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Little Current Bridge currently has limited hours for repairs

10:00am  2:00pm and 6:00pm

 

As per the Manitoulan Expositor

Quick update on the Friday Night July 7 lighted parade to celebrate Canada 150.

Start thinking about decorating your boat in Canada red & white colours and stringing up those lights! We will be looking to gather on the water at 9pm between markers T20 & T21 and make the approach into the inner harbor shortly after 9:30 pm. The entertainment tent has a band playing ( Blackburn ) and they will take a break just as we are passing by. The world's largest duck will be there as well so it should be quite the spectacle.

We are also looking to have a pot luck at the club house pavilion  at 6pm.

Here is more info on all the events taking place that week-end!

July 7 to 9:  Waterfront Festival At The Inner Harbour

Celebrating our marine heritage and the importance of water to our community with a fun weekend co-hosted by the City of Owen Sound and the Community Waterfront Heritage Centre. The Waterfront Festival features Owen Sound's hosting of the ONTARIO150 Tour and many special activities throughout the weekend, including:

The World's Largest Rubber Duck
Vintage tug boats on display
Métis Voyageur Games
West Coast Lumberjack Show
Rhythm of a Nation Interactive Dance and Music Show
Live entertainment tent (licensed, open to all ages)
Special programming by the Community Waterfront Heritage Centre, Tom Thomson Art Gallery and other community organizations, food vendors, activities for kids and more

Georgian Yacht Club Night Parade: July 7, 2017

The Georgian Yacht Club presents a spectacular night parade of lighted boats with flags sail through the inner harbour during the first night of the Waterfront Festival.

Inner Harbour, ONTARIO 150 Tour Waterfront Festival: 5:00 PM the World's Largest Rubber Duck Swims Up the Harbour (not at 6:00 PM). The Festival Opening Ceremony with the City Band begins at 6:00 PM and the Entertainment Tent performances begin at 7:00 PM. ALL WEEKEND: Métis Voyageur Games, Inflatable Attractions, Food Vendors, Artisans, and much more!

The World's Largest Rubber Duck
Arrival on Friday, July 7 at approximately 5:00 p.m.

Paul King
Commodore

The late Past Commodore Cam Robinson’s wife Karen Robinson passed Tuesday June 20, 2017. 

Obituary of Karen Robinson

With her indomitable sense of humor intact and helping to ease her final hours, the life lived large, of Karen Elizabeth Robinson, passed quickly from her very many friends and acquaintances at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 20th, 2017 at the age of 65. Predeceased by her husband, Cameron Robinson (2017) and her parents, Alvin and Ruth Hooper. She is survived by Cam’s sister, Lynda Rosser (Hal), of Burlington and their daughter, Wendy Stevenson (David), of Surrey, B.C. and their daughters, Abbi and Emma; her uncle and aunt, Allan and Beatrice Marco, of Vermont and their daughters, Jennifer, Wendy and Holly. Her personality filled the room with joy and friendship. Many will toast her passing and she will be missed. Her life was a grand-slam.

A Memorial Service for Karen Robinson will be held in the Chapel of the BRIAN E. WOOD FUNERAL HOME, 250 – 14th Street West, Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 3X8 (519-376-7492) on Friday, June 23rd, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. with Mr. Jeremy Wentworth-Stanley officiating. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. If so desired, the family would appreciate donations to the Chapman House or the Owen Sound Regional Hospital Foundation as an expression of sympathy. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family on-line at www.woodfuneralhome.ca

There are another two pending applications for full membership (to the “B” List) in the club.  Further to “Article 2.2d) and e) of the Club By-laws, Rules and Regulations notice of an application is to be made on this website and the Clubhouse Bulletin board for a minimum of 30 days.  Members may communicate to the membership committee (membership@georgianyachtclub.com) or the board, prior to the September 5th Board meeting any relevant information a Member may possess regarding the applicants.

Marija Scriven of Wiarton, and sponsored by Travis Low and Harry Hartrick, was approved as an Associate member at the June 5, 2017 Board meeting.  Marija has a Doral 330SE power boat.

Dann Demars of Allenford, and sponsored by Ross Burrows and Tom England, was approved as an Associate member at the June 5, 2017 Board meeting.  Dann has 30 foot Cruiser Inc. power boat.

 

We are looking for new members. A banner is now on the club fence advertising openings. Existing members, however, are our best means of the spreading the word and we urge you to do so.

There will be 25 foot docks available (depending on boat beam, a boat up to 28’ might be accommodated) and there may be movement of boats off the “B” list onto slips.

Application forms are available on our website and on the club house bulletin board.

Inquiries may be directed to membership@georgianyachtclub.com.

Continued success of the club depends on bringing in new boaters who are active within the club.

Insurance
Certificates of insurance are to be sent to membership@georgianyachtclub.com. Until now we have directed proof of insurance to the treasurer. This change will reduce the workload of treasurer and separate out a non-financial task from the duties of the treasurer.

Visitation
Mon., Feb 6, 2017: 2pm - 4pm & 7pm - 9pm 
Brian E. Wood Funeral Home
250 14th Street West, Owen Sound, ON N4K 3X8
(519) 376-7492
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Funeral Service: Tue., Feb 7, 2017: 2pm 
Brian E. Wood Funeral Home
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Interment: Later Date, Queen's Lawn Cemetery, Grimsby, ON

CAMERON WYLIE ROBINSON
January 22, 1947 — February 2, 2017

Surrounded by the love of his family at the Grey Bruce Health Services, Cam Robinson of Owen Sound passed peacefully from us. 
Loving, and much loved, husband and life partner of Karen Robinson (nee Hooper), Cam will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by family and friends both here and abroad. 
Predeceased by his parents Dr. Harry and Mrs. Agnes Robinson (nee Hewson), Cam grew up in Hamilton, moving to Owen Sound in 1971 to begin his 30 year career as an educator at O.S.C.V.I. in Owen Sound and later G.B.S.S. in Meaford. With multiple Science and Education Degrees under his belt, he was a role model to many, always following the guiding principle to treat others as he would have them treat him. 
Energetic, hardworking, fiercely determined, supremely organized both at work and in his personal life, he reflected integrity, honesty, loyalty, the value of physical fitness, financial responsibility and humility. While often shy in demeanour, he was loud in good deeds that transcended borders and cultures. Rigid in the ways he perceived things should be done, he struggled to accept change in routines or schedules. 
For many years an avid skier and curler, his passion was always the water--living on its shores, boating and cruising its expansiveness, or scuba diving its wondrous depths. As a past Commodore and current active member, Cam spent many happy hours at the Georgian Yacht Club, often laboriously applying coat upon coat of wax to already flawlessly gleaming hulls prior to heading to the North Channel for summer adventures with fellow boaters. An avid “weather watcher and forecaster”, Cam took delight in advising of impending weather changes, often to the chagrin of those being warned as his forecasts were frustratingly accurate. 
Cam was proud to be a 32nd Degree Mason and an active member, and current Treasurer, of the local Ramoca Shrine Club, constantly exuding the virtuous Masonic principles in his daily life. 
Retirement was long and happy, allowing extensive travel, extended boating and cruising, and adventurous winters “south”. He had many more trips to make and many more seas to sail but sadly this was not to be. 
Undaunted by the diagnosis of an extremely rare cancer, Cam faced his medical condition with strength, determination, courage and dignity, doggedly maintaining his independence and never allowing it to rob him of his personal identity. 
Cam will be missed by his many friends whom he cherished and who helped enrich his life. He would want them to know that their love and support encouraged and helped sustain him as he battled his cancer. His family is profoundly grateful for the support and many acts of kindness shown to him by his dear friends, his medical team of doctors and nurses at GBHS, and the dedicated personnel of both Owen Sound Care Partners and CCAC. 
Survived by his beloved wife Karen, Cam also leaves behind his sole sibling Lynda Rosser (to whom he was a kind, loving and supportive brother) and her husband Hal, of Burlington; his cherished niece Wendy Stevenson, her husband David and their daughters Abbi and Emma of Surrey B.C.; cousin Jo-Anne Smith and her family of Minneapolis Minnesota; cousins John Hilts (Janet) and Debbi Luciani (John) and their families in the Burlington area. 
Friends may call at the BRIAN E. WOOD FUNERAL HOME, 250--14th Street West, Owen Sound, ON, N4K 3X8 (519-376-7492) on Monday Feb. 6th from 2:00--4:00pm and 7:00--9:00pm. A Funeral for Cam will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel on Tues. Feb. 7th at 2:00pm. St. George’s Masonic Lodge #88 will hold a Masonic Service at the Funeral Home on Monday evening at 6:45 pm. All Masonic Brethren are invited to attend. Private interment will take place at a later date. 
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Shriners Hospitals for Children; the Owen Sound Regional Foundation, Oncology Department; or the Residential Hospice of Grey-Bruce (Chapman House) would be appreciated as an expression of sympathy. 

Messages of condolence may be sent to the family on-line at www.woodfuneralhome.ca.

Cam navigated his illness as he did his entire life--with courage, 
 focus and always a steady hand on the helm. 
 
Fair winds Skipper!

 

 

Members,

ALL is well. Dockskirt is ” in winter storage”!

Thanks,

Becky

The dockskirt for EllaMay, small sailboat, has been removed by the hinges from dock. The dock sits just west to where ” Maggie”, red tugboat, is up on land right now.

Seems to have been removed around the weekend of Oct 29th.

I have already checked with the members working on the docks this fall.

If you hear anything of this, then please let me know. Very strange.

ph 519-371-6824

or beckymiddlebrook@bell.net

Thank-you,

Becky Middlebrook

Invoicing is completed.

If you have not received yours then check your Junk/Spam folder. If still not seen, please contact me.

A few were sent out by mail. If not seen by Nov 4th, then contact me.

Becky Middlebrook,

Treasurer

treasurer@georgianyachtclub.com

or Eve 519-371-6824