CPSS. T he Compass. Commanders Report. Newsletter Highlights. Bridge listing

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1 C o q u i t l a m P o w e r & S a i l S q u a d r o n T he Compass CPSS Commanders Report Volume 3, Issue 1, Winter 2017 So this is 2017 and a new boating year ahead of us! I hope that everyone s boats survived the big snow falls we had? Firstly I would like to thank all of the volunteers from the Coquitlam Squadron who took a shift at the Boat Show. Those who were there are:- Gabor Retei, Gunnar and Candace Larsen, Cedric Robertson, Chris Brunt-Tompsett, Colin and Mandy MacGillivray, John Thompson, Donna Timmins, Ken Cruikshank, Gordon Clay and Sandy Sainiuk. I would like to thank each and everyone of you for the time you put in, I won t forget about you at merit mark time later on this year! Newsletter Highlights Belated Christmas dinner pictures RVCC check scheduled for June 3rd Sad news on page 4 Upcoming events, etc Bridge listing We will be having a meeting next week about how to start off the merger proceedings between Coquitlam, Burnaby and Royal City. A committee has been put together from all 3 squadrons and a report will be coming out before our next Bridge meeting on March 13th with our progress so far. On the education side the combined Boating 2 and 3 class will be starting February 7th with 10 plus students. Boating 4 (Seamanship) will be starting February 9th and there is still room if you would like to register. Go to boatingcourses.ca and sign up. Commander and Newsletter Editor Commander Squadron Education Officer Secretary Treasurer Internal Audit Reviewer Public Relations Membership Socials Cruise Master Photo Historian Training VHF Training Advanced Environmental Supply Officer IT Officer Newsletter Officer at Large 1 Officer at Large 2 Officer at Large 3 Immediate Past Commander Colin MacGillivray Neil Nyberg Seppo Arvonen Candace Larsen Craig Zurba Allan Pope Sharon Pope Chris Brunt-Tompsett Gabor Retei Gunnar Larsen Gordon Clay William Marshall William Keyes Cedric Robertson Mandy MacGillivray Craig Neill Ken Cruikshank Cedric Robertson To remove your name from our mailing list or if you have any questions or comments about this newsletter or it s contents, please lbennett4277@gmail.com

2 Music at the Crossroads Lounge On February 11th at the Crossroads Lounge, in the PoCo Inn & Suites on Lougheed Highway, Port Coquitlam Craig Zurba and Loralee Parks of Allegro Music will be there to entertain everyone for a couple of hours. Dinner at Izba Bistro before they start playing at 8 pm is always a great way to start off the evening. Please make reservations ahead of time as they do get busy. Call RVCC Checks at Reed Point Marina There will be RVCC checks taking place at Reed Point Marina on Saturday, June 3rd. If you have been an inspector and would like to volunteer again for this event, please contact Lynn Meisl of Port Moody Squadron. She will be glad to hear from you. More details on the event and start time, to come in the next newsletter, coming out in May. From the Photo Historian Pictures from all of the Squadron socials, cruises and events are still available on the Squadron web site at coquitlampowersquadron.ning.com/photo There is also a new site to check out pictures at Check them out and see if you are looking good! Gabor Retei, Photo Historian

3 The belated Christmas dinner party was held on January 7th, 2017 at the Burnaby Golf Clubhouse and here are a few photos of the evening. The food was good and the company in attendance even better. We were privileged to be entertained by Allegro Music. The weather looked like it might give us some more snow on the evening, but we dodged a bullet and it all went off without any headaches. Thank you to Sharon Pope for all of her wonderful organization and to our new friends at Burnaby Squadron from joining us as well. Photos by Gabor Retei, Photo Historian.

4 Course name changes As per the National Education meeting Dec , the following course name changes are being rolled out: Boating 1 Boating Basics Get Your Pleasure Craft Operator Card Boating 2 Beyond Boating Basics More than your Boating License Boating 3 Introduction To Marine Navigation Boating 4 Near Shore Marine Navigation Level 1 grade Designation P (Piloting) Boating 5 Near Shore Marine Navigation Level 2 grade Designation AP (Advance Piloting) Boating 6 Off Shore Marine Navigation Level 1 grade designation JN (Junior Navigator) Boating 7 Off Shore Marine Navigation Level 2 grade designation N (Navigator) Electronic Marine Navigation (formerly Navigating with GPS, Electronic Charting, Electronic Navigation) Websites, boatingcourses.ca brochures and manuals will be changed, but old stock will be used up before new ones are issued. The Electronic Marine Navigation course is planned for this spring. So register now if you plan to attend. Our regrets to inform you It is with great sadness that I have to report that Henry (Ben) Johnson died January 1st, We had not seen Ben in awhile and everyone close to him were trying to find out where he had moved to and this was how we learned last month that he had passed away. Thank you to Shelley Neill for finding out what happened to Ben. Ben was known to many of us in the Squadron and he will be missed. Course offerings available Course offerings are posted at our websites below. We will be holding joint classes with Burnaby and Royal City Squadrons for the Winter and Spring sessions. or Remember, if you have a VHF radio you must have an operator certificate to use it. If you or any member of your family or friends do not have your operator certificate, this is your opportunity. Please pass this information to anyone in your family or to your friends with new boats! If you wish to audit one of these courses as a refresher, just for the cost of the materials all squadron members are most welcome.

5 Upcoming cruise and events Annual AGM Wednesday May 1st, 2017 Starting at 1900 hours. Location to be advised. Merger update and vote to be Included in this event. May Long Weekend Cruise Bowen Island. Come by boat, or come by land. All are welcome. Cabins are available for rent on site. JOINT CHANGE OF WATCH May 12th, 2017 Scandinavian Centre, 6540 Thomas Street, Burnaby. Menu, cost and start time to be advised. This will be a joint event with Burnaby and Royal City Squadrons. Cash Bar Lots of Parking Both Burnaby and the new North Shore Squadron will be there for the weekend. Some joint activities will be arranged. Contact the Cruise Master Chris Brunt-Tompsett if you plan on joining in that weekend.