Club News: March 15th, 2008
Club Jerseys for 2008
We have a large inventory of club shirts left over from
2007 and 2006. In 2007, we did not get the number of members we thought we would
get so this contributed to the surplus. In 2006, some members did not come out and
pick up their jerseys, which also contributed to the surplus. In light of the above,
the club will not be ordering any new jerseys for the 2008 season. Instead,
we will work off the inventory we currently have. In 2009, we will order shirts
again with a new colour scheme. However, even though there are no new jerseys this year,
you will still receive a quality shirt from previous years and the membership fee will remain the same. We will use the revenue to subsidize club
events such as trips and parties where we have bands and supply food.
Club News: March 1st, 2008
Membership Fee for 2008
The membership fee for this year is $40.00 per person for those
who sign-up on or before June 15th. For those who sign-up after June 15th the
membership fee is $50.00.
Sign-up Nights in April and May
There are three sign-up nights this year.
FITs night is the first sign-up on Thursday, April 10th followed by
the Club night on Thursday, May 1st. The third sign-up night is
at our first special event of the season, which will be held on Saturday,
May 10th starting at 5:00 PM at Ernie's place at 99 Denlow Boulevard in Toronto.
You will be able to sign-up for the club, trips, and lessons. Refer to the Events
page for complete details.
Lessons in May
The Toronto Trailbladers will provide a Skating Course for Beginners with lessons starting in
May. The cost will be $120 per person. We need a minimum of 10 skaters for this session to run! So, if you know of
a friend who wants to learn how to skate the correct way, right from the beginning, get them
to sign-up as well! Refer to the Lessons page for times, dates, and locations.
You must be a member of the club to participate in club lessons.
To become a member of the Toronto Trailbladers, you can sign-up either at FITS Night on Thursday, April 17th
at 7:00 PM at the Lithuanian Hall at 1573 Bloor St. West, or at Club Night on Thursday, May 1st at 7:00 PM
at St. Louis Bar & Grill on the west side of Yonge Street, a couple of blocks south of Eglinton Avenue , or
at our first special event of the season, which will be held on Saturday, May 10th starting at 5:00 PM at Ernie's
place at 99 Denlow Boulevard in Toronto. You will be able to sign-up for the club, trips, and lessons.
Course outlines and registration forms will be
available at the Toronto Trailbladers booth on FITS and Club sign-up nights, as well as at the
special event at Ernie's place. Registrations will be taken
on a first-come-first-serve basis so it's best to arrive early before the sessions fill up.
Lessons in June
The Toronto Trailbladers will provide a Skating Course for Intermediates with lessons starting in
June. The cost will be $120 per person. We need a minimum of 6 skaters for this session to run! So, if you know of
a friend who wants to learn how to skate the correct way, get them
to sign-up as well! Refer to the Lessons page for times, dates, and locations.
You must be a member of the club to participate in club lessons.
To become a member of the Toronto Trailbladers, you can sign-up either at FITS Night on Thursday, April 17th
at 7:00 PM at the Lithuanian Hall at 1573 Bloor St. West, or at Club Night on Thursday, May 1st at 7:00 PM
at St. Louis Bar & Grill on the west side of Yonge Street, a couple of blocks south of Eglinton Avenue , or
at our first special event of the season, which will be held on Saturday , May 10th starting at 5:00 PM at Ernie's
place at 99 Denlow Boulevard in Toronto. You will be able to sign-up for the club, trips, and lessons.
Course outlines and registration forms will be
available at the Toronto Trailbladers booth on FITS and Club sign-up nights, as well as at the
special event at Ernie's place. Registrations will be taken
on a first-come-first-serve basis so it's best to arrive early before the sessions fill up.
Lessons in August
The Toronto Trailbladers will provide an Advanced Skating Course with lessons starting in
August. This course is new for 2008. The cost will be $120 per person. We need a minimum of 6 skaters for this session to run!
Refer to the Lessons page for times, dates, and locations.
You must be a member of the club to participate in club lessons.
To become a member of the Toronto Trailbladers, you can sign-up either at FITS Night on Thursday, April 17th
at 7:00 PM at the Lithuanian Hall at 1573 Bloor St. West, or at Club Night on Thursday, May 1st at 7:00 PM
at St. Louis Bar & Grill on the west side of Yonge Street, a couple of blocks south of Eglinton Avenue , or
at our first special event of the season, which will be held on Saturday, May 10th starting at 5:00 PM at Ernie's
place at 99 Denlow Boulevard in Toronto. You will be able to sign-up for the club, trips, and lessons.
Course outlines and registration forms will be
available at the Toronto Trailbladers booth on FITS and Club sign-up nights, as well as at the
special event at Ernie's place. Registrations will be taken
on a first-come-first-serve basis so it's best to arrive early before the sessions fill up.
Tuesday and Thursday Roll Schedule 2008
Yes, we will again be rolling two nights during the week
this year, which will be Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Sunnyside and Cherry Beach trails are back from previous years
and the East Don Parkland and Humber River Valley trails have been retained for variety. However, the ratio
has been changed from 2:1 to 3:1 as discussed below.
Now, skaters living in the west part of Toronto have two trails, namely Sunnyside and Humber River Valley
while skaters living in the east side of Toronto also have two trails, namely Cherry Beach and East Don Parkland. However,
for every three rolls at Sunnyside and Cherry Beach, there will be only one roll at
East Don Parkland and Humber River Valley, which is a 3:1 ratio.
Sunday Roll Schedule 2008
This season the organizers want our members to skate on the best-of-the-best in terms of trails,
so we will be venturing further out this year. The Welland-to-Thorold Trail, which is one of the three
legs of the Welland Canals trail system, as well as the Friendship Trail between Fort Erie and Port Colborne
have been kept for the 2008 season. Both of these trails are new with excellent surface conditions, except
for part of the leg from Ridgeway to Fort Erie, which is showing some premature buckling and cracking. Aaaargh!
Our Sunday rotation will consist of five trails. The first four
rolls will always occur in the order of West Humber Park, Hamilton Beach, Port Credit, and
Whitby-Oshawa. The fifth roll will be one of either the Friendship Trail or Welland-to-Thorold Trail. The schedule
has been juggled slightly to avoid some of the July, August, and September long weekend traffic fiascos we
ran into last summer. This summer we will skate locally on long weekends.
It is customary for us to ease into the season during June
and increase our distances in July, August, and September. Since some of the shorter
trails have been dropped from the schedule, to compensate during our warmup period in June,
we will roll only one leg of the West Humber, Hamilton Beach, Port Credit, and Whitby-Oshawa
trails throuhgout June. In July, August, and September we will skate two or more legs of each trail.
Weekend Trips in 2008
The Ottawa trip is back and is scheduled for the weekend of July 4th to the 6th. In addition, the
Blading & Blues weekend in Port Credit is back and set for the weekend of September 5th to the 7th, as well as the
Blading & Casino trip to Niagara Falls, which is set for the weekend of September 12th to the 14th.
The trip to Chicago has been cancelled for this year.
However, the trip to Montreal is a definite go. The dates
are August 7th to the 10th.
Special Events for 2008
In May, we will hold our first special event
of the season, which will be held on Saturday, May 10th starting at 5:00 PM at Ernie's place at 99 Denlow Boulevard in Toronto.
This is also our club opening party. You will be able to sign-up for the club, trips, and lessons.
Thursday, June 26th will be Pool Night at the Crooked Cue after a roll at the Humber River
Valley Trail at Etienne Brule Park. The festivities will kick-off at around 8:30 PM.
In July, a Pub Night at Keating Channel is scheduled for Tuesday, July 15th after the roll at Cherry Beach
and there will be a summer party at Ernie's house on Saturday, July 26th. This event will start at 5:00 PM and will feature
a live, rock and roll band.
During August, there will be another Pub Night on Tuesday, August 12th at Keating Channnel after a roll at
Cherry Beach. Both of the above events will start at 9:00 PM
In September, the Blading and Blues weekend will take place on September
6th and 7th in Port Credit. There will be two days of skating from 11:00 AM to
2:00 PM each day, followed by the festival on the street, in the park, and at the pubs.
Club News: March 8th, 2007
Membership Fee for 2007
The membership fee for this year is $40.00 per person for those
who sign-up on or before May 11th. For those who sign-up after May 11th the
membership fee is $50.00.
No, Jim and Ernie are not
trying to get rich off the club. The reason for the increase is to cover the cost of
jerseys. Club jerseys provide a united look and a feeling of being in a
real club. In addition, the uniforms help promote
the club at sign-ups, rolls, and events throughout the season.
Sign-up Nights in April and May
There are three sign-up nights this year.
FITs night is the first sign-up on Thursday, April 19th followed by
the Club night on Thursday, April 26th. The third sign-up night is
at our first special event of the season, which will be held on Friday,
May 11th starting at 7:00 PM at Ernie's place at 99 Denlow Boulevard in Toronto.
You will be able to sign-up for the club, trips, and lessons. Refer to the Events
page for complete details.
Lessons in May
The Toronto Trailbladers will provide a Skating Course for Beginners with lessons starting in
May. The cost will be $120 per person. We need a minimum of 10 skaters for this session to run! So, if you know of
a friend who wants to learn how to skate the correct way, right from the beginning, get them
to sign-up as well! Refer to the Lessons page for times, dates, and locations.
You must be a member of the club to participate in club lessons.
To become a member of the Toronto Trailbladers, you can sign-up either at FITS Night on Thursday, April 19th
at 7:00 PM at the Lithuanian Hall at 1573 Bloor St. West, or at Club Night on Thursday, April 26th at 7:00 PM
at St. Louis Bar & Grill on the west side of Yonge Street, a couple of blocks south of Eglinton Avenue , or
at our first special event of the season, which will be held on Friday, May 11th starting at 7:00 PM at Ernie's
place at 99 Denlow Boulevard in Toronto. You will be able to sign-up for the club, trips, and lessons.
Course outlines and registration forms will be
available at the Toronto Trailbladers booth on FITS and Club sign-up nights, as well as at the
special event at Ernie's place. Registrations will be taken
on a first-come-first-serve basis so it's best to arrive early before the sessions fill up.
Lessons in June
The Toronto Trailbladers will provide a Skating Course for Intermediates with lessons starting in
June. The cost will be $120 per person. We need a minimum of 6 skaters for this session to run! So, if you know of
a friend who wants to learn how to skate the correct way, right from the beginning, get them
to sign-up as well! Refer to the Lessons page for times, dates, and locations.
You must be a member of the club to participate in club lessons.
To become a member of the Toronto Trailbladers, you can sign-up either at FITS Night on Thursday, April 19th
at 7:00 PM at the Lithuanian Hall at 1573 Bloor St. West, or at Club Night on Thursday, April 26th at 7:00 PM
at St. Louis Bar & Grill on the west side of Yonge Street, a couple of blocks south of Eglinton Avenue , or
at our first special event of the season, which will be held on Friday, May 11th starting at 7:00 PM at Ernie's
place at 99 Denlow Boulevard in Toronto. You will be able to sign-up for the club, trips, and lessons.
Course outlines and registration forms will be
available at the Toronto Trailbladers booth on FITS and Club sign-up nights, as well as at the
special event at Ernie's place. Registrations will be taken
on a first-come-first-serve basis so it's best to arrive early before the sessions fill up.
Tuesday and Thursday Roll Schedule 2007
Yes, we are going to be rolling two nights during the week
this year, which will be Tuesdays and Thursdays, instead of our customary Wednesday night.
The Taylor Creek Park trail has been dropped from our weekday schedule due to poor
surface conditions. The East Don Parkland and Humber River Valley trails have been added.
The Sunnyside and Cherry Beach trails are back from previous years.
Now, skaters living in the west part of Toronto have two trails, namely Sunnyside and Humber River Valley
while skaters living in the east side of Toronto also have two trails, namely Cherry Beach and East Don Parkland. However,
for every two rolls at Sunnyside and Cherry Beach, there will be only one roll at
East Don Parkland and Humber River Valley, which is a 2:1 ratio.
Sunday Roll Schedule 2007
The Taylor Creek Park, Toronto Islands, and Niagara-on-the-Lake
trails have been dropped from the 2007 Sunday schedule due to poor surface conditions.
This season the organizers want our members to skate on the best-of-the-best in terms of trails,
so we will be venturing further out this year. The Welland to Thorold Trail, which is one of the three
legs of the Welland Canals trail system, as well as the Friendship Trail between Fort Erie and Port Colborne
have been added. Both of these trails are new with excellent surface conditions.
Our Sunday rotation will consist of five trails. The first four
rolls will always occur in the order of West Humber Park, Hamilton Beach, Port Credit, and
Whitby-Oshawa. The fifth roll will be one of either the Friendship Trail or Welland to Thorold Trail.
It is customary for us to ease into the season during June
and increase our distances in July, August, and September. Since some of the shorter
trails have been dropped from the schedule, to compensate during our warmup period in June,
we will roll only one leg of the West Humber, Hamilton Beach, Port Credit, and Whitby-Oshawa
trails. In July, August, and September we will skate two legs of each trail.
Weekend Trips in 2007
The Ottawa trip is back and is scheduled for the weekend of July 6-8. In addition, the
Blading & Blues weekend in Port Credit is back and set for the weekend of September 7-9.
Two new trips have been added this year. A trip
to Chicago has been planned for June 7th to the 10th. We are taking only 12 people, so
you need to sign-up now. There are only a few spots left. We will be skating on the waterfront,
staying at the University of Chicago in downtown Chicago, and attending the legendary
Chicago Blues Festival, which is perhaps the best Blues festival on the planet.
The second trip will be to Niagara Falls on September 15th and 16th.
We will stay near the falls, take in the casinos, and skate two days on trails that
are yet to be determined.
Special Events for 2007
In May, we will hold our first special event
of the season, which will be held on Friday, May 11th starting at 7:00 PM at Ernie's place at 99 Denlow Boulevard in Toronto.
This is also our club opening party. You will be able to sign-up for the club, trips, and lessons.
Thursday, June 21st will be Pool Night at the Crooked Cue after a roll at the Humber River
Valley Trail at Etienne Brule Park. The festivities will kick-off at around 8:30 PM.
In July, a Pub Night at Ontario Place is scheduled for Thursday, July 26th after the roll at Sunnyside
while in August, there will be a Pub Night on Tuesday, Ausust 14th at the Keating Channnel pub after a roll at
Cherry Beach. Both of the above events
will start at 9:00 PM
In September, the Blading and Blues weekend will take place on September
8th and 9th in Port Credit. There will be two days of skating from 11:00 AM to
2:00 PM each day, followed by the festival on the street, in the park, and at the pubs.
Club News: March 25th, 2006
Membership Fee for 2006
The membership fee for this year has increased to $35.00 per person
for those who sign-up on or before April 27th. For those who sign-up after April 27th the
membership fee is $40.00.
No, Jim and Ernie are not
trying to get rich off the club. The reason for the increase is to cover the cost of
jerseys and a banner. The jerseys will provide a united look and a feeling of being in a
real club. In addition, both the uniforms and banner will help promote
the club at sign-ups, rolls, and events throughout the season.
Sign-up Nights in April
There will be two sign-up nights as in previous years.
However, FITs night will be first on Thursday, April 20th followed by
the Club night on Thursday, April 27th.
Bootcamp Cancelled
The club will no longer be offering a Beginner's Bootcamp.
Instead, we now have club lessons.
Lessons in May and June
The Toronto Trailbladers will provide a Skating Course for Beginners with sessions starting in
May. The cost will be $120 per person. We need a minimum of 10 to 12 skaters for these two sessions to run! So, if you know of
a friend who wants to learn how to skate the correct way, right from the beginning, get them
to sign-up as well! Refer to the Lessons page for times and dates.
Starting this year, you must be a member of the club to participate in club lessons.
To become a member of the Toronto Trailbladers, you can sign-up either at FITS Night on Thursday, April 20th
at 7:00 PM at the Lithuanian Hall at 1573 Bloor St. West, or at Club Night on Thursday, April 27th at 7:00 PM
at St. Louis Bar & Grill on the west side of Yonge Street, a couple of blocks south of Eglinton Avenue.
Course outlines and registration forms will be
available at the Toronto Trailbladers booth on FITS and Club sign-up nights. Registrations will be taken
on a first-come-first-serve basis so it's best to arrive early before the sessions fill up.
Wednesday Roll Schedule 2006
Both Clarkson rolls have been dropped this year. In their place will be rolls
at East Don Parkland and Humber River Valley Trail. Taylor Creek Park, Sunnyside,
and Cherry Beach are back.
Sunday Roll Schedule 2006
The schedule in July has been adjusted somewhat for the away trips to Ottawa and
Montreal. In addition, a second Hamilton Beach roll has been officially added to
the schedule in the July 30th slot.
Weekend Trips in 2006
The Ottawa trip is back, but has been moved up one week to the weekend of July 7-9. A
trip to Montreal has been added so the club can participate in the 24hrs Inline Montreal
on the weekend of July 14-16. In addition, the Blading & Blues weekend in Port Credit
is back and set for the weekend of September 8-10.
Special Events for 2006
In June, the Wednesday Special Movie Night has been dropped
and replaced by a Friday Night Roll at Edwards Gardens followed by a party at Ernie's
humble abode. In July, the Wednesday Special Pool Night is back by popular demand and
is scheduled for July 26th at the Crooked Cue following the roll at Humber River Valley Trail.
In August, the Wednesday Special Beaches Roll and get together at Quigley's is also back.
In September, the first annual All Clubs Party is set for Saturday, September 9th
in Port Credit. There will be a late afternoon buffet followed by an evening of Blues
music in the park. Tickets must be purchased for this event.
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