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Valley Squadron is a non-profit organization that promotes safe boating and provides introductory and advanced boating courses taught by our expert volunteers. Members come from Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, Agassiz, Harrison Lake, Hope and surrounding communities in B.C.'s Fraser Valley. Our home boating areas, in addition to the Pacific Northwest coast, include the 60 km. long Harrison Lake and the Fraser River. Slide show by Larry Nielsen of early days of Valley Squadron and letter from our 1st Commander now moved to "About Us" section
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New -- For on-line registration of The Boating Course go to our registration page on the National Canadian Power and Sail Squadron site.
The fall VHF course begins Tuesday, April 17th at Sardis Secondary School (Chilliwack) at 7 pm. To operate a maritime radio (VHF) you need a license to operate a VHF radio. It is the law! The Maritime Radio course teaches emergency radio procedures, as well as everyday operating techniques.
The ROC(M) is a Canadian Federal government issued certificate that allows you to operate a marine VHF radio.is required by anyone using a marine VHF radio or other marine radios (each person on the boat who will use the radio needs their own card). There are significant fines if you are found using a VHF or marine radio without your card. Contact Bryan at bjstolee@telus.net Chilliwack: Starting March 6th at Sardis Senior Secondary School - Geography Room C111. Price is $75 each. All operators of motorized pleasure craft are
required to show proof of operator competency. Please contact Larry Nielsen should anyone be interested. icnielsen@shaw.ca or (604) 853-8832. The Boating Course Cost: 275$ for first person, 175$ for a second person living at the same address. Prerequisite: None Chilliwack: Thursday's from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM starting September at Sardis Senior Secondary - Geography Room C111 for 13 weeks. Harrison: Wednesday's from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM starting September at Harrison Yacht Club for 13 weeks.
Successful
completion of the Boating Course will allow you to join Canada’s largest
association of recreational boating enthusiasts and give you all of the
benefits of a full CPS membership. Students passing the accredited
Pleasure Craft Operators Card portion of the exam will receive their
PCOC from Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons. For more information, call: Abbotsford: Tony Lamb at (604) 853-8832. Chilliwack: Larry Nielsen at (604) 823-4673. Harrison: Bill Hopkins at (604) 796-0144.
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Weather: Agassiz, Southern Gulf Islands
Valley Squadron St. Valentine's Party Friday, Feb 17th 6:30PM - Yarrow Community Hall. It will be a potluck so please bring a salad, veggie dish, main course or dessert to share with all of us. It will be BYOB as was the Christmas party. Plan to join us for a special evening of fun as we look ahead to boating season.
Meet the members of our Bridge
January 2012 GAM
Environmental Newsletters The Marine Environment - A Shared Responsibility Ocean Smart - Ecological Green Boating Guide Alternative Fouling Control Systems
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Valley Squadron is a unit of the
Canada's largest
organization of boating enthusiasts
VPS
is one of 23 squadrons that make up the
Pacific
Mainland District
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