The VIRC held it’s annual members meeting on January 7, 2024 via Zoom. 17 members attended and celebrated the accomplishments of the club over the past year. A heartfelt thank you was said to Debby Montgomery as retiring Vice President, and to Ian Montgomery as retiring Equipment Manager.
The members welcomed new executive members Kevin Ashfield as Vice President and Amanda Wannop as Treasurer, and thank Linda Page for her continued work as Secretary, Daniel Shnitka as Picnic Trial Chair, and Lorne Parker as President. A welcome to Gary Harrison as incoming Equipment Manager.
The VIRC members chose a hybrid model of training days and picnic trials for 2024. Events will be held at Swallowfield and the Comox Valley. View the calendar of events to find out when the monthly events are happening.
The VIRC resurrected the Molly Moss Memorial Trophy for the VIRC member owned dog that earned the most points in CKC licensed trials in the year. The top dog was “Pink” COOLWATER’S MISSUNDAZTOOD QFTR-JFTR and Dave Douglas. Pink earned 15 points in 10 trials in Qualifying, including two wins. Congratulations Pink & Dave!