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Our Annual General Meeting will be held in Revelstoke on Tuesday, November 16th at 5:30pm at the Community Centre.

We will discuss the past year and what can be expected for the coming season.

Proof of vaccination must be shown upon arrival and masks will be worn throughout the meeting. Everyone is welcome to attend our AGM. Memberships must be in good standing to make nominations and vote on any matters.

Board Positions to be Filled:

We are currently receiving nominations for the following positions on the Board. Any member can nominate a member, including themselves, by emailing info@acccolumbiamountains.com or in person at the AGM. Include a short letter of intent on who you are and why you would like to be part of the Board of Directors.

Chairperson – Duties include representing our section at National meetings and communicating between National and our board. This person also chairs board meetings including the AGM.

Secretary – Responsibilities includes administration and record keeping, including recording minutes at board meetings.

Communications Director – Role consists of communicating with the other directors to write and distribute regular newsletters, update the website, and post on social media channels.

Members at Large – Board members committed to serving the section with no specific duties.

Committee Positions Available:

Committee members are selected by the board to assist in specific areas of the club. Email or speak with any board member if you are interested in joining a committee.

Trails Committee – We have a number of trail projects to continue next summer. We are looking for members who have a knack for organizing and logistics to help schedule events and communicate with various parties involved.

Youth Committee – We are in need of a dedicated volunteer to help coordinate our youth events so we can continue to make climbing and mountaineering accessible to the kids in our communities.

Activities Committee – It’s a lot of effort planning and organizing trips, but many hands make light work. Join our activities committee to help split the load and receive discounts on the events you coordinate in exchange.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

In case you missed our recently held AGM we wanted to keep you informed on some of the changes that took place among our board members. 

First of all we are sad to report that Melanie Bernier has stepped down. Karla Kuharic remains as our President, Shannon Gibson remains as Secretary, Uri Naprstek remains as Tresurer and Ben Wilkey remains as board member.

 We are super stoked however to welcome two new board members. Jake Van Allen and Bryce Schroers! 

Jake’s interest in being involved with the board of the ACC is driven mainly by his motivation for getting others out into the mountains so they can experience the joy that doing so brings to him. Jake has always loved the mountains but it was not until he joined the ACC that he was able to gain the skills / experience / relationships to really get into them. Jake would like to try and give that opportunity back to others. Jake will be volunteering to lead trips and hopes that we can push some of those trips in a direction that sets the ACC Columbia Mountains Section up as somewhere people want to join because of the exciting things they do. He thinks that much of the outside view of the ACC is that it was more of a hiking club than a mountaineering club, and he would like to see a different perception here.

Bryce has been on the ACC Saskatchewan section board for the last 4 years and has been leading and organizing trips with ACC Sask. for many years. In his time there he helped to grow the climbing and mountaineering community in Saskatchewan, hosting climbing nights at the gym, organizing ski days at the local hill and organizing rock climbing, ice climbing, and mountaineering trips to Alberta, BC, Ontario, South Dakota, Wyoming and Nepal. Beginner trips and community building is something he would like to help bring to the Columbia Mountains Section. Since moving to Revelstoke he has found its difficult for beginners to enter new sports. There aren’t many options for someone new to climbing/mountaineering to learn the skills without hiring a guide. From his experience it’s far more valuable to have a base of knowledge in the sport before hiring a guide to hone your skills.

Welcome Jake and Bryce. We are excited to see what these two will bring to the Section in the coming year. Stay tuned!

We are also pleased to announce that Katee Pederson will be taking on a monthly newsletter. In addition to her experience as an outdoor guide Katee’s background as a professional photographer and media will help our Section get monthly information our to our members. Thank you and welcome Katee!

Save the Date! The Columbia Mountain Section will be holding its Annual General Meeting on November 26th at 6:00 pst. Please join us to learn more about what the Section has been up to, what our plans are for the coming year, and to elect the new executive. This year’s AGM will be held via Zoom and you will need to register in advance to attend so we can be sure we have both quorum and enough capacity to handle everyone who wants to attend.

How to Register: E-mail columbiamtnacc@gmail.com and let us know you would like to attend.

We will send you a zoom link prior to the AGM.

Call for nominations: Looking for a way to volunteer in your community? Are you passionate about the outdoors and would like to contribute to the ACC Columbia Mt Section? This is a great way to get involved and help us continue offering trips, courses, applying for grants to adopt a trail network, media (newsletter) and to bring your expertise to the section. The board positions will be of one year in duration or more if you choose. Currently our meetings have been held via zoom.

How to Apply: A short letter of intent on who you are and why you would like to be part of the Board of Directors. All members are welcome to apply.

Exciting News! Our ACC Columbia Mountains Section YOUTH Program has received a substantial grant from the Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Program. We would like to whole heartedly thank the CBT, the evaluation team and the City for their interest and support of this program! We will be using some of the funding to purchase youth specific climbing and hiking gear available for participants to use upon request. We will also be using some of the funding to continue offering subsidized youth courses and programs. Finally we will be using a portion of the funding to subsidize youth trip expenses such as hut fees etc. Stay tuned for upcoming trips!