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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Search and Rescue Exercises on Upper Pitt Valley and Pitt Lake on Sunday Sept 28th


Coquitlam Search and Rescue will be doing a number of exercises on Pitt Lake and the Upper Pitt valley on Sunday September 28 2014.
A number of aircraft, watercraft and ground teams will be operating from Grant Narrows to the Northern reaches of the Upper Pitt river valley.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

3 guys suspected of torching the Widgeon Creek Cabin

Weds July 23rd Update: suspects already turned themselves in to the police...

Hard to believe the media release 2 days ago (Monday) is now old news, the  persons of interest are  in custody and it is only weds.....



Thursday, January 9, 2014

60 Years !

Hard to believe finally something older than me ! This is the 60th  year for the Boat Club....

Here is the text of the first article clipped out of the paper in 1954

Newspaper clipping from July 30th , 1954

The Pitt River Boat Club has been formed, and  constitution and bylaws were drawn up at a meeting held July 26 at the home of Mrs. Herbert Nodregen. the club will also obtain a charter. Club was organized by Captain W.E. Benneck of Benneck Water Taxi and Swan Towing. There will be five officers named: commodore, vice commodore, fleet captain, who will have charge of the regatta , secretary and treasurer. It has been pointed out that it is not necessary to be a boat owner to join the club . Anyone interested in developing Pitt River or Lake as a medium for boating is welcome to join. Mrs. Herbert Nordregen, phone 264M, will give further information. It will be a social club, to meet throughout the winter. It is hoped to have men from the navigation school attend the meetings and lecture on boats and boat  building. I is also hoped to have members from New Westminister, as the members believe it is not possible to have a yacht club there because of strong currents in the Fraser River. Therefore, the spot on the Pitt River near the bridge is ideal. as a centre for boating on the Lower Mainland. a clubhouse, and moorings for motor boats near the river are included among the tentative plans for the future . The first Regatta will consist of two speed races.
The aims and objectives of the Pitt River Boat Club are:
1) The development and encouragement of amateur yachting  and boat handling.
2)The development of seamanship through  boating and knowledge of navigation.
3) Cultivation of, and an appreciation of the cruising advantages of the waters of Pitt Lake and the Pitt River.
4) To assist in providing a suitable clubhouse and mooring for the use and recreation of it's members.
A second reason for establishment of a boat club at the Pitt River Bridge is that there has also been a shipyard built there recently for the repair of boats. Persons attending the first meeting of the club were Captain Benneck, Mr and Mrs. Nordgren, Dan LeClere, Wally Steward, Bert Frith, and Miss Beryl Robinson.


 
you can click on the images  to enlarge them
 
Photo of Captain Benneck 1955
 
awarding of Life Membership 1969