This Jaguar X.K.140 was one of many fine cars on display at ECAIP 2013 ...see page 8 for more on this event

September - October 2013 84th Edition Editor & Publisher: Jim Gislason

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As our year is winding down and most activities are now behind us, I am pleased to say, in my opinion, that it was one of our best years ever. I hope that all members got a lot of enjoyment driving their English cars and participating in some of the great Branch events that were organized throughout the year. The highlight for 2013 was of course, our hosting of the AGM weekend, followed by a record attendance at Brits on the Beach. I would like to thank all members who arranged a car run, especially Marge Sabourin with the BETI run; and to those who represented our Branch at various car shows; organized a social event, or just volunteered their time in helping out with some of our other great events. As this is my last year in office as Chair, I look forward to seeing a new Executive Team take the reins, and lead our Branch into even bigger and better things for the future. I would also like to thank all members on the current Executive who will be retiring at the end of the year, and express my appreciation for their hard work and dedication in the past. I look forward to attending our Annual Christmas Party at the Coast Bastion this year, and trust that as many members as possible will attend this fun evening. ...Malcolm Hargrave, Chair. October 15, 2013

Chairman’s Report

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To date we have 125 memberships and 230 individual members. If you would like to renew your 2014 membership early, before you head south to warmer weather, I will be collecting membership dues at our next meeting, Oct. 17th and again at the Nov. meeting. Our membership fees will remain the same at $ 25.00. We will be holding an early bird draw for all members who pay before Jan. 1, 2014. You could win a free membership for renewing early. If you are unable to attend the meeting you may mail a cheque to me, Melba Nelson 2444 Greenridge Cr. Nanoose Bay, BC V9P 9k9 250 468-1564 All cheques are payable to CI OECC Thanks, Melba

Membership Report

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It was a bit of a gloomy day but we had a good contingent of cars make the trip up to Comox for the Filberg car show. The overall number of cars were down this year but it was still a great event and 2 of our club members placed 1st and 2nd in the judging. There were also a lot of ‘door’ prizes for the rest of us lot and the rain held off enough to make it an enjoyable day. … Jim

Filberg ABFM August 18th 2013

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We sure were lucky with the weather . After a dull and rainy week we had a glo-rious sunny day for our always popular annual outing to the Lighthouse Fall Country Fair in Qualicum Bay. We had 22 cars registered for the run and show, but in fact 25 showed up on the field. While we were a bit short on public admir-ers for our cars - because our field was somewhat away from the the main fair-ground thoroughfares - our members all seemed to enjoy the fair, especially the french fries! Once again the dancing "cloggers" seemed to be the most popular of the non-stop entertainment acts that were presented at several locations on the fairgrounds. Some of our group finished the day with a Chinese food dinner together. Truly a grand day....Al Thompson

Lighthouse Country Fall Fair August 31st 2013

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English Car Affair in the Park Sept. 8th 2013

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Several members in English cars met at Canadian Tire for the start of the run, which began at 10.15 am. After winding our way through Lantzville, Nanoose Bay and Parks-ville, we stopped at the French Creek Bakery and Café for our rendezvous with other members at 11 am. In all there were 16 cars on the run and our first point of interest was the Hacienda Mexican gift shop, alongside the Texas BBQ area in Arrowsmith. The only rain worth mentioning on the run was around Arrowsmith, but it didn’t last too long or deter a few die-hards who kept their tops down. After spending about ½ hour looking over the neat Mexican imported goods and foods, we headed off to our next destination, which was the Dutch Import shop in Coombs. This was a huge hit and most of the members ended up buying lots of Dutch candies and other interesting items. After we had spent our money and had photos taken, we headed off for lunch at the British Bobby Restaurant in Parksville. The owner had closed the restaurant just for us on the day and he was happy to see 34 of us show up for lunch. The restaurant did a great job in serving us all in reasonable time, and John St.John (owner) told us a short story and gave out 2 gifts for answering his quiz cor-rectly. The point of the run was to identify as many country flags as possible on the run, and to collect a total of 4 miniature flags for each stop. There was also an optional Cana-dian/British Trivia Quiz to answer and that was jointly won by Graeme and Sue Cook and Al Thompson, who both received a $25.00 gift certificate for the British Bobby. Af-ter a lovely meal and great fun we headed back, in the dry, to our homes.

...Malcolm & Janet

Multi - Flag Run Aug. 3 2013

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    The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Chairman Malcolm Hargrave with 59 members present and a guest from the Kootenays. Peter Sparks motioned to accept the July minutes as circulated, Seconded by Paul Mansell. Carried. Treasurer, Al Ramsay reported a bank balance of $XXXX this does not include the $600 stipend from the Club to offset AGM costs. Deposits for the Christmas Banquet and Music have been made. Melba Nelson, Membership coordinator, reported our branch has 125 Memberships with 230 Members. Bob Thompson reported that his committee found that at this late date venues for the Christmas Party are sold out and due to a cancellation they are able to get the Coast Bastion for December 14th. The buffet features Turkey, Salmon and about 7 salads and includes banquet room decorations. The room holds 120/130 people. Marge Sabourin reported The Garage and Garden Tour of Faulty Towers was enjoyed by many members. Basil directed traffic and Barb and Steve Harris are wonderful hosts. Nancy and Brent were towed back to Victoria only to discover the cause of their breakdown was a fan belt! BETI was a huge success. Tops were down the entire trip. The Sydney run hosted by Robert and Elaine Brodie was excellent. Adrian Rice reported the Ladysmith Parade had 10 cars on an overcast day, followed by dinner at the Saltair Pub. Jim Gislason will wagon master the Filberg Run leaving Qualicum Beach at 9 a.m. on August 18. Al Thompson is sending around a sign-up sheet for the August 31 Light House Fall Fair. Plan to depart CTC at 8:30 am and QB at 9:30 am. No one volunteered to wagon master ECAIP Sunday September 8th to Fort Rod Hill. Jim Gislason will present information on t 2014 BRBC route during break time.

Minutes of August 15th, 2013 General Meeting

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Tony Dowell thanked Adele for stepping in as Events coordinator. A brief overview of the British Car industry was given by Tony Dowell. The MG3 is now on sale in England for 8,300 GBP also, there is a Jaguar SUV to rival the BMW. Malcolm reminded members to advise him of nominations for the Chair and Events coordinator. Nominations and Voting takes place at the Branch’s annual AGM in October. Malcolm Hargrave noted that the fixed cost for the Christmas Banquet is $703.19 with ticket costs of $45 each. Marge Sabourin motioned to accept the $45 ticket price for the Christmas Banquet. Seconded by Judy Unia. Carried. Motioned by Marge Sabourin to donate $500 to the Ladysmith Food Bank. Seconded by Ken Hedges. Carried. I think Merv stumped the members with his Mystery Car of the Month, the Vale Special! Adrian Rice was the 50/50 winner, and he got an extra $5 because he was wearing his name badge. Several members enjoyed Racing from South Africa courtesy of Ron Milton. Meeting adjourned at 9 p.m. ...Darla Millard, Branch Secretary

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The meeting was called to order by Chairman Malcolm Hargrave with 49 mem-bers present and one guest from Ontario. It was noted that the August minutes did not reflect the group hotels room rates of $99 at the Dorchester and $105 at the Coast for members needing accom-modations for the Christmas Banquet. Since full details had been emailed to members an amendment is not required. Candy Francis motioned to accept the August minutes as circulated, Seconded by Bob Thompson. Carried. Treasurer, Al Ramsay reported a bank balance of $XXXXX this includes depos-its made for the Christmas Banquet and DJ. 39 Banquet Tickets were sold to-night. Melba Nelson, Membership coordinator, reported our branch has 125 Member-ships with 230 Members. Early Bird registrations begin at the October meet-ing. However, Snow Bird, Russ Heughan is the first Early Bird! Welcome back Howard and thanks to Adele for stepping in. Howard reviewed the August runs - Filberg was a great day, not as many cars as in the past; the August 31 Light House Fall Fair had 25 cars including a Bond Bug. Al Thompson shared the thank you letter he received from the organizers and an invitation to participate again next year; Doug Unia reported a wonderful run put on by ECAIP organizers and a good day Sunday September 8th at Fort Rod Hill, a bit hot; Minetown Days in Lantzville had a short parade of 2 cars; Merv reported on the Portland trip. Lots of misadventures, breakdowns and im-provising ....great story, but I forgot to write the details down. The September 21st Nanoose tour is cancelled. A sign up sheet was sent around for the Hargrave's September 29th 'Multi Flag Run' leaving Canadian Tire at 10 am. Check the website for full details of events. Bob Thompson reported 68 people have signed up to attend the Christmas Banquet. Tickets are available from Al Ramsay. The November Meeting is the

Minutes of Sept. 19th , 2013 General Meeting

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cut off for tickets. You can mail a cheque to Al and he will send back your tick-ets. More door prizes are needed, members are asked to use contacts to se-cure prizes. Please bring your donations in a plain brown bag.....to the next meeting. Bob Thompson suggested if the venue and DJ were satisfactory they should be rebooked immediately for next year. Next years organizing committee can can-cel if alternates were found. Motioned by Bob Thompson to book venue and DJ, seconded by Paul Tilson. Carried. Malcolm reminded members to advise him of nominations for Executive posi-tions including Chair, Secretary and Events Co- ordinator. Nominations and Voting takes place at the Branch’s AGM in October. So far Cathy Gislason and Candy Francis have been nominated for the Chair, Bob Thompson for Secre-tary. Malcolm shared the Thank You letter from Diane Stokes of the Ladysmith Food Bank for our donation of $500. Doug Unia will arrange a tour of Thompson's Garage. Ron Milton identified Merv's Mystery Car of the month - GTM Coupe. Jill Styles was the lucky winner of the 50/50 draw and she was wearing her name tag for an extra $5. Doug Unia's Overdrive technical presentation was enjoyed by many members. Meeting adjourned at 9 p.m. ...Darla Millard, Branch Secretary

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Chairman: Malcolm Hargrave Phone: 250-741-0584 Email: malcolmhargrave@shaw.ca Past Chairman: Norman Hall Phone: 250-752-0403 Email: comdata@telus.net Vice Chairman Graeme Cook Phone: 250-585-6972 Email: graeme4a@gmail.com Presentation Coordinator: Doug Unia Phone: 250-751-8270 Email: 55omdu6@telus.net Treasurer: Al Ramsay Phone: 250-585-6368 Email: valandalramsay@gmail.com Secretary: Darla Millard Phone: 250-729-9931 E-mail darlamillard@shaw.ca Events Coordinator: Howard Lockhart Phone: 250-802-3340 Email: tr7@live.ca Beano Newsletter: Jim Gislason Phone 250-723-4372 Email: jim@island.net Web Master: Cathy Gislason Phone: 250-723-4372 Email: cath@island.net Regalia: Judy Unia Phone: 250-751-8270 Email: 77rxj6c@telus.net Membership/Roster: Melba Nelson Phone: 250-468-1564 Email: oeccmelba@gmail.com

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