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STREAM WATCH COMES TO SOUTHWEST ALBERTA -- UPDATE

 

Allan "adc" Caldwell announced Stream Watch for Southwestern Alberta recently ... click here.

 

This is an update on what's been happening! And it is considerable. adc has assembled a Stream Watch committee that met yesterday.

  • Barring a major monkey wrench, this will go ahead for 2008 and there will be an Enforcement Seasonal Officer in the upper Oldman and Livingstone areas this summer.
  • BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP! READ ON!
  • Click here for the 2-page PDF flier that you can get use to show your boss and fishing friends. (It is nearly 1MB so takes a few seconds to d/l.)
  • Here is the “Stream Watch Southwestern” webpage with details...please have a look! ... Click here.
  • Toolman is going to run an online auction.
  • LynnF is heading up an “oilpatch” promotion.
  • Thank you to those who have donated already. But we need more.
  • The “corporate” campaign is just getting going.
  • We have a commitment from SRD to provide a F&W Officer supervisor based out of Blairmore. See webpage for details.
What can you do? We would like you to:

• Make a $100 donation…You can pay by cheque or credit card. See webpage for details. click here.

Any and all donations are needed and appreciated.

• We would like you to talk this up with your friends.

• We would like you to give us contacts, especially any companies that do business in SW Alberta.

• We would like you to speak to your boss or PR person in your company if you are comfortable doing this. OR,

• Send LynnF a PM and get her to do it…make sure you have contact details, OR,

• Send Allan Caldwell an email (see webpage for contact email) and ask him to make the contact.

 

SPECIAL NEEDS

We need a one-time donation of the following for the Seasonal Enforcement Officer:

• One pair of binoculars.

• A 6- to 8-MP digital camera preferably a “super zoom” with 10X zoom.

• A Garmin eTrex Legend GPS.

These will be held by the supervising F&W Officer at the end of the summer.

 

WE WILL MAKE THIS WORK FOR US!

 

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND HELP!

 

Cheers!

 

Clive

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i will print this stuff out and take it to the hook and hackle club AGM

 

clive, if i can get say a large outdoor outfitter to donate something, is there a possibility of a tax donation receipt??? just so i have something to offer when i make a propsal

 

 

LS, if you have contacts that could donate the binocs, camera or gps we will be more than happy to issue them a tax receipt for the full retail amount.........All they need to do is give me the retail price sticker when they send the item and I will see they get the tax receipt..........Thanks for your help.......

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i might have a few contacts... but i have to ask nicely. :o it has been awhile since i have talked to him, so i will see what i can do. i may have a few other people who have contacts. i dont actually "know" anyone... but i know people who know people.

 

i will try my best :)

 

Thanks

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We are looking for donated items that we can auction off, to help raise cash for the project. So if you can help by donating anything we can sell, it would be greatly appreciated. I'll start with the first item.

 

I will offer a half day(4-5 hours), Guided walk and wade on the Bow river, with one or two anglers. I'll even bring Spey gear if that's what the buyer wants and either way, there will be lots of trout involved. Bidding starts at $200.

Anyone want to go fishing with the Toolman, here's your chance. Big trout guaranteed...grin.

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adc and I are offering a one-day guided pike fishing trip to a reservoir somewhere in Southern Alberta sometime between May 8 and June 15.

 

We may or may not be able to go here ... 3M .... We need to get clearance from the land owner. If not, we will likely go to Badger, Cochrane or wherever the hot bite is at the time. NO GUARANTEES ... pike are more moody than trout. You know the drill.

 

Trip will include lunch (we make great lunches), refreshments (no beer--sorry) and flies. Pictures taken. The lucky winner will have to provide his/her own float tube or pontoon boat as we will be floating. The winner will have to drive to the agreed-upon site -- or to Al's house in Lethbridge. (We won't be picking anyone up in Calgary.)

 

In case we get the okay to fish "3M" this has to be limited to one angler only! Minimum bid is $200.

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We are looking for donated items that we can auction off, to help raise cash for the project. So if you can help by donating anything we can sell, it would be greatly appreciated. I'll start with the first item.

 

I will offer a half day(4-5 hours), Guided walk and wade on the Bow river, with one or two anglers. I'll even bring Spey gear if that's what the buyer wants and either way, there will be lots of trout involved. Bidding starts at $200.

Anyone want to go fishing with the Toolman, here's your chance. Big trout guaranteed...grin.

 

 

Thanks a bunch for doing this TM..........Just to remind everyone who donates to the auction that if you submit an invoice with your donation marked Trout Unlimited Canada--S. Alberta Streamwatch a tax receipt will be issued.....Invoices that accompany the donation can be forwarded to me, TM...........Thanks again.......

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Andrew!! A guided trip to meet Big Earl !!

 

You can throw in a free blindfold. :P

 

 

how about Bosephus instead?

 

EDIT: for those interested...this is Bosephus and his woman Olga...if there is enough interest, i'll be more than happy to auction a guided excursion for these two (being that the two are always present in the same hole together)...

Bosephus:

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Olga:

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just a thought on donations to an auction and revenue canada rules, i had to look into this last year. unfortunately i cant find the exact RCA link, but these have some info

 

personal donations and tax deductions

 

any item that is donated for a tax receipt must be a hard item with monetary value - donating time is not a tax deduction even if it is your business' source of revenue

 

donations of time or service

 

i ended up offering guiding and lunch for free to the United way for 2 days this summer. they guiding went for $325.00 each.

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