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Our Fall 2006 Newsletter is now online. Please click here to view it. We welcome all contributions.

Commander Lorne Hillcoat's Message:

Welcome to the Tri-Town Power & Sail Squadron's newly re-designed website.

The 2006 - 2007 season gained momentum relatively early with the TTPSS holding their AGM on May 12- 14 while also hosting the Voyageur District AGM.
Friday night's Pig Roast and Social was highlighted by the induction of our 8 new CPS Graduates and the TTPSS AGM which swore in the 06'-07' Bridge.
The Voyageur District AGM was held Saturday with the induction of the District Bridge and a special visit by CPS Training Officer Louise White; followed by a bus tour of New Liskeard and Haileybury; followed by a Historical Mining Tour of Cobalt - "Ontario's Most Historical Town". The evening was capped off with a tasty banquet and a special presentation by the Voyageur Canoe Club which was a cultural and historical re-enactment of Lake Temiskaming's fur trading era.
For those who braved a cool Sunday morning, we took a boat trip down Lake Temiskaming to Devil's Rock and the South End Spit of Burnt Island, a favourite weekend spot for local boaters, which rounded out the weekend. For more information and photos please click here.

What with attempting to get some serious boating in this summer, our roster was not as full as it could have been, but we held a very successful WOW (Women on Water) Program this summer; held a couple Courtesy Inspection Days at both the Haileybury and New Liskeard marinas, a fire extinguisher demo, provided assistance to the Haileybury Yacht Club with the BOOM Program; and hosted the First Annual (which many members of TTPSS participated in, but was not a sanctioned TTPSS event), "Entre Amis - Boating Between Friends" Event, which brought together Power and Sail boaters from our Ontario side and boaters from the towns of Ville Marie, Guiges, Notre Dame du Nord, and as far down Fabre Quebec for a Friday Night and Saturday event packed weekend.

Plans for this Fall and Winter are to again run the CPS Course, a Radio Course, and possibly a GPS Course; and to hold our Annual Winter Warm Up Social in January.

A special thanks to our Webmaster Valerie Boal for a job well done, and to Past Commander Bill Ramsay and the other seasoned Bridge members who have provided guidance in my inaugural term.
Lorne Hillcoat - TTPSS Commander

What is the Power and Sail Squadron?

A Canada wide organization offering boating safety courses, including power and sail navigation courses as well as Canadian Coast Guard accredited boating courses, leading to the Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC), popularly known as the Boat Licence. CPS also offers VHF Radio courses leading to the Restricted Operator Certificate, ROC(M), which includes the new Digital Selective Calling endorsement ( DSC and GMDSS )

Since 1938, the volunteer trainers of Canada's largest association of boating enthusiasts have offered safe boating courses at convenient locations in cities and towns across Canada.

Successful completion of the qualifying examinations for the Pleasure Craft Operator Certificate and the Boating Course (The "Power Squadron Course" ) leads to particular membership categories. Each category ensures special membership benefits.

Our Mission:

To promote boating safety by providing boating related courses to all boaters on and around Lake Temiskaming.