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• Oct/04/2009 - Gonzalez Beach
• Nov /08/2009 - Sombrio
• Dec/06/2009 - Jordan River
• Jan/10/2010 - China Beach
• Feb/07/2010 - Port Renfrew
• Mar/07/2010 - Point no Point
• Apr/11/2010 - Whiffin Spit
• May/25/2010 - Clover Point
• Jun/06/2010 - Esquimalt Lagoon
• Jul/11/2010 - Cattle Point
• Aug/08/2010 - Cadboro Bay
• all cleanups are 11am - 1pm

The Surfrider Foundation has established chapters in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island and we need dedicated volunteers who want to make a difference in our local environment. Come help local chapters of a great organization.

The Surfrider Foundation is a grassroots, non-profit environmental organization. It’s dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's oceans, waves and beaches for all people, through conservation, activism, research and education.

Surfrider is represented by over 40,000 members, across the globe.

To get involved contact;

we're holding a paddle out at Jordan River to promote public beach access and water quality.
Surfrider Vancouver Island.

• May 03, 2009

• Mar/30/2008 Jordan River 11am - 1pm
• Apr/27/2008 Sombrio 11am - 1pm
• May/25/2008 Clover Point 11am - 1pm
• Jun/29/2008 Sooke Potholes 11am - 1pm
• Jul/27/2008 Port Renfrew 11am - 1pm
• Aug/31/2008 Mystic Beach 11am - 1pm
• Sep/21/2008 Cattle Point 11am - 1pm
• Oct/26/2008 Sombrio 11am - 1pm
• Nov/23/2008 China Beach 11am - 1pm
• Dec/14/2008 Sandcut 11am - 1pm

• South Chesterman, September 15, 6pm

» Surfrider Foundation presents Rising Tide
» at Sugar, May 3rd, 2008
» featuring Shane Phillip, Brave New Waves, Corwin Fox
» tickets available at HTO and Coastline

• Music by Shane Philips & Jon Middleton
• Steamers Pub $10
• % of proceeds to Surfrider Foundation

A public meeting has been called for THIS Friday October 12 starting at 7pm at the Shirley Community Hall. This meeting is being hosted by John Horgan-MLA for Malahat/Juan de Fuca and this is our chance to go out and show our support and passion for saving Jordan River as a park. If you are serious about saving this pristine piece of our coastline and Island heritage, you'll be at this meeting. We are encouraging as many water enthusiasts to attend, so please pass along this message!! Saturday October 13, 2007-Westhills Project The Westhills Project is a first of it's kind in Langford. A sustainable and green developement that promotes biking, community gardens, and green building practices...these folks are committed to leaving as small a foot print as possible while developing this community. Surfrider has been invited to attend this event in which we will set up a booth to educate folks about Surfrider and how to get involved. We need a few more Surfriders to staff the info booth, so please contact Claire Macdonald at cmacdonald@copelandcom.com for details. If you can give an hour or two, that would be much appreciated! We need you THIS SATURDAY!

Saturday October 13, 2007-WCWC Rally Saturday's Ancient Forest Rally (11:30 Centennial Square, 12:00 Noon Legislature - Please be ON TIME!!), with a list of speakers. Please make it a first rate priority to come down, this is literally the MOST IMPORTANT rally for Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland's ancient forests in our history, for the simple reason there will be a forthcoming comprehensive government decision to decide their fate! Email us back if possible if you know you can make it, at wc2vic@island.net - WCWC Victoria PS: WCWC is a supporter in the fight to save Jordan River!

WATER PEOPLE UNITE TO SAVE JR! Tuesday October 16, 2007-Surfrider Monthly Meeting at the FCA 1330 Fairfield Road from 7:30-9:30 pm. This is one of our most important meetings to date! We will be discussing the results of the Survey Monkey survey and deciding upon our campaigns for the year. Our time will be mostly spent discussing what is going on at Jordan River and how we can make a difference. I'm hoping to get a showing from windsurfers, kiteboarders, paddlers, divers...all water people are invited to this meeting. So if you know of someone or a group, please encourage them to attend. We will be developing a strategy to tackle this issue, and need as much support and input as we can get.

Wednesday October 17, 2007-CRD building at 625 Fisgard starting at 9:30am CRD Parks meeting in which the sale of Jordan River will be discussed. Lets get as many people out as possible to show our support to save JR as a park!

Sunday October 21-Beach Clean Up at Sombrio 11am-1pm Everyone is invited and all supplies are provided by Surfrider Victoria. Please meet in the parking lot at 11am and dress for the weather. See you there! And carpool if you can!

• Jan 21, 2007 - Whiffen Spit 10am - 12pm
• Feb18, 2007 - Sombrio 11am - 1pm
• Mar 18, 2007 - Clover Point 10am - 12pm
• Apr 22, 2007 - Jordan River 11am - 1pm
• May 20, 2007 - Esquimalt Lagoon 10am - 12pm
• Jun 17, 2007 - Willows Beach 10am - 12pm
• Jul 15, 2007 - Island View Beach 10am - 12pm
• Aug 19, 2007 - Sooke Potholes 11am - 1pm
• Sep 16, 2007 - Thetis Lake 10am - 12pm
• Oct 21, 2007 - Sombrio 11am - 1pm
• Nov 18, 2007 - China Beach 11am - 1pm
• Dec 16, 2007 - Jordan River 11am - 1pm

• June 21st @ English Bay
• 6:30 p.m. - Meet at the Boathouse with your water vessel of choice.
• bring whatever floats your boat
• email for more info

• After Party at Library Square Public House
• 101-300 Georgia Street West
• Doors at 9 partying till 3am.
• Drink specials: 4 dollar pints and surf themed drinks
• Under the Sun is playing along with DJ Matty C
• Cover is 10 bucks.

6:30PM

Thursday September 28th at Steamers Pub-Doors open at 8 pm-Must be 19 or older!

Awesome Raffle items include: 2 hats donated by Sitka signed by Kelly Slater and Bruce & Andy Irons, a Barracuda Surfboard made by Carl White, an Arbor Skateboard, Studio4 Gym memberships and tonnes of swag from our local surf shops and distrubutors!

Awesome music by Surfrider Victoria's Graham Turner of Pacific Sound Wave and Make the Lion and Ideogram from Vancouver!

Tickets go on sale THIS WEDNESDAY (Sept. 20th) at 1330 Fairfield Road (Fairfield Community Center-corner of Fairfield and Moss Streets) from 7-9pm. Tickets will be available at the door the night of the event, but we only have 250 tickets and it's going to be a sold out show, so get your tickets on Wednesdayto avoid disappointment!! Tickets are $15 each with proceeds going towards Water Quality Testing and the Respect the Beach program, soon to be offered by Surfrider Victoria!

Please come out and support your local SURFRIDER VICTORIA CHAPTER!

• 2nd All-Mountain Clean up
• Mount Seymour Resort
• Sunday August 13th @ 12 pm

Thanks, See you Wednesday
Krissy

As you may know, SETAC is releasing it's final report on Victoria's Sewage problem. This report can go one of two ways; either there is a recommendation to equipt the city with sewage treatment, or not! In the end, this report is going to be a catalyst for some sort of action, and since Sewage Treatement...or the lack there of...is one of our concerns, I think that it's important that we organize to have a few folks show up to hear the recommendations. I know that groups like POOP, Georgia Strait Alliance, TBuck Suzuki Foundation, Seirra Club, Victoria Sewage Alliance, and a few others, are going to be out in full force, and I would love to have Surfrider represented!

That being said, I am planning an impromtu gathering to RALLY! We can bring out our sign, hand out some brochures, and raise some awareness and interest! Who's on board? The meeting is being held at the CRD headquarters, which is in the blocks between Douglas and Government Streets.

THE PLAN!!

To meet on the corner of Government and Fisgard, Weds. July 12th at the VQ Bakery at 12:45pm. From there, we can walk up and chit chat with other enviros before the show begins! I know that this is a work day for most, but perhaps you can take a late lunch?, or maybe your boss owes you favour?, or maybe if you can't come, send your dad, your gramma, your neighbour, or your dog to represent you!!

If you are planning on coming out, can you RSVP me by Wednesday morning at the latest? I'd like to have a sense of how many of us there will be. Thanks in advance and remember...this is a really important day, so come out in your Surfrider best and KICK SOME ASS!

Details:

SETAC Report: On July 12th at 1:30 p.m., The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) will report its findings and make a recommendation about the future of sewage treatment to the CRD. The public is welcome, and everyone is invited to attend the meeting, which will be held at the CRD headquarters at 625 Fisgard Street.

» Vancouver: To Commemmorate International Surfing Day, the Vancouver Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation invites all of you to join us in a celebratory paddleout on Wed June 21st, @ 6:00 pm. Check out the attached poster for more details. We will be meeting in front of the Burrard Civic Marina and paddling out under the bridge. This event is open to anyone who loves and cares about our oceans and coastline, so bring a wetsuit, something that floats and a friend. Please print out the poster and post it if you can. Thanks, and we look forward to seeing you out there.

» Victoria: An initiative of Surfrider and a few other surfie things...International Surf Day is celebrated world wide. So in the spirit of being an International Affiliate of SR, our Victoria Chapter has planned an evening of fun, food and water!! This is event is for everyone, so invite your parents, grandparents, co-workers, neighbours, children, and friends!! They won't be disappointed! And ps: there might be a prize or two "floating" around! And pss: if you want to wear a costume....we totally encourage that!! (Perhaps ask Erik H. about GinchGonch...)

AGENDA:

• 6-7pm - meet at Clover Point for an hour of Beach Clean Up! Supplies supplied!
• 7-8pm or so - BBQ (Bring Your Own Food [BYOF] and Whatever Else!... Bbq will be supplied!)
• 8-9pm or so - Get your freak on... I mean... Get your wetsuit on cuz we're PADDLING OUT!! Out to where is TBA... nothing too strenuous or crazy...just a little time in the water to really appreciate what we have! Anyone have a waterproof camera for pics??

SURFRIDER VICTORIA CHAPTER AND SURFACE BOARDSHOP PRESENTS
a Video Night Premier

» Sombrio by film maker Paul Manly

» And Taj Burrow's Fair Bits, A collection of short surf films

• Date: Saturday May 13, 2006
• Location: Blue Pearl Night Club in Langford
• 2835 Bryn Maur Avenue (off of Goldstream Avenue)
• Event: Doors open at 8 p.m.
• Tickets: $5
• Must be 19 yrs. or older

» Door Prizes!! Door Prizes!! Door Prizes!!

» Raffle items include an Xcel 4/3 Infiniti Wetsuit, an Arbor Longboard Skateboard and much much more!

» Thanks to our Sponsors: Surface Boardshop, Switch, Sitka, Coastline, Xcel, Arbor Skateboards, HtO, Fiberglass and Surf Supply, Blue Pearl and Surfrider!

» For advance tickets contact Brooke at 595-6039

» Proceeds to Surfrider Victoria and the Pacheedaht Project

Agenda items include:

• Debriefing the Surfrider Orcas Island Retreat on Water Quality
  • Information and Action Items
  • Letters of Support from Washington and Oregon States, and BC SR Chapters
  • Event: Paddle from "Capital to Capitol"
• Letter Writing Campaign to the CRD re: Sewage (Mile's letter!)
• Webpage (changes to come via Julia's discussion board)
• -Video Night (Chico and Kahlil)
• Strategic plan for the Chapter

Other Notes:

1. Just a quick reminder of our next BEACH CLEAN UP-Sunday April 2, 2006 at Whiffin Spit from 10-12noon! Come out and pick up some trash!
2. Next POOP (People Opposed to Outfall Pollution) meeting is on Weds. April 12 starting at 6pm at the Sticky Wicket.
3. And just so you know, Surfrider will have a booth at the upcoming Beautiful Girls show at Legends on Thursday, March 30...so come out and show your support!

» fundraiser

• Movie and pub night was a successful fundraiser for the Surfrider Vancouver Chapter on March 6,2006...we raised over $500 with the film premier The Seylynn Story produced by George Faulkner...
• check out the website & trailer at The Seylynn Story - DVD
• The Seylynn Story is a great film on the history of one of the oldest skate parks in Canada.