There will be no meeting in January.

We'll have a presentation, a Q and A session of course our usual mini-auction of plants and fish.

We'll have a presentation, a Q and A session of course our usual mini-auction of plants and fish.

Mark your calendars! We've set the date for this spring's Member's Only Auction and it's Wednesday April 7th, 2009.

Setup starts at 7:00pm so don't be late.

We'll have a presentation by Jen Reynolds, senior Biologist at the Vancouver Aquarium, on Project Piaba and her recent trip to the Amazon, a Q and A session and of course our usual mini-auction of plants and fish.

Our speaker will be Baz Edmeades, author of "Megafauna — The Start of the Human-caused Extinction", (www.megafauna.com). Baz will give a talk on the genus Opsaridium and other African freshwater fishes with a special magic for aquarium enthusiasts, fly-fishers, and students of evolution. We'll also have a Q and A session of course our usual mini-auction of plants and fish.

There will be no meeting in July.

There will be no meeting in August.

We have arranged for a very special speaker to present at the September meeting: Tom Barr. Many of you will know of Tom as a leading authority on planted tanks. For more about Tom, check out his website: www.barrreport.com

To accommodate Tom’s schedule, we’ve had to reschedule the September meeting to Monday September 13th. Please note - we will not be having a meeting on Wednesday September 1st.

We'll have a presentation, a Q and A session of course our usual mini-auction of plants and fish.

Our 13th Annual Monster Aquatic Auction will be held on a Saturday in November. Dates and details to follow.

We'll have a presentation, our regular Q&A session, our regular plant and fish mini-auction and our annual holiday GIFT EXCHANGE.