CVF NATIONAL CONVENTION 2014

Hi All,

 Please pass this on to your members.

Thanks,

Kathy Parr,

Vice Chair

Hello Walkers!

The 2014 National Convention will be held in Banff, Alberta, Canada, from May 30 to June 1, 2014. Banff is Canada’s first National Park and has a wonderful blend of village shops and restaurants and significant wilderness with abundant trails and mountain lakes. The registration for this convention is now open and can be found at: http://www.cvfconvention2014.ca/Registration.php

The convention hotel, the Banff Park Lodge, is right in the middle of the Banff town site beside the Bow River. It is a fine hotel in a super location. Hotel information can be found at: http://www.cvfconvention2014.ca/Accommodation.php

We recognize this is one of those “bucket list” destinations and you will want to make the most of your trip. Our Trail Blazer, Niels Breum, has been busy setting up our President’s Walk and Convention Walk as well as 16 other self-guided walks within 1.5 hours of the town of Banff. Lots of amazing walks!!

In addition, a post convention tour is available to those who love walking/hiking in the mountains. It will visit Lake Louise, Jasper and Kananaskis country -- some of the best mountain sites in the whole world. To find out more look here:http://www.cvfconvention2014.ca/Post-Convention-Tour.php

Other activities include:

Dessert Reception                                                     Merchandise Sales

Western Banquet                                                      50/50 Draw

Convention T-Shirts and Pins                                     Silent Auction

Canadian Volkssport Federation AGM                      Park Warden Entertainment

Register early to avoid disappointment as the banquet and reception room holds 350 people.

We hope you will all come out and enjoy this great get together.

Convention Chairs

David Hall

Kathleen Parr

NOT SINCE MOSES

The 2013 Not Since Moses 5 and 10k run/walk event will take place Sunday, 11 August
Five Islands, NS

http://www.novascotia.com/en/home/discovernovascotia/photos/details.aspx/notsincemosesrace

Five Islands, Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley

One of the most extraordinary events of its kind, Not Since Moses is a 5 km walk and 10 km run on the sea floor of the Bay of Fundy (home to the most extreme tides in the world). Participants will trek where 30 feet of water would have flowed just hours before.

Websites: 

http://www.atlanticchip.ca/events/details.php?show=965 


http://www.atlanticchip.ca/events/show-registered.php?show=965

Map of area: 

http://www.novascotia.com/en/home/planyourtrip/mapsanddirectories/default.aspx



Barb and Cal Thistle along with Cheryl MacKinnon of the Cape Breton Island Hoppers have already registered and they invite interested CB Island Hoppers to join them for this extraordinary event that takes the walker or runner along the seabed of the Bay of Fundy.

Accommodation are limited in the area so you must register  now, Barb suggest Sunshine Motel that is very near the  start location. Phone: 1-902-254-3135.

Please note this is not a CVF/CBIH Volkssport sanctioned event, we are simply inviting you to attend for something new and exciting.  A chance to play  on the mud flats of the Bay of Fundy.

Some members of our club attended this event in 2012, Don and Maureen MacKenzie along with Phyllis MacLeod and reported an excellent fun time, but be prepared to get wet and muddy and simply throw away the  running shoes after the event!!!

Barb is looking for an oval Pyrex cover left behind at our last Pot Luck event before the Christmas event.

Contact Barb Thistle for further information on the Not Since Moses at: 567-6702 or simply go to the websites provided.
There are additional videos on 'You Tube' as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgwuUOdl87o

HOLIDAY MESSAGES

To:
All Cape Breton Island Hoppers and All of our Friends!

Wishing you all the Joys of the Christmas season and have a Very happy New Year, may you enjoy good Health and lots of Fun in the coming year.


A Very Merry Christmas to one and all!


From: Elsie Buck, President and the Executive of the

Cape Breton Island Hoppers Volkssport Club

Walk for Fun,Fitness & Friendship

Christmas Messages:

{To the Cape Breton Island Hoppers:

 

Thanks very much for your Seasons Greetings.

 

I'll be sending my Louisbourg registration within the week.  I'm very much looking forward to seeing all of you in the summer of 2013, if not sooner.

 

I hope you've had a Merry Christmas and are enjoying the holiday season.

 

Wishing you a wonderful 2013!

 

Mary}

{Merry Christmas and great walking in 2013!!!

Sandra Bishop}

{I hope this finds you and your family well and in good cheer. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Cheers
Ken Pye

Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network.
Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell.}

{Same to you guys, Merry Christmas and have a great year of fun, fitness, friendship and of course great food!

Barb & Cal Thistle}

THANKS FOR THE PARTY - 2013 SCHEDULE

CBIH Members,

Once again I would like to take this opportunity to thank Lucy Nardini for hosting the "end of the season party" at her home.

A very enjoyable evening!

An email with 3 documents in .pdf will be sent that will include:

The schedule for 2013 - Page 1 and Page 2- and includes the Front Page that gives a brief history of our organization

Our schedule of events for 2013 now can also be found on our website below and you can refer to this at anytime:www.capebretonislandhoppers.com 

If you find any errors please email me immediately at this address and it will be corrected as soon as possible.

Also available upon request or at the next walk event is the Louisbourg300 brochure with a registration form.

2013  is also the same year that CBIH will host the 42 k Marathon event  and we will be holding the walk along with a dinner on 28 September At the Judique Community Centre off Hwy 19.

The registration form will be published in the very near future.

CRUISE SHIPS & CVF WALK PROGRAM CBIH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Cruise Ship News:

"It was wonderful to combine the cruise and a walking vacation."

"Dock and Walk"

The Canadian Volkssport Federation's Dock and Walk Program is becoming very popular amongst volkssporters who would like to participate in walking events at ports of call where local clubs have a permanent or Year Round Events (YRE's). These walk events are usually within a reasonable walking distance from where the cruise ship has docked. Depending on the port the walk can start and finish immediately at the dock, as in the case of the Sydney program.

The Cape Breton Island Hoppers sponsor a "Dock & Walk" program for cruise passengers who just happen to be volkssporters as well.

During this past cruise season we have had several individuals and couples participate in our CVF- 59, Sydney YRE.

Passengers (walkers) wanting to to do a walk event in Sydney or any port where there is a walk event must contact the participating club before arriving in port.

The club will provide, (usually by email/attachments) walk directions for the event and registration/sign in forms.

Once the participants depart the ship (Joan Harris Pavilion/"the big fiddle area") at the port, they proceed on the walk event. First, taking in the boardwalk and then proceeding through Wentworth Park, Baille Ard Trail, downtown Sydney and the historical North end of the city. On this self-guided tour they return to the ship at their own time and pace and possibly seeing more of the city then other regular tourist from the same ship.

Recently one of the very last cruise ships to arrive in Sydney at the end of October had some passengers from the New York and New Jersey area aboard. Some of these folks arrived back home to find their neighborhoods in devastation after Hurricane Sandy.

However our New Jersey walker Kathy was spared the worst of the storm and the following is excerpts from our emails:

Hello,
We walked this YRE (Sydney) ........  We really enjoyed the walk. A lovely city and the weather was perfect!
Thank you
Kathy O'Hagan
POC Atlantic City, Cape May and Titusville, NJ

Hello Kathy,

I was very pleased to know that the weather was good when you did the Sydney YRE as we have had a spell of rain since early September.

We here in Cape Breton had been spared the major effects of hurricane "Sandy", however I noticed you are from New Jersey area! Hope everything is OK with you folks; the photos and newscast from New York and the Jersey shore area are almost unbelievable.Please take care and hope that you can visit us again. Roland

Kathy wrote>>>Thank you, Roland.  We are fine here in NJ, although, we are now in throes of a N'easter with rain, snow and wind.  We live outside of Atlantic City and were very fortunate. We hope to get out this week and see if our walks are still in place.  Princeton Area Walkers put all of our walks on hold as many are on the coast and in NYC.  I hope to get out this weekend and check out Atlantic City, Cape May and some others.
I ....look forward to a future visit. It was our first time up there and enjoyed the walks.  A very nice city. I was pleasantly surprised with the Maritimes!  Thanks for your help in starting at the pier. It was wonderful to combine the cruise and a walking vacation.
Happy Trails!
Kathy

....and from our friend Lee Lazaro who sent the following information

Sandy on the New Jersey coast...before and after..

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/sandy-before-and-after-photos/957846

wait a minute after opening for the photos to load.

" The Big Fiddle" at the Joan Harris Pavilion port of call for cruise ships arriving in Sydney harbour and the Start Point for the Sydney YRE Dock and Walk Program.

 

REMINDER:

PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Note change to our AGM

SATURDAY 10 November, 2-4 PM

Click the site below to see More Details @ 

http://www.capebretonislandhoppers.com/event.cfm?eid=792

Walk for Fun,Fitness & Friendship with the

Cape Breton Island Hoppers Volkssport Club

www.capebretonislandhoppers.com

www.walks.ca

WALKING A LINKS GOLF COURSE - CABOT LINKS

INVERNESS BEACH - TRANS CANADA TRAIL - A LINKS GOLF COURSE

CABOT LINKS GOLF COURSE - A TRUE LINKS COURSE

NO GOLF CARTS ALLOWED HERE!!

Volkssporters are always looking for that special unique walking trail

The Cape Breton Island Hoppers Volkssport Club had that unique experience as we strolled along the edge of the Cabot Links Golf Course,and the Inverness Beach,located in the Community of Inverness, Inverness County.

The website  http://cabotlinks.com/golf will give you a better description of a "links golf course". Golfers,who are interested in experiencing a unique challenge should consider this course on their "bucket list".

This is indeed a remarkable experience and an exciting change within this former coal mining community then from our previous walk event here over the years.

The Inverness Beach as always is a wonderful place to walk, plus the Trans Canada Trail System (Inverness Shean Trail) and the added feature of a new golf course has made the volkssport event here to be a very special place to walk.

The trail portion of our walk event along the old railway bed proved to be a very interesting excursion as well when we came across what looked like a small abandoned locomotive.

  This is in fact an outdoor furnace!! this heats the three storey home located in the background.

Special thanks to Janice and Norm Johnson who took the time to search out this walk event. A great walk!

More photos of the event can be found on our Photo gallery section.

CHALLENGE WALK - MONEY POINT TRAIL

MONEY POINT TRAIL 30 SEPTEMBER 2012

A Very special thank you to our walk leaders Diane and Bruce Clark for this very special annual event and locating this new, to us trail. Great job folks and thanks to all those members who had taken up the challenge to walk for the fun of it. You did it!

Not a promising beginning as the road and trail was washing out beneath us before we even started to walk

START POINT - BAY ST LAWRENCE

 The CBIH Annual Challenge Walk Event takes place at the end of September or early October. This years event proved to be a definite challenging in several ways, not only did we traverse the mountain going to "Money Point" but we were also challenged by the adverse weather conditions of heavy rain, and thick fog, and at times we would have difficulty in seeing the end of the group in the fog, that rolled in across the barrens and cliffs off Money Point.

"MONEY POINT" the highlight and turn around for our 13 K Guided Walk. Out there somewhere  is the sea and St Paul's Island!

The walk leaders Diane and Bruce Clark, led this years group walk to "Money Point Trail", an open barren cape jutting out into the sea with fantastic views (when there is no fog). Money Point Trail should not to be confused with our previous events over the years to the former "Money Point Lighthouse".

More photos:
http://cbislandtrailphotos.blogspot.ca/

SPECIAL WALK EVENT ON THE MONEY POINT TRAIL

 

The Annual Club Challenge Walk Event.

Many of us have been walking and preparing all summer at our club walk events and on our own.

Now is the time to put all of that energy into one of our most favorite but challenging events on the annual schedule.

The Bay St Lawrence Money Point area is just such a trail

Details of the event to be held Sunday 30 September, 11:30am Registration, 12noon walk time, can be found on the website page

http://www.capebretonislandhoppers.com/event.cfm?eid=686

For further details contact the walk leaders Diane and Bruce Clark as per the website

Please find below a trip calculator for Nova Scotia/Cape Breton Island to assist you in determining distance and time:

http://www.novascotia.com/en/home/planyourtrip/distancecalculator.aspx

Our club president Elsie Buck and past president Joe MacKinnon will offer a less challenging walk event starting at the same Start Point location.

The walk through the Village of Bay St Lawrence and a portion of the Money Point Trail will offer a very scenic route for those who have not been to this area before but would like to participate in our usual Sunday walk event.
rfc for Elsie Buck President

LOUISBOURG300 WALK EVENTS JUNE 2013

Volkssport Members please note:

For information on the Louisbourg300 Walk and Dinner Events to take place on 28 June - 01 July 2013 please click on the sites below.

Download and print a copy of the registration form

All participants are asked to fill in the Registration Form to ensure you have a place at the dinning room

Louisbourg300 brochure

Louisbourg300 overview

Louisbourg300 registration Form

CB ISLAND HOPPERS VOLKSSPORT CLUB 15 YEARS OF FUN, FITNESS AND FRIENDSHIP

Sunday 16 September, 2012
Above:Elsie Buck President of CBIH and Sue Banks CVF Atlantic Director cut the 15th Anniversary cake at Ferrymen's Community Hall in Grand Narrows

Above: CBIH members Pam MacGillivray, Dianna MacDonald, President Elsie Buck and Joe MacHoll advising Elsie on how to divide up the cake!
Sunday morning did not look very promising as to be a day of walking in the sunshine on Cape Breton Island. many of us driving from Sydney and Glace Bay drove through heavy torrential rain before reaching Iona and the Highland Village Museum.
Iona was cloudy and misty on arrival but by the time the morning walk began there were clear skies and the Bra d' or Lakes had an almost smooth glass finish except for the wake made by the 2 sailing ships that could be seen in the distance from the top of the hill in the Highland Village area. A picture perfect morning walk that had taken us from the museum and then across the Grand Narrows Bridge. During the walk event we were able to watch the boats enter the draw bridge and continue their journey beyond the shores of Cape Breton. A very unique part of the morning walk was the stroll through the pathways at the Highland Village Museum and the great views from atop the hill overlooking Grand Narrows and the Bra d' or Lakes.
Overall a great walk event lead by our club president Elsie Buck and many thanks to the staff and management of the Highland Village Museum in Iona, the heart of Cape Breton Island.
Many of our members had brought a picnic lunch with them and enjoyed the picnic area at Grand Narrows but a cool breeze off the lakes soon had us enjoying the hospitality of the Grand Narrows Ferrymen's Hall Association.
The afternoon stroll literally started in the hall and we were once again off on a 5 and 10 walk event along the shores of the Bra d' or Lakes heading for Derby Point Beach. A fairly easy walk with a few hills that gave us another perspective of the lakes and views of the Iona Highland Village and the church high on the hill. The beach at Derby Point was the highlight of the event and some of the members waded into the waters to cool off their feet.
Upon returning to Grand Narrows a BBQ event was catered by the Grand Narrows Development Association where members enjoyed Beef and Veggie burgers with an excellent salad and cold drinks, anniversary cake and optional ice cream topping! "Personally I did not lose weight after 20 km of walking, I wonder why?"
Our visitors from Germany and mainland Nova Scotia seemed to be very pleased with the days walk events and the beauty of this part of Cape Breton, hopefully we have sent them home with fond memories of our island and wish them a safe trip home and ask "will ye no come back again to our fair isle" at the end of the continent!
More pictures of our day can be seen on our photo section.http://cbislandtrailphotos.blogspot.ca/

CB Island Hoppers Celebrate 15 Years of Walking Across Cape Breton Island Just for The Health of It!

CB Island Hoppers, Friends and Associates,

COME CELEBRATE 15 YEARS OF WALKING CAPE BRETON ISLAND.

Please join us for a day of walking in the Grand Narrows/Iona area as we celebrate our 15th year.

The 15^th Anniversary Walk Events

16 September, 2012

Join us for the two walks or simply come out to either the morning or afternoon events.

YOUR CHOICE!!

Bring your own picnic lunch between the morning and afternoon walk events.

There will be a free BBQ immediately after the second walk of the day, see details below.

Who could resist that sale price??

Please call the entertainment coordinator Dianna MacDonald, before 8 September, at the telephone numbers given below, or simply email this address and answer the three simple questions below.

The BBQ will be catered by the Grand Narrows Association therefore it is very important that we have the number of participants in order to have enough food.

Fifteen Years of walking with great friends!

Rollie for Elsie Buck, President, CBIHVC

Walk for Fun,Fitness & Friendship with the

Cape Breton Island Hoppers Volkssport Club

www.capebretonislandhoppers.com

www.walks.ca

The Cape Breton Island Hoppers Volkssport Club

15^th Anniversary Celebration Sunday, 16 September 2012

The CBIH 15th Anniversary will include two (2) Guided Walk Events and a catered BBQ plus an Anniversary Cake.  The BBQ is free to all CBIH members.

The Entertainment Committee needs to know how many persons will attend and how many beef/veggie burgers to have prepared for the BBQ in order to have sufficient food available for this occasion.

RSVP is required on or before Saturday 8 September, 2012.

The Menu:

A generous size beef burger or veggie burger (with or with out cheese)

Greek Salad, beverages                (bottled water or soft drink); tea and coffee will be available as well.

15^th Anniversary Cake

Please answer the following questions and contact Dianna MacDonald at 902.567.2298 or you can email bretonhoppers@hotmail.com before Saturday 8 September, 2012.

Name(s) _______________________________________________________________________

Do you want 1 or 2 beef burgers? ___________________

Do you want 1 or 2 Veggie Burgers? _________________

Will you be attending the Guided Walk Events: AM____ PM_____ BOTH _______.

BBQ will take place at 4:30pm after the second walk event of the day.

BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC LUNCH BETWEEN WALK EVENTS

The 15^th Anniversary Walk Events

16 September, 2012

Morning Event:

Location: Iona, 4119 Hwy 223 Highland Village Museum parking lot, B2C 1A3

Registration: 9:30am, Walk Start Time: 10:00

Distance: 5 &10k, Rated: 2B

Walk Leader: Elsie Buck

Afternoon Event:

Location: Hwy 223, Grand Narrows, Barra Strait Marina (the former Grand Narrows ferry dock)

B1T 1A4

Registration: 1:30pm, Walk Start Time: 2:00pm

Distance: 5 &10k, Rated: 2B

Walk Leader: Rollie Coombes

For further information contact the club President Elsie Buck at 902.562.3117 or email bretonhoppers@hotmail.com

SPECIAL WALK EVENT (WEDNESDAY 29 AUGUST)

COME JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL WALK EVENT HOSTED BY THE CBIH ON (WEDNESDAY 29 AUGUST)

The Viking Bus Tour Event on arrival back from Newfoundland will have their very last Walk  at Uisge Ban Falls Provincial Park/Trail.

When completed they will return to the Halifax/Dartmouth area.

For those of us who could not make it to NL this is an excellent opportunity to meet other Volkssporters from across the Atlantic and other Canadian Provinces.

This is another great opportunity for those collecting IVV stamps.

WEDNESDAY 29 AUGUST, REGISTRATION 09:30am

Our  planned walk time is now 10:00am

HOWEVER the timings may be altered slightly due to the arrival of the Viking Bus Tour.

Any changes will be published on this site as late as 8:00pm Tuesday 28 Aug.

The walk Event will go as close as possible to the waterfall (the bridge to the falls is not open to the public as it is under repairs)

The River Trail is open and is an excellent walk event through old growth forest.

Come join your fellow CBIH friends for a fun filled morning walk at Uisge Ban Park.

Rollie

Cape Breton Island Hoppers Volkssport Club

Walking for Fun,Fitness & Friendship
www.capebretonislandhoppers.com

www.walks.ca

CB ISLAND HOPPERS 15th ANNIVERSARY EVENTS

The Cape Breton Island Hoppers Volkssport Club

15^th Anniversary Celebration Sunday, 16 September 2012

The CBIH 15th Anniversary will include two (2) Guided Walk Events and a catered BBQ plus an Anniversary Cake.  The BBQ is free to all CBIH members.

The Entertainment Committee needs to know how many persons will attend and how many beef/veggie burgers to have prepared for the BBQ in order to have sufficient food available for this occasion.

 RSVP is required on or before Saturday 8 September, 2012.

The Menu:

 A generous size beef burger or veggie burger (with or with out cheese)

Greek Salad, beverages                (bottled water or soft drink); tea and coffee will be available as well.

15^th Anniversary Cake

Please answer the following questions and contact Dianna MacDonald at 902.567.2298 or you can email bretonhoppers@hotmail.com  before Saturday 8 September, 2012.

Name(s) _______________________________________________________________________

Do you want 1 or 2 beef burgers? ___________________

Do you want 1 or 2 Veggie Burgers? _________________

Will you be attending the Guided Walk Events: AM____ PM_____ BOTH _______.

BBQ will take place at 4:30pm after the second walk event of the day.

BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC LUNCH BETWEEN WALK EVENTS

The 15^th Anniversary Walk Events

16 September, 2012

Morning Event:

Location: Iona, 4119 Hwy 223 Highland Village Museum parking lot, B2C 1A3

Registration: 9:30am, Walk Start Time: 10:00

Distance: 5 &10k, Rated: 2B

Walk Leader: Elsie Buck

 Afternoon Event:

Location: Hwy 223, Grand Narrows, Barra Strait Marina (the former Grand Narrows ferry dock)

B1T 1A4

Registration: 1:30pm, Walk Start Time: 2:00pm

Distance: 5 &10k, Rated: 2B

Walk Leader: Phyllis MacLeod

For further information contact the club President Elsie Buck at 902.562.3117 or email bretonhoppers@hotmail.com

JOHNNY MILES VOLKSMARCH EVENT

The Johnny Miles Volksmarch/Walk Event will take place in Sydney Mines on Sunday 5 August, 2012


 Start Location: "PITT STREET, RECREATION FIELDS


Time:


Registration begins at 1:30pm
Walk Start Time: 2:00pm


This is a Group Guided Walk Event

A non-competitive fun walk event designed for persons of all ages and all walking abilities.Walk Events are available to everyone, membership is not required to walk with us for this or any walk event sponsored by the CBIH.

 NO RUNNERS OR RACING FOR THIS EVENT

Please note some locations (beach areas) may not be suitable for wheelchairs or strollers 


Walk Leader: Rollie Coombes please call 902-849-0747 or email bretonhoppers@hotmail.com for further information.


Walkers have a choice of 5K and/or 10K


The walk will consist of x2 - 5K loops in and around the community of Sydney Mines;


The first 5K loop will take the group past the "Sydney Mines Fossil Museum" plus the remains of the former coal mines/steel plant in the area including "Big Pond" and the beach at the end of Atlantic and Ocean Streets.


The second 5K loop will follow "Pitt Street to the beach at Lloyd Cove and here we will have sometime to explore the "former coastal defense establishment", then return past the Veterans memorial and the Johnny Miles statue on Main Street.

Come out and walk for Fun, Fitness and Friendship with the Cape Breton Island Hoppers Volkssport Club

CVF 25th ANNIVERSARY WALK EVENT

Walk Event St Ann's Bay - Red Island Trail Along the Cabot Trail 

Also see info on where to eat after the walk

Start Point Directions:

From North Sydney take Hwy 105 to Englishtown Ferry

The Start Point is 9.8k North of the**Englishtown Ferry at 46715 Cabot Trail (Hwy 312), St Ann's Bay United Church parking lot. B0C 1H0

A Group Guided Walk along a well developed coastal/beach trail .

Volkssport clubs across Canada have been given the opportunity to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of The Canadian Volkssport Federation. The CVF has asked that we use a trail or location that has not been on the clubs annual schedule in the past, therefore the club Trails Coordinator has picked Red Islands Trail. This is an exciting new trail for the CBIH.

Sunday, 15 July 2012


Registration: 1:30pm


Start Time: 2:00pm

Walk Leader: Elsie Buck

Guided Walk Event

Distance: Choice of 5/10K

Trail Rating: 2C

**Englishtown Ferry - The ferry trip one-way is now $5.00 per car.
For this event and all walk events we suggest car-pooling as much as possible, anyone wanting to leave their cars on the Englishtown side should meet at approx 1.00pm -1:15pm, a good location to rendez-vous is the community hall about 800 metres before the ferry and located on the left/north side of the Hwy.

Where are we eating after the walk?

After our Walk Event on 15 July, the CBIH "Entertainment/Social Committee" chairperson Dianna MacDonald has reserved several tables at the Bra D' Or View Restaurant. Please contact Dianna for further details: macdonalddianna@hotmail.com

CLUB MEETING - 2013 SCHEDULE OF WALK EVENTS

CLUB MEETING:

It’s that time of the year when we begin planning for the next season (2013) of walk events.

Please join us at the

McConnell Library, 50 Falmouth Street, Sydney B1P 6X9

Time: 6:30pm, Tuesday 10 July 2012

This is your chance to help the walk committee to develop the “Schedule of Walk Events” for 2013.

Come out to the scheduling meeting with some new suggestions of where we should walk and it would be very helpful if you have already walked the suggested trail and know the address of the Start Point, especially the Postal Code that is required for all CVF walk Start Points. This is to help out any visitors to the island.

Even if you do not have any suggestions at this time, why not drop in anyway and find out how we go about working out an “Annual Schedule of Events”

Remember our mandate is to walk in all four counties of Cape Breton Island at least once each year.

We walk on most trails and countries roads that are reasonably accessible to all of our club members.

The CBIH sponsor 5 permanent or Year Round Walk Events that we insert into the schedule at various times of the year.

Walk events are 10k or more routes with a possibility of a 5k for those persons who require a shorter distance. Shorter routes are not to be less then 5k however these can be increased to 7k depending on the terrain etc.

Please take sometime to read the CVF Trail Rating system and once the paper work is completed it’s all about Fun, Fitness and Friendship!

FAQ:

Why is the CBIH schedule of events prepared and completed so early and/or so far in advance?

Answer:

We have an International and National obligated deadline to meet; this is the responsibility and procedure that must be followed when you are affiliated with the (IVV) International Federation of Sports and the (CVF) Canadian Volkssport Federation. Our walk events are published online with both organizations, and in the “World Book of Walking”; this is published annually in January, hence the reason(s) to prepare early.

Contact info: Elsie Buck, President CBIH

bretonhoppers@hotmail.com or joeandelsie@ns.sympatico.ca

LOUISBOURG300 WALK EVENTS

Members CB Island Hoppers,

We are getting ready for 2013 and a very special year of walking for the fun of it!

As many of you already know we must begin now to produce a schedule for the following year to ensure our walk events are published in the "World Book of Walking". This book is published and ready for 1 January each year and in this case for the 2013 walk events.

To ensure we meet this deadline and especially for the very special program that has been developed by our club for next year;

The club president Elsie Buck and Rollie have taken on a project to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the founding of Fortress Louisbourg.

Organizations such as ours had been invited to produce a program of celebration for this anniversary.

The National Historic site has been very helpful in this regard and they are pleased with the program we have developed.

Other members of our club such as Dianna MacDonald, Barbara Thistle and Cal Thistle have contributed their time and resources to ensure we will have a Luncheon, Picnic and a Meet and Greet during this long weekend of walking. 

Our club treasurer Lucy Nardini will be registering our dinner guests etc.

Other members have been asked to be walk leaders, sweeps. If you would like to help out during the weekend please contact Elsie.

Please help your club to make this a successful weekend by joining your friends on the walk events and coming out to the dinner, picnic, luncheon, Meet and Greet or at least to one or more of the events.

The long weekend of 28 June - 01 July 2013 has been set aside for this walk adventure in and around Fortress Louisbourg.

Due to the many other programs at the Fortress we had to make this our special weekend at the historical site.

Very shortly we will begin to advertise these walk events to the remainder of the Canadian Volkssport Federation and to our friends in the USA and across Europe. We want you the club members to be informed before these events are published in the CVF VOLKSSPORT Newsletter.

The remainder of the schedule for the same year is still being worked on and if you have walked a new trail that you want to introduce the club too, then please come forward with the details and the walk committee will place this on the schedule for the year. We are always in need for new walk leaders! We need you the members to come up with trails and walks as well.

2013 will also be the CBIH's turn to host the 42k Marathon event, so the above walks will be a good practice as we will put on about 52k for the weekend.

Please find attached three (3) .pdf's, brochures and an explanation of what the Island Hoppers will be doing for the Louisbourg300 celebrations.

Brochures can be sent in .rtf (rich text file) if needed

At a later date the brochure will be available at all walk events.

Thank You for your support!

rfc for Elsie Buck, president

Cape Breton Island Hoppers Volkssport Club

Walking for Fun,Fitness & Friendship
www.capebretonislandhoppers.com

Barb Thistle, Elsie Buck, Cal Thistle on the Lighthouse Coastal Trail

www.walks.ca

CANSO CAUSEWAY - GHOST BEACH WALK

Walk Event:

Sunday, 24 June @ 2pm in Port Hastings

A part of the Trans Canada Trail System beginning at the Canso Causeway.

Please see details on the Events Calendar

http://www.capebretonislandhoppers.com/event.cfm?eid=846 

A photo from the past: Official Opening of the Trans Canada Trail Kiosk at the Canso Causeway

FLOOD, ELIZABETH

Lionel Conrod from the Dartmouth Volksmarch Club has sent the following to members of CBIH:

sad newsl  Elizabeth Flood was the partner of Sunny Cluett and they met at a CBIH walk.

 

Lionel

 

FLOOD, Elizabeth
On Thursday June 14, 2012, peacefully at the Elizabeth-Bruyere Hospital in Ottawa. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick on December 14, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Josephine Flood. Survived by her children, Gillen (Bruce) Reed, Saint John; Lisa (Gary) Zed, Ottawa; Stephen (Marjean) Frink, Burnaby BC. Her greatest love and source of joy were her grandchildren, Cuyler and Sidney Frink; Olivia, Colin and Liam Zed. She will be deeply missed by her dear friend and companion of recent years Gordon (Sunny) Cluett. Elizabeth is also survived by her brothers, James and Michael Flood, as well as, numerous nieces and nephews with whom she remained close. She is predeceased by her brothers Harry and Richard, sister Eleanor and former husband Tim Frink. Liz loved everything about life and looked for the very best in everyone. She lived life to the fullest and had no regrets. She had a passion for travel, the arts, dancing, healthy living and sharing a meal with her family and friends. Her joy and attitude towards life will continue to be an inspiration to all who met her. A Memorial Service will take place at Shadow Lawn Inn, 3180 Rothesay Road, Rothesay, N.B. on Tuesday, June 19th at 1:30 p.m. In
lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the Elizabeth Bruyere Hospital
in Ottawa.

NORTH SYDNEY WITH THE DIABETES SOCIETY

Sunday 10 June 2012

The Cape Breton Island Hoppers participating in the Annual Diabetes walk event.

The Registration Desk for walkers - Volkssporters and participants  on the The CB Diabetes walk events

The CBIH is a non competitive walking club devoted to walking for Fun, Fitness and Friendship. We usually do not participate in pledge walk events however this year has been an exception; club members had the option to sign pledge sheets with the Diabetes Society and to walk with the club using an IVV stamp and to participate in our usual 10k event. Members of the general public were invited to walk with us or to walk on the nearby track to show their support to help control Diabetes.

More photos of this event can be found in our photo gallery.

NORTH SYDNEY YEAR ROUND EVENT

WALK EVENT

Registration 9:30am

Walk begins: 10:00am

SUNDAY, 10 JUNE

Start Point: North Sydney Civic Centre

King Street

Walk Leader/Guide: Elsie Buck

bretonhoppers@hotmail.com 

 A PREVIOUS WALK EVENT IN NORTH SYDNEY

Come join the CBIH in North Sydney on Sunday 10 June, 2012 (10:00am) for a walk in support of the CB Diabetic Society. Throughout the year we are overwhelmed by many groups wanting us to support their special cause by joining them for a fund raising walk. This year we will ask your support to walk with the local Cape Breton Diabetes Society.

For those members who give in other ways throughout the year to their own special causes please consider this as our normal weekly walk event, it is simply starting at the Civic Centre along our regular walk route.

The CB Diabetes Society is also looking for used clothing to help support this cause. 

CBIH members will continue to do the regular 5 and 10k walk event in North Sydney and the general public is invited to walk along with us as well. However the track next to the Civic Centre is available to those non-members who feel they are not up to a longer walk event.

LOUISBOURG LIGHTHOUSE TRAIL

INTERNATIONAL TRAILS DAY EVENT
The Lighthouse Trail Saturday, 02 June 2012
The 5k and 10k group before splitting up, The Lighthouse can be seen in the background.
One of several bridges installed by the Louisbourg Trail Association

  
Above is Wolfe Cove Landing site

 
Above is Gun Cove
Barb Thistle, Elsie Buck, Cal Thistle

BADDECK WALK EVENT

Canadian Volkssport Federations National Walking Weekend held in on Sunday 27 May, 2012.
Photos from the album of Suzanne Lazaro: