2008 WRECK BEACH CALENDAR OF EVENTS!
Please visit our Pool Swims page. Note the June 21 swim has been cancelled at Lord
Byng.
Monthly WBPS Meetings
Meetings are
7 to 8:00 p.m. (8 to 9:00 p.m. during summer months) at the Metro Vancouver
West Area Parks Trailer, 4915 West 16th Avenue, Vancouver, unless otherwise
noted on:
January 17, 7 -9 p.m.-Topic and speaker on Point Grey Ledges. Bench. or “Condo’s” ;
February 21st;
March 27 (Fourth Thursday to avoid Vernal Equinox
celebrations);
April 17;
May 15 (ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING);
June 19, 8-9 p.m.(* Note changeover of time) ;
July 17 (8-9 p.m.);
August 21 (8-9 p.m.);
September 18 (8-9 p.m.);
October 16 (7-8 p.m.);
November 20 (7-8 p.m.),
December 18 (7-8 p.m.)
Regularly Scheduled Beach Clean-ups
Regularly-scheduled beach clean-ups are from 12
Noon to 3:00 p.m. on June 8, and Noon to 3:00 p.m. on July 20 and
August 24. Meet at the foot of Beach Trail 6. Bring work gloves, water
to drink, and we’ll supply the bags, rakes, and shovels. The person who collects the most cigarette
butts gets a monetary reimbursement!
BEACH GARDEN
NOTICE: Non-indigenous plants were
removed from existing beach gardens by March
1, 2008!! . We will be replacing non indigenous or non-native plants with indigenous or
native plants. We honoured the beauty and joy the roses and other non-native
plants added to our beach. Their
removal was under protest but was done with dignity for the plants and for all
those who nurtured and cared for them as a community. Any remaining non-indigenous
plants and new gardens will be removed by Metro Vancouver staff and composted. Please feel free to replant with native
plants as listed elsewhere on this website.
Thank you in advance for helping preserve our sense of beach community.
Other Special 2008
Wreck Beach Events
Tuesday,
May 27, 4-6 p.m., UBC OPEN HOUSE about amending the Amenities Building in the Marine Towers
Complex, the building closest to Marine Drive. Location
listed on WBPS Main Page.
Sunday, June 8 -FREE SURF
SMELT SAMPLING AND TRAINING WORKSHOP SESSION, 2:00 p.m.
at the Acadia end of Wreck Beach. Watch for more detailed information on this
site. Volunteers are needed! Contact Judy for additional information
and to sign up for the workshop..
Saturday, July 12 (Rain Date: July 26 ) - 27TH ANNUAL WRECK BEACH DAY! Sandcastle
Building, Body Painting, Kite Flying And Nude Art Show. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Trail 6 Area.
Sunday, August 17 - 12th ANNUAL WRECK
BEACH BARE BUNS RUN! A 5km course and officially-timed event where
walking is also welcome. Registration fee covers run participation, designer
T-shirt, certificates, with ribbons and medals for top runners. Registration
begins 9:00 a.m with the run starting at Noon SHARP rain or shine. Contact Dena, Our Registrar, Par Excellent or
Judy, the Buns Master.
Saturday, August 23- FIRST ANNUAL CANADIAN BODY ACCEPTANCE DAY, A DAY
TO CELEBRATE YOURSELF AS NATURE INTENDED!
BRING A SPECIAL PICNIC, PLAN FUN AND GAMES, BUT JUST PLAN ON HAVING NAKED FUN! Only your imagination will be your limit. Let’s body paint, play pentanque, party
naked, and celebrate the body electric!
Sunday, September 14 (Rain
Date September 21st ) - 26TH ANNUAL
END-OF-SUMMER BLOW-OUT RAFFLE. Contact Judy for information. We need
your contributions either in the form of services or donated merchandise. Maybe you would like to paint a kitchen,
provide a box of homemade chocolates, donate a day of housecleaning, a picnic
for two basket for the beach, a t-shirt, jewellery, artwork, and on, and on…only
your imagination need be the limit! All
profits will go to the beach fund.
Friday, December 12 - CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER PARTY. Location” Vancouver’s
Heritage Hall at Main and 15th..Doors open at 8 p.m. and party goes
until 1 a.m.! Get your Christmas
shopping done early at the Wreck Beach store! Contact Judy
for information.
Tuesday, January 1, 2009 - NEW YEAR'S DAY
APRÈS BEACH PARTY AND JAM SESSION Location to be
determined in next few months. Contact Judy for information. If you
have some great ideas for a venue, let us know!