At a National Conference of the 20,000-plus member Canadian Power & Sail Squadrons in Ottawa, Bill Jerry, Commander of the local, long established group, was presented an Office of the Year award by Chief Commander, Charles Beall.

There's no better time to beef up your boating skills than when we have the boats tucked away for their long winters nap. There are courses available from coast to coast on varying topics and you can view them by looking at boatingcourses.ca.  CPS-ECP is now happy to offer a selection of courses delivered online and you can learn where ever you may be, even on the deck of a boat in the sunshine perhaps?