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VANCOUVER POWER & SAIL SQUADRON CPS BOATING COURSES • • • • • •
Power Boat Handling Sail Boat Handling Seamanship Aids to Navigation Government Regulations Navigation & Plotting
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Marine Weather Chart Reading Anchoring & Docking Safety & Emergencies Skippers Responsibilities Mandatory Equipment
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TRANSPORT CANADA’S MANDATORY P.C.O.C. (PLEASURE CRAFT OPERATOR’S CARD) WILL BE ISSUED UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE BOATING BASICS COURSE
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12TH & CAMBIE: HOCKEY BLIGHT BY MIKE HOWELL
City council passes a motion by Vision Vancouver Coun. Geoff Meggs asking the NHL and its players to get back to work.
CLASS NOTES: READ ON BY CHERYL ROSSI B.C. school kids are among the world’s top readers, according to a new global survey.
PUT AT REST BY MIKE HOWELL The Musqueam Indian Band quietly buried human remains they believe to be their ancestors on disputed Marpole land.
OPINION THE VIRTUE OF UNCERTAINTY BY GEOFF OLSON Certainty is considered a vital quality in modern society, even if what you say is total garbage. We need more doubt.
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2250 Eddington Drive, Vancouver, BC (2 blocks west of Arbutus St. off Nanton Ave.)
BOATING BASICS (4 weeks)
Starts Tuesday, January 8th, 2013 All classes begin at 7:00pm (19:00hrs) & go to 9:45pm (21:45hrs) Receive course materials at 6:45pm (18:45hrs) on 1st night.
BOATING ESSENTIALS (8 weeks)
Starts Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 All classes begin at 7:00pm (19:00hrs) & go to 9:45pm (21:45hrs) Receive course materials at 6:45pm (18:45hrs) on 1st night.
Details / Costs: For additional information, costs and to register for Boating Basics and Boating Essentials or any of our other courses, please go online to: www.vpsBOAT.com Course information is also available by calling our course info line at 604-816-8576. Benefits: Graduates may recieve reduced insurance rates from some products Graduates recieve complimentary copies of Pacific Yachting magazine. Graduates recieve complimentary copies of Canadian Yachting magazine. ...and many additional benefits...
ENTERTAINMENT COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE BY ANDREW FLEMING A new web series follows the fictional exploits of a group of struggling 30-somethings living it up on Commercial Drive.
SPORTS MUST LIKE BIKES BY KRISTINA BANGMA
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What do you get for the cyclist who has everything? A cool musette, compression socks and the luxury of Rapha.
SPECIAL FEATURE: HOLIDAY GUIDE
WEB EXCLUSIVES@vancourier.com LIFE: STYLISH READS BY AMY YEW From Vogue to the Sartorialist, fashion editors and insiders decipher fashion and images in these must-have tomes.
WEB POLL: VANCOUVER VS. THE NHL Should Vancouver city council weigh in on the NHL lockout? Will the millionaire owners and players listen? Vote in our online poll.
NEWS: SOUND AND SIGHT OF SANTA BY SAMANTHA ALLEN Hear and see longtime Kids Market Santa Bruce Marshall as he invites kids into a little holiday magic.
DINING: BELLY’S BUDGET BEST BY TIM PAWSEY Looking for a Côte Rotie inspired wine that blends elegance and plushness? Meet Laughing Stock 2010 Syrah. Follow us on Facebook: TheVancouverCourierNewspaper and Twitter: @VanCourierNews The Vancouver Courier, a division of LMP Publication Limited Partnership, respects your privacy. We collect, use and disclose your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Statement which is available at vancourier. com or by calling 604-589-9182. For all delivery problems, please call 604-942-3081. To contact the Courier’s main office, call 604-738-1411.
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