The awesome ladies of UBC’s Women’s Health unit are paying us a visit on April 12th. They’ve asked us to let them know what issues and topics are of interest to our group.

What do you want to learn more about? Healthy relationships and consent? Getting to know our menstrual cycles? How we can take better care of our bodies? Let us know what you’re curious about by submitting your questions using this form – all answers are anonymous, and all questions are welcome!

Please send us your questions via the form by April 5th – thanks!

Form link: https://goo.gl/forms/ZKAHlp9fi57Qm72v2

Also, registration for girls returning to the 9th Pathfinders next year is open now! Register online at girlguides.ca to ensure your spot in the unit for the 2017/2018 Guiding year.

Our next meeting on March 29 is a special trip to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank! Remember to come in uniform, bring an item to donate, and bring a signed Volunteering Form if you haven’t already returned one. Note the early meeting time of 6:00 pm.

Cookies are here!  We will bring some for distribution to our visit to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank on March 29, and to cookie selling at Broadway-City Hall Skytrain Station on April 5. If you would like personal cases sooner than that, please contact Karla to make arrangements.

On April 1, we’re going canoeing with Ridge Wilderness. This is a fun and affordable way to learn some canoeing skills (that count towards your Canada Cord!), get outside, and have fun! See the event post for more details. You can still sign up by March 29.

Check out the Calendar for full details!

This week, we’ve got a special guest from the City of Vancouver coming to work with us on our Prepare for the Unexpected module (mandatory module for those working on your Canada Cords)! Bring your program book, and wear your uniform.

You can also bring in your forms for the Southridge District Thinking Day Bowl-A-Thon on Feb 19!

Also, we’re going canoeing with Ridge Wilderness on April 1! This is a great, affordable way to get some time on the water. No experience necessary! The 1.5 hour lesson will either be at Whonnock Lake (or Brae Island Regional Park (Langley) – more info to come once Ridge confirms. To save your spot, fill out all of the attached forms (SG1, SG2, SG5, and Ridge Waiver) and return it with your $10 payment as soon as possible! Check out the event listing for more information.

• SG1 Canoe Lesson Ridge Wilderness April 1 2017
• SG2 Canoe Lesson with Ridge Wilderness April 1 2017
• SG5 Canoe Lesson Ridge Wilderness April 1 2017
• 2017 Ridge Waiver pdf COI 1 (13)
• Floating Classroom Gear List 2016

Reminder to those that have signed up for First Aid tomorrow (IA, MCB, HC, KC, CC, IH, MM, HTL, NT, HW) to be at the church at 12:45 pm. The class starts at 1:00 pm sharp and ends at 5:00 pm. Please bring:

• your program book
• a water bottle and light snack
• comfortable clothing as we’ll be doing practice activities on the floor etc.

We’re working on our Camp Olave, Seattle, and service project plans. Can’t remember what task you signed up for?  Check the Planning page on the website.

Tonight is also the last night to sign up for First Aid (which is this Saturday!!), and for the Southridge District bowling event on Feb 19.

If you borrowed any camping gear for snow camp and haven’t returned it yet (DK, MCB), please bring it in as soon as possible.

Scroll down for some great camping opportunities….

Girl Guides of Canada, BC Council has received 100 Double Passes (200 movie tickets, total) for a special pre-screening of THE SPACE BETWEEN US (PG-13), the latest Young Adult movie by VVS Films, and we would like to make them available to our girl and adult members on a first-come, first-served basis!

This is an official Guiding Activity, open to girls 12 years of age and older, therefore the parental ratio must be maintained, and uniforms should be worn. 

Synopsis

In this interplanetary adventure, a space shuttle embarks on the first mission to colonize Mars, only to discover after takeoff that one of the astronauts is pregnant. Shortly after landing, she dies from complications while giving birth to the first human born on the red planet – never revealing who the father is.

Thus begins the extraordinary life of Gardner Elliot – an inquisitive, highly intelligent boy who reaches the age of 16 having only met 14 people in his very unconventional upbringing. While searching for clues about his father, and the home planet he’s never known, Gardner begins an online friendship with a street smart girl in Colorado named Tulsa.

When he finally gets a chance to go to Earth, he’s eager to experience all of the wonders he could only read about on Mars – from the most simple to the extraordinary. But once his explorations begin, scientists discover that Gardner’s organs can’t withstand Earth’s atmosphere.

Eager to find his father, Gardner escapes the team of scientists and joins with Tulsa on a race against time to unravel the mysteries of how he came to be, and where he belongs in the universe.

When and Where

Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 7:00 PM
Cineplex International Village
88 West Pender,
Vancouver, BC   V6B 6N9
Google Maps

Event Hashtag: #TheSpaceBetweenUs
Genre: Romance/Adventure
Cast: Gary Oldman, Asa Butterfield, Britt Robertson, Carla Gugino

WATCH THE OFFICIAL MOVIE TRAILER

If you are interested in attending this event, please email Jonathan Dagostino atcomassist@bc-girlguides.org, no later than Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 10:00 PM to request the tickets. In the subject line of the email, write “The Space Between Us Tickets”.Please include your iMIS number in the email.

All movie tickets will be sent out by email in PDF format, and tickets will be available to entire units, as well as individual girl or adult members, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please note that only successful candidates will receive a reply to their ticket request, and all successful ticket requests will be answered no later than 4 PM, on Monday, January 30, 2017.

The Mount Seymour mountain weather forecast has dramatically improved, so snow camp is a GO!

See everyone in the parking lot for the at Mount Seymour Group Site at 7:00 pm tomorrow.  It’s located at the last big bend in the road before you get to the top of Mount Seymour (the resort / ski area), with a big parking lot on the left-hand side of the road.

Remember to eat dinner before you arrive – we’ll only be having mug up tomorrow night.

 

Our first meeting of the year is on January 11! We’ll be doing lots of fun and important stuff.

Please bring:

• Final activity to complete your Relationships Values and Choices module: On November 30, we worked on the Relationships, Values and Choices module (p 122 in your program book). To complete this module, please do one of activity #2 or activity #8, and bring your work to share with the group.
• A list of gear you’d like to borrow for snow camp:  If you’re coming to snow camp, please review the winter camp kit list and bring a list of any items you’d like to borrow.  We’ll be bringing gear to our meeting on January 18 so you can take it home to pack for camp.
• Forms and payment for the LifeSaver First Aid Course with St John’s Ambulance in February. 
• Forms and payment for the Southridge District Thinking Day Bowl-a-thon in February.
• Your program book!

As the temperatures drop and the rain sets in for winter, it doesn’t mean we stop having fun outdoors.  The mountains are turning into a winter wonderland of snow for us to discover!  The West Coast Area Camping committee is bringing back the popular Snow Series this year for Pathfinders, Rangers and Trex members.  They have planned a number of events to build winter camping skills.   For more information check out the information poster.   

The following events are area-wide, and require individual registration. The 9th Pathfinders will not be registering as a unit.  

* Snowshoe Practice Hike # 1 – Sat Jan 14th 9am to 2pm at Dam Moutain, Grouse Mt
– Online Registration Form , please bring $10 cash with you for the Gondola Ride. (Registration deadline is Jan 6th!)

* Snowshoe Practice Hike # 2 – Sat Jan 28th 9am to 1pm at Dog Mountain, Mt Seymour
– Online Registration Form (Registration deadline is Jan 20th!)

* Snowshoe Practice Hike # 3 with Overnight in Snow Shelters – Feb 4th to 5th at Dinky Peak, Mt Seymour
– For more information about this event please review the SG1 form.
To be fully registered for this event all participants must fill out the Online Registration Form and mail their SG2, SG5, H1 and $30 fee (please make cheques payable to GGC – West Coast Area) to Tammy Tromba, 301-6020 Vine St, Vancouver, BC V6M 4A6 by Jan 20th!

* Snowshoe Backpacking Trip to Red Heather Meadows, Garibaldi Provincial Park – Mar 3rd to 5th  

Please note: To be eligible to attend this event participants MUST attend one of the practice hikes on either Jan 14th or 28th and the snowshoe hike with overnight at Dinky Peak Feb 4th to 5th.
For more information about this event please review the SG1 form.  To be fully registered for this event all participants must fill out the Online Registration Form and mail their SG2, SG5, H1 and $70 fee (please make cheques payable to GGC – West Coast Area) to Tammy Tromba, 301-6020 Vine St, Vancouver, BC V6M 4A6 by Feb 10th!

The 6^th Vancouver Pathfinder SOAR patrol is doing a fundraiser bottle drive Sat Jan 7.  We are attending SOAR, a back to basics week-long camp in tents in Smithers BC in July 2017.  The camp will Guiding members from throughout BC, across Canada and international Guiding partners will be attending!

If you have any refundable drink containers that you would like to donate, drop off your donation on the porch at 545 East 46^th Ave Vancouver where we will be doing our sorting.  We can also do pickups if you live near the Pathfinder meeting church or in the southeast Vancouver area.  Please contact Denise Dhalian at 6thvancouverpathfinders@gmail.com for further details.