LES AMIS AGM to be held at the MACKFEST

Our plans to host the Les Amis de la Riviere Kipawa annual general meeting in Ottawa April 12 have changed.

We've managed to create one more reason to go to Mackfest in 2008.

Mackfest organizers have graciously allowed us to host the Les Amis AGM on Saturday evening April 12 at the festival in Marmora.

Details to follow. Hope you can make it.

MACKFEST

Paddling in the area is at its peak just in time for M.A.C.K. fest. If you didn’t already know about this festival please check it out at www.mackfest.ca.

The author, Peter Karwacki acknowledges an error in this post caused by cutting and pasting without reading the content below.

My apologies to the hardworking volunteers. Please read above for the names and to Gary George especially, Cale Reeder.

Just for clarification:

Myself and WO had very little with, if anything at all to do with organizing M.A.C.K. fest.

I personally took issue with the organizing of M.A.C.K. fest river ambassadors.

I did not arrive at the festival until after 6:30pm on Saturday and the Kipawa AGM would not have happened on Saturday in Marmora if it was not for myself and other M.A.C.K. fest organizers.

It was Cale Reeder booked the room, received the keys, and took responsibility for the meeting taking place.

I offer my apology to the M.A.C.K. fest organizers on this blog and the BOATWERKS boater board to clarify that WO and Peter Karwacki had no involvement in the organization of M.A.C.K. fest other then attending and enjoying the rivers. M.A.C.K. fest is still planning on donating a portion of the festivals proceeds to Whitewater Ontario as we discussed before the festival. That money is to be directly used for W.O. operating costs.

Forward Strokes Part III Saturday, April 19th

Hello everyone:

Forward Strokes Part III will take place Saturday, April 19th at Kenner Collegiate in Peterborough which is the same location as our January meeting. The session will begin at 10:15a.m. and finish no later than 3:00p.m ( or earlier).

It is understood and inevitable that we won't have the numbers that we have enjoyed at the last 2 sessions but a smaller group will be able to work swiftly and efficiently. I do hope that we will have representation from the three groups which formed in January.

We will go through the planning templates - Membership, Communication, and Program and try to build as much consistency as possible between the documents- ensure clarity of language etc. We will also look at the draft values and beliefs and finalize as well.

By the end of the session the Whitewater Ontario Strategic Plan will be completed. I will have a printer available so we can print draft copies of the final document.

Remember to park in the back as we are in the same room in the library. contact 613 858-6732

633 Monaghan Road South
Peterborough ON