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Hike Leader Certification Training - March 18, 2012
The Dufferin Hi-Land Bruce Trail Club, in conjuction with several other clubs, will be offering Hike Leader Certification Training this spring in Mono Centre. This one day course is delivered by Hike Ontario and hike leaders completing the course receive Hike Ontario certification. The fee is $37.50 for DHBTC members or $75 for others.
The Dufferin Hi-Land BTC is interested in offering more Level 1, entry level hikes to supplement our current program and introduce the general public to hiking the Bruce Trail. We encourage you to consider signing on as one of our team of certified leaders.
Details of the upcoming training course are:
Date: March 18, 2012
Location: Mono Centre Community Centre, Lower South Room
Time: Registration: 9:30 a.m.; Course starts promptly at 10:00 and finishes by 5:00 p.m.
Course Fee: Dufferin Hi-Land BTC members: $37.50; all others: $75 : , payable to Dufferin Hi-Land Bruce Trail Club.
Pre-Registration: Participants must complete the Course Registration form for Students (click on link to access) and mail with cheque to:Dufferin Hi-Land Bruce Trail Club
c/o Les Babbage
144 Jane Street
Toronto ON
M6S 3Y6
Minimum Participants Required: 10; Maximum: 25.
Pre-Registrations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. All pre-registrations should be received by the course administrator, Les Babbage, no later than March 2, 2012.
Pre-course materials will be provided to participants on acceptance of the Course Registration.
The course includes a short hike on a nearby section of the Bruce Trail. Participant are advised to wear or bring their hiking boots and a backpack, packed as if they were the Hike Leader.
Coffee, tea and snacks will be available. Participants should bring their lunch.
For further information contact:
Les Babbage - Hike Director - Dufferin Hi-Land Bruce Trail Club
les.babbage@sympatico.ca
416-763-8854 (evenings)
Sydenham Club End-to-End 2012
May 12 & 13, June 16 & 17, September 8 & 9, and October 13 & 14.
To commemorate Sydenham BTC’s 50th Anniversary, we are pleased to offer an End-to-End hike in the spring and autumn of 2012. We will spread this hike over four weekends, two days each, on these dates: May 12 & 13, June 16 & 17, September 8 & 9, and October 13 & 14. With a total trail length of 170.1 kilometres, each hike will average 21 Km.
All hikes will begin at 8:00 AM at predetermined locations. Sydenham BTC volunteers will serve as hike leaders and sweeps for all hikes.
Daily hikes can be completed at each individual hiker’s pace, but it is expected that participants will complete each day’s distance by a mutually agreed time.
This promises to be a vigorous, interesting, scenic and satisfying series of hikes.
Hikes will take place regardless of weather.
A detailed weekend-by-weekend itinerary and information about the registration process and fees will be available at a later date.
Please send an email message to indicate your interest in this event or make further inquiries to Doug at: cummingdl@sympatico.ca
The Mono Cliffs Run is on again in September
This year it is called, "Chase the Coyote" and the Dufferin Hi-Land BTC is the beneficiary of the funds raised. Check the following link for details as they develop.
www.chasethecoyote.com
A note on security
With the March 2011 announcement that the Rustock spamming network was taken down by a combination of Microsoft, working alongside network security firm FireEye, the University of Washington, the Dutch High Tech Crime Unit and Chinese authorities, an estimated 50% of all network spam was eliminated. It was also estimated that over one million PCs were unknowingly part of this network. Check here for more information
SAVE THE DATE
Celebrating 50 years of Volunteering!
Calling all current and past volunteers. Join us Saturday June 9th at the Dundas Valley Conservation Area (time to be determined) to celebrate all the volunteers who have given their time and effort to the BTC.
To register for this event or to get more details, please email Jackie at jrandle@brucetrail.org or call 905 525 1978.