From long time NSC members — PLEASE READ & SHARE — My name is Greg Dargavel. My wife, Pam Hopkins-Dargavel, is a former nurse who is in liver failure because she contracted hepatitis C through an accidental patient needle stick at a local hospital. I can’t find the words to describe how hard it is…
There was a great turnout on the NSC grounds July 9 and 16 with a total of some 100 members of the public watching, interacting and some holding purple martin chicks. 236 chicks were banded there.
As reported last fall, NSC teamed up with Deep Blue Clean Up to clear the Aylmer Island shoreline of a total of 100 lbs of refuse! Check out the video to learn more about the initiative and the difference the Seabin in the corner of NSC’s X-dock is making.
Did you know that NSC not only houses some 700 boats, but almost as many purple martins and that their “condos” were built by one of our very own? Find out more on our web page about NSC’s purple martins. During the bird banding sessions on July 8 & 15, hundreds of baby purple martins…
Some members have recently received email messages which appear to have been sent by NSC’s Commodore, David Neasmith. However, these are most definitely phishing emails, and certainly were not sent by David. They should be ignored. The most recent messages originated from commodoreoffice60@gmail.com, with a subject of “I need you to handle a request discreetly”.
Please join me in congratulating a past NSC Commodore, Peter Bradley, in his recent appointment as President of Ontario Sailing. This is significant for several reasons…
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On the water, yesterday afternoon (August 7, 2016) I (David Knox) was very fortunate to be rescued by four of your sailors.
The City of Ottawa bylaw enforcement officers are ticketing cars that are illegally parked in Dick Bell Park. To alleviate this problem, parking permits are available.
Craig Bowman posted this great video of Saturday May 6 launch on Facebook (login required).