April SIMBS Trail Maintenance Day Rescheduled

Hello all trail builders, we have decided to move the SIMBS Trail Maintenance day ahead one week due to the third Sunday falling on the Easter holiday this year. So Trail Maintenance will be on Sunday, April 23, 2006 not the 16th. We will meet at the usual time of 8:45am so we can hit the trail for 9. If you are able to attend please RSVP via e-mail by Saturday April 22, 9am so that we can order enough lunches from our lunch sponsor, Willie's Bakery.

See you on the trails!

Russ Campbell

SIMBS Classifieds temporarily offline

Sorry for the trouble over the past week or so with the php Classifieds system we have installed here on the simbs.com website. It has been causing some people issues when they try to log in to the site, and now the system will no longer properly reset passwords nor will it allow most users access to their accounts, or to their adds.

I am taking it offline for the time being, until I can sort out the cause of the issue, and or reinstall the application.
Sorry for the inconvenience,
SIMBS.

NEWSLETTER PRODUCTIION OPPORTUNIITY

SIMBS is sad to announce that our MUDNEWS production guy, Mitch, is leaving his post with SIMBS. SIMBS is seeking fresh blood to fill Mitch's position. If you are looking to indulge your interest in publication or newsletter production, SIMBS wants to hear from you.

MUDNEWS is published six times a year & typically runs 8-12 black and white pages. Potential candidates will have experience in:
-Newsletter or newspaper layout/design, ad production, Quark (or In-Design), PhotoShop Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat.
-The ability to produce press and web-ready PDF files is also an asset.
-Willingness to volunteer one or two days every other month is essential.

Any interested parties (SIMBS members or others) are asked to send their expression of interest, including a description of relevant experience(formal resume not required) to:
James Brown.
Thanks,
SIMBS.

SIMBS is Moving!

Our mailing address that is!

Have you mailed in your membership application only to have it returned even though it was addressed correctly? SIMBS has been frustrated also with this and have now set up a new mailbox with Canada Post. Effective immediately our new mailing address is:

SOUTH ISLAND MOUNTAIN BIKE SOCIETY
PO Box 8145
Victoria, BC V8W 3R8

Don't worry if you just mailed us something, as we will have access to our old mailbox for awhile.

IMBA Trail Care Crew To Visit SIMBS

February 04 - 05, 2006

IMBA Trail Care Crew will make a trip to the island to do a 2 day trail building workshop.

With the slated development of the private land on the south boarder of Hartland Park, new connector trails must be built to maintain access and trail continuity. Learn what it takes to build sustainable trail through this 2 day workshop.

Registration Fee: $5
Contact: James Brown (250) 389-1009 or e-mail Please register early as space is limited.

Date: Saturday, February 04, 2006
Location: Strawberry Vale Community Hall, 11 High Street, View Royal, BC Map Link:
Time: 9:00 AM to Noon
Lunch is included and provided by Willie's Bakery

Location: Mount Work Regional Park, Hartland; Hartland Road, Victoria, BC
Time: 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM

Date: Sunday, February 05, 2006
Location: Mount Work Regional Park, Hartland; Hartland Road, Victoria, BC
Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Lunch is included and provided by Willie's Bakery

Note: Only those who attend the Saturday classroom session are eligible to attend the Sunday trail building session.

Thanks,
SIMBS

SIMBS 2006 AGM: Monday January 30th

7 PM Victoria Event Centre 1415 Broad St

Yes it is that time of year again, time for the SIMBS Annual General Meeting. As always there will be a good time to be had by all. You can come down and listen to what SIMBS has to say, and you can take the opportunity to say what it is you want to say to us! You can even step up and join the SIMBS "Board of Directors" or sign up as a volunteer.

For all current (paid) SIMBS members, there is the opportunity to vote in the new board, and for anyone not yet registered as a supporting member, you can join at the meeting in time to get in on the vote. If you would like to beat the rush, you can join online now using our PayPal signup system, or mail us a cheque or money order, and get your membership in the bag before the event.

Volunteer recognition and a few prizes will finish off the business and as always there will be ice cold Lighthouse Brewing Company beer on tap.

Check back here for more details as they come in... and see you all at the AGM! Here's a map for location directions.

full sized poster, click here

For a poster click, click here