About the Country Images Camera Club
Where We Meet
All meetings, workshops and competition judgings are held at the Old Town Hall on Botsford Street in downtown Newmarket, unless indicated otherwise in the program.
Executive
- President: Chuck Carson (416 464-1249)
- Vice President: Brian Pring (905 252-1019)
- Treasurer: Ann White (905 476-2751)
- Membership: Valerie Pring (905 252-1019)
- Publications: Chris Goldsmith (905 895-2935)
- Competitions: Chris Goldsmith and Chuck Carson
- Media Relations: Karin Adams (905 836-8304)
- Greater Toronto Council Of Camera Clubs Representative: Chuck Carson
Sponsors
2007-2008 Sponsors
Please support our sponsors:
- Picture Picture, Upper Canada Mall, 17600 Yonge Street, Newmarket, L3Y 4Z1
- Select Art Galleries, 16686 Yonge Street, Newmarket, L3Y 4V8
- Henry's, 130 Davis Drive, Newmarket, L3Y 2N1
- Tidal Promotions, 1160 Kerrisdale Blvd, Unit 11, Newmarket,L3Y 8Z9
- Foto Works Ltd., 167000 Bayview Ave., Unit 15, Newmarket, L3X 1W1
History
After serving a term as President of a large camera club in Toronto. I felt that York Region could support a camera club in the northern area of the region. There was already a club established in the southern portion of the region. I set up a team comprising of Jim Spurgeon, Rosanne Baumhard and Sue Curtis to serve as the club's first Board of Directors. During the summer of 1984, we put together a program of speakers and workshops. As we expected 40 to 50 members in our first year, a schoolroom in a local school was booked. It was felt that if we had a core of 20 or so enthusiastic photographers the club would be a success. On our opening night we had a turnout of 85 people! What a turnout, in a classroom that typically holds 30 - 40 people. People were sitting in the aisles on the windowsills, anywhere that they could park themselves. The club has grown steadily and matured. At one point we had 126 members making it the second largest camera club in the Greater Toronto area. Unlike a lot of camera clubs, our average age is quite young. Thus Country Images Camera Club was born.
Harry Cartner.