Happy New Year

Merry Christmas and check your cabins, docks etc for damage....

Merry Christmas

Lots of issues with docks and even cabins on the lake as a result of yesterday's storm but  a lot of people went up today so I expect most people have an idea of what happened with their docks.


If you get  a chance it would be a good idea to check things out. Water levels were pretty high so it looks like a lot of stuff may have ended up stranded on the shore. Which may be good or bad depending if you can haul it back off and repair any damage.

Glen keeping busy....

Winter hours, long weekend , Gas pump

We only have one side of the gas pump working and this will be the case for approximately the next three weeks. So, for the upcoming long weekend plan ahead to avoid having to wait too long to fuel up.


Winter hours for the Gas Pumps start on October 9th
Winter hours are 9:00 am. to 5:00 p.m. daily

Organizational changes in the Executive

 Dan Berard is once again heading up the boatclub as Commodore of the Pitt River Boatclub.

Dan has been a member for many years and also was Commodore as recently as 2016. 

 

Fire north end of Pitt Lake

On sunday afternoon a Helicopter rolled over when landing on a forest services road 8 Km north of the north end of Pitt  lake and caused a fire...

https://globalnews.ca/news/4238118/pitt-lake-wildfire-helicopter/

Gas pumps are operational

The fuel line upgrades have been completed and the Gas pumps are operating again.

Boat Ramp & Fuel Line Update

The new ramp to the gas dock has been installed. It has a grated metal surface to prevent slipping. Please ensure you wear proper foot wear when walking on the the ramp. Running is not permitted on the ramp.

The fuel line upgrades begin today. There will not be any fuel sales today (tuesday May 15 ), or tomorrow (Weds May 16).

Depending on how the work proceeds it is also possible that there will not be any fuel sales on Thurs May 17.

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BOAT CLUB Fuel Sales suspended May 14 - May 17

The Boat Club is upgrading our main ramp and fuel lines in advance of a busy summer.
The new ramp is being installed MONDAY MAY 14 so please be advised that access to the floats and Gas Dock will be interrupted on that date.
Also please note our Fuel Sales will be suspended on TUESDAY MAY 15, WEDNESDAY MAY 16 and possibly on THURSDAY MAY 17.
Please fuel up well in advance of these dates.

Watch out for the sand bars and low water levels.

Water levels are low again. In fact last weekend rumour has it that a very nice boat with a big outboard had to get a tow from a jet boat to make it out of the slough. Also recently the sandbar just north of  goose bar has been causing trouble for unsuspecting boaters. Anyway the map below shows the reason for the yellow cautionary buoy and what it is telling you to be cautious of.

Click on the map below to enlarge it.

To get a guess of what the waterlevels are doing at the boat club people often look at the New Westminster tide data and then add an hour or two to have a rough idea of what to expect at the boat club. However the Pitt and Fraser flows and can have a big impact on the water levels and time delay so you should make your own estimates and remember that whatever you assume may not be what actually happens. 

Pitt Lake exempt from Speculation Tax

Both sides of the lake are exempt from the tax.
See link below for details...

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/taxes/property-taxes/publications/is-2018-001-speculation-tax.pdf


The tax applies in the Metro Vancouver Regional District (excluding Bowen Island and Electoral Area A, except the part of the electoral area that is the UBC and University Endowment Lands), the Capital Regional District (excluding the Gulf Islands and Juan de Fuca), Kelowna-West Kelowna, Nanaimo-Lantzville (excluding Protection Island), Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Mission. Most islands are excluded.

PRBC Annual Moorage and Launch Fees - Please mail them in

Remember the Pitt River boat club annual moorage and launch fees are due by the end of March.

With everything going on at the boatclub please mail your checks to the mailing address on your contracts instead of dropping them off at the boatclub.

Note: the address on your contract looks strange and actually looks like a phone number but you need all the numbers on it in the way that it is shown on your contract...

New launch rates at Grant Narrows (as of March 1st 2018)

Please don't confuse the rates below with moorage at the Pitt River boat club

The rates below are for GRANT NARROWS - NOT the pitt river boatclub

GRANT NARROWS Day and Overnight Rates

Parking free during the Day
Parking overnight $10.00
Boat launch , $15.00 per launch

2 man canoe rental $80 for the day and $100 for overnight
4 man canoe rental $100 for the day and $150 for overnight

GRANT NARROWS Annual Rates

Parking pass for the year  $175.00
Boat launch Pass for the year $215.00

Parking Pass/Boat Launch combo for the year $345.00


Taxes are included in all the prices...

Feb long weekend , Finally some sun....

Click on the photos to enlarge them.

What a life ! ,  we don't even have to chip in for gas ,we let the humans pay..

Pitt Lake looking North

Guess where this is

Golden Ears

Baker

Golden Ears 

View from Rainbow Falls

Looking North at Goose Island and a boat from Seal Bay

Looking across towards Vickers

Nice New Camper Top