April 2011.indd - The Rover

The Rover-Lander • Spring 2011 Page 3
2011 Rover-Landers
Executive
President
Andy Deane
604.833.1953
[email protected]
Vice President
Pete Lembesis
604.505.0541
[email protected]
Secretary / Treasurer
Shawn Doherty
604.939.2490
[email protected]
• Send club correspondence to the
Club Secretary at:
1323 King Albert Avenue
Coquitlam, B.C., V3J 1Y2
Past President
Dave Blair
250.546.3606
[email protected]
Memberships
• Send memberships to:
The Membership Coordinator
1829 Pleasant Valley Road, Armstrong,
B.C., V0E 1B2, or use PayPal on the
Rover-Landers of BC website.
Website
www.roverlanders.bc.ca
• The Rover-Landers of BC are
committed to the preservation,
restoration and driving enjoyment of
Land Rover vehicles; and the preservation
of the outback environment throughout
B.C. Events are targeted towards all
members of the family.
CHALLENGING
EVERYTHING
FOR 63 YEARS
Rover-Landers
Directors &
Key Volunteers
• Southern Interior Rep: Dave Blair
[email protected]
• Northern Interior Rep: Gerry Bolduc
[email protected]
• Vancouver Island Rep: Greg Sutfin
[email protected]
• Minutes Recorder, Communications
& Web Photo Galleries: Bill Eastwood
[email protected]
• Membership Coordinator &
Newsletter Editor: Pamela Blair
[email protected]
• Business Relations & Advertising:
Dave Blair: [email protected]
Cory Paulger: [email protected]
• Webmaster: Dave Blair
[email protected]
• Merchandise: Jill Deane
[email protected]
• Online Calendar of Events:
Kris Maksymuik: [email protected]
• Whipsaw Trail Preservation Committee:
Shawn Doherty (Project Manager),
Pete Lembesis, Kris Maksymuik,
Ray Hyland & Glen Bruce
In this Issue
• President’s Message
• Monthly Minutes
• Upcoming Events
• Member News
• Van Isle ~ New Year Run
• Founder’s Day
• Snowflake Chase
• Mystery Creek Run
• Oil Spill & City Hall
• Working Downtown
• In the News
• In the Garage
• Rover Kids
• Rovering Rover
• 2011 Membership Form
Volume 24 – 1 Spring 2011
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On the Cover
This issue’s cover is Range Rover.
The Summer 2011 issue is Discovery.
Winter 2011 is Series.
Gracing our spring cover and easing his
1991 Range Rover through the Boulder
Challenge at NWC 2010 is Mike Bach.
Mike is a veteran NWC competitor &
organizer, Rover-Lander member & the
2011 PCRC Vice President. Mike & his
wife Christine are dog lovers and reside in
Vancouver, Washington.
Photo by: Roving Photographix
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What's happening in 2011 ??
Upcoming Runs & Events
• Check the Rover-Landers of BC website
for further info, updates, added events &
changes ~ www.roverlanders.bc.ca
means this is an official
Rover-Landers of BC event
amenities. The Scratch & Dent Drive will be on
Saturday this year, with overnight camping in
our field Friday and Saturday night. Sunday will
be the general get-together; camaraderie and Potluck lunch. Go to the Van Isle website for more
information www.vanislelandrovernetwork.com
or contact Greg at [email protected]
May 21st - 22nd, 2011
Whipsaw Trail Run
Snow?? You bet. Check the website for details.
Contact Kris Maksymuik at [email protected]
May 21st, 2011
All British Field Meet (ABFM)
Van Dusen Gardens, Vancouver
‘The Greatest Show On British Wheels’
This popular west coast Show n’ Shine event is
open to all British made vehicles.
Gates open at 7:30 a.m., all vehicles must
remain on site until 4:30 p.m.
Awards presented in entrants choice classes
and 7 judged classes. Vendors booths feature
all things British, including car parts and automobilia. To register visit the website www.
westerndriver.com/abfm or call 604.736.6754.
e-mail: [email protected]
June 11th – 12th, 2011
Cowichan Valley Land Rover Rally #9
Duncan, Vancouver Island
Come on out to the Sutfin’s place, 4 miles north
of Duncan just off the Island Hwy and close to
July 23rd, 2011
Western Washington All British Field Meet
Washington, USA
This show is held on the grounds of Bellevue
College, 3000 Landerholm Circle SE, Bellevue
Washington. The first cars will be allowed on the
field at 8:00 a.m. with parking completed by 10
a.m. People’s Choice voting will run until 1:30
p.m., with the awards given out at 3:00 p.m.
July 27th – 31st, 2011
Northwest Overland Rally
Ellensburg, Washington
Headed up by Craig Miller and the Northwest
Overland Society this will be a multi day event
with limited registration. See the website for
more details: overlandrally.com
August 2nd – 6th, 2011
Land Rover National Rally
Breckenridge, Colorado, USA
The Solihull Society is proud to announce the
2011 Land Rover National Rally will be held
in Breckenridge, Colorado. This event aims at
bringing together adventure loving people who
share the common interest of Land Rovers and
active four-wheeling in exciting places.
August 19th - 22nd, 2011
Rover Ranch 2011
Armstrong, North Okanagan
5th annual multi-day off-roading event with onsite camping on Rover Ranch and close to all
amenities. Family & dog friendly event, please,
no aggressive dogs! Cows at large, watch for
gate signs. 3 Runs have been selected for 2011:
easy (Fri), moderate (Sat) and hard (Sun). The
hard trail being the ‘Jeep Trail’ is for those
capable drivers & trucks looking for a challenging Run and day out. Expect mud & possible
winching or tugging. Sunday will end up with
a Pot-Luck dinner for everyone. Bring enough
of something to feed 6-8 people. Due to limited
space with cattle this event is capped at 25
trucks. Let us know soon as there are limited
spots available. This is not a ‘by invitation only’
event, but reservations are a must due to limited
space. For directions, more info, to reserve a
spot or get on the Cancellation-Waiting List
e-mail Pamela at [email protected] or
Dave at [email protected]
September 2nd - 4th, 2011
35th Annual Portland ABFM, Oregon, USA
Held at the Portland International Raceway, West
Delta Park just off the I-5. 1940 N Victory Blvd.,
Portland. Three days of fun-filled activities.
800+ British vehicles. Contact Pamela Petroff at
[email protected]
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David Harrison with a little help from John Curtis & Dave Blair
at best, Dave B and John C tried pushing, nothing seemed to be
able to get the big 110 past this point. The front trucks eventually
returned to check out the delay and it was agreed to turn the rest
of the Rover pack around and head back down to the clearing as
it was now almost 12:30.
Safely down in the clearing out came the lunch sammies and
snacks. Young London and Felix busied themselves scampering
about the area searching out broken skeet plates used in target
practice. Lucky London eventually found a couple that were intact
and most likely they were quickly tucked away in his dad’s RRC
as a prize for his day’s adventure.
With Dave, I and our Rover Pups facing a 5-6 hour trip back to
the north Okanagan we said our good-byes and headed out down
to Chilliwack River knowing our way out. We were really glad to
have been able to get out with the group again on Snowflake Chase.
Thanks everyone! Oh and yes... Rupert held himself together.
The afternoon portion of this write-up is now turned over to
Andy Deane as he led the remaining trucks on a afternoon adventure up Vedder Mountain finding some mud, goo and water that
capped off Snowflake Chase for 2011.
~ Heading home on the way past Cultus Lake, half the group
which had a little more time to play headed over Vedder Mountain
for the “scenic” route home.
As soon as we left the asphalt behind we were in deep gooey
mud! We slipped and slid our way up the northeast side of Vedder
until we reached a small off-shoot trail that we knew had some
interesting water holes hiding along it.
The trail was fun with steep and off-camber sections which
Glen Bruce
Karl Nylund
Randy Hay
Shad Lievesley
squeezed between the trees and kept your full attention in trying
not to loose a wing mirror. Then our little convoy hit the big water
hole, one at a time with our Rovers wading through the dark murky
water to a muddy, slimy bank to climb out of at the far end.
Once we were all out of the water hole we headed upwards
towards the scenic lookout atop Vedder Mountain which looked
southwest over the Fraser Valley.
At the top we found a few inches of snow and had amazing
views with whispers of clouds below us. After a leg stretch and
snapping a few photos it was time to head down and
home. The trail led us off the mountain on the west
side and straight to much welcome hot coffee at
Whatcom Road! So ends Snowflake Chase 2011.
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Floris van Weelderen’s Rufus
The Hale Creek beach is always a fun place to crawl trucks
down to and after bumping our way down to the beach we were
surprised to see the place empty. We all parked up and stretched
the legs and snapped some photos. It won’t be long until warm
weekends will have us back camping on the beach I thought.
Harrison Lake
and moss covered vines.
After half an hour on the beach it soon became apparent that
darkness was coming fast and we needed to get back on the move.
The log fall at the back of the beach gave us a little trouble as
the wet rolling logs spun under the tires and flipped up getting
caught under the belly of our trucks. A few sessions of tugging and
winching had us on the move again and it was dark by the time we
reached the main road.
Fossil Beach
At this point the group split as some had to be back earlier than
others. Dave F. led half the group back up to the FSR and headed
for home while the other half of the group decided to go check
out Fossil Beach.
The rocky part at the start of Fossil Beach road definitely is
getting rougher as we all had to carefully pick our line across the
diff-crunching obstacles. The old logging road down to the beach
here always looks very “Jurassic” to me and I love the big trees
Eric Balac
Ryan Fetterley
Pete Lembesis
All and all it was a great day to be out in beautiful British
Columbia, thanks everyone for coming out. I can’t wait to do it all
again another day soon.
cheers, Andy
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Land Rovers in the News
Carson Auto Building in the Works on
Douglas Street – Project for Dealership
December 8th, 2010
Source: timescolonist.com
The Carson Auto Group will bring its
Jaguar and Land Rover dealership to the
ground floor of a new four-storey office
building at 3351 Douglas St. that will
also serve as head office for its provincial
automotive operations.
Excavation and major foundation work is
underway with a completion date set for
November 2011.
Ford at 2829 Douglas St. and 1660 Island
Hwy. It also holds Coastal Ford in Vancouver and Burnaby, and Sea to Sky Ford
in Squamish.
The Roderick Street property will be used
to expand the Mistubishi business, which
will remain in its same locaion but is growing and needs more space, Carson said.
When it comes to local building projects,
the north part of the downtown as it edges
over into Saanich, is a hub of construction
activity.
Further north on Douglas Street, workers continue to build the $350-million
Uptown development. Nearby on Carey
Road, the $100-million Mount View
Heights development to create affordable
housing is also underway.
Saanich’s 2008 rezoning approval for the
new Carson building included a company
agreement to dedicate 14% of the Douglas
Street lot to the municipality to allow for
transportation improvements and to align
Audley Street and Ardersier Road across
Douglas Street.
needs a few upgrades in regards to the
brakes and engine unit. The car comes
with a more powerful LR 5.0-litre V8
engine providing enough acceleration
potential to take the car from 0-100km/h
in 10.6 seconds.
Stopping the outfit also puts a bit more
pressure on the car’s infrastructure. So the
Discovery 4 Armoured comes equipped
with six-piston front brake calipers clamping Alcon brake discs and four-piston
calipers at the back. Land Rover says the
Armoured will pull up just as effectively
as the standard Discovery 4.
From the exterior it’s hard to spot the difference, mainly because there is no immediate difference; it all looks pretty much
the same. Nonetheless, every bit of protection plating has been blended in with
the car’s design and passes all European
compliance standards.
This is what you call a tough off-roader;
it’s not only hunting rugged terrain, it’s
hunting explosions too.
© Copyright The Victoria Times Colonist
Rare Land Rovers Saved from
Scrap Yard
January 3rd, 2011
Source: birminghammail.net/news
Land Rover Discovery 4 Armoured
December 20th, 2010
Source: caradvice.com.au
Carson’s project at the north end of Douglas will be built using high-quality materials and for a silver designation in the
Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) green building rating
system. “It is meant to be here 100 years
from now,” said Jim Carson, a principal
and general manager of the company. “It
is definitely going to be a nice enhancement to that area of town.”
Designed and built by Omicron Total
Building Solutions, the 3,065-square-metre
(33,000-square-foot) project features four
storeys facing Douglas Street. A lower
level for parking and mechanical systems
will be developed on the sloping site.
Jaguar Victoria and Land Rover Victoria,
now at 740 Roderick St., will relocate into
the building.
The Carson Auto Group will consolidate
its offices and include a new training
facility in this building. Two floors remain
to be leased, Carson said.
The Carson Auto Group owns Victoria
Mitsubishi at 761 Cloverdale Ave., Suburban Motors at 3377 Douglas St., Glenoak
Need a tough off-road vehicle? Land
Rover might have just the thing. The
company has released a new variant of the
popular four-wheel drive called the Land
Rover Discovery 4 Armoured.
As the name suggests, this Discovery 4 is
armoured. Quite heavily, too.
The car was developed in conjunction
with Centigon – a high-tech security company – and features steel plating and glazing to the extent that the car can withstand
an explosion of up to 15kg worth of TNT
within close proximity. There’s protection
all underneath the floor of the car as well
so it can withstand the detonation of two
DM51 hand grenades.
Because of all this heavy armour and plating, the car weighs a hefty 3550kg, so it
A collection of rare Land Rovers destined
for a Norweigan scrap yard has been
saved by a Midland businessman.
John Craddock, the largest independent
Land Rover dealer in Britain, stepped in
at the last minute to save the collection of
1950s and 60s vehicles from the jaws of
the crusher.
He flew to Norway and put in a bid for
the Ketil collection and now plans to
bring the best back to the Midlands where
they will be auctioned in the spring.
The cheaper models are now being sold
off in Norway to avoid the hefty cost of
shipping them back to Britain.
And enthusiasts from all over Europe are
now heading to Norway in the hope of
securing a small part of automotive history.
The collection includes a wide variety
of vehicles based on the Land Rover
Defender, although there are a few Range
Rover-based ones. It includes fire engines,
ambulances, tracked vehicles, rescue and
recovery vehicles.
There is also a wide range of conventional
Defenders in varying states of repair.
Some vehicles are first off the production
line examples.
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A spokesman for Mr Craddock said: “The
sale of these vehicles was advertised, but
not very well, and the people selling them
seemed to think they were for scrap.
It seems they did not realise the rarity of
what they had got.”
Land Rover Plays with Clay in New
TV Ad
January 4th, 2011
Source: campaignlive.co.uk/news
The “claymation” campaign created by
RKCR/Y&R and Wunderman, broke on
TV yesterday (January 3rd), following the
car’s launch in Italy.
The 30-second TV spot features the Freelander 2 as it drives across a chaotic, everchanging plasticine terrain. Art direction
was led by Dave Godfree and the ad was
written by Mark Waldron. The executive
creative director was Graham Lang.
Accompanied by press and online executions, the campaign will include a behindthe-scenes documentary on how the
Brooklyn production company Hornet set
about creating the animated world.
The behind-the-scenes footage also
features an interview on YouTube with
animated driver “Clay Mason” about his
experiences of driving the Freelander 2.
Dorian Leroy, global communications
manager, Land Rover, said: “We chose the
animation theme for the campaign for its
unique celebration of the overall versatility of the vehicle, while showcasing the
optimistic and active lifestyles of Freelander owners.
This film is a departure for Land Rover.
The Freelander 2, Land Rover’s biggestseller, is a supremely capable vehicle used
the world over. We wanted to encapsulate
this in a leading-edge global campaign.”
Graham Lang, Land Rover’s global integrated creative director, said: “Trying to
stand out in the automotive market place
is always a challenge, but to stand out
and get the right messages across is even
more difficult. ‘Claymation’ gave us a
great way of doing both.
I love the authenticity and charm of the
medium and as a storytelling device, it
gave us unlimited flexibility.”
Silver or, as a first for the Defender, Nara
Bronze. For both versions, the Defender’s
roof and wheel arches are finished in Santorini Black.
Trade Deal Sealed with Panda Pair
January 12th, 2011
Source: theage.com
JLR to add 40 Chinese Dealers
February 9th, 2011
Source: autocar.co.uk
Britain and China have signed trade deals
worth $4.06 billion and announced Beijing will lend a pair of pandas to a zoo in
Scotland for 10 years.
The deals were signed on Monday during
talks in London between Chinese VicePremier Li Keqiang and British Deputy
Prime Minister Nick Clegg.
The agreements include a commitment
by Jaguar Land Rover to increase sales in
China to 40,000 this year in a deal that the
car maker said was worth $1.56 billion.
The talks also covered international security and climate change “in which the UK
and China work closely together”, a British government statement said.
China’s loan of a breeding pair of giant
pandas - named Tian Tian & Yuangguang,
which translates to Sweetie and Sunshine
– to Edinburgh Zoo for 10 years was
viewed by the British government as a
boost for research, conservation and tourism in Scotland.
Li, widely tipped to become Chinese premier next year, also met Prime Minister
David Cameron for talks on Monday, the
second day of his visit to Britain.
Jaguar Land Rover plans to open 40 new
dealerships in China.
According to a JLR executive, the luxury
car maker will have 100 dealerships in
China by the end of the year, up from
today’s figure of 60.
When speaking to China Daily, Bob
Grace, JLR’s China president said that
the country remained a key market for the
firm but declined to comment on reports
that JLR was looking for a Chinese partner to produce vehicles there.
In January this year JLR opened a flagship showroom in Beijing which is
expected to sell 400 cars a year, with a
newly opened unit in Tianjin expected to
sell half that amount.
Jaguar sales last year rose by 50 per cent
to 2700 units, while Land Rover sales
doubled to 23,500 vehicles.
Land Rover Defender Limited Edition
Announced - goes on sale in Australia
February 3rd, 2011
Source: the motorsport.com.au
A special new Limited Edition version of
the Land Rover Defender goes on sale in
March, offering two new exterior colours,
new wheels and two unique interior
colours.
The exterior of the Defender Limited
Edition can be ordered in either Zermatt
Land Rover Introduces World’s
First iPad-Equipped Car
February 12th, 2011
Source: bioscholar.com
Land Rover has taken the car industry’s
association with Apple products to a whole
new level – by becoming the first brand to
fit a vehicle with iPads as standard.
The limited edition version of the Range
Rover luxury 4WD has become world’s
first vehicle to be offered with iPads as
standard, reports Stuff.co.nz.
Two of the electronic giant’s popular portable tablet devices are incorporated into
the front seatbacks of the company’s most
exclusive Range Rover yet, replacing the
traditional DVD screens typically found in
high-end luxury vehicles.
The Range Rover Autobiography Ultimate
Edition’s encased iPads flip up when rearseat passengers want to watch movies,
listen to music or browse the Internet, and
they are removable.
The office-style back seat also adds new
console extensions with Apple keyboards,
aluminium laptop table and drinks chiller.
Although the iPads, which start around
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nearly one thousand pounds compared
to the current model. More legroom and
an interior featuring “the kind of lavish
materials and design typified by Bentley”
are said to be on tap for the new model. In
short, it sounds like Range Rover is definitely headed upmarket… but where does
that leave the Land Rover models?
£800, come free with the new Range
Rover, it’s unlikely buyers will consider
this a bargain.
The aptly named Range Rover Ultimate,
which features a handcrafted leather
interior and yacht-inspired wooden cargo
floor, is likely to cost more than £320,000
pounds.
The Range Rover Ultimate will be offered
with a choice of the brand’s new turbo
diesel V8 engine or a 5.0-litre supercharged petrol V8.
When is a Range Rover not a
Land Rover?
February 13th, 2011
Source: thetruthaboutcars.com
Having heard that the littlest Land Rover
will go by the name “Range Rover
Evoque”, Autoblog caught up with the
Jaguar-Land Rover’s communications
team at the Chicago Auto Show, and
asked whether Tata’s luxury group would
be trying to differentiate the Range Rover
brand. Their answer?
Dealers will add Range Rover branding to
their towers. the issue is in flux right now.
They will? This decision forces the question: what differentiates a Land Rover
from a Range Rover?
Land Rover is more utilitarian, Range
Rover is the top end of luxury. You
don’t lose any capability with the Range
Rover, but the Evoque especially is about
unabashed on-road and urban driving.
There you have it. Certainly, “Land Rover
Range Rover Sport” is an awkward formulation, but is “Range Rover Range
Rover Sport” really any better? Is JLR
making a worthwhile distinction between
brands, or is it simply adding to America’s
auto brand clutter?
Range Rover is apparently fairly serious
about moving upmarket as Autocar reports
it is about to announce a $200k+ “Ultimate” special edition. Plus, a new aluminum-platformed Range Rover is under
development which will reportedly lose
Jaguar Land Rover on Track
Toward $1.6 Billion Profit
February 13th, 2011
Source: autoguide.com
Five consecutive quarters of being “in
the black” has paid off for Jaguar Land
Rover. The luxury automaker is set to
make over a billion pounds in profit ($1.6
billion) after strong sales around the
world, especially in Asia.
In the last three months of 2010, the company netted a record profit of $440 million. Just a year ago, in the same quarter,
Jaguar Land Rover made “only” $88 million. In America the company announced a
48% and 16% increase in growth for Jaguar and Land Rover, respectively. It’s also
been a long time since 2009, when JLR
was nearly forced to seek a bailout from
the U.K. government. This impressive
increase reflects the turnaround that the
company has made since it was sold off by
Ford to Tata Motors; think Alan Mulally is
kicking himself over in Dearborn?
To reflect this growth and keep its
momentum, JLR will increase production from 232,000 vehicles a year to over
300,000, as well as hire new engineers
around the world.
Woman Stole $1.2 Million from
Dealership
February 14th, 2011
Source: wyff.com/news
Greenville, S.C. – An upstate woman
pleaded guilty Monday to stealing $1.2
million from the Land Rover dealership
she once worked for.
Lara Marie Nance, age 34, of Townville,
pleaded guilty in federal court in Greenville
to wire fraud. Nance was an employee of
Land Rover of Greenville for several years,
during which she printed unauthorized
business checks from her employer and
deposited them into personal and business
accounts she established at various banks.
Investigators said by creating business
accounts, Nance used similar names as
legitimate Land Rover vendors. So payments that Nance funneled to herself
appeared in the accounting system to be
legitimate.
To carry out her scheme, investigators
said Nance gained full access to the computer system at Land Rover by forging a
letter to ADP, the company Land Rover
used to control access. After she acquired
full system administrator privileges,
Nance was able to cover up her fraud.
The investigation found that Nance used
the stolen money for multiple purposes,
including the purchase of automobiles for
friends and family.
Nance would go to other dealerships, purchase a car free and clear, and then sell it
to others for pennies on the dollar. Investigators said that Nance enjoyed the reputation of being a person who could obtain
“good deals” for others.
Secret Service agents have seized approximately 16 vehicles Nance purchased in
this manner.
The maximum penalty Nance can receive is
a fine of $250,000 and/or imprisonment for
20 years, plus a special assessment of $100.
The case was investigated by agents of the
United States Secret Service.
Gutted Solihull Land Rover Workers
miss out on Lottery Windfall
March 8th, 2011
Source: birminghammail.net
Six workers at Solihull’s Land Rover factory are reeling with disappointment after
missing out on a lottery windfall because
of a broken ticket machine.
The gutted staff, who paid into the paint
shop syndication at the luxury carmaker,
watched in horror as their numbers came
up on a Wednesday draw.
They got five of the numbers, plus the
bonus ball, and were in line to win a share
of a whopping £173,400.
The win would have made each member a
handsome £28,900 each better off.
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Monthly Meeting Minutes
January Meeting Minutes
January 20th, 2011
Bill Eastwood recording.
Meeting commenced at 7:30 p.m., Ricky’s
Restaurant, Surrey, B.C.
Members Present: Andy Deane, Shawn
Doherty, Bill Eastwood, Bernie Buttner, Shad
Lievesley, Cam Sainsbury, Kris Maksymuik,
Gary Spicer.
Guests Present: Boyce Buttner
• Minutes from the previous meeting:
Minutes from the previous meeting (previous
meeting was November 2010).
Motion to accept minutes as posted on the website. Motion (Andy Deane) Seconded (Bernie
Buttner). Carried.
• Treasurer’s Report:
Report read by Shawn Doherty.
There is $7594.00 in the bank. It was noted that
we have a good financial standing this year and
are within six dollars of last year’s bank account
figure. Shawn also reported that we are very
well stocked on merchandise.
• Membership Update:
(as submitted by Pamela Blair)
Total membership for 2010 was 130 paid members. To date the 2011 membership is at 23 paid
members – 5 new and 18 renewals.
Pamela will process new & renewal memberships at the Main Door during Founder's Day on
Jan. 22nd, 11. A 2011 membership card is your
official receipt.
• Newsletter Update:
(as submitted by Pamela Blair)
The Spring issue of the Rover-Lander is well
underway with submissions received from several members over the last few weeks.
The Spring issue is due out by April 1st, 2011.
Please contact the Editor for any submissions.
• Merchandise update:
Andy Deane reports that we are now fully
stocked with new hoodies, long sleeved and
short sleeved t-shirts plus a new micro fiber
fleece.
• Lordco Discount Cards:
Dave B advised Andy that he has still not had
any luck getting a response on this item from
Lordco. He had checked in on January 14 but
has not heard anything.
• Executive Offices:
Andy again encouraged those interested in helping to run the club to consider running for office
at the AGM.
• Members Trucks:
– Shawn Doherty has spent time diagnosing his
cold temperature problem on his 1988 RR with
Isuzu diesel. A complete lack of a thermostat
ended up being the problem. Shawn also has his
109 torn apart for refurbishing.
– Shad Lievesley gave a short report on his
caravan trip in England. Shad bought both a
caravan and a defender to use while on the trip
and is now considering whether to import the
Defender to Canada. He reports that the caravan
wasn’t really up to motorway speeds and began
to fall apart.
• 2010 Events Update:
– Christmas Party
This year’s event was held at the White Spot at
23rd & Lonsdale in North Vancouver on Thursday, December 16th, 2010. By all accounts
it was a very enjoyable evening. Thanks to
Andrea and Barry for their efforts with organizing this event.
– Fossil Beach
Andy reports that the run up the West Harrison
FSR down to Fossil Beach was attended by five
trucks and that the road down to the beach was
a lot rougher. The logs where the trail enters the
beach have become quite an obstacle. He also
reports that already there is an accumulation of
garbage with more visitors.
• 2011 Events update:
– Founder’s Day
Andy Deane spent some time going over preparations for this event which is coming up on the
weekend, January 22nd. Hours are confirmed
to run from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. with the AGM
taking place at 1:00 p.m.
Andy would like volunteers and special display
items to be on site at 10:30 a.m. Andy advises
that he is still looking for committed help for
among other things parking the trucks. Andy
again encouraged members who have interesting video on DVD, to bring it to the event
Gary Spicer will again offer an award of an age
correct license plate for the Best Series I.
Andy went over some of the items for discussion
at the AGM. These items and more can be viewed
and commented on by logging on to the member’s only section of the web forum. Bill Eastwood tabled a proposed motion for discussion
regarding reimbursement of personal expenses
for event organizers. Bill intends to make this
motion at the AGM. It also can be viewed in the
Member’s Only Section of the web forum.
Welcome by Andy Deane, President
Thanks to volunteers:
President Andy Deane offered thanks to all those
who helped organize and support club trips and
functions in 2010.
Andy gave a brief overview of the previous
year’s events and spent some time encouraging group participation and involvement from
a broader contingent of the membership. He
reports that there were 16 official runs for 2010
of which 9 were some sort of overnight event
and 7 which were day outings
Andy covered a number of items pertinent to
this year’s Founder’s Day. The Canol Expedition theme of last year has been replaced with
a military based display for something a little
different. Members are reminded that the Founder’s Day is paid for almost entirely by entry fees,
raffle proceeds and concession sales, the concession needing a minimum number of sales for the
club not to be charged a flat fee. As usual there
will be a series of People’s Choice Awards and
the cut-off time for voting is 6:00 p.m.
NOTE: Other events are planned and some
impromptu events will take place with short
notice. The events section on our web forum
will contain the latest details, check often.
Meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
AGM Minutes
Jauary 22nd, 2011
Bill Eastwood recording.
Meeting commenced at 1:16 p.m., Cloverdale
Agriplex, Surrey, B.C.
Present: Andy Deane, Pete Lembesis, Shawn
Doherty, Bill Eastwood, Jonathan Fether, Jill
Deane, Rick Mellenger, Andrew Phillips, Pamela
Blair, Dave Fraser, Stuart Scantlebury, Greg Sutfin, Dave Blair, Derek Norman, Dave Vervaet,
Cory Paulger, Christopher Wiebe, Karl Nylund,
Randy Hay, Kris Maksymuik, Mark Maksymuik, Roger Sutcliffe, John Curtis, Glen Bruce,
Ray Hyland, Bernie Buttner, Shad Lievesley,
Ted Edwards, Brian Holmes, Stuart Longair,
Brodie Pedersen, Gary Spicer, John Parsons,
Andrew Howton.
• Previous AGM Minutes:
Minutes from the previous AGM are posted in
the “Members Only” area of the web-board.
Motion to accept the minutes as posted by Dave
Blair, seconded by Bernie Buttner. Carried.
• Treasurer’s Report:
Read aloud by our Treasurer Shawn Doherty (to
be supplied separately)
• Membership Report:
As presented by Pamela Blair, Membership
Coordinator & Newsletter Editor for the RoverLanders of BC.
Page 32 The Rover-Lander • Spring 2011
Membership currently sits at 26 paid members
to date for 2011. Welcome to the following new
member since the November Meeting: David
duChemin, Vancouver - 1993 D90.
2011 membership forms were sent out to all
2010 members in the winter issue of the Rover-Lander. All 2010 memberships expired on
December 31st, 2010 except those new members who signed on after September 1st, 2009,
those memberships are valid until December
31st, 2011. New & renewal memberships for
2011 can be mailed into the Membership Coordinator or paid online using PayPal.
Unrenewed 2010 members will be cut from the
mailing list as of April 1st (spring issue) but will
be reinstated upon renewal.
25 membership forms were sent out in early
December to 2008 & 2009 un-renewed members, To date only one has renewed and 2 came
back as moved.
2010 Membership Stats:
Total members for the year - 130 up by 21 from
2010 (revenue at $35.00 per membership =
$4550.00). 2009 - 109, 2008 - 91, 2007 - 88
New Members - 40 up by 6; Renewals - 82 up
by 7; Welcome Backs - 8 up by 2 (these are
members out for 1 or more years)
Male - 123 up by 20 Female - 7 up by 1
Area Breakdown:
Lower Mainland & Sunshine Coast - 92 up by
12; Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands - 16 up
by 4; Interior - 11 up by 4; Cariboo - 1 same;
Kootenays - 1 same; Alberta - 3 same; US - 5
up by 1
2011 Membership Stats to date:
Members to date - 26 up by 5 compared to same
time last year. New Members - 5; Renewals - 17;
Welcome Backs - 1
Area Breakdown:
Lower Mainland & Sunshine Coast - 15; Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands - 3; Interior - 6;
Cariboo - 1; Kootenay - 1; Alberta - 0; US - 0
• Newsletter Report for the Rover-Lander
As presented by Pamela Blair, Membership
Coordinator & Newsletter Editor for the RoverLanders of BC,
The winter issue of the Rover-Lander was
mailed out to all paid members and advertisers
on November 27th, 2010.
For total print & postage costs and ad revenue
please refer to the Treasurer's Year End Financial Report.
Many thanks to everyone who contributed ads,
articles, write-ups, features & photos to the
Rover-Lander in 2010. We still receive great
compliments from other clubs and people outside of Canada on a job well done..
The spring issue of the Rover-Lander is laid out
and underway to date. Thanks to René Bischof,
Larry Emrick & Victor Gerwin for sending
items in last fall and over the holidays. It’s
Range Rover’s turn on the front cover, Summer
is Discovery and Winter is Series.
We hope to be able to continue on with some
of the new features that were started in 2009 &
2010 like product reviews, member trucks &
Rover Kids. However, this does require continued input from our members.
Rovering Rover is already booked for the Spring
& Summer issues, but a booking is still open for
the Winter issue.
To date two ads are paid to carry over for
the Spring issue (Juan's Auto Service, Kakadu
Camping).
Please see Pamela and or David Blair for the
2011 Ad Rate Card and deadlines.
The spring issue of the Rover-Lander is scheduled to be out by April 1st, 2010.
• Whipsaw Report:
Shawn Doherty reminded everyone that although
the club acts as steward for the Whipsaw generally we actually are only mandated to maintain
the immediate area around Lodestone Lake. The
trail in 2010 was in generally good condition,
litter was minimal except at Wells Lake. Shawn
reports that the realistic window of travel by
Land Rover on the Whipsaw is only 10 weeks
from roughly mid to late June through to later
October. The club managed to install trail markers about halfway along the Whipsaw from
the south end and hope to complete this task
next season. More environmental signage and
perhaps some trail map signs could be contemplated in the future. It was noted that the grass
seed provided by the ministry for rehabilitation
of the campground at Lodestone has not taken
after being planted in 2009.
• Island Report:
Greg Sutfin our Vancouver Island Director
reports that the Rover-Landers are alive and well
on Vancouver Island and have had a good year
beginning with a small Island contingent attending Founder’s Day in January of 2010. There
was a February run up Northwest Bay road near
Parksville which it was felt deserves a re-visit.
March saw a tour of a rigging facility that makes
and tests slings and lifting gear, Greg did a nice
write-up of this trip in the Rover-Lander. There
were 8 Land-Rovers present in Sydney for the
Old English Car Club “show and shine”. Greg
was able to elicit interest in the club with a display of newsletters and other club information.
In June, 25 Land Rovers turned out for the Cowichan Valley Land Rover Rally at Greg’s place.
In July there was a good showing for “Brits on
the Beach” in Ladysmith and some Island representation made it to Rover Ranch in Armstrong.
October saw a nice autumn drive overland on
logging roads to Port Alberni. The trip was cut
short but a couple of weeks later a group drove
to Holyoak Lake on Mount Brenton. The OECC
event in Comox was also attended by Land
Rovers and an Island 4x4 “show and shine” in
Colwood got the benefit of a hand-crank demonstration which suitably impressed the Jeep
owners. Gary and Burnadette’s 88 attended the
OECC’s meet at the McLean Sawmill Museum
near Port Alberni and Victor and Margaret’s
Dormobile was the only thing in attendance
with some ground clearance at the European Car
Picnic in Victoria. Greg and David competed in
the Northwest Challenge as the sole entry from
the Island. Just before Christmas there was a get
together for coffee and on January 2nd of this
year there was a drive up Copper Canyon west
of Chemainus to play in the snow which ended
up including some testing of traction control and
winches. In other related news one pair of owners travelled to the UK to check on the progress
of their 110 build-up and another couple have
lost their Discovery in a crash which fortunately
didn’t harm the occupants.
• Interior Report:
(Gerry Bolduc was not present to give his
report)
• Okanagan and Southern Interior Report:
Dave Blair reports that the 2010 Rover Ranch
event was a great success and was attended by
some 25+ trucks and about fifty people. Dave
advises that he and Pamela have not yet decided
on repeating this event in 2011. Dave reports
that most of the Land Rover related interest has
been through casual contact like visitors dropping by and incidental meetings throughout the
year. He notes that there appears to be a solid
base of enthusiasts in the Nelson area.
• Merchandise Report:
Jill Deane reports that the club has received
requests for merchandise from as far away as
France and all over the States. She advises that
we are all restocked with shirts and now have a
micro-fleece jersey on offer but in limited sizes.
• Website Report:
Dave Blair continues this year as our website
administrator and moderator but announced that
he would really appreciate if someone could take
over these duties in the near future. He is willing
to help transition these duties to someone new.
Complaints about slowness of the site to respond
can be addressed by using the phone-in help
service that Dave has set up. When you notice
a specific time it’s running slow give NetNation
a call and identify yourself as associated with
www.roverlanders.bc.ca and tell them it’s running slow. That way they can look into it during
the actual slowdown period. NetNation's support
phone number is 1-888-983-6600. You'll have to
tell them specifically what page you're viewing
during the slowdown so they know what kind of
web service is being loaded at that time.
• New Business:
Election of Officers for 2011
Andy Deane agreed to stand for President for
another term.
There being no other takers Andy Deane was
acclaimed as President for another term.
Pete Lembesis agreed to stand and there being
no other takers he was acclaimed again as VicePresident.
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Secretary/Treasurer, Shawn Doherty agreed to
stand again and there being no other nominees
he was acclaimed into the position.
Directors of the club for various positions in
2011 were appointed as follows:
Greg Sutfin continues for Director Vancouver
Island
Gerry Bolduc, though not present sent word that
he’ll continue for Director BC NorthernInterior.
Shawn Doherty, Glen Bruce, Pete Lembesis,
Kris Maksymiuk and Ray Hyland are the Whipsaw Committee.
Bill Eastwood continues as Photo Gallery Editor, Member email Notification and Minute
recorder.
Pamela Blair continues as Membership Coordinator and Newsletter Editor.
Dave Blair has reluctantly agreed to continue as
Web Site Administrator /Moderator.
Jill Deane continues as representative for Club
Merchandise.
Dave Blair (nominated by Pamela Blair, seconded by Pete Lembesis) along with Cory Paulger
are our Business Relations Coordinators with
Dave Fraser retiring from the role.
Dave Blair will continue to represent as the
Director Okanagan and Southern Interior
– Ray Hyland mentioned that if the club is interested in developing its exposure more, the website known as the Expedition Portal has a large
readership. If any of our members frequently
post to the site it might pay to us the RoverLanders URL on their signature line.
– Bill Eastwood placed a motion before the
members present, motion as follows:
Member Event Expense Reimbursement
Definitions:
An “Event” is one that is identified and sanctioned by the Rover-Landers of British Columbia directors. It is open to all members in good
standing at sign-up but may be limited in number of attendees. The Event will be advertised
through as many of the mechanisms available
to the Event Host as the club directors deem
reasonable. These are usually, but not limited to
one or more of the following:
• The Rover-Landers of BC webpage
• The Rover-Landers of BC Newsletter
• The Rover-Landers of BC email contact list
• The Rover-Landers of BC regular membership
meetings
An “Event Host” is the Rover-Landers of British
Columbia.
An “Event Organizer” is a Rover-Landers member in good standing that has been identified by
the club directors as an Event Organizer for a
specific Event.
An “Expense” is a cost incurred by an Event
Organizer that is recognized by the club directors as one directly related to the preparation or
set-up of the Event. It is usually, but not limited
to one or more of the following:
• Fuel (gasoline, diesel, propane)
• Posters, maps, instructions and other handouts
• Rope, flagging tape, cones, stakes
• Firewood, signage, tarps
• Equipment Rentals
Under no circumstances will an Event Organizer
be reimbursed for vehicle repairs, restaurant
meals, or accommodation expenses.
Motion: Whereas it is recognized that the Rover-Landers of BC encourages and promotes its
members involvement in the organization of
club events pursuant to the club’s constitution
and by-laws and whereby it is acknowledged
that an Event Organizer can incur personal
Expenses as a direct result of organizing an
Event, such Event Organizer will be entitled to
receive reimbursement of personal Expenses if,
a) The Expense does not exceed $500.00.
b) The Expense is directly related to the preparation or set-up of the Event.
c) The request for reimbursement of the Expense
is accompanied by receipts.
d) The reimbursement of the Expense does not
in the opinion of the club directors impinge on
the Rover-Landers of BC’s ability to otherwise
reasonably meet its financial obligations for
normal operating costs.
– Bill also added that after discussion with the
Treasurer prior to the meeting he was compelled
to make an addition to his motion at the Treasurer’s request. Shawn Doherty (Treasurer) then
relayed that his suggested amendment is to add
an item e) to the motion which should read “The
event budget has been reviewed and approved
by the directors”.
– Pete Lembesis seconded the motion with
the amendment made by Shawn Doherty, the
motion was carried.
AGM adjourned at 2:20 p.m.
February Meeting Minutes
February 17th, 2011
Bill Eastwood recording.
Meeting commenced at 7:30 p.m., Ricky’s
Restaurant, Surrey, B.C.
Members Present: Andy Deane, Shawn
Doherty, Bill Eastwood, Dave Blair, Greg Pollock, Bob Bain, Cam Sainsbury, Stewart Craig,
Tony Carey, Kris Maksymuik, Pete Lembesis,
Glen Bruce, Christopher Wiebe.
Guests Present: Grace Wiebe & Shad Lievesley
• Minutes from the previous meeting:
Motion to accept minutes as posted on the
website. Motion (Andy Deane). Seconded (Pete
Lembesis). Carried
• Treasurer’s Report:
Report read by Shawn Doherty.
There is $10,611.44 in the bank. It was noted
that we came out $345 in the hole on Founder’s
Day. This was partially attributable to the fact
that the on-site cash machine was out of order
so people were not able to get ready cash to buy
raffle tickets and merchandise.
• Membership Update:
(as submitted by Pamela Blair)
Membership currently sits at 68 paid members
to date for 2011. 2010 we were at 86 at this
point in time. New members in since the January
AGM: Stewart Craig, Langley - 2008 LR3, Ryan
Fetterley, West Vancouver - 1995 RR LWB, Terry
Saxe, Rochester, WA - 1984 SIII 109.
Welcome back to the following members since
the January AGM (out over 1 year): Mike Johnstone, Garibaldi Highlands - 1985 D110, Jerry
Hurlburt, Abbotsford, 1949 SI 80", 1951 SI
80", 1956 SI 86", Devin Biln, Squamish - 1999
Disco I, Neil Filipek, Richmond - 1977 101FC,
1951 SI, Jeff London - 1966 S11a 109", Andrew
Williams, Vancouver - 1994 RR LWB, 1996
Disco I.
New & renewal memberships for 2011 can be
mailed into the Membership Coordinator, turned
in at the monthly meetings & events or paid
online using PayPal. Un-renewed 2010 members will be cut from the mailing list as of April
1st (Spring issue) but will be instantly reinstated
upon a paid renewal. 25 membership forms were
sent out in early December to 2008 & 2009 unrenewed members. To date 4 have renewed and
2 came back as moved.
If you think you may have an issue with your
membership status or think you renewed but you
actually have not or if you are not receiving your
newsletters in the mail, please contact Pamela
asap by e-mail or phone. A 2011 membership
card is your official receipt of payment.
• Newsletter Update:
(as submitted by Pamela Blair)
The Spring issue of the Rover-Lander is in full
gear with just 6 weeks until printing and mailing. It’s Range Rover’s turn on the front cover,
Summer is Discovery and Winter is Series.
Looking for now and future In the Garage articles, product reviews, member trucks & Rover
Kids stuff. Send in or contact Pamela with ideas
or what you have, always good to have a few
items ahead for the Summer & Winter issues.
Rovering Rover is booked for all 2011 Spring,
Summer & Winter issues. Next available opening is Spring 2012!
For advertising in the Rover-Lander please
contact Dave Blair, Cory Paulger or Pamela for
ad rates and deadlines. The Spring issue of the
Rover-Lander is scheduled to be out by April
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1st, 2010.
• Merchandise Update:
Andy Deane reports that we still have a number
of the ceramic mugs left.
• Okanagan Report:
Dave & Pamela had another try at jelling the
Okanagan Land Rover Community and hosted
an informal ‘coffee night’ on Feb. 10th at a local
Mexican restaurant in Vernon. Dave sent out
about 30 e-mails and they had 8 say there were
interested and would come.
On the night they had 4 show up – the 2
new Vernon members Kris Markson & Kevin
Schiewe plus Rick Tenveen (Salmon Arm) &
Peter Tebbutt (Vernon).
Pamela put together a slide show of about 200
Land Rover shots showing Land Rovers doing
all types of activities from show n’ shines to
heavy off-roading. They also drew names and
Kevin Schiewe won a MasterPull t-shirt &
sticker. Next Okanagan Coffee Night will be
March 10. Location TBA. Dave & Pamela hope
to make this a monthly event (2nd Thursday of
each month) with perhaps bbq’s at Rover Ranch
in the summer months. See how it goes.
• Founder’s Day Re-cap:
Andy reports that we had 64 paid entrants this
year. Shawn expressed how much he enjoyed the
theme section both this year and last year. There
was discussion about other possible themes for
next year. Suggestions included series focused
display, expedition equipped vehicles, farm and
industrial oriented vehicles.
• 2011 Events update:
– Snowflake Chase:
This run was well attended and took the participants up into the Mt. Thurston area above
Chilliwack then later part of the group headed
over to Vedder Mountain. Photos are posted in
the gallery.
– Andy asked for suggestions on club Runs
for the upcoming season. Much discussion and
• Rud Chains Bungee Replacements:
Pete Lembesis is organizing a group order
of replacement rubber bungees for Rud snow
chains. If you are interested please contact Pete.
• NWC Website:
Mike Bach from PCRC has reported that their
club will participate in the sharing of costs and
operation of the stand-alone Northwest Challenge website.
• Member Contact List:
David Vervaet brought up the matter of circulating member contact information. He points out
that although we had over 120 paid members
last year he does not have any way of knowing
who they are or how to contact them. He points
out that all the other clubs that he’s belonged to
have shared this information within the membership and that this represents one of the key
functions of membership.
– Dave Blair points out that the membership
application contains a check box that asks if
the contact information can be shared and that
a number of people are opposed to sharing this
information.
– Some commented that the web forum is a successful communication tool.
– Others commented that forum users are just as
likely not to be members or sometimes not even
be in the same province or country and that most
don’t even use their real name.
– Someone suggested using the Members Only
area for listing info.
– Bill Eastwood expressed that there are likely privacy concerns about sharing personal
information electronically but that we could
safely send a contact list to members only as a
separate insert in one of the newsletters. This
has been done in the past and could easily be
accomplished without the need to do anything
“on-line”.
– It was noted that participation at club events
would likely increase if people had the ability
to telephone other members for information and
members would have some sense of the proximity of other Rover-Landers in their area.
– Andy agreed to consider the request and discuss with the Executive.
• Whipsaw Committee:
No dates have been set for the new committee
members to meet, but Shawn Doherty reports
that an official meeting might be waived in
favour of discussion on the first Whipsaw Run
in May.
Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Executive that we should secure the Agriplex
for next year’s Founder’s Day event.
• Membership Update:
(as submitted by Pamela Blair)
Membership currently sits at 83 paid members
to date for 2011. 2010 at this point in time was
also 83, so on track despite the incredibly slow
rate renewals are trickling in.
New members in since the February Meeting:
Bruce Henninger, Bellingham, WA - 1972 red
SIII 88" & Ryan Stafford, Vancouver - 1976
grey SIII 88".
New & renewal memberships for 2011 can
be mailed into the Membership Coordinator,
turned in at the monthly meetings & events or
paid online using PayPal. If you submit using
PayPal please fill out both pages. Unrenewed
2010 members will be cut from the mailing list
as of April 1st (Spring issue) but will instantly
reinstated upon a paid renewal.
If you think you may have an issue with your
membership status or think you renewed but
you actually have not or if you are not receiving your newsletters in the mail, please contact
Pamela asap by e-mail or phone. A 2011 blue
membership card is your official receipt of
payment.
• Newsletter Update:
(as submitted by Pamela Blair)
The Spring issue of the Rover-Lander is at
close-up now and is waiting on ad changes,
March Minutes, President’s Message and a new
crossword. Deadline for any other submissions
was March 15th. Printing is booked for March
28th with the Rover-Lander going in the mail
before April 1st.
Looking ahead now to the Summer issue the
Rover-Lander is in need of In the Garage arti-
some tentative dates scheduled, all of which are
subject to change so keep an eye on the website
calendar and the events tab in the web forum.
Our preliminary list includes:
– Chehallis day trip Feb 19th
(Andy Deane – contact)
– Whipsaw 3 day Run May 21st
(Kris Maksymiuk – contact)
– All British Field Meet May 22nd
– Cowichan Valley Land-Rover Weekend 3 days
June 11 - 13 (Greg Sutfin – contact)
– Northwest Overland Rally 4 days June 26th
– Bulldog Mountain 5 days July 1st
(Dave Blair – contact)
– Land-Rover National Rally August 2nd - 6th
– Rover Ranch 5 days August 18th
Dave & Pamela Blair – contact)
– Jim McEachern Memorial Run 2 days Sept
17th
– Whipsaw BBQ 2 days October 22nd
(Shawn Doherty – contact)
Andy has again asked that individuals who are
able should step forward and volunteer to be the
point person for organizing of individual runs.
NOTE: Other events are planned and some
impromptu events will take place with short
notice. The events section on our web forum will
contain the latest details, check often.
March Meeting Minutes
March 17th, 2011
Bill Eastwood recording.
Meeting commenced at 7:30 p.m., Ricky’s
Restaurant, Surrey, B.C.
Members Present: Andy Deane, Pete Lembesis, Shawn Doherty, Bill Eastwood, Stewart
Craig, Dave Vervaet, Glen Bruce, Cam Sainsbury, Greg Pollock, Dave Fraser.
Guests Present: Shad Lievesley & Marc Kenton
• Minutes from the previous meeting:
Motion to accept minutes as posted on the website. Motion (Andy Deane). Seconded (Dave
Fraser). Carried
• Treasurer’s Report:
Report read (Shawn Doherty). There is
$11090.00 in the bank. Shawn reminded the
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Editor’s Message – Notes
from under the front seat
As I sit pounding out the start of this editorial on what is week
two into March, winter has yet to release its snowy grip on the
North Okanagan. We still have 12-15" of snow in the yards and
the hay fields are thick with 2+ feet and... snow has been falling
again this morning. Ack!!
To say we are completely sick of winter doesn’t even begin to
cover it. The first snowflakes fell on Rover Ranch on November
19th and we only just saw dirt about a week ago! That being said
I think the winter prize must go to Rover-Lander Gerry Bolduc
way up in Prince George. Gerry regularly sends me pics and info
of life in PG and last check he had four plus feet of snow in the
yard. Spring? Maybe by June, Gerry.
Rover-Lander Bill Lang out in Roblin, Manitoba has also had
a long cold winter and he tells us he is so ready for warmer days.
He has grown weary of the -30ºC days and thinks their spring is
about three months behind.
However, slowly, like watching paint dry, the snow will melt.
The snow lining our driveway recently took on a look resembling
the White Cliffs of Dover. The old Series I’s, minus SpongeBob
who is now in the shop, have finally emerged from their snowy
cocoons like metal mammoth carcasses. Growing up in the Okanagan I could always guarantee a hike on or around St. Patrick’s
Day when I could count the buttercups. Definitely not this year!
Long cold snowy winter aside, we dealt with my mum being
hospitalized three times since the end of November. The last spell
had her in for three weeks in February with a broken hip after falling on ice outside her eye specialist’s office in Kamloops. Mum
now 81, has rallied back and is thankfully doing better.
After all of this I wore myself down and was rather frayed
around the edges when I fell victim to a nasty bout of bronchitis
on Feb. 22nd. Dave bundled me up, took me in to the doctor on
Mar. 3rd, and my doctor exclaimed as he put the stethoscope on
my back, “OMG girl, what have you done?!!” My lungs were
huffing, puffing and wheezing like a dying locomotive.
Needless to say I have not ventured out much the last few
weeks and tending to my horses 4-5 times daily has been about all
I could manage. Just gotta keep bobbing along, spring will come.
Four years ago Dave & I tried jelling the North Okanagan Land
Rover community with a dismal result that showed little interest,
so we gave up. Now with our Rover Ranch event heading into its
fifth consecutive year there has been significantly more interest in
the valley and more people joining the club. Yeah!
The new Okanagan members know they are too far away to
attend events down there, much less a monthly Rover-Landers
Meeting, so Dave & I felt it was important to try jelling again,
hoping to at least make the new members up here feel involved
and like they actually belonged to something.
Our first try was on February 10th at a local restaurant in Vernon. Dave sent out about thirty e-mails and we had four fellows
show up on the night – better than none, right? I put together a
slide show for the boys to watch that night. It was deemed a success with them wanting us to keep it going monthly.
Gathering #2 was on March 10th and we had eight show and
with us it made ten. We selected a different restaurant for #2 that
gave us more room and showed the Top Gear episode of their trek
from Bolivia to the Pacific with a Range Rover, Toyota LC &
Most days over the last few months looked like this at Rover Ranch
Suzuki. It was a hit, and as you may know hilarious to watch.
Looking back to Founder’s Day... most of your were there, it
was great, wasn’t it? Revenue was down a bit, but it was still well
attended with a grand gathering of Land Rovers in one place. It
was a treat to have a few different models that are usually scarce
in attendance for this year – three Series I’s, one Defender 130 and
two 101 Forward Controls.
The big ABFM at Van Dusen Gardens in Vancouver comes up
on the May long weekend, always a fun event if it doesn’t rain.
Dave & I are taking a break this year as it is a strict ‘no dogs
allowed’ event and we are without dog sitters this year. Oliver &
Jaime have expressed they would like a spring camp-out in the
Slocan, or maybe that was me that expressed that. Hmm......
It’s PCRC and Washington’s turn again to host the 23rd annual
Northwest Challenge this fall. Please check pages 5 & 6 for the
newsletter’s Calendar of Events and always regularly check the
Rover-Landers online Calendar & Forum for more information,
contacts, new additions or event changes. A Rover-Landers logo
beside the event designates offical Rover-Landers of BC events
A few changes heading out the gate with this first issue for
2011. The Monthly Minutes have been moved to the back section
of the newsletter and the Member News section was expanded to
show more new members and their Rovers coming in. If you are a
new member, please send us a picture of your Rover with or without you to [email protected]. The crossword couldn’t
arrive so a few pages were quickly re-done and shuffled about in
the end. My filler folder was scraped dry as a result.
If any of you have any suggestions or ideas for upcoming issues
feel free to let Dave or I know. Remember folks... the newsletter is
for the members by the members!
Thanks to René Bischof & Larry Emrick for sending in their
articles, it gave a good base to get this issue started, and I can
always count on the Island Boys for In the Garage submissions ~
thanks Greg & Victor!
Dave has been working on new advertisers and hopefully we
will have a few more on board by the Summer issue. We did
secure one new advertiser to date – welcome to Jeremy Pinney at
Rocky Mountain Products.
On that note I am gone now, hope to see some of you on the
trail this season. Your Summer issue will be out by August 1st.
Good luck to you all and let’s make 2011 another great year for the
Rover-Landers. And... let’s keep up hope, support and prayers for
the people and animals of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. Really
makes one think how much
we all take for granted.
always, PB & the Rover Pups
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Rover-Landers Membership Application Form - 2011
The Rover-Landers of British Columbia
c/o Membership Coordinator
1829 Pleasant Valley Road
Armstrong, B.C., V0E 1B2
Club Dues Enclosed:
Rover-Landers Annual fee $35
Rover-Landers sticker: for yes
Sticky on back (normal)
Last Name ______________________________________ First Name _________________________________
Address____________________________________________________________________________________
City/Town ________________________________ Province/State ___________ Postal Code______________
Home # (_____)_________________ Work # (_____)_________________ Mobile # (_____)________________
E-mail Address_________________________________________________
Forum User Name_________________________ (in order for us to allow you access to the members only area)
Your Land-Rover(s):
Year
Model
I would like to help:
E-mail/Phone-out members
Be an Executive
Assist newsletter
Colour
Features
Off-road event planning
Other event planning
Other
I do not agree to allow my contact info to be distributed to other club members in the form of a member roster
mailed with the newsletter.
I would like to take part in the following activities:
Heavy off-roading (possibility of body damage: large rocks, narrow trails)
Light off-roading (slight possibility of body damage: gravel road, ditches)
On-road events (i.e. road rallies, Whistler All British Run)
Show ‘n Shine events (i.e. Founder’s Day, Van Dusen ABFM, Portland ABFM)
Indoor events (i.e. dinners, meetings, information sessions, slide shows, club displays)
I, the undersigned, hereby acknowledge;
1. The above information is true,
2. I am at least nineteen (19) years of age,
3. I have adequate insurance on my vehicle for off-road use,
4. That Rover-Landers of BC, its officials or directors and members, will not be held liable for any damage or
injuries that may occur during an event or related activity organized by the club.
5. While every reasonable precaution is taken, members attend club events at their own risk and are expected to
act in a safe, responsible manner.
Signed: ______________________________________________
Date: ____________________________
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