About GLSC
The Ghost Lake Sailing Club (GLSC) is dedicated to promoting recreational sailing and sailboat racing on Ghost Lake, Alberta, Canada.
Originally created as the Ghost Lake Yacht Club in 1999, GLSC is incorporated under the Societies Act as a non-profit organization.
Ghost Lake
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Ghost
Lake is located 17 kilometres west of Cochrane on the 1A highway,
approximately 30 minutes from northwest Calgary. Created by the
Ghost hydro dam at the confluence of the Bow and Ghost Rivers,
Ghost Lake stretches approximately 9 km before shoaling again
into the upper Bow River. The lake holds two small islands and
several protective coves. The Ghost Lake Provincial Recreation
Area features newly reconstructed (2007) launch facilities, Ghost
Lake Recreations chandlery and boat yard, and overnight camping.2007 Boat Launch Upgrade
The ceremonial opening of the newly upgraded launch
facilites at the Ghost Lake Recreation Area was held Sunday, June 24,
2007 at 12:00 at the south launch ramp. The Hon. Janice Tarchuk, MLA
for the
Banff-Cochrane riding, officially opened the new ramp, road, and docks
that have been upgraded this spring. Mrs. Tarchuk was instrumental in
securing the necessary funding and schedule committment for this project.
Also on hand was Ron Hewitt, President of the Alberta Sailing Association,
and other key participants in the project.
Background: The launch ramp and docks at the Ghost Lake Provincial Recreation
Area are heavily used during summer weekends by recreational boaters.
In recent years the wooden docks had fallen into disrepair. The concrete
blocks that once formed the underwater part of the ramp had broken up
and been removed leaving a gravel surface that made launching more difficult
and sometimes dangerous. In July 2006, members of the Ghost Lake Sailing
Club gathered a petition of 100 Ghost Lake users requesting the responsible
ministry (then Community Development) to improve the launch facilities.
Although the ministry acknowledged the need and indicated there was a
plan to make improvements, no time line or budget had been committed
to. In the fall, as a result of the Club's petition and the involvement
of Janice Tarchuk, the budget and schedule were set to make the improvements
in spring 2007.
On behalf of the boating community, the Ghost Lake Sailing Club thanks the Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture as well as the many people involved in the project for making Ghost Lake more readily and safely accessible.
Jeff Allan, 2007 Commodore
Ghost Lake Sailing Club
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