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Meet in the Aloulette Room.

Presenter: Gord Wilson of Wilson Computer Services
Speaker Topic: How to Spot and Avoid Common Tech Scams

Please join us for a Pizza lunch and this enlightening discussion.

Guest Speaker:  Tai Chi demonstrated by George Hope from the Vancouver Branch of Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism. 

Refreshments and a brief meeting agenda to follow.

The next walk for the BCGREA Branch 2700 is going to be Wednesday, November 18, at 1:00 pm.

We will meet at the Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail parking lot. This meeting place is in Langford and we are not going into the Wilderness. Four members of Branch 2700 scouted out the walk recently and we all agree it is a very nice walk.

The walk will be out and back from the meeting place. There is more climbing than our typical walks but the trail is in excellent shape, wide and provides good footing, very much like the Goose. There is an uphill section early on which we can take our time on. Then there is a rolling section before the trail drops down again to a viewing point for a small waterfall and then a suspension bridge. It is beautiful in there and takes us through part of the watershed. We can walk in different speed groups and those who don’t want to go all the way to the waterfall or bridge can turn around earlier, before going down to the waterfall. The full walk would take about 1 hr 45 min.

The write up for this park says it is challenging but this trail continues on for many kilometers and I’m sure parts of the trail are very challenging. The section we have chosen is relatively short, the trail is in excellent condition, although there are some uphill sections. We’ll have our usual snack and water break after the hike near the parking lot so if you have a chair you can bring in your car please bring it along.

Should be a lovely fall walk to end this year’s scheduled walks until we start again in March. Please respond to director1.branch2700@bcgrea.ca and let us know if you plan to attend.

This will be our Christmas get-together with full turkey dinner catered by Kirsten’s Hide Out ($20.00 per person). There will be some entertainment and GOOD prizes to put everyone in the Christmas spirit.

We had a request to play Pass The Parcel which we are happy to do.  Anyone wishing to take part in the White Elephant (Pass The Parcel) game, please bring a wrapped gift valued at maximum $10.00.  You will be given an number when you arrive and the highest number will have the pick of the presents.  Lowest number may have their prized gift swiped by another player until the final player chooses their gift.

Please RSVP to membership.branch500@bcgrea.ca as soon as possible so we can inform the caterer.

(vegetarian option available upon request)

Please RSVP to Connie before November 14, 2026 to chair.branch100@bcgrea.ca

Plus Door Prizes and Gift Draw!