns.sympatico.ca

CELTIC COLOURS INFORMATION

The following message has been received from Sue Banks, president of The Dartmouth Volksmarch Club; the DVC were our co-host for the 2005 Celtic Colours Walk Festival.

Hi Rollie: We had a wonderful weekend in an area of Cape Breton that most of us had not walked before. In past, driving through this area, I have often wanted to stop and get to know some of its trails and view points. The beauty of the area with the falls, the narrows, the neat communities and the hospitality are outstanding. In spite of the warm showers (rain), they walked! And they enjoyed! Even the Celtic Salt Cod! Accomodation in the area was excellent; I heard no unfavourable comments. I believe everyone enjoyed the whole weekend and I am proud that our club had some part in it. Memories will last forever. Unfortunately most of us did not have time to take in many of the Celtic Concerts. I have heard many comments that, another year, they would like to participate in a one guided walk per day, perhaps a longer walk and keep more time for concerts. Some would prefer afternoon concerts to avoid driving back to their accomodation late at night, in the dark. So, it was a good introduction of the Celtic Colours Festival. Pre-purchase of tickets is a must as you did tell them in the brochures, etc. and should still be emphasized. They will return and they will bring others. I believe that the Monday afternoon walk drew fewer participants because of the rain and the long drive back to Halifax/Dartmouth but, it also attracted new people to volkssport. Sharon talked with four people from Kenora, Ontario who were in the area for the music and found the walk really good. There are always hiccups when dealing with a large group of people and you dealt with it very professionally

Please Note:

We have already addressed the amount of guided walks, the 2006 schedule has 3 guided walks only for the Celtic Walks Festival and the YRE's will be presented as they were intended as self-guided events. The 2006 schedule is now available and I will have copies at the next event and at our Annual General Meeting which is scheduled for Saturday 26th of November 2005, the venue for the meeting will be posted shortly.

Our statistics on the weekend for both clubs are as follows:

CBIH: Saturday Morning 8th of Oct in East Margaree: IVV 39, free 4, Total 43

DVC: Saturday Afternoon 8th of Oct in Pipers Glen: IVV 53, free 3, Total 56

DVC: Sunday Morning 9th of Oct in Grand Narrows: IVV 73, free 2, Total 75

CBIH: Sunday Afternoon 9th of Oct in Iona: IVV 81, free 8, Total 89

DVC: Monday Morning 10th of Oct in Uisge Ban Falls: IVV 75, free 3, Total 78

CBIH: Monday Afternoon 10th of Oct in Denys Mtn: IVV 35, free 4, Total 35


The total GW for CBIH was 167


The total GW for DVC was: 209

TOTAL PARTICIPATION: 376

The above statistics included Walking Adventures International, a bus tour group of 26 who in addition to atttending our walk program and dinners at Iona, attended several music venues and museums throughout the week of Celtic Colours. This years group were led by Debbie Zimel and Sandy McNamara.

In addition to the above Guided Walks the CBIH hosted an early bird walk on Friday using our Year Round Event in Baddeck that attracted 34 participants and during the remainder of the week using our YRE's as Guided Walks, we averaged 8 walkers at 2pm daily plus 4 to 6 participants who signed in on their own.

When checking the "walk boxes" I noticed four names "from away" who had either signed in for our YRE's in the morning or the day before us. We should consider making Lily & Lionel Conrod from Dartmouth, Shirley Brogan Ontario and Ruth Pederson from Middleton, WI USA honourary Capers due to their support of our fall walking festival.

ENTRANCE TO HIGHLAND VILLAGE

CELTIC COLOURS WALKS:

THE 5K GROUP LED BY LIONEL CONROD APPROACH THE ENTRANCE TO THE HIGHLAND VILLAGE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON OCT 09/2005



YOU CAN SEE MORE IMAGES AT OUR PHOTO SECTION 9 (TRAIL PHOTOS>)

CELTIC COLOURS WALKS

The Big Events for our CELTIC COLOURS WALKS will soon be here beginning on FRIDAY, 07 OCT, in BADDECK and continuing until SATURDAY 15th of Oct. 2005.

The schedule is available on our regular website or on the Celtic Colours site.

Click on the sites to the right of this page.

Help support your club and come out and meet walkers (volkssporters) from different parts of Canada and The USA.

RESERVATIONS for the LUNCH and DINNER in Iona, on the 9th of October, are now closed, we cannot accept new reservations.

The directions for the Start Points on Saturday 8th of October:

Directions to East Margaree and Egypt Falls:

From The Village of Baddeck take the 105W to EXIT 7 “The Red Barn” and turn right onto The Cabot Trail Highway for both walk events:
Maps will be available at the afternoon walk in Baddeck.

· Go to East Margaree for the morning walk event at St Michaels RC Church.
· There are two entrances to the right, into East Margaree, there will be signs at both of these entrances.
· There will be one volkssport sign before the Margaree Information Centre and the second about 3K further on.

To Egypt Falls, the afternoon walk event:

· From the Margaree Information Centre:
· Turn right at Margaree Forks Irving Service Centre. (LEFT if coming directly from the "Red Barn")Exit 7
· Pass a graveyard on the left and cross a bridge.
· Turn left on Route 395, first paved road after the bridge.
· Drive for approx. 5 min. and cross a one-lane bridge.
· Just before crossing a second bridge, there will be volkssport signs, turn onto the dirt road on the left.
· Follow the dirt road for 2.2 and watch for Volkssport signs at a bridge and turn right.
· There are blue hiker signs as well; just before the trail to the falls there is an area we have reserved for a bus, the remainder of the cars can park along the right hand-side of the road/trail.

Please Note that you can also get to Egypt Falls by following Route 395 North at the Whycocomagh Exit #5 near Vi's Restaurant and Following 395 along the East side of Lake Ainslie (East L.A.)a short distance North of Scotsville and Egypt Falls Road to Pipers Glen Road.