Hopefully everyone had an enjoyable summer! I just arrived in Victoria
and while I very much enjoy this beautiful city I can’t help but ask
myself where are the days going? Halloween must be right around the
corner. (getting dark at 7pm, what happened?) We’ve been through
a very dry summer, and now it seems the rain has arrived. I never
thought I would say it, but I actually missed it. We saw a terrible storm
that pulled trees up so easily due to the lack of rain. We saw the
“Ride to Conquer Cancer” event get cancelled mid day because it just
wasn’t safe to have people continue. We’re happy to see that nobody
was injured and we can continue the fight again next year.
I would personally like to thank the CSC Vancouver chapter for
welcoming me as the new Chapter Chair. We have a great team that
has supported the Chapter for many years and I personally look
forward to the exciting journey up ahead. I can only hope that I am
able to continue the great leadership carried by my predecessor and
now Director Kim Tompkins. Kim has become a close friend and
mentor to me over the years and I hope I can carry the torch as far
as she did. As the board struggled to find attendees for golf this year,
we are looking for new ideas for future years. Is it a “9 and dine” event
people want, or is the location bad. We’ve struggled in previous years
to find attendees for this event, but maybe the members want something
different, please bring your ideas ahead. The open door policy
means we are always looking for your feedback!
We have some new faces on the board this year and of course the die
hard few that just won’t leave (thankfully). It makes me think of the
national conference coming to Vancouver in 2017. We have the conference
planning committee in full motion, and the ideas coming out of
it are outstanding. We encourage more members to get involved, let’s
see if we can make this the best conference ever. With Halifax coming
in 2016, I think this will be a tough one to beat! I’ve always wanted
to visit this city, and can’t wait to see what the Halifax Chapter has in
store for us.
I hope to bring a few tidbit comparisons of Vancouver (Kelowna) over
the coming months. Let’s see how the 2 regions compare. “While
the east coast has Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse, Vancouver has Lighthouse
Park. I think they have us beat there, but have you tasted Pacific
Salmon?” Please bring your thoughts on comparisons between the
two regions, I’d love to hear from the more experienced that have
actually visited Halifax. Maybe I’ll stay a couple extra days in Halifax
in May 2016.
James Kelly CTR
Chapter Chair CSC – Vancouver Chapter
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