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January 23, 2025Ice Climbing, News by Kevin Liu

Ice Climbing: Madawaska Ice Fest – Feb 21-23

Our section is proud to announce the first annual Madawaska Ice Festival from Feb 21st to 23rd. Join us in the Maynooth area for a weekend of ice climbing, clinics, social activities and much more! More details to come!

October 17, 2024News by Kevin Liu

ACC Toronto Section AGM Guest Speaker: Pascale Marceau – Sat Nov 16 @ 7:30pm

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 […]

October 17, 2024News by Kevin Liu

Alpine Club of Canada Toronto Section Notice of Meeting – Sat Nov 16 @ 5:30 pm

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 […]

October 16, 2024News by Kevin Liu

2025 ACC Winter Leadership Course – Jan 18-25

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

October 15, 2024News by Kevin Liu

Mountaineering: Section Camp Committee Members Wanted!

We’re looking for some members that will be able to help with organizing next year’s section camp. If you are interested in helping to select, plan, and organize the next section camp, we want you! Some options for location currently under consideration are: BC, the Rockies, the Tetons, Chamonix, or possibly somewhere you think is worthwhile. Mountaineering experience preferred, but not required. Looking for folks who can commit 1-3hrs a months over the winter to organize the trip. If interested, please reach out to mountaineering@alpineclubtoronto.ca

May 23, 2024News by Kevin Liu

2024 National ACC AGM – Sat May 25 @ 5 pm (EDT)

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/

May 3, 2024Bon Echo, News by Mark Hurst

Bon Echo Boat for Sale (now SOLD)

18ft Aluminum Welded Workboat: $15,000 “Mink” hull with self draining floor. Built by Kropf in Parry Sound, 2002. Used as ferry boat on a lake in eastern Ontario for 20 years. Total hours on hull 4015 hours. Current motor about 1500 hours. Motor is 60 hp Johnson 4 stroke (Suzuki 4 cylinder) from about 2002, serviced every year. There is a spare 70 hp motor same as 60 hp with low hours and another 60 hp for parts (bottom end was good when last used). Hydraulic steering and controls were replaced about 1000 hours ago. This vessel was designed to […]

April 8, 2024News by Kevin Liu

Survey: Courses and Clinics

Our Leadership and Training committee is seeking for feedback on what courses or clinics our membership is interested in. Your responses are greatly appreciated to please fill out this brief 5 minute survey on what you want as an ACC Toronto section member.

March 21, 2024News by Kevin Liu

Reminder: 2024 ACC Summer Leadership Course – Deadline May 27

This is the last call to submit your application for the 2024 ACC Summer Leadership Course! This year’s course will be held in the Remillard Range of the Northern Selkirks from August 3rd to August 10th, 2024. More information about the course can be found on the ACC National website under Summer Leadership Course. Applicants will be required to submit a complete application no later than 11:59 PM (MST) on May 27th, 2024, which includes the following three components:

January 17, 2024News by Kevin Liu

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival – World Tour in Toronto – March 8-10, 2024 @ Hot Docs

We’re excited announce that the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival returns to Toronto on March 8th to 10th! This international film festival offers 4 film programs packed with adventure, excitement, and the inspiration of mountain stories. Experience the exhilarating beauty of mountain landscapes. Meet the world’s top adventurers. Watch to their stories. Relive their challenges. Reconnect with adventure. Tickets are $25 per show. Our section proudly hosts the festival an Hot Docs. This year, we’re offering 4 different programs; program details to be released in the coming weeks. Buy your tickets before Jan 31 for a 10% early bird deal […]

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