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Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival finally reaches Toronto on Friday March 21st! We’re nearly sold out but there are a few tickets left for any last-minute buyers. Tickets and Show Info We also have Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival – Toronto t-shirts for sale. There is a cotton option as well as Rab technical shirts in Nightfall Blue (men’s sizes) and Beluga (women’s sizes). Online purchase only – pickup during the Film Festival OR at the March 20 Pub Nite. Purchase T-Shirts Here As always, our section will run a booth so if you see any would-be members, feel free […]

We’re excited to announce that our guest speaker for our 2024 Annual General Meeting at The Pilot, Stealth Lounge (2nd Floor) will be Pascale Marceau. Pascale is an explorer, mountaineer and consultant in high-risk industry based out of the Canadian Rockies. She has over 25 years of mountain adventuring and has recently been focusing on remote, cold weather, exploratory firsts. Some of her major highlights include: Her talk, Artic Awe will feature her most recent expedition: her 7 week long expedition in 2023. The goal was simply to be erasing competitiveness and falling in sync with nature. Polar bear encounters, crevassed glaciers […]

TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF: The Alpine Club of Canada, Toronto SectionTake notice that the Annual General Meeting of members of the Alpine Club of Canada, Toronto Section will be held on Saturday November 16th at The Pilot between 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm with the agenda provided below. AGENDA:5:30 pm – 6:15 pm: Member Business 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm: Recap of Section’s Activities 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm: Guest Speaker: Pascale Marceau 9:00 pm – 9:30 pm: Raffle draw 9:30 pm – 10:30 pm: Year-End Party! Also note that only members in good standing will be permitted to vote […]

Applications for the 2025 ACC Winter Leadership Course are now being accepted. This year’s course will be based out of the beautiful Fairy Meadows Hut in the Selkirk Mountains from January 18th to 25th, 2025. It will focus on planning and management of ski touring trips, group management, risk theory, avalanche terrain evaluation, and route finding among other skills. More information about the course can be found on the ACC webpage: https://alpineclubofcanada.ca/adventure/2025-winter-leadership-camp/. Applicants will be required to submit a complete application no later than 11:59 PM (MST) on October 30th, 2024, which includes the following three components: Photo Credit: Holly Mandarich

A reminder that the Alpine Club of Canada’s (National) 2024 Annual General Meeting will be held in person in Canmore as well as online via Zoom call on Saturday, May 25 at 3:00 pm MDT (5:00 pm EDT). We encourage all members to attend to represent their section. All information including previous meeting minutes, annual reports and how to register can be found at https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/annual-general-meeting/