Upper Chilliwack River: Gr 3
2024-09-15 | Chilliwack
A challenging section from Slesse Creek to just above Tamahi. Solid whitewater skills and full outfitting required.
Contact: trips@beavercanoeclub.org

Rivers Day Coquitlam River Cleanup: Gr 1-
2024-09-21 | Coquitlam
For BC Rivers Day, we’re going to start a day early, on a Saturday, and clean up the Coquitlam River. It’s a hunting and gathering experience that’s actually a lot of fun.
Contact: Jenny W j.wakeling@shaw.ca

Fraser River Yale to Hope: Gr 2
2024-09-22 | Hope, BC, BC, Canada
Paddle this fast and deep section as it pushes from the gold panning beach at the head of navigation to the lowlands of the Fraser Valley at Hope. This run is mostly flat but fast moving, and has some brief sections with big waves, strong eddy lines, and boils.
Contact: Dave W email westell@shaw.ca before Sep 16 or phone/text (778) 791-1721 after Sep 16.

A Nifty Trip Near Town - TBA
2024-09-29 | A Nice Place Near You
Keep an eye on this space for more details. If you’re in town, and have a trip idea, email trips@beavercanoeclub.org

Fraser River from Rosedale: Gr 1
2024-10-05
Float and paddle the mighty Fraser River on during its seasonal low level as it pushes its way through the upper Fraser Valley.
Saturday? This Trip on October 5th is a Saturday.

Contact: rbrusse1@telus.net

October Club (Zoom) Meeting
2024-10-09 20:00 - 21:30 (America/Vancouver) | by Zoom
See October Newsletter for details.
A Zoom link will be circulated closer to the time of the meeting.

North Thompson Canoe Camping Trip: Gr 1 & 2-
2024-10-12 - 2024-10-14 | Barriere
A 3-day canoe camping trip from Little Fort to Heffley Creek.
Contact: Mike D mike2166@hotmail.com

Widgeon Creek: Lakewater & Gr 1-
2024-10-20
The family adventure of the shoulder season! This geographical gem is the largest freshwater tidal lake in North America. We begin the paddle on a reverse delta, cross a Narrows where the current could go either way, see birds in a vast marsh, lunch at the foot of a mountain, and hike a rustic trail through the forest to the Falls.
Contact: Leigh B cat8canoe@gmail.com

BCC Meeting ~IN PERSON~
2024-11-13 20:00 - 21:30 | 3677 Kensington Ave, Burnaby, BC V5B 4Z6
at our usual meeting place
Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West
3677 Kensington Ave, Burnaby, BC V5B 4Z6
Entertainment, as announced in Newsletter

Harrison River Eagle Paddle
2024-11-16 | Harrison Hotsprings, British Columbia, Canada
A fun family-friendly paddle along the length of the Harrison River, from Harrison townsite to Kilby Provincial Park.
This is the Fish & Fowl paddle. The salmon swim in to spawn this time of year, and the eagles fly in by the hundreds to see them, and we paddle in see the eagles. You won’t see such a concentration of eagles many other places in the world, and you won’t find a better way to see them than from a canoe.
Bundle up, it’s a long day, sometimes chilly, and sometimes a little wet. But the spectacle is worth the experience.
Contact Dave W westell@shaw.ca

Harrison River: Lakewater & Gr 1
2024-12-01 | Harrison Hotsprings, British Columbia, Canada
THIS TRIP MAY BE MOVED TO MON DEC 2nd IF WEATHER DICTATES
A paddle along the length of the Harrison River, from the village of Harrison Hot Springs to Kilby Provincial Park.
This part day trip starts with an approximate 2 hour paddle from Harrison Hot Springs launch site. Enroute we’ll have a chance to view ancient petroglyphs along the west side cliffs of the Harrison.
We’ll stop for lunch (about 45min break) near the confluence of Morris Creek and Harrison River.
For the final approx. 2 hours of paddling, after Morris Creek, the terrain changes from a river flowing through a steep sided valley and breaks out into a broad shallow & braided river delta where salmon arrive to spawn this time of year and eagles fly in by the hundreds to feed on them and where we will enjoy natures’ spectacle. You won’t see such a concentration of eagles many other places in the world, and you won’t find a better way to see them than from your canoe.
Bundle up, it’s a long day, sometimes chilly, and sometimes a little wet (rain gear required). But the spectacle is worth the experience.
In the morning we will meet at the Kilby Park Boat launch @ 8:30 am to arrange car & canoe shuttle to the Harrison Hot Springs launch site, while leaving at least one car at Kilby Park to facilitate getting back to our cars in Harrison at the end of the day.
It’s about a 2 hour drive from Vancouver to Kilby Park if you leave by 6:30 am.
THIS TRIP MAY BE MOVED TO MON DEC 2nd IF WEATHER DICTATES
Contact: Rob B “Rob rbrusse1@telus.net

BCC End of Year Party
2024-12-07 18:00 - 22:30 | Burnaby Rugby Club, Burnaby, BC, Canada
https://bp.beavercanoeclub.org/year-end-party-dec-7-2024/

Year End Party Dec 7
2024-12-07 20:00 - 21:30

Winter Solstice Paddle: Ocean
2024-12-21 17:30 - 22:00 | Vanier Park
Put some Christmas Lights on your canoe for this evening paddle from Vanier Park around False Creek, stopping at Granville Island to see singers, dancers, lanterns and more!
Contact: Dave W westell@shaw.ca

BCC Annual General Meeting (by Zoom)
2025-01-08 20:00 - 21:30 | by Zoom
Notice and Agenda: https://bp.beavercanoeclub.org/wp-content/uploads/Beaver-Canoe-Club-2025-Notice-of-AGM-Jan-8-2025-Updated-Agenda.pdf

Elections.
Budget
Resolutions.
Reports.
Entertainment.
Please see Beaver Tales for details.

BCC Long Trips Meeting (by Zoom)
2025-01-15 19:00 - 21:30 | 3677 Kensington Ave, Burnaby, BC V5B 4Z6
BCC Long Trips Meeting (by Zoom)
Wed Jan 15th 7:00 pm
by ZOOM

UPDATE: THIS MEETING WILL NO LONGER BE IN PERSON AND WILL BE CONDUCTED BY ZOOM

(RSVP to Dave W westell@shaw.ca )
Thinking of an extended trip next summer? January is a good time to start the planning. A time to book vacations, to think about camping reservations and to secure outfitters and charter flights.
The BCC Long Trips Meeting is an opportunity to state and discuss your interests with others, to propose a trip, seek one to join, research logistics, or to just listen in.
The format is simple. Each person gets a chance to state interest in a trip and answer questions. A contact list is circulated. Then the rest is up to you.
(Just like other years, we’ll be meeting by Zoom. We were going to meet in person, but were not able to book the room. Don’t worry, you can still meet with your cohorts later in advanced stages of your trip planning.)
Every year, some extended trips start right here, at the Long Trips Meeting, and people who came go on to get the experience they wanted, and to have a lot of fun.
But just remember. They are private trips, not sanctioned Beaver Canoe Club trips. The BCC Club does not endorse them or discourage them, or even know what plans are made after the meeting is over.
It’s up to you to know the trip’s difficulty and its hazards, to know if you have the knowledge and skills required, to know that your participants and cohorts are qualified too, and to know that adequate safety measures are in place. That’s a lot to know. All the trip’s dangers and hardships are up to you, and its rewards.
Contact: To register, please email westell@shaw.ca and a zoom link will be sent prior to the event.

Squamish River: Gr 1 & 2
2025-01-26
A beautiful winter paddle along the foot of the Tantalus Range from Ashlu Bridge to Brackendale. Eagles should be around, elk have been seen in the past.
Contact: Dave W westell@shaw.ca

Serpentine & Nicomekl Estuaries: Ocean
2025-03-02 | South Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Impromptu family-friendly trip this weekend in Sunny South Surrey to follow the fortuitous tides ot of one river and back into the other, and maybe see a seal colony on the way.
Contact: Dave W westell@shaw.ca

Lower Chilliwack River: Gr 1 to 2+
2025-03-08 | Chilliwack
Owen will start his trip with the more difficult 2 kilometers upstream of Osbourne Road and then continue as the river gets easier toward the Vedder Bridge.
Contact: Owen W owen.williams911@gmail.com

Widgeon Creek: Lake Water
2025-03-16
A beautiful family friendly paddle north of Pitt Meadows, where we’ll paddle across a tidal narrows, through a bird sanctuary to a wooded landing with an optional hike part way up the mountain to Widgeon Falls.
Contact: Leigh B cat8canoe@gmail.com

BCC General Meeting: IN PERSON at the Shadbolt Centre, Burnaby
2025-03-20 19:30 - 21:30 | 3677 Kensington Ave, Burnaby, BC V5B 4Z6
A BCC meeting with a Special Presentation of Greg Scutt’s and Nicole Stevens’ epic trip along the Coppermine River.

THIS EVENT IS AT THE SHADBOLT CENTRE
6450 Deer Lake Ave BC Canada V5G 2J3

– NOT AT OUR USUAL MEETING PLACE!

See March Newsletter for more details.

Coquitlam River Cleanup: Gr 1
2025-03-23 | Poco
A family friendly paddle through Port Coquitlam and Colony Farm where we’ll pick up a few things along the way. Not so different from our other paddles, and a lot of fun.
Contact: Jenny W j.wakeling@shaw.ca

Cowichan Paddling Weekend: Gr 1+ to 3
2025-03-28 - 2025-03-30 | Duncan
A weekend of whitewater rivers on Vancouver Island near Duncan. Register early.
Contact: Owen W owen.williams911@gmail.com

Lower Alouette River: Lake Water
2025-03-29 | Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
A family friendly paddle through the pastoral Pitt Polder, under the mountains and among the and cranberry fields.
~THIS DAY TRIP IS ON A SATURDAY~ (not the usual Sunday)
Contact: Katie S KSather@shaw.ca

Trip Leaders Clinic
2025-04-02 08:00 - 21:30 | 3677 Kensington Ave, Burnaby, BC V5B 4Z6
Room 1, Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West
3677 Kensington Ave, Burnaby, BC V5B 4Z6

In this indoor clinic you will learn to confidently and safely organize and conduct a BCC canoe trip.
Open to all members who have taken Basic Paddlers.
Register in advance: westell@shaw.ca

Salmon River: Lake Water & Gr 1-
2025-04-06 | Langley, British Columbia, Canada
A family friendly paddle on the historic route of the Voyageurs as they made their way to establish a fort at Langley.
Contact: Madeline W john.onderdonk@telus.net

Upper Chilliwack River: Gr 3
2025-04-06 | Chilliwack
Full on adrenaline paddling through this ice-cold, rock strewn, wavy, “classic” section of the Chilliwack River. Advanced river skills and full outfitting required.
Contact Owen W owen.williams911@gmail.com

BCC General Meeting IN PERSON
2025-04-09 19:30 - 21:30 | 3677 Kensington Ave, Burnaby, BC V5B 4Z6
at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West
3677 Kensington Ave, Burnaby, BC V5B 4Z6

Another In Person Meeting at our usual Meeting Place.
Bring yourself and your friends to see Anne and Alain present their latest extended wilderness trip on the Anderson River
See April Newsletter for more details

Nicomen Slough: Lake Water
2025-04-13 | Mission
We’re hoping for enough water for this picturesque family friendly paddle through the lowlands between Mission and Agassiz.
Contact: Bob P ubiquitousb7@gmail.com

Easter Campout TBD
2025-04-18 - 2025-04-21
If you have an idea for a spring paddling getaway or even a day trip or two, and would like to lead or be the contact your Trips Director, and we can post it here.
Contact: Dave @W westell@shaw.ca
