Good news! We hope everyone is well and safe, and anxious to return to paddling in 2021. The Ontario Recreational Canoeing & Kayaking Association, our sanctioning body, has just released a statement stating, “We’re laying the groundwork to provide support to our membership (clubs) so that we can get out and run programming in 2021.”
Included in this support, they will update Covid protocols and will provide leadership and direction for working with our insurance company. ORCKA’s notification continued, “Over the next couple of weeks we’ll be providing all the details so that people can organize their programming accordingly and get going on their preparation for paddling in 2021.”
Our club too is committed to getting back on the water safely in 2021, and developing a paddling calendar including multi-day trips within whatever guidelines we face. A priority is ensuring that members continue to volunteer as trip leaders. We believe that by working with ORCKA and our insurance company, and following their updated protocols, all members will be able to feel comfortable leading and participating in paddles.
Our next Exec meeting is March 9, at which time we hope to have the promised information from ORCKA so that we can begin more specific planning. Due to Covid regulations, and the need to wait for the additional information from ORCKA, we have postponed scheduling our Annual General Meeting at this time. Our 2020 Executive has agreed to stay on in the interim (thank you all!), and to continue working to get us all back on the water as a club.
Remember 2020 membership fees have been applied to 2021, so we are all in good standing. If you have contact or other information changes, please advise Debbie Harper, our club Treasurer.
Stay well, and keep working on your paddling muscles – we’ll need them soon!
Your PP’s Executive.