THREE NEW CVF PROGRAMS PLUS AWARDS

THE FIRST EVENT FOR 2006 will take place:

Sunday, February 5,2006, registration begins at 1:30pm

Mira Provincial Park, Brickyard Road

5/10 km snowshoe, x-c ski or walk



FROM THE LATEST EDITION OF VOLKSSPORT CANADA:

Three New Annual CVF Programs have been introduced for 2006,

(1) Capital Cities Walk Program: a program booklet, a description of the cities and a capital cities souvenir patch is available by sending $10.00 to the CVF office.

Certificates and pins are available upon completion of the designated capital cities of each province or territories, the national capital.
A special insert slug is shown on the stamp, for more info contact the CVF Office.

(2)Lighthouse Walk Program: For this program Canada is divided into three locations:

Atlantic Coast (which includes Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI), the Pacific Coast (lightouses of British Columbia) and the Inner Coasts (which includes the lighthouses of the other provinces. For more information send $5.00 to the CVF office and receive the program booklet, a description of the lighthouses included and a lighthouse souvenir pin.

There is a special lighthouse insert slug at each designated lighthouse event-- in Cape Breton Baddeck and Louisbourg have been selected for this special event.

Certificates are awarded for various levels of particpation, Assistant Lighthouse Keeper, Lighthouse Keeper, Superintendent of Lights.


(3) Winter Exercise Program: This is also an annual event which you apply for through the CVF office at a cost of $5.00 for material and registration sheets, a souvenir pin and certificate upon completion. Awards are given for distance rather then events. This year will begin 1 Jan through to March 31, 2006 this year only. For 2006-2007 year this program will run from Oct 15, 2006 through May 31, 2007.

APPLY TO CVF OFFICE FOR THE ABOVE PROGRAMS

PO Box 2668 Station "D", OTTAWA ON K1P 5W7

Telephone: 613-234-7333 Email cvffcv@bellnet.ca




The following club members have received distance and event awards:

Dianna MacDonald completed 50 Events, Distance award 500 km

Lucy Nardini completed 75 Events

Ann Coombes completed 125 Events, Distance award 1000 km

Rollie Coombes completed 175/200 Events, Distance award 2500 km

Barbara Thistle completed 375 Events, Distance Award 3500 km

Cal Thistle completed 375 Events, Distance Award 4000 km

ISABEL GRANT 3500 km

ROBIN GRANT 3500 km


The New CVF Awards Coordinator will be Lea Tocher who assumes the responsibility as of May 13, 2006, Anna MacAnally will retire from this position as of April 30, 2006.

Distance and Fvent Books will be sent, as of May 13, 2006 to:


Lea Tocher,
CVF Awards Coordinator
450 Rouge Rd.
Winnipeg, MB R3K 1K4
CANADA