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Report on March 26, 2008 Information Night

Approximately 30 members and friends came out for our Double Header. We had a heart wrenching rendition of ‘Take me out the Ball game’, with yours truly leading the crowd. Someone shouted out that I should not quit my day job but I had the last laugh as I flung out the peanuts.

Our first guests were Grant Brandlmyr and his associate Jamie McCarthy from Robert Allan Ltd. We were all amazed by the extent of the world wide operations for this home grown Vancouver Company. We were also treated to a 5 minute video clip at the end of the session on their huge fire boat project currently being used in Los Angeles. This video clip was recently featured on the Discovery Channel show Monster Machines. For more information visit their web site at www.ral.bc.ca.

Our second guest was to be Mike Richards for the Georgia Straight Alliance but due to illness he was a last minute scratch. The night was saved when Cathryn Murray offered to swap her AGM night presentation with Mike’s presentation.

Cathryn is the project leader for the Canadian Boat Survey 2008. She explained her survey and the research she is doing which will help our environment. This is a short survey of small boat owners and operators using British Columbia’s marine water ways. It is part of a doctorate project at the University of British Columbia focused on hull fouling in British Columbia and is supported in part by Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DPO). Fouling can occur on recreational boats by species attaching to the hull, propellers, anchors, lines and fishing gear. Recreational boat hull fouling is of interest for two main reasons. First, increased fouling on small boats can negatively affect fuel efficiency, speed and cause increased maintenance costs to boat owners. Second, small boats may also serve as transportation for fouling plants and animals, some of which may be new to BC or Canada. The introduction and spread of new species in Canadian waters poses a large threat to our native biodiversity and can have widespread effects on both our economy and health.

Burnaby Squadron is a leader in championing environmental issues. We need to look no further than our own Patricia Brandlmayr, whose work was instrumental in PMD being presented with the Natural Marine Environmental Award. Please honour our great heritage by completing Cathryn’s survey. Additional information and the online survey can be found at www.CanadianBoatSurvey.com. Cathryn has supplied us with paper copies of the survey for those of you who do not have access to the web. They will be available at our AGM.

Mike Matich

Programs Officer

 

For more information, contact the Burnaby Squadron's Programs Officer by email @ Programs@BurnabySquadron.Com

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