The Canadian Association of Rocketry - L'Association Canadienne De Fuséologie is pleased to announce the new member fee schedule. The fees will be as follows:

Membership fees:
-60.00 for each adult
-15.00 for each person under 18
-family for 80.00 (no limit as to # of children)

These fees will be effective for all renewals starting January 1, 2011. Starting immediately, renewals for more than 1 year are not available.

New Members will pay the new rate effective September 1, 2010.

Club Fees:
-50.00 per club per year.

In order to register as a club, the club must have a minimum of three (3) CAR-ACF members. The information including contacts, city and club name is sent to the DIRECTOR for the area where the club is located and is separate from the Field Approval Process. (Please contact area Director for contact information and file format to be used)

Fees are sent to the Secretary / Treasurer

For club applications, the Director will confirm payment of the fees. Then nominate the acceptance of the club to the board of directors, ask for a second, and a vote will be taken. Once passed, the Secretary / Treasurer will issue and announcement, and have CARWeb updated.

This is effective immediately. Club fees are per 12 month period and are not pro-rated.

Process for Launch Site Applications

Process for Model Rocket Launch Sites:
-map or other diagram showing where the launch area will be
-map to show North
-map to be clearly marked with any runways, fences, roadways, etc and distances to each
-launch site owner information and signed permission form
-any houses or other structures nearby clearly marked
-GPS coordinates of the field
-name of the club making the application and full club information (address, contacts, etc)
-land owner contact information if an insurance certificate is required.

Process for High Power Launch Sites:
-in addition to the above
-any other information related to the size of the motors being used
-copies of Transport Canada approvals to be forwarded to the Director as they become available

If the launch site is for a high power rockets, Model and High power flights are permitted.

The information is sent to the DIRECTOR for the area where the field is located. Should the club be in one district and the field in another district, then the director where the club is located will be informed by the director where the field is located as a courtesy and for input, if any available. (Please contact Director for contact information and file format to be used)

Fees are sent to the Secretary / Treasurer.

The Director will review the filings. The Director will confirm the fees have been paid. The Director will then review the filing and determine is safety rules are being followed.

The file will then be sent to the CRSO for final review. Once the CRSO approves the field, the insurance contact is informed and will advise the insurance broker to add the field to the policy.

If a club uses the launch site of another club, another application is not required if the same layout is used. The director is to be advised of the dual role prior to use.

CAR-ACF reserves the right to charge additional fees should the club require a large number of certificates of insurance.

This is effective immediately.

As always, please contact me or your regional Director if there are any questions.

The Canadian Association of Rocketry - L'Association Canadienne De Fuséologie is pleased to announce the appointment of Garth Illerbrun to the Model Rocket Committee. Garth has been a dedicated supporter of rocketry in Canada for many years and brings a wealth of experience to this vital area of the hobby.

I have just completed the latest batch of membership processing. (Renewals and new members) I will not have time for another session before Rock Lake, so any paperwork recieved now will be done after Rock lake. For anyone who wants to become a member for Rock Lake, as long as I have a membership form and payment in hand, you are considered a member. You will just recieve your membership number after Rock lake.

As always, if there are any questions, contact me.

Thanks!

Tim

Disclaimer - this press release if for information only. Only written documents will be treated as accurate.

The Canadian Association of Rocketry - L'Association Canadienne De Fuséologie is pleased to announce it has secured insurance for members and executives of CAR-ACF flying rockets at CAR-ACF sanctioned events. The Board of Directors voted unanimously to accept the insurance.

This follows the efforts of previous executives for the past 7 years that included a tremendous amount of work and research. Efforts included work by Greg Dietlein, Dave Ross, and Vince Chichack.

The general liability insurance, with a coverage limit of $5 million, which will be in effect once all fields and clubs are approved, will cover rocketry events for all CAR-ACF members in Canada. A second policy, Director's and Officer's, with a coverage limit of $2 million, will cover the Board of Directors and all committee members while doing volunteer work for CAR-ACF. A start date for both policies has not been set but is expected to be around July 15, 2010.

Angelo Castellano, President of the association expressed his personal thanks for Richard Barlow and Larry Rousselle of Model Aeronautics Association of Canada, Trip Barber of the National Association of Rocketry, and Ken Good of the Tripoli Rocketry Association for their help in securing insurance.

Greg Gollan of the CAR-ACF insurance committee is now in the process of producing a Q&A for members with details of the new policy. As all information is not finalized, updates will be available on the CARWeb forum. Soon after, all information will be available to the general public on CARWeb.

www.canadianrocketry.org

Clubs are asked to contact their regional director to start the process of approving their clubs and fields for use.
http://www.canadianrocketry.org/car_exec.php

The Canadian Association of Rocketry - L'Association Canadienne De Fuséologie is a federally incorporated not for profit representing rocketeers across Canada.

The history of rocketry goes back to 1965 with the approval of rocketry in Canada by the Canadian Federal government with the assistance of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI), the Royal Canadian Flying Clubs (RCFCA), the new Canadian Association of Rocketry(CAR), and then with the help of the Youth Aeronautic and Aerospace of Canada (YAAC).

Today CAR-ACF is the only nationally recognized rocketry Association in Canada and its standards and guidelines are recognized as safe and consistent. The safety record of the association is outstanding.

Rocketry is a great hobby and a perfect way to introduce science, engineering, model building, and real time measurement to student and as a result, is still taught in many schools in Canada and the USA.

For further details, please contact:
Tim Rempel
CAR-ACF Secretary/Treasurer
Tim.Rempel@canadianrocketry.org

The Canadian Association of Rocketry - L'Association Canadienne De Fuséologie is pleased to announce that we have worked closely with the City of Kitchener in helping to clarify a proposed new bylaw, Chapter 739. By-Law Chapter 544, which regulates the sale of fireworks. The bylaw, as written, would have affected rocket motor sales and their use in that city.

Due to information supplied by CAR-ACF, the City of Kitchener removed certain sections of a new bylaw that would have affected motor sales and their use.