It was a busy weekend at Camp Winfield with women from across the province gathering for the Becoming an Outdoors Woman course.
Hosted by the B.C. Wildlife Federation, the weekend inlcuded a variety of outdoor related workshops, everything from nature photography and watercolour painting to firearms training with the Oceola Fish and Game Club and learning how to drive with a trailer on your vehicle.
Provincial Coordinator Joann Bosch said 58 women registered for the course with ages ranging from 19 to 82.
鈥淢ore and more women seem to be interested in shooting, in hunting. The would like to go and harvest animals themselves,鈥� Bosch noted. 鈥淲e have a lot of single mothers that would like to teach their children how to fish.鈥�
Jannie took the weekend course for the first time. She stayed in rooms at the camp with other atendees and meals were provided.
鈥淭hey have such care and passion for this project of making communities out of communities,鈥� Jannie said about her experience. It鈥檚 really touching. I want to come back and I am shocked at how many people are not coming back鈥t鈥檚 the care and attention and the people here are just such characters.鈥�
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is hosted once or twice a year at various locations around B.C.
Other workshops that have been held during a BOW weekend include axe and chainsaw handling, archery, trapping, wilderness survival, and kayaking.
Bosch said if the pandemic hadn鈥檛 forced cancellations the course would be in its 25th year.
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