This email is being sent to all club prime contacts and club coach prime contacts. Discuss with members that you believe can provide assistance.

As part of the Vancouver Olympics legacy, there are leftover rolls of b-net that have been allocated for distribution to the Alpine Canada Provincial Service Organizations (PSOs) including Alpine Saskatchewan. In our province's case, we are allocated about 35 rolls of 20 meter b-net.

This week there were further details provided on obtaining the allocated b-net. The net is provided FOB at Whistler - it is the responsibility of each PSO to arrange the shipping. The b-net is to be picked up at Timing Flats at Whistler between April 1 and 15.

Since Manitoba and Alberta also have b-net allocated, and have the same issues to deal with for transport, we have agreed to try and work together to resolve the shipping issue. All three provinces will collect their b-net allocation at Whistler and have it shipped to Calgary - where the Alberta batch will be dropped off and the Manitoba and Saskatchewan portions will continue. Alberta will have 200 rolls and Manitoba 35 rolls (with Saskatchewan having 35 rolls as well). Manitoba's rolls would end up at Asessippi.

These rolls are larger than the Barry b-net we currently use. Their weight is approximately 40 pounds per roll, just over eight feet in length, and 100 rolls is expected to need a 16 foot cube van. So with 270 rolls you can see there's a large transport need to Calgary, and then the 70 rolls after that to Regina/Asessippi.

Do any of our members have a contact that would provide reasonable options and rates for shipping the above? For comparison, we have an online quote of $700 rental of a truck from Whistler to Calgary.

Email me direct at terry.hooper@think.sk.ca on any suggestions.

Thanks.