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Celebration of the 60th anniversaries of GVHS and GRYC

Gatineau River Yacht Club - August 24, 2022

The Gatineau River Yacht Club hosted the joint 60th anniversaries of GVHS and GRYC with a delicious BBQ on their back deck with about 70 GVHS and GRYC members present.

The dinner was preceeded by a tour of the GRYC Islands by Geoff Erskine. Geoff pointed out how the GRYC have utilized various parts of the Islands over the years and added in a few ‘fun facts’.

Following dinner, the GVHS gave three presentations:

Marc Cockburn on the History 2.6MB of the Gatineau Valley Historical Society.

Erik Rask on the History 2.9MB of the Gatineay River Yacht Club.

Marc Cockburn titled "What Lies Below - the effects of the 1926 flooding of the Gatineau River", an interactive presentation on settlements before the flooding of the Gatineau River in 1926.

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