Sunday, April 1, 2012
Caledon Village Place
18313 Hurontario St/Hwy 10 in Caledon Village
On the east side of Hwy 10 just south of #24 (Charleston Side Road)
10 a.m. – Hike: Meet in the parking lot at Caledon Village Place,
Car-shuttle to hike site. Beginners welcome, slow-medium pace.
1 p.m. - Refreshments & Social Hour at Caledon Village Place
2 p.m. - Annual General Meeting
Participate in elections to the board and in club decision-making.
3 p.m. – Special Presentation to Dr. Philip Gosling in Recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Bruce Trail Conservancy.
4 p.m. - Potluck Dinner
Bring your favourite dish with a list of the ingredients for those with food sensitivities.
All Day - Silent Auction and BTC merchandise table
Check your closets and bring your unwanted treasures to donate to the silent auction.

Special invitation to 2012 Caledon Hills Annual General Meeting

by:Jean Kerins, President

On the front cover of this edition of the Caledon Comment you will have seen the notice about the upcoming Annual General Meeting on Sunday, April 1st.  Groundhog Day is behind us and April Fools’ Day is the perfect day to attend our AGM, proving that you are anything but a fool because you are taking an active role in the running of your Caledon Hills Bruce Trail Club. 
2012 is a very special year for the Bruce Trail Conservancy as it begins five years of 50th Anniversary celebrations.  From 1962 until 1967 the BTC had many firsts that we are celebrating 50 years later from 2012 to 2017.  You can be a part of history at this year’s AGM as the Caledon Hills Club helps the Bruce Trail Conservancy kick off the 50th Anniversary celebrations with a very special presentation to a very special Bruce Trail pioneer, Dr. Philip Gosling. 
Dr. Gosling’s involvement in the founding of the Bruce Trail is legendary, and his lifetime of contributions to our treasure of a trail are truly worthy of recognition.  Dr. Gosling took a year off work in 1962 to lay out the trail from Niagara to Tobermory, meeting with landowners along the entire route, organizing local clubs, and plotting land to lay out the best route possible.  As it would turn out, Dr. Gosling became the first president of the Caledon Hills Club along the way.  Quite fittingly, the Board of Directors of the Caledon Hills Club unanimously approved the bestowing of this honour on Dr. Gosling.
I am extending a personal invitation to you as a member of the Caledon Hills Club to attend this year’s Annual General Meeting where you will be able to meet Dr. Gosling and chat with him after the presentation.   To quote Ross McLean, another long-time Caledon Hills member and BTC supporter, “We all owe an immense debt to Philip for his vitally important role in establishing the Bruce Trail on the ground in the 1960’s”.  Please join fellow club members in honouring and thanking Dr. Gosling for helping to create the trail we all love and enjoy so much today.