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Online Beach Party and Games

June 12 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Hart House Underwater Club Party!

Friday June 12, 5:00 pm for Happy Hour

We may not be able to crowd on to a dive boat this month, but we can carry on the HHUC tradition of a great party — this time on Zoom. We’d love to see your smiling faces, and play some party games online.
Please join us on Zoom on Friday June 12 at 5:00 pm for Happy Hour.

Theme: Beach Party!
Attire: Dress up for the Beach — especially in a crazy hat 👒
Date: Friday, June 12, 2020
Time: Happy Hour 5:00 pm 🍸
BYOB: Beach cocktails (maybe with cocktail umbrellas!), Snacks, Beach attire
Login:
https://bioconnect.zoom.us/j/94536021033?pwd=NXhuZnpOUWp5V1g5dUw2YWtpNHp3QT09 
– If you need a password, use: HHUC

RSVP: moc.liamgnull@inmulAcuhh

See you then!

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HHUC Trivia Night at the Movies

Save the Date!
We’re planning our third Trivia Night in August.

Date: Thursday, August 20, 2020

Time:  9:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Theme: Movie Trivia.
Bring your own popcorn!

Zoom:
Join the Zoom Meeting, but not until Aug 20 at 9:00 pm:
https://bioconnect.zoom.us/j/98837168590?pwd=RzdsMmtQRWlvdDFEOVdVY1BzZnI2Zz09

Meeting ID: 988 3716 8590
Passcode: 309903
Password (if needed): HHUC

The Game Platform:
Kahoot — Please note that the trivia quiz will be done on Kahoot. If you are able to have two devices (e.g., a phone and a computer), it will make the game easier to play! One device will be your remote to punch in your answers, and the other will be able to display the questions via zoom. If you only have one device, that’s ok! You can just have the Kahoot link open in another tab. The Kahoot quiz link will be sent out after the social starts, so just bring your devices and your competitive spirit, and you will be all set!

Registration

Contact us: Please let us know if you are attending our online zoom party

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Sustainable Seafood

HHUC SOCIAL NIGHT
Join us on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at 9:00 pm in the Bickersteth Room (3rd floor) Hart House, to bring in the new year for HHUC. 

We are celebrating sustainable seafood.
Bring your own dinner or snacks to eat and share. Consider earth-friendly options, and/or sustainable seafood. Bring a little extra to share.  Bring your own non-alcoholic beverage too. We can put extra food on a communal platter to share.  People should bring their own dishes and cutlery, and a bag to take your stuff home to wash it at home.

January 16, 2020 
Let’s all bring one or more of the following: 
1 – a tip for sustainable seafood,
2 – a description of your favourite seafood (did you find it on the Pocket Guide? Will this affect your choice in future?),
3 – a yummy sustainable seafood recipe,
4 – sustainable seafood to share!
Here are some things to consider and learn about for our first social gathering of 2020:

What is sustainable seafood?
Sustainable seafood is fish or shellfish caught in a manner that can be sustained over the long-term without compromising the health of marine ecosystems. 

How to choose
Choosing sustainable seafood is a simple and effective action that you can take every time you eat at a restaurant or buy seafood at your local grocer. Try Canada’s Seafood Guide: Find out the “Best Choice” seafood options in this pocket guide.
https://livingoceans.org/sites/default/files/sustainable-seafood_reports_SushiGuide.pdf

Always ask: 
– what fish is this? 
– where and how was it caught or farmed? 
Here’s an article with more info: 
https://www.chatelaine.com/food/buying-sustainable-fish-in-canada/ or google “Sustainable Seafood Canada”

The SeaChoice website is a resource for learning more about sustainable seafood, and for finding out what other actions you can take as a consumer to support sustainable fisheries and healthy oceans. http://www.SeaChoice.org
Here’s the link to Canada’s In-depth Guide to Sustainable Seafood to educate yourself about issues around sustainable seafood: 
https://www.livingoceans.org/sites/default/files/Canada_s_In-depth_Guide_to_Sustainable_Seafood.pdf


See you on Thursday, Jan. 16 to join other HHUC members, and wish each other a very happy new year! 

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HHUC Presents Heison Chak: Underwater Mapping of Humber Bay

As divers, dive clubs, and training agencies expand their conservation and exploration efforts around the world, sharing accurate information is the key to building more effective collaboration. Heison Chak from the Ontario Underwater Council (OUC) will be speaking about his mapping adventure at one of our local dive sites and popular training grounds – Humber Bay.  Divers of all levels and backgrounds as well as non-divers are welcome to attend.

Event Details:

Date: January 18, 2018
Time: 7 – 8 p.m. (attendees are welcome to stay for Q&A immediately following the talk)
Location: Hart House, South Sitting Room

Bio:

Heison Chak learned to be a team-oriented tech and cave diver through Global Underwater Explorers (GUE) training.  He is passionate about teaching and coaching divers through the process of becoming thinking divers. As Director of Dive Safety for OUC, he is committed to improving dive safety through education. He is heavily involved with dive communities in Toronto, upstate New York and South East Asia. When Heison is not traveling and teaching for GUE, he is diving the Great Lakes and his new love – the caves of Florida and Mexico.

 

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55th Anniversary Reunion a Rousing Success!

On Saturday evening, students, alumni, Club founders and friends gathered in the Debates Room at Hart House to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Hart House Underwater Club.

It was an incredible evening, filled with friendship, laughter, tradition and camaraderie. We enjoyed video retrospectives, a green-screen photo booth, and quality time spent with our extended “scuba family”.

With special guests, including founding members Larry Lundy, Jack MacQuarrie, and Dick Booth, and long-time Hart House liaison and friend of the Club, Sandy Henderson in attendance, we heard incredible tales from the Club’s history.

Many thanks to veteran instructor and HHUC historian Bob Belcher who spoke about the Club’s milestones, and to current HHUC President Martin Bonert who highlighted our recent activities, accomplishments, and focus on student engagement.

Kudos to Kathryn Cullen and the amazing Alumni Organizing Committee who put together such a memorable night!

Cheers to all and see everyone at the 60th!

 

Photo credits: Courtney Gibson

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Hart House Farm Treasure Hunt

Join us for a family-friendly adventure this summer at the Hart House Farm! Search “land and sea” (put those snorkelling skills to good use!) to find clues that will lead to a prize hidden somewhere at the Farm! Stay on for a potluck dinner, campfire and optional overnight stay in the Farm House, or bring a tent! Registration deadline is June 23, 2017.

Treasure Hunt Flyer

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Astronaut Training & Underwater Bubbles

We invite you to listen to one of our very own members, Aaron Persad – commercial space astronaut, researcher, and scientist – as he talks about his astronaut training experiences, and how you could prepare yourself to become a candidate by pursing underwater fitness challenges. An open discussion will follow afterwards for interested members of the audience on what could be done to try some of these challenges during our regular pool time slots run by the Club.