Category: Club News

April 2018 Newsletter

April 26, 2018 by Banook News in

OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018 10:00AM TO 1:00PM Come join us this Saturday from 10am to 1pm during our spring OPEN HOUSE. We invite you to tour our facility, renew your membership and register for our summer programs. We’ll have our gym open too so the kids can play while you register! New members […]

1st Annual Banook Kid’s Christmas Party

December 9, 2017 by Banook News in

Club News, Uncategorized

Sunday December 17th 1:00pm to 3:00pm Join us next weekend for our first annual Kid’s Christmas Party at the Banook Hall. Great way for the kids to see Banook friends from the summer! Craft Table Cookie Decoration Scavenger Hunt Christmas Music Gift Wrapping Snacks and more! Parents can drop-off or stay for the fun! We […]

We Won! – Vote to help the Paddling Clubs on Lake Banook Secure Funds

October 28, 2017 by Banook News in

Club News, Fundraising

UPDATE Dec 9, 2017 –Thank you District 5 residences who supported our project proposal on Nov 7th. Because of your support we were able to secure the full project amount of $10,000. We hope to begin work on the exterior building repairs before the end of December and start upgrading our interior lightning in January […]

We’re looking for some great members to help us

August 3, 2017 by Banook News in

Club News

This season is off to a fantastic start! Families are enjoying beach, the weekly camps are in full swing, our paddling programs are full of enthusiastic athletes, hundreds attended the new war canoe celebration, our new staff are doing an amazing, and recent club improvements like the new front steps has improved accessibility and safety […]

Important Note for Summer Paddlers

June 27, 2017 by Banook News in

Club News, Paddling

Please note if you have not yet registered for programs – time is running out! https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=15215&lan=1&cartlevel=1 Orientation is this Thursday June 29th at 10:00 AM for all paddlers in the U13 and U15/17 programs. Orientation will include a swim test, tip test, rules/safety review for both the beach area and the boats and boat bays. […]

Sneak Peak of the War Canoe!

May 10, 2017 by Banook News in

Club News, Fundraising, Paddling

Check out Banook’s new War Canoe before it’s transported to the club later this month. It’s builder – Bear Mountain – was featured in the local Peterborough news, so great to hear they’ll still be making boats in their new location!

War Canoe Fundraising Kickoff

January 17, 2017 by Banook News in

Club News, Fundraising, Paddling

Banook is happy to announce that we will be setting up a fundraising project with the National Sport Trust Fund to raise funds for the purchase of a brand new Bear Mountain C15 (War Canoe). Donations of $20 or more made through the National Sport Trust Fund will receive a charitable tax receipt. Funds raised […]

Presidents Message – January 2017

January 13, 2017 by Banook News in

Club News

Happy New Year! A lot has happened this past year and I thought it would be good to provide an overview of some of last year’s accomplishments and review the priorities for the upcoming year. I am very encouraged by the work we have done over the past year. As we work to continue […]