CSSA Spring Trip to Jasper on May 21, 22, and 23.

annie66

CSSA will organize a Spring Trip to Jasper from May 21 to 23, 2005.
6 Q: Y" S0 }. @5 C  @; k7 B) A" eActivities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
hot
  h: p8 S, _6 j8 p" q& ]& i7 Tspring at Miette Hot Springs.
We will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
9 J( G6 c5 y* o3 sVolunteers.
2 x7 Q5 S5 Y0 ?. BWe'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
. U# g; o* t9 G$ J) X* s  }You are
) s# u5 c* ]& g6 |8 Yresponsible for your own meals during this trip. Please refer to the
) Q% ]" W% Y! ^6 w3 S( Ifollowing
for detailed information.
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Day One
# E- F" l0 e- R0 [* U4 H8 @8 ]+ l-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
5 b% V5 q0 Y: e$ ]* z1 O: Nhalf
hour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
1 d) U  T4 y# B. |, l( u$6 per
; J$ A3 G2 r, z+ Gperson. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
will go,
I can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
; P3 W5 y7 n! i0 P( `! Syou are
not going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
' X. p9 f4 r5 Q  [other
) f' X5 y4 S$ s7 }. {6 {+ hpeople go to the hot spring.)
% Z1 P  D0 g3 q, D6 ?1 D" H-        Stays the night in Jasper.

Day Two
-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
morning .
And we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
# h/ k" v( i! n0 U# Z% I# ltrip. It's
( m2 ~$ t  H3 g  q6 T$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
this
before, I strongly recommend you to do so.
$ Y, g# U5 I$ n3 G5 ^( m/ R-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
that you
/ C; I! z8 R% k& |1 v" X0 {3 t$ Wcould visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
so.
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Day Three
-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
/ N. e: R/ u4 Y: S& B-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
/ c" L0 @' t0 Ovan on
time.

4 p8 A, l3 V- C! lThings to Bring:
& P3 Q/ O  [: s% T-        Travel needs.
- C' N0 L; T* i& k: S-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
! b5 z7 G2 W3 S* R& {-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
7 D7 y7 A8 [1 a" M-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
# `$ B( E7 ^7 g% z4 ?-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
% ~* M6 n9 Q8 a/ z2 B- ]  fin the
6 F# r/ s7 e) v! {7 M/ Wlate May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
and
3 s0 D6 ^3 D0 }- mshoes are definitely needed.
" [1 ]7 J" L. j( z8 y-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
drving.(But you won't need to worry about the driving).
8 k! [# M  |7 X-       We won't take care of the food for you, but we'll stop at
* k; N& L$ {. t* K8 O7 dplaces where
there are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
8 `  t2 x5 @2 s$ ^( B( Beat.
& J1 c% _; x9 bFeel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
IGA in
Jasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)

5 |6 j! e7 U2 N! E# xCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
1 A8 p  z8 c  s/ x: |3 Ktwo-night
accommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
excludes
the hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
Hot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
Canoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
/ n+ y0 E. u+ f# {+ }$ s4 ]. bMaligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
old).
When we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
$ }6 L# G/ w! o0 r! Y  Xthe
extra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
winter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
2 o) T8 z/ r4 t4 H7 S  yback
5 l0 ?3 R2 I2 z# l" Veveryone will gets an expense list for this trip.
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Sign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
DROP-IN
allowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
( [# a9 ], P' V. Zinformation will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
' b6 T) B4 p" ?8 otrip
# [9 \) K: y+ m8 h, hand paid their money for this trip.

Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
first
1 H) N2 A7 r- s$ I( Kfloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
! ^$ G1 g- ?8 sfirst
7 u0 U% Y4 o: o5 o+ s  K/ m1 ~6 M9 Sfloor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
) w  O& }6 m( a9 P1 [card
5 K5 O& C+ }1 f. k& S+ r2 _with you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
2 F0 ^8 n& u; ^/ {. V, p6 ~' vyou
# c( w& Y8 m0 R8 Vcould do so at above time and location.

. v( [9 g1 x9 v% bWE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
WILL
7 ]$ L3 E5 q! U: \GET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
" u1 q3 I$ _6 @3 Z* X1 m( PPLEASE
E-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!
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Gathering time and location:
$ e, }; P: M' D1 z9 m8 k9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
" V$ G: P" q% H- B1 velevator
$ \& n* {2 P- \/ C(like always).
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/ x* ~6 V7 w6 k6 T( e* ]Enjoy the Spring!
CSSA

annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
3 c* L0 n( w+ Z. Vwhen you sign up for this trip. The annual membership fee is $5.
5 F5 x( F. L3 GHope you'll join the trip and have some fun.