IWCC-BC Branch

Upcoming Events

7th Annual November Weekend
Saturday, October 25th
Sunday, October 26th

Come and join us at the IWCC BC Branch
Fun & Educational Weekend at
11977 Stave Lake Rd., Mission, British Columbia

Friday evening, October 24th
Lasagna Dinner at Emma's for early arrivals. Reservations required.
For more information, contact Emma Ross 604-820-8273

Saturday, October 25th
“Captain Graham” presented by Gretchen Bernardi
Part 1 & 2 - may run into to Sunday morning.

Sunday, October 26th - TBA

There will also be heart testing by Dr. Susan Calverly, lure coursing,
potluck dinner/barbeque Saturday night, sales table and raffle.
Contributions for the Potluck Lunches & Dinner would be greatly appreciated.

Come and do your Christmas shopping! Dog beds and dog treats for your 4-legged friends, Christmas decorations, warm and cuddly fleece wraps for those cold winter evenings, Black Horse Design jewelry, sterling silver Celtic jewelry (pendants, earrings and rings), Celtic dog and IW design clothing and blankets and much much more!

Breaking News!

The IWCC BC Branch are proud to announce that we will be hosting the
IWCC 2009 National Specialty in British Columbia for the first time!
That year our Regional Specialty, usually in May, will be held the same September weekend and we will also host a Lure Coursing event.

The dates are September 17, 18, 19, 20, 2009 and our judges are:
Regional Specialty conformation - Francis McEvoy (Tirowen, Australia)
sweeps - TBA
National Specialty conformation - Sorcha Wilde (Witchesbrew, England)
sweeps - Donita Osborne (Wolfhaven, Canada)

We’re all very excited to have the opportunity to host the National and we can guarantee a real West Coast experience! Starting making your plans today!
More information will be posted as it becomes available! Meanwhile, if you have any questions or comments please contact one of the following:
National Specialty Chairperson - Cassandra Mann at cmann@shaw.ca
Regional Specialty Chairperson - Brenda Clark at clarkb@shaw.ca
Branch Secretary - Pauline Dunn at fpdunn@shaw.ca
For Sales or Auction Donation - Fran Briscoe at fcb@xplornet.com

Past Events

2007 Vancouver Celtic Fest

Chelsea and Ceilidh as displayed on the front of the Vancouver
daily paper '24 Hours'. Photo credit: Rob Kruyt

See the photos and read our intrepid reporter's column here!

IWCC BC Branch 18th Annual
Regional Specialty

Saturday May 10, 2008
Peace Arch Park, White Rock, BC

Click here for more information.

Don't forget to visit our parent website,
the Irish Wolfhound Club of Canada!

Thanks to our new Webmaster, Kat Luna, for helping us get back on track. Kat will be taking care of the technical stuff and making sure the info gets up on the site. I'll be responsible for getting the info to Kat, so please email ME (fcb@xplornet.com) if you have any comments about content or lack of new updates. Email Kat for technical difficulties with this site.

Fran Briscoe