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New SAC Office Manager

The Soaring Association of Canada is pleased to announce a new office administrator - Tom Coulson, SOSA.

Tom is a stalwart contributor to the sport of soaring in Canada, from is base of operations at SOSA between Cambridge and Hamilton, ON.

Reach Tom at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for your membership needs.

Thanks Tom!

SAC 2021 AGM - Remote

The 2021 SAC AGM will be held remotely via Zoom at 1300h EDT.

Reference the 2020 SAC Annual Reports to be accepted here.

Agenda for the 2021 SAC AGM

1 - Opening of AGM and welcome 

- Sylvain Bourque, SAC-ACVV Eastern Zone Director and President 

- Introduction of SAC-ACVV Board 

2 – Sylvain Bourque be appointed as Chair of the AGM and Pavan Kumar as the recording  secretary 

3 - Motion #1: The proposed 2021 AGM agenda be accepted 

4 - Motion #2: The minutes of the 2020 AGM be accepted. 

5 - Presentation of reports: 

- President’s Report – Sylvain Bourque 

- Zone Director election results for Pacific, S-Ontario and Eastern – George Domaradzki - Safety Report – David Donaldson 

- FTSC Report - Dan Cook 

- Sporting Committee Report - Joerg Stieber 

- Treasurer’s Report - 2020 SAC financial report and 2021 SAC budget – Jay Allardyce 

6 - Motion #3: The Frouin Group will be appointed to audit the 2021 SAC-ACVV financial   statements. 

7 - Motion #4: The 2021 budget with its associated membership fee schedule be accepted. 8 - Motion #5: The activities and decisions of the SAC-ACVV Board for 2020 be approved.

9 - New Business/Misc 

10 - Trophies and awards - Bruce Friesen 

Soaring Association of Canada 2020 Annual General Meeting

Dear Soaring Friends,

The Soaring Association of Canada 2020 Annual General Meeting will be held at the date and time as per the formal Notice of Meeting:

    Soaring Association of Canada 2020 Annual General Meeting:
       

Date:        Saturday, March 21, 2020 Time:        10:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time

 

The AGM will now be held by teleconference.

  • Information for teleconference participation (link, system, process) will be provided to each Member Club later this week.
  • Each Member Club is encouraged to participate in the meeting, by having a club representative join the teleconference.
  • Those clubs which will not participate are requested to assign their proxies to a teleconference participant (Zone Directors are available to carry proxies).
  • Participants will be encouraged to dial in to the teleconference 15 minutes ahead of the formal meeting start time, to ensure things can proceed smoothly.
  • There is some limited capacity for additional Canadian soaring community members to participate, in addition to the one designated representative for each Member club.  If there are others who wish to participate, please communicate that to your Zone Directors, who can then share the requisite information.

The Awards Luncheon and Safety Seminar remain cancelled.

The SAC 2019 Annual Reports package will be posted to the SAC website immediately prior to the meeting, although it will remain 'draft' until acceptance during the meeting of the 2019 Financial Report and 2020 Budget.

The SAC Board regrets losing the opportunity for direct interaction with our membership.  Be safe out there!

SAC 2020 AGM

Event: Soaring Association of Canada 2020 Annual General  Meeting
 
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2020
 
Cancelled - Morning - the formal SAC Annual General Meeting
Cancelled - Lunch - 2019 Annual National Awards presentations 
Cancelled - Afternoon - Safety Seminar (satisfying recency requirements  under CAR 401.06).
 
Location: Canadian Museum of Flight
Langley Airport
Langley, BC
 
March 14 Update:
 
The following Soaring Association of Canada events have been cancelled:
  • SAC Annual Trophies and Awards Luncheon (previously scheduled for 12:00 noon on March 21, 2020
  • SAC Safety Seminar (previously scheduled for 13:00 to 16:00 on March 21, 2020

(The SAC 2020 AGM, for which notice was issued for March 21 at 10:30 at the Canadian Museum of Flight, Langley, is under discussion by the SAC Directors.  As of now, it has not been formally postponed.)

We deeply regret this decision.  The Directors have been most gratified by the level of interest from our soaring friends in the Pacific Zone for these events.  Thank you all for your enthusiasm and support.

 

SAC 2020 AGM - On Site Events Cancelled

The following Soaring Association of Canada events have been cancelled:

  • SAC Annual Trophies and Awards Luncheon (previously scheduled for 12:00 noon on March 21, 2020
  • SAC Safety Seminar (previously scheduled for 13:00 to 16:00 on March 21, 2020

(The SAC 2020 AGM, for which notice was issued for March 21 at 10:30 at the Canadian Museum of Flight, Langley, is under discussion by the SAC Directors.  As of now, it has not been formally postponed.)

We deeply regret this decision.  The Directors have been most gratified by the level of interest from our soaring friends in the Pacific Zone for these events.  Thank you all for your enthusiasm and support.

Badge and Badge Legs - 3 Jun 2017 to 18 Aug 2017

The following Badges and Badge legs were recorded in the Canadian Soaring Register During the period 3 June 2017 to 18 August 2017.

SILVER BADGE

1108

Fernando Garza

Saskatoon

DIAMOND DISTANCE (500 km distance flight)

Jean-Yves Germain

Quebec

539.8

ASG-27

St Raymond QC

7JUN17

DIAMOND GOAL (300 km goal flight)

Skyler Guest

Saskatoon

313.9

Blanik L-33

Cudworth SK

25JUN17

GOLD DISTANCE (300 km distance flight)

Skyler Guest

Saskatoon

313.9

Blanik L-33

Cudworth SK

25JUN17

SILVER DISTANCE (50 km distance flight)

Fernando Garza

Saskatoon

56.7

Open Cirrus

Cudworth SK

22May17

SILVER DURATION (5 hour flight)

Daniel-Andre Samson

Quebec

5:37

LS-4a

St Raymond QC

7JUN17

Jean-Francois Rochette

Quebec

5:06

Puchacz

St Raymond QC

26JUN17

SILVER ALTITUDE (1000 m height gain)

Fernando Garza

Saskatoon

1675

Open Cirrus

Cudworth SK

22May17

Jean-Francois Rochette

Quebec

1109

Puchacz

St Raymond QC

24MAY17

Daniel-Andre Samson

Quebec

1060

LS-4a

St Raymond QC

7JUN17

Francois Prouix

Quebec

1161

Grob 103

St Raymond QC

15JUN17

Sebastien Cousineau

Quebec

1134

Blanik L-23

St Raymond QC

26JUN17

C BADGE (1 hour flight)

3082

Jean-Francois Rochette

Quebec

3:00

Puchacz

St Raymond QC

24MAY17

3083

Sebastien Cousineau

Quebec

1:27

Blanik L-23

St Raymond QC

22JUN17

3084

Tom Bistricki

York

2:12

SGS 1-34

Arthur E ON

31JUL17

 

 

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