KHC Newsletter – July 9, 2017
KHChirps
- With all the forest fires in the area and smoky conditions, some events may be cancelled or rescheduled, so please watch the listings for updates. If a Health Advisory is issued, we will cancel any events in the affected areas for the safety of our members.
- Link to Current Provincial Wildfires
- The City of Kamloops Nature Parks (including Kenna Cartwright, Valleyview, Dallas-Barnhartvale, and Peterson Creek) are currently closed.
- A number of Provincial Parks were also closed in the last 24 hours, including Wells Gray Park and all Cariboo Parks.
- We would like to thank Paul Battjes for his contributions as a hike leader with KHC. Paul is moving to the Kootenays this month and we would all like to wish him the best for the future.
- Congratulations to Carole Pugle on her recent retirement.
- Changes to the website include a pared-down design. Only one newsletter is displayed at a time. The merchandise widgets are now gone since KHC will not be selling any goods from the website for a while. We have taken out the forums since they weren’t being used. Some of the content on pages has been adjusted to reflect the Board’s decisions this year.
- The membership of KHC over the last few years has 66% female and 34% male. Each year we have a turnover of about 25% of the members.
Hike Leaders Needed
Kamloops Hiking Club is looking for new hike leaders. This would be a novice position, working with a mentor. Three hikes working with another leader are required as a first step. After this, we have prepared information on 12 easier hikes to choose from and we will provide a co-leader and website support for anyone who wants to try it out. If you are interested, contact any hike leader or Club Director.
Upcoming Events
- Monday, July 10 – Jade Lakes (S. Powell)
- Monday, July 10 – High Five Day at Sun Peaks
- Wednesday, July 12 – Trophy Mountain and Beyond (K. Roberts)*
- Thursday, July 13 – Silver Star Mountain (S. Powell)*
- Thursday, July 13 – Tenquille Lake Backpack (T. Blackburn)
- Friday, July 13 – Trophy 1 (J. Moslin/C. Pugle)*
- Monday, July 17 – Flatiron/Needle Peak Backpack (S. Powell)
- Tuesday, July 18 – Mt. Assiniboine Backpack (P. Gendron)
- Wednesday, July 19 – Upper Grasslands Ramble (D. Smith)
- Saturday, July 22 – Lite – Canada 150 Hike (G. Hoye)
- Monday, July 24 – Banff/Lake O’Hara Camp (K. Roberts)
- Tuesday, July 25 – Yoga/Power Walk/Swim (L. Rexin-Hunter)
- Wednesday, July 26 – Trophy Mountain Skyline (S. Powell)
- Friday, July 28 – Yak Peak (S. Powell)
- Friday. July 28 – McQueen Lake Ramble (D. Smith)
- Saturday, July 29 – Silent Pass Backpack (T. Blackburn)
- Sunday, July 30 – Kananaskis Adventure (S. Powell)
- Monday, July 31 – Bugaboo Camp (T. Blackburn)
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