CSSA Spring Trip to Jasper on May 21, 22, and 23.

annie66

CSSA will organize a Spring Trip to Jasper from May 21 to 23, 2005.
Activities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
+ |1 d$ @. \5 Y( x( Yhot
/ L+ L$ T1 D. rspring at Miette Hot Springs.
. t3 l3 I# q' u8 ^: nWe will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
6 f3 O7 U; M* a/ ]Volunteers.
We'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
" a1 v3 ]8 F  ?! Q4 C5 Q! eYou are
responsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
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for detailed information.
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: @' J6 n; w" ?3 D" eDay One
! O: j9 o( i. F-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
4 K/ @& M7 ^3 A: I-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
! g: Y6 t# q* b4 v0 t. ghalf
hour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
$6 per
person. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
$ E6 O: H! ]. X* ^9 H$ \will go,
I can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
you are
not going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
other
people go to the hot spring.)
-        Stays the night in Jasper.

# ~) [0 f- L" H. M' MDay Two
! |8 q& Q9 _% E% G9 I2 A2 P* S* C-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
2 ]4 M! H% k1 F5 L3 ?) A* omorning .
And we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
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$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
this
7 {2 q( T/ [0 F7 T4 P+ R7 s- [before, I strongly recommend you to do so.
6 t' {/ n5 W. j' |) D3 N-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
that you
- J- l1 ~2 Z3 M2 Y; G2 G( r; ^( H/ gcould visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
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Day Three
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: ~& Y2 @8 _& l. B' _/ d-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
van on
time.
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Things to Bring:
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-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
in the
. _4 H3 D- g5 d$ Q2 w2 nlate May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
and
shoes are definitely needed.
-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
drving.(But you won't need to worry about the driving).
-       We won't take care of the food for you, but we'll stop at
places where
there are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
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Feel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
IGA in
+ D. g+ B2 H* X2 sJasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)

$ Y3 ^" ?' d  B- w" BCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
  Q- t& z% M. ftwo-night
% x; f  e5 J4 Z0 o5 B3 ]+ t1 r2 \accommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
excludes
the hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
Hot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
! }( }$ c9 Y5 n; SCanoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
5 d) l9 k4 }. ^8 u" qMaligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
old).
When we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
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/ v) Z2 d6 M) z+ \  w5 pextra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
% @/ a3 W# V# @% O* e2 X. c$ x4 qwinter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
back
* _/ ^! s9 O; M3 veveryone will gets an expense list for this trip.
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Sign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
9 ?% s0 b9 j3 [1 r1 @6 DDROP-IN
9 L9 L: h5 e5 `allowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
information will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
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and paid their money for this trip.

Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
first
2 o4 H1 o2 E2 e$ @floor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
6 r. K" x0 E9 l% ~first
, X, ^. u3 J. S- Hfloor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
card
with you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
" ?! c2 w7 T! i3 Wyou
could do so at above time and location.

WE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
WILL
' A" k' R6 m4 k* {GET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
  z7 s: N$ r8 _PLEASE
E-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!
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Gathering time and location:
9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
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(like always).
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Enjoy the Spring!
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annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
  N" |" L7 a" K: }when you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
' h+ H0 y/ @# Z  bHope you'll join the trip and have some fun.