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1 Scuttlebutt - The colloquial concept of a water cooler in an office setting, which at times becomes the focus of congregation and casual discussion STRATFORD POWER AND SAIL SQUADRON MARCH Bridge: Commander: Mary Montizambert marymonti@start.ca Training Officer: Flona Hildenbrand odyssey.09@sympatico.ca Treasurer: Ron Hildenbrand odyssey.09@sympatico.ca Secretary: John Hutton cel. h2o_thebridge@hotmail.com PCOC/Youth Officer: Robert Paton robertpaton37@gmail.com Regalia & Supply Officer Ron Hildenbrand odyssey.09@sympatico.ca District Liaison: Jack Wittig jackwittig@hotmail.com Scuttlebutt Editor Thurman Reynolds taighaig14@cyg.net Published March, May September, November Commander s Report Recap for Stratford CPS Year 2014/15 Stratford is in good standing for finances at the present time. Our Treasurer Ron Hildenbrand is still in hospital after one year. It has been a journey for him and his wife Flona this past year and we hope and pray for a full recovery so he can come home. Our thoughts are with Flona and Ron always. Some of the events we had in were: AGM Queens Inn, May 15, We had the pleasure of Michelle Dietrich and Charlie Kelleher speak on their 11 year sailing trip. During the summer months, we had the annual BBQ at Jack and Jan's home in Tavistock, volunteering on the Razzamajazz boat with Robert at the helm working with the Stratford Tourism Alliance which has proved to be an exciting venture for this coming summer as well. We had an evening in the Armouries with the Cadets, and the Optimist Youth Day in St. Pauls, and volunteered for the Dragon boat races in September. And the Fall of 2014 found it very exciting to welcome 10 students for the Boating Essentials course. We had our Xmas party on December 2 nd at the Queens Inn. We had a General Meeting on February 18, 2015 which sees a new Executive Committee coming forward. A donation from the Squadron Finances to the CPS Foundation was made this year to bring us up to date with funding and this feels real good that we did this for the Foundation. Your Bridge Officeers attended Squadron meetings every month and also attending District Meetings. They have been a great team for the up times and the down times and always found time to laugh too! It has been a great experience as Commander during the past 6 years. I am now making way for others with new and fresh ideas to carry our Squadron forward to the seasons ahead. I know you will give Ann Reed Commander and Jack Wittig Treasurer your support for the coming year as well as Robert, Flona, John and Thurman. I am not disappearing, oh no, I love CPS! I am just taking a coffee break with Baileys! Cheers, Mary Montizambert Scuttlebutt March 2015 page 1

2 TRAINING OFFICER S REPORT We were fortunate to have ten students for our Boating Essentials class this year. Congratulations to all ten students for successfully completing the course. We hope you all enjoyed the class and learned lots of new things to apply to your summer boating experiences. A special thank you to all instructors who helped make this course a success. Your wisdom and expertise make the course interesting and fun for all. Ongoing is our VHF Marine Radio Course for which we have eighteen students. Thank you to Mary Montizambert and Tom Sutherland for all your efforts to make this course possible. By the time this newsletter comes out this class will have completed this course and we hope all pass with flying colours. Next in line is a PCOC Course to be held in April. See the announcement for this course later in this newsletter. Our members are our greatest ambassadors for CPS so please, tell your friends and fellow boaters. Give us a call and take a course. It is a great way to spend your off season of boating as you gain knowledge which can only make your experiences on the water safer and better. On a personal note I would like to say thank you to Mary Montizambert as she steps down as our Commander. Mary came to us at a time when we really needed someone to step up to the plate and help the squadron through a difficult time. We have had many laughs together and attended many CPS functions together. For the first while it was a learning curve for her and for me as Training Officer but, I think we both came away from the experience richer and with a greater understanding for CPS and how to make our squadron stronger and better. We wish you all the best as you take a well deserved break. Know this though we will be calling on you for help from time to time. As Mary would say Cheers! Flona Hildenbrand, Training Officer Stuck for a name for your boat? FUTURE COURSES PCOC (Pleasure Craft Operators Card) MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015 THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2015 Location to be announced closer to the date. If registering online please call Robert or Flona to verify location. Cost including literature $70.00 Family discounts are available For all course information: Call Flona at odyssey.09@sympatico.ca or call Robert at robertpaton@37gmail.com Ask about a course for VHF Marine Radio This can be arranged to accommodate demand Google boatnames for some more Scuttlebutt March 2015 page 2

3 STRATFORD POWER AND SAIL SQUADRON ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, DINNER & GRADUATION THE VICTORIA ROOM THE QUEENS INN ONTARIO ST., STRATFORD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2015 Cocktails at 6:00 pm 7:00 p.m. (1800 hrs 1900 hrs) Dinner Buffet 7:00 pm (1900 hrs) $10 per person Cash Bar following the Dinner our A.G.M. and Graduation of ten students Guest Speaker: RCMP Cst. Craig SakKit - 8:30 p.m. We are pleased to have R.C.M.P. Cst. Sakkit attend our A.G.M. presenting interesting information on the RCMP/USA program on Maritime Law Enforcement R.S.V.P to Mary at marymonti@start.ca Integrated Cross-Border Maritime Law Enforcement Operations (Shiprider) Who does this concern? What it means for boaters on the lake? Why we have it? Where is it enforced? When was it instituted. RCMP Const. Craig Sakkit will give you all the information you need to travel on our waters this coming season. Canada-U.S. Shiprider involves vessels jointly crewed by specially trained and designated Canadian and U.S. law enforcement officers who are authorized to enforce the law on both sides of the international boundary line. Working together, armed Canadian and U.S. law enforcement officers are able to transit back and forth across the border to help secure it from threats to national security, as well as prevent cross-border smuggling and trafficking. Specific enforcement activities consist of detecting, monitoring and potentially boarding vessels in either Canadian or American waters. In Canadian waters, Canada-U.S. Shiprider operations are subject to Canadian laws, policies and procedures and all operations are undertaken under the direction and control of the RCMP. RCMP vessels designated as Canada-U.S. Shiprider vessels have a member of the USCG on board and are able to enter U.S. waters to enforce U.S. laws under the supervision of the USCG member. Likewise, USCG vessels designated as Canada-U.S. Shiprider vessels have a member of the RCMP on board and are able to enter Canadian waters to enforce Canadian laws under the supervision of the RCMP officer. By authorizing these officials to operate on either side of the border, the USCG and RCMP have developed a more efficient means of securing both sides of the border without violating the sovereignty of either nation. Scuttlebutt March 2015 page 3

4 Screen Shot at PM.png North American Safe Boating awareness Week Campaign is ramping up for this year's boating season. Since 1995, this campaign has been the mainstay of boating safety outreach to the over 16 million people who recreate on Canadian waters each season. The 2015 campaign strives to engrain safe and responsible boating practices as second nature on the water. As a member of Stratford Squadron CPS you are already aware of the importance of safe boating through boating education. Encourage fellow boaters in your community to take advantage of courses and education by promoting CPS and Stratford Squadron. For all Boating Safety information and courses contact Stratford Power and Sail Squadron Flona at odyssey.09@sympatico.ca Robert at robertpaton@37gmail.com THE LAST WORD THANKS Scuttlebutt March 2015 page 4

5 Stratford Power & Sail Squadron Notice of Annual General Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Stratford Power and Sail Squadron will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 6 p.m. Queens Inn at Stratford, 161 Ontario St., Stratford, ON For the purpose of: 1. Receiving reports of Squadron Officers 2. Receiving the Report of the Squadron Treasurer on the financial position of this Squadron 3. Electing to office those members whose names appear in the report of the Squadron nominating committee, forming part of the notice of meeting. 4. Appointing an Internal Audit Review Committee for the Squadron Year Consider such other business as may be properly brought before the Annual Meeting. Note: Members eligible for election as Squadron Officers as set out in Article 23 of the Squadron regulations, Section 12.1 reads as follows: No member of this Squadron shall be eligible for election as provided in Section of these at any annual general meeting unless nominated by the Squadron Nomination Committee or by a petition in writing signed by not less than five members of the Squadron who shall confirm the consent of their nominee to such nomination. All such nominations: A) by the Squadron nominating committee shall be filed with the Squadron Secretary at least four weeks prior to the date of the meeting at which such election shall take place. B) By petition shall be filed with the Squadron Secretary not less than two days prior to the date of the meeting at which such election shall take place. Dated this 20 th February, 2015 by John Hutton, Secretary To the Members of the Stratford Power & Sail Squadron. Report of the Stratford Nominating Committee March 2015 The Stratford Squadron Nominating Committee nominates the following members for election as Squadron Officers for Office Name Cert# Address Phone Commander: Ann Reed Downie Street, Stratford, ON N5A 4B STO; Flona Hildenbrand Kathryn Cr Stratford, ON N5A 6W Treasurer Jack Wittig Bender Ave., Box 651, Tavistock ON N0B 2R Secretary John Hutton St. George St. St. Marys, ON N4X 1C PCOC/Youth Robert Paton Pacific Ave Milverton, ON N0K 1M Membership Gary Bidgood Long Drive, Stratford, ON N5A 7Y Scuttlebutt Thurman Reynolds Patricia Road, Stratford ON N5A 1V The Squadron Nominating Committee also nominates the following for appointment by the members as the Internal Audit Committee of the Squadron: Dave Ross 28 White St. Stratford, ON N5A 7M Pursuant to Squadron Regulations , the following members will serve on the Squadron Nominating Committee for by virtue of their positions and do not require election or appointment: Cdr Mary Montizambert (upper) Waterloo St. S Stratford, ON N5A 4B P/D/C Jack Wittig Bender Ave., Box 651, Tavistock ON N0B 2R P/Cdr Tom Sutherland Lightbourne Ave Stratford, ON N4Z 1C Respectfully submitted: Cdr Mary Montizambart P/D/C. Jack Wittig Tom Sutherland Scuttlebutt March 2015 page 5

6 CANADIAN POWER AND SAIL SQUADRONS WESTERN ONTARIO DISTRICT To the Members of Western Ontario District Report of the District Nominating Committee January 2015 The District Nominating Committee recommends the following members for election as District Officers for the year 2015/16. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Office Name Address Squadron Commander James Jeffery JN London London Executive Officer Mavis Colyer Wallaceburg Wallaceburg Educational Officer Dave Corke AP London London Administrative Officer Dick Desrosiers AP London London Secretary Joanne DeActis London London Financial Officer Karen Connor AP St Thomas London Past Commander Robert G. Parke AP London London OFFICERS Membership Officer Harry Harris S London London Public Relations MAREP/RVCC Officer Pete Barbour Aylmer Tillsonburg Communications Officer Peter Fuhry N London London Youth Officer Tracie Berekoff P Windsor Windsor USPS Liaison Officer Nick Baratta JN London London Environmental Officer Boat Show Officer Steve Waite SN London London Assist Communications Officer Drew Climie London London Assist Secretary Assist Educational Officer Harry Ditmar P Woodstock London Assist Educational Officer Dave Toogood Erieau Chatham The District Nominating Committee recommends the following member for appointment by the members as the Financial Review Committee of the District. Robert Donaldson Windsor Windsor Pursuant to Board Regulations the following members will serve on the District Nominating Committee for 2015/16 by virtue of their positions, and do not require election or appointment: Chair P/D/C Robert Parke AP London London D/C James Jeffery JN London London P/D/C Mike Smith P Amherstburg Windsor Respectfully Submitted Chair P/D/C Mike Smith P Amherstburg Windsor D/C Robert Parke AP London London P/D/C Chris Schooley P Sarnia Sarnia Scuttlebutt March 2015 page 6

7 CANADIAN POWER AND SAIL SQUADRONS WESTERN ONTARIO DISTRICT January 31, 2015 Notice of the District Annual General Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Western Ontario District of the Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons/Escadrilles canadiennes de plaisance will be held at: For the purpose of Best Western Plus Stoneridge Inn & Conference Centre 6675 Burtwistle Lane, London, ON, N6L 1H5 (Highway 4 & Highway 401) Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Receiving highlights from posted yearend reports of the Officers and Committees of Western Ontario District. 2. Receiving the Report of the District Financial Officer on the financial position of this District. 3. Electing to office those members whose names appear in the report of the District Nominating Committee annexed to and forming part of this Notice of Meeting. 4. Appointing a Financial Review Committee for the District Year Considering such other business as may be properly brought before the Annual General Meeting of the District. Mavis Colyer, Secretary, Western Ontario District. mavis01@on.aibn.com Note: 12.3 ELECTIONS At each District Annual General Meeting there shall be elected by ballot of those members entitled to vote, all elected Officers, as set out in the notice of meeting, provided that if a candidate for any office is unopposed, that candidate may be elected by a nominal single ballot cast by the Secretary in favour of that candidate Persons elected or appointed shall serve until the next District Annual General Meeting or until their successors shall have been elected or appointed As per , Members may be appointed by the District Executive Committee as deemed necessary for the administration of the affairs of the District A District Financial Review Committee shall be appointed. The person(s) appointed to the District Financial Review Committee shall not during their term as a committee member be or become an elected Officer of the District, a member of the District Council or a member of any other committee of the District No member of a District shall be eligible for election at any District Annual General Meeting unless nominated by the District Nominating Committee or by a petition in writing signed by not less than five (5) Members of the District of which two (2) must be from a Squadron other than that of the petitioner who shall confirm the consent of their nominee to such nomination. All such nominations: (a) by the District Nominating Committee shall be filed with the District Secretary at least four (4) weeks prior to the date of the meeting at which such election shall take place; (b) by petition shall be filed with the District Secretary not less than two (2) days prior to the date of the meeting at which such election shall take place. Scuttlebutt March 2015 page 7