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Quarry Lake Clean-up (Canmore)

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Location: Quarry Lake Cleanup at Canmore, AB

Date: Sept 26, 2021

What: Lake clean-up dive - open to 1st 20 registered divers only!

Cost:  $5.00 Donation requested

Hosted By: UW Outlaws Scuba Club (Calgary) & the AUC volunteers

RSVP to: info@albertaunderwatercouncil.com

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Event Times:

9:00 am Registration & Waivers

10:00 am Dive Safety Briefing

12:00 pm Lunch Break (BYOL - Bring your own Lunch/drinks)

1:00 pm 2nd dive if wanted & conditions allow

3:00 pm Clean-up site, document & remove trash collected to Park garbage bins, pack-up dive gear, etc.

 

Please Come out to collect some trash underwater and help keep our Alberta lakes, rivers, and waterways & National Parks debris free!

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Location: Quarry Lake Park, Canmore, AB

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NOTE: Limited participants due to parking issues & physical distancing due to COVID-19.

UW LAKE CLEANUP at Quarry Lake Park - Permit pending  ..... with thanks from Town of Canmore

 

NOTE:

1) Hope to have parking fee waived for volunteer divers & shore suppport  

2) Divers need to bring garden cart to pack gear down to lake edge - it's a hike!

3) Divers, please keep together & gear up at one or two picnic tables, then enter water after Dive Safety Briefing.

 

LIMITED NUMBERS, MUST RSVP Via Registering via email here for the first 20 divers only!

 

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COVID-19 Protocols to be followed IF APPLICABLE:  

  • Limit the numbers of participants via pre-registration (20 Divers maximum & 8-10 Shore Support Volunteers)

  • Minimize interaction and require all participants to maintain physical distance of at least 2 meters (6 ft)

  • Check temperatures (hand-held thermometer on site) and confirm that no one participates if feeling ill

  • WAIVERS & RISK AWARENESS FORMS for both scuba diving and COVID-19 must be read & voluntarily signed prior to participation

  • Contact details (name, phone #, email) must be provided for contact tracing afterwards if required

  • Sanitizing of registration surfaces and encourage hand sanitizing/washing soap/water through-out the event

  • Encourage use of individual face masks/coverings during Registration, Dive Safety Briefing, during Dive Buddy Gear Checks, etc.

  • Encourage divers to handle only their own equipment, must sanitize before and after if assisting another (unless established cohorts or family members

  • Encourage divers to stay at least 2 meters away from others when clearing their nose, sinuses or throat at the lake surface or after a dive

  • Encourage frequent hand washing after handling & documenting trash collected

  • NO FOOD or DRINKS PROVIDED – participants must bring their own

  • Anyone with increased risk of severe COVID-19 for themselves or family members should be encouraged not to participate

 

Divers, Please Remember to Bring:

  • All your dive gear and tanks (at least 1 or more) - BCD, regulators, dry-suit/wetsuit, mask, snorkel, fins, boots, weights, weight belt, dive computer, hood, gloves (contact your favourite AB Local Dive Shop (LDS) for gear rentals if required)

  • Other dive gear that you will find useful to bring: dive light, writing slate, compass, a tarp to change on

  • Small Garden Wagon to haul all your dive gear via gravel path from parking lot to lakeside

  • Your certification card and logbook 

  • Warm clothing, even if the sun is shining, be prepared for typical Alberta weather which could include rain, snow, and everything in between

  • MUST bring your own Lunch or snack, water, juice, etc., no food/lunch/drink provided due to COVID

  • Lawn chair, bug spray, sunscreen

  • Small amount of cash for potential raffle draws (if available)                                                           

  • PROVIDED: AUC will provide mesh bags for trash & an emergency cutting device for all lake cleanup volunteer divers!

  • THANK YOU!

 

 

Remember: Please keep scuba gear tidy & respect others right to use the park.  Limit our footprint to just one or two picnic sites.

 

Must bring or rent all your own scuba gear, plus 1-2 tanks.  PLUS: a small garden wagon works best to haul gear!

 

Surprise Raffles for donated prized from sponsors like our local generous dive shops are often available so bring your cash!!  Want a 2nd dive after?? Possible if conditions favourable but 2nd dive is not supervised and your on your own.

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Event details subject to change without notice, please check Facebook & Website just prior.

Divers, Remember to Bring: a small Garden Wagon to haul gear via gravel pathway from parking lot to lakeside

  • All your dive gear and tanks - at least one or more tanks, BC, regulators, dry-suit/wetsuit, mask, snorkel, fins, boots, weights, dive computer, hood, gloves, plus small tarp to change on.  AUC to supply mesh bags and safety scissors

  • Other dive gear that you will find useful to bring: dive light, knife, writing slate, compass & a small tarp to change on

  • Contact your favourite AB Local Dive Shop (LDS) for tanks & any gear rental/reservations required

  • Your certification card and logbook 

  • Warm clothing, even if the sun is shining, be prepared for typical Alberta weather which could include rain, snow, and everything in between

  • Bring your own lunch or snack, juice, water, etc. Most events DO NOT include food and water due to COVID.

  • Lawn chair, bug spray, sunscreen

  • Small amount of cash for registration fees if applicable, donations, membership, raffle draws (if available)

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