Rod Harrison… Celebration of his Life!

Obituary as Published in The Province

Sunday, May 7, 2017

Rodney Bruce Harrison
June 23, 1949-March 17, 2017

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It is with profound sadness we announce the passing of Rod Harrison while on vacation in Cuba.

Predeceased by his parents Raymond (1988) & Carmen Marguerite(2005) Harrison, and Aunts Dorothea Sandercock (1987) Harrison & Daphne Sandercock (2008). Rod leaves behind his dear friends, Allan Kane, Bill McKitrick, Dino Tsiropolous, Lisa Hansen, and Paul Hucul and the BC Kyokushinkai Karate family, as well as many other friends.

A Burnaby South Class of ’67 graduate, Rod was athletic and musical.  He loved sports, animals, nature, travelling, and jazz & blues.  In 1979, he earned his M.A. in
Communications Studies (SFU).

Rod held many positions including at S.F.U., Dale Carnegie, Burnaby Hospital, Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club and the Government of B.C..

At age 65, Sensei Rod obtained his 3^rd degree Black Belt (Sandan) in Karate.  He taught Karate at the JCC Kyokuhinkai dojo for 20 years.  Rod lived his life based upon the Kyokushin principle:  “ We will train our hearts and bodies for a firm, unshaking spirit.” In that he lived this way, may his spirit rest in peace.

Rod was a generous and dedicated blood donor who reached 160 lifetime blood & platelets donations.

A passionate football & sports fan, Rod was the proud owner of a magnificent painting of a  BC Lions football game at Empire Stadium, which will be donated to the BC Lions Hall of Fame in his name.

A Celebration of his Life will be held on

•  Thursday, June 29^th at 7:30 p.m.
•  Jewish Community Centre: 950 West 41^st Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 2N7.

If you wish, donations may be made in Rod’s memory to the BC Heart & Stroke Foundation.  A beach celebration of life date will be announced later.

Dear Wreck Beach Friends of Rod Harrison:

Wreck Beach was Rod’s sanctuary and as such he kept it close to his heart and did not share his love of the beach with his “upstairs” students and associates.  Thus, out of respect for Rod, his close friend, Al, has asked that should you attend Rod’s  celebration of life  at the Jewish Community Centre, that you help keep Rod’s confidentiality about the Beach.  At a  later time TBA, we will be holding a celebration of life for Rod on the beach.  Thank you for your understanding.

Judy Williams

Sea lion with gunshot wounds rescued by Vancouver Aquarium

This California sea lion was named Senor Cinqo because the Marine Mammal Rescue folks rescued him from Spanish Banks on May 5.

He had been shot twice in the face and has lost one eye and several incisors.

He was emaciated when he was found weak and unable to escape his rescuers.

He is responding well to treatment but it remains to be seen if he will be able to be released back into the wild.  If he recovers, he will need a new home.

Whoever the cowardly person who shot him in the face with a small-calibre hand gun was, they deserve to drown in the pee of a thousand camels.

by Judy Emily Williams

Support a Clothing-Optional Beach for Tampa Bay in Florida!

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Clothing-optional, Florida, Naturism, Tampa Bay

Tampa Area Naturists (TAN), in alliance with the B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Foundation, is seeking the (re-)establishment of an officially-designated, European-style, family-oriented, Clothing-Optional (naturist) section of beach in the Tampa Bay area due to the complete absence of a designated naturist beach on the entire West Coast of Florida, to satisfy local demand and to enhance the attraction of the Tampa Bay area as an international tourist destination, with considerable benefit to the local economy and the hospitality industry…

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Rod Harrison… our long time friend!

The beach has lost another long-time friend in Rod Harrison.

Quiet, dedicted to Wreck and a friend to so many, we lost Rod to a massive heart attack on March 17 2017 while he was vacationing in Cuba.

At least his friend and fellow Wreck Beacher, Allan, was with him at the end. RIP, Rod.

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W.B.P.S. Annual Meeting!

Wreck Beach Preservation Society

AGENDA: January 19, 2017

Location: Airport Square, Room 130 in the Low Rise next to the Tower at the Foot of Hudson, Van.

Time: 6:00 -7:00 P.M.

REMINDER OF MEETING ETIQUETTE: Speaker’s List Chaired by Judy; No shouting; No profanity; No theatrical groans—Respect at all times!!!! Limit of 3 minutes per point.

ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
ADOPTION OF AGENDA

I. RCMP UPDATES: Plans for Summer 2017

II.  WEST AREA Issues by Richard Wallis.

A.  Vending opening date and final deadline for applications
B.  BEACH Snow and Rainstorm ISSUES –
C.   Night Quest: March 25, 2017-Volunteers Needed for Face Painting and GVRD now      requiring criminal checks on all persons working with and touching children.

III.WRECK BEACH PRESERVATION SOCIETY UPDATES:

A. Announcements: Just a reminder that Society membership cards enable us to be able  to tell Victoria how many Society members we have while helping us raise money for the Society. It also gives you 3 cards for the price of one! Cards: (1) Bonafide skinnydipper and has the code of etiquette on the back; (2) Voting member of the WBPS with naturist organizations contacts on the back, and (3)A GAWKER card with the code of etiquette for clothing-optional beaches on the back. Cost: $2.00 to $2-million!!! Anyone who donates $100 gets a free t-shirt!

B. Profits after all expenses for Christmas Party of Dec. 2, 2016 with deepest thanks to everyone who participated and helped or donated gifts.

C. HIRO: Web Hacking and New Increase to Our Service to TB as of January 18, 2017

D. Bare Buns Run: Sunday, July 16, 2017 E. OTHER

Apology from Judy for being offline from Oct. 12, 2016 (due to inadequate electrical service to my computer) to January 12, 2017-No Power, heat, lights, computer, TV, land phone from Dec. 8, 2016 thanks to anal retentive BC Hydro. We had a foot and a half of snow which brought two stands of bamboo down across our 500-foot long drive way thereby making me literally snowbound for much of that time. I had to board my parrots, all my crickets died, and all the refrigerated food spoiled. We had to buy a new furnace because the old one failed due to inadequate electricity. We had to install new cable, dig up our driveway, and install a new pole . Enough said.

Next Meeting: February 16, 2017: 6-7 p.m.

HOUR LONG NUDE PROTEST AGAINST TRANSLINK CLOSURE OF BUS STOP C-20

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bus stop, Translink, Wreck Beach

• June 5 (Sun.)
• 12:00 to 1:00 PM
• University Blvd. & Marine Dr.

Management admits no ridership analysis was done before pulling the plug!

 No Ridership Stats Nor Wreck Beach Stakeholder Consultation

Without any ridership statistics to back them up,  or consultation with Wreck Beach Preservation Society (WBPS) stakeholders in Electoral District A of Metro Vancouver, Translink  removed Bus Stop C-20 (University Boulevard and Marine Drive) this past month.   If they had checked their ridership figures, they would have learned that 387,285 visitors used Trail 6 in 2015.  Altogether, five trails accounted for a total of 528,796 users many of whom used the C-20 bus stop.  Those visitors contribute over $60-million annually in goods and services at all levels of government.  The former  (C-20 or # 51924 NB (northbound)NW Marine Drive at University Blvd.) ( bus stop where naturists will gather on June 5 to protest Translink’s bureaucratic dictatorship, lies  directly across from the head of Trail 6.  

 Public Input Before, Not After the Fact!

During the so-called public consultations on 87 locations last fall, Translink never specified C-20 nor did they advertise in the Vancouver Sun or Province which reaches areas outside the Metropolitan Vancouver area.  The WBPS has promoted public input before not after the fact for the past 47 years!  UBC  advised Translink to contact us directly, which they ignored.

Translink Immune to Hardships they Cause-Time for Minister Fassbender to return Translink to the Mayors!!

Mia Pers, Translink Management,  repeatedly claimed Translink has a responsibility for the safety of UBC students and with the escalation of sexual assaults on the UBC Campus, they felt they could better protect students and increase ridership by removing long-established C-20.   We reminded her that our tax  dollars pay Translink’s salaries.  Thus,  we should therefore be given the same weight as UBC students, staff, faculty and other  community stakeholders.  When Ms. Pers finally wrote to us officially after so-called consultation with upper management, UBC and  the bus company after stalling for three weeks,  the letter she sent us was nearly  a carbon copy of the one sent to  West Vancouver Libby Lodge wheelchair-bound resident, Pamela Best  who unsuccessfully tried to stop the cutting of the bus stop to the wheelchair-bound pensioners of Libby Lodge.

 For additional information: 

Judy Williams, Chair, WBPS:  604-308-6336 (Cell); 604-856-9598 (Home); jewilliams1943@gmail.com  /Marilyn Hogan, Vice Chair, WBPS:  604-879-0730

We do need C20 Bus for Wreck Beach!

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Naturism, Petition, Wreck Beach

Re-Instate C-20 Bus Stop at Marine Drive and University Blvd.

A nude protest will be held against Translink’s dictatorial decision to remove Bus Stop C-20 (University Blvd. / Marine Dr.) without consulting Wreck Beach stakeholders!

June 5th (Sun.) 12:00PM
C-20 bus stop site (Marine Dr. / University Blvd.)

If you wear shoes and a hat, technically you are not nude!

We will have signs but we invite you to make your own. 

This will be a peaceful demonstration and thank you for your support in advance!

For more info., Please call Judy @ 604 308 6336

SIGN PETITION>>

Peter “Herbie” Leuthard’s Celebration of Life

Peter “Herbie” Leuthard’s Celebration of Life

• May 21 (Sat.) 1:00PM
• Bottom of Trail 6

Please bring a potluck dish or rolls and cold cuts, etc., with you and beach musicians are invited. 

Call Judy at 604-308-6336 to volunteer to bring food or to help carry items down the trail.

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Sailboat that washed ashore Saturday night, May 7

“Sailboat that washed ashore Saturday night, May 7(Sat.) 2016 on Trail 6.

Beach was burned Sunday night, May 8th(Sun.).  Thumbs down whoever was responsible.”

Trail 5 is Closed because it’s DANGEROUS!!!

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Accident, G.V.R.D., W.B.P.S., Wreck Beach

The Point Grey Scar cliffs are continually eroding. 

That’s why they are called “feeder cliffs,” because they supply the beaches below with continual supplies of Quadra sands.

Recently, a young camper was killed when a landslide trapped him inside his tent and buried him alive. 

 

This young lady on the out-of-bounds trail reportedly sustained a broken collarbone although RCMP would not confirm the extent of her injuries. 

She was released from hospital Saturday, April 9, the same night she was injured.

4:30PM April 9(Sat.)

Photos: WBPS official photographer, H.Hosono