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Saturday afternoon and Friday evening shows are now sold out for the 2019 Toronto Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival!

We hope you bought your tickets because they are selling out fast!  The Saturday afternoon and Friday evening shows are already sold out. Get your tickets soon to avoid missing out on the most anticipated mountain social event of the year.   If that is not reason enough to buy your tickets, check out this year’s film lists. We’re particularly thrilled about the inclusion of the 2018 winner of the best snow sport film “This Mountain Life: Coast Range Traverse” – which will be playing both Friday night and the late Saturday show. Program A  (Thursday, March 14)DreamRideMy Mom Vala Brothers […]
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Call for Volunteers: Bon Echo Renewal Project

Dear Members! We are getting really close to the completion of the renovations to the Bon Echo Hut! We could not have completed the project without the support of our amazing volunteers who have helped cut down trees, carry material across the lake, and make the overall experience fun. As we start to cross the finish line, there are still a number of items that need to be done and we need more help! We are looking for volunteers for the following dates: Saturday March 9 – Sunday March 10 Material transport on the ice We will be transporting the […]
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Bow Lake is re-opened for Ice Climbing

The Alpine Club of Canada, Toronto Section, working together with the Ontario Alliance of Climbers (formerly Ontario Access Coalition), is pleased to report that following productive discussions with the landowner, ice climbing will once again be tolerated at Bow Lake. Tolerated = Climbing access is informally accepted.  Tread lightly. Help us preserve access by abiding by the following: The property in question is not being maintained, and climbers must voluntarily assume any and all risks associated with use of the property. There are warning signs at the site to this effect. Climbing is dangerous. All climbers must agree to the […]
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Applications for the North Face Leadership Summer Course 2019 are now being accepted

Dear Mountaineers The North Face Leadership Course is The Alpine Club Of Canada’s flagship program for training aspiring section trip leaders. Through alpine environments and technical travel, these leadership courses emphasize the ‘human-factor’ in leader’s decision-making, applicable to ACC activities across Canada. The Toronto section can endorse up one candidate for the course. We are now accepting applications. The summer course will be offered between August 3rd and August 10th 2019 as part of the General Mountaineering Camp. The cost of the course is $1095+tax. For further details of the course, it’s content and requirements, please refer to the national […]
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