october 2004
2 C.P. COASTERS VICTORIA First Saturday of every
month, 10:00 a.m. at the Cherry Bank Hotel, 825 Burdett Street, Victoria. Info: http://members.shaw.ca/panda.is/index.htm, e-mail cpcoastr@shaw.ca.
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C.P. COASTERS NANAIMO First Monday of each month, 8:45 a.m. at
Charlie’s, 123 Commercial Street, Nanaimo. Info:
http://members.shaw.ca/panda.is/index.htm, e-mail cpcoastr@shaw.ca.
12 CANADIAN MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD PIONEERS ASSOCIATION Vancouver chapter meets the second Tuesday of the month at the Chainlocker, 218 Blue Mountain Street, Coquitlam. Lunch at noon, meeting at 1:00 p.m. Info: John Eveleigh, 604-324-2393.
13 WORLD SHIP SOCIETY meets 7:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month from September to May at the Vancouver Maritime Museum. For info visit http://www.worldshipsocietyvan.ca, e-mail glenn.smith@worldshipsocietyvan.ca or phone Glenn Smith at 604-684-1240.
13 VANCOUVER WOODEN BOAT SOCIETY meets at 7:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month at the Britannia Heritage Shipyard 5180 Westwater Drive, Steveston. Info: 604-519-7400.
13 The THERMOPYLAE CLUB for ship lovers and mariners meets the second Wednesday of the month at the Maritime Museum of BC, Victoria. For info: Jamie Webb 250-477-2295.
13 UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BC
Victoria Branch meets the second Wednesday of every month (except July and
December), 7:00 p.m. at the Maritime Museum of BC. Contact: John Middleton
250-743-4495.
15 SOCIETY OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENGINEERS (SNAME) Technical meeting, Seattle, Washington. Eric Blumhagen will be reporting on the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) fishing vessel safety project. For more info: www.sname.org or contact Nancy Murphy at 604-736-9466 or Ben Thompson at 604-985-0477.
16 CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE ENGINEERING (CIMarE) Vancouver Branch meeting for members and spouses, 6 p.m. at Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. A social evening providing opportunity to catch up with fellow members after the summer. For details and reservations call Bob Brown 604-684-2491, e-mail sales@burrardironworks.com.
16 CMSG PIONEERS ASSOCIATION Victoria Chapter meets the third Saturday of the month, 10:00 a.m. at the Cherry Bank Hotel. For info: Hugh Doherty 250-595-0910, dirk@hdoherty.com.
18 VANCOUVER POWER AND SAIL SQUADRON Social
held on the third Monday each month at the False Creek Yacht Club at 7:00 p.m.
For info: Bill Stewart 604-873-4545, bill@summerequipment.com.
19 C.P. COASTERS VANCOUVER Third Tuesday of every
month, 10:00 a.m. at the Bonsor Recreation Centre, 6550 Bonsor Avenue Burnaby. Info:
http://members.shaw.ca/panda.is/index.htm, e-mail cpcoastr@shaw.ca.
20 ANCIENT MARINERS meet the third Wednesday of every month at 11:00 a.m. at the Sawmill Pub, 9613-192nd Street, Port Kells, BC. For more info visit www.ancientmarinersofbc.com. Additional chapters and their meeting dates can be located on the web site under “Info.”
21 OARLOCK AND SAIL WOODEN BOAT CLUB Meets at 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month, usually at the Vancouver Maritime Museum. For the latest information on up-coming meetings, call the club information line at 604-664-7551 or visit www.woodenboatclub.ca.
27 UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BC Vancouver Branch meets the last Wednesday of every month (except July and December), 7:30 p.m. at the Vancouver Maritime Museum. In October, professional diver and underwater archaeologist Rob Rondeau will give a presentation on the Empress of Ireland and efforts to preserve the wreck and its artifacts. Contact: David Stone 604-980-0354
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November 5-6, 2004 FISH CANADA / WORKBOAT CANADA WEST Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC. Presented by Master Promotions in collaboration with Anchor Publishing, publisher of Mariner Life and Fisherman Life. Exhibitors will include vessel design and construction firms, barge and towing equipment, marine electronics, hardware, engines and propulsion systems, fishing and harvesting equipment, and more. Complete show information packages and an early exhibit space booking program are available. Visit www.masterpromotions.ca or contact Sydney Jane Peacock, Show Manager at speacock@masterpromotions.ca, or by phone at 506-658-0018 or 1-888-454-7469.