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THE VALLEY WOODTURNERS CLUB IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF WOODTURNING AS A FUN AND CREATIVE HOBBY.
Next Club Meeting 11 Apr 2026
Our next club meeting is on Saturday, 11 Apr 2026 at the Confederation Education Centre. This will be an all-day event in conjunction with our sister guild, ATBO. We will have a guest demonstrator, Michael Poulin of ATBO. Stay tuned for more information. For attendees, please bring your own lunch to this event.
If you can come out a bit early to help set for the meeting it would greatly appreciated. See you there!
If you can come out a bit early to help set for the meeting it would greatly appreciated. See you there!
turnfest 2026
Valley Woodturners will be hosting TurnFest 2026 on 23 and 24 May 2026 at the Confederation Education Centre! We have a great program lined up for you to enjoy. Details on the program and how to register can be seen here.
the MariAn McGee award
We are always looking for members to submit a turning as part of the Marian McGee Award and Challenge. The 2025 entries were judged at our June 2025 meeting and the winning submission was presented to Aude Laguens, the top student at the University of Ottawa's School of Nursing. Congratulations, Aude! The winning submission was created by Roger Mattiuz. Aude, Roger, and his creation are pictured below.
Turning & Turner of the Year 2025
We started a couple of new initiatives this past year - Turning of the Year and Turner of the Year. At our June 2025, the entries for the "Turning of the Year" were judged by our expert panel. All the submissions were incredibly well done. You can see them all in the Gallery here. One particular turning stood out - Roger Mattiuz's entry not only captured the Marion McGee Award, but also the "Turning of the Year" Award. His entry is pictured above.
For the "Turner of the Year" Award, the recipient was Dave Parker who amassed an incredible amount of points through his participation in the club's Show and Tell and turning competitions. Dave is pictured below. Congratulations, Dave!
For the "Turner of the Year" Award, the recipient was Dave Parker who amassed an incredible amount of points through his participation in the club's Show and Tell and turning competitions. Dave is pictured below. Congratulations, Dave!
Special Notices
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Training Courses
Our next course will run on April 12, 19 , & 2026. The course is now full. If you wish to be put on a temporary waiting list for this course should a cancellation occur, please contact our training coordinator JG Francoeur at "[email protected]". Please see the "Course Outline" page here to see what will be covered on the course. If you have any other feedback or input on the site, please let us know through email. |
CONGRATULATIONS - INTRO TO WOODTURNING Class 2601
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Congratulations to our class of 2601 graduates!
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L to R - Students have (S) beside their name: Michael Templeton (S), Tom Hayward, Brian Baker (S), Gerry Van Doom (S), Louis Boucher, Barry Young, Allison Hamilton (S), Nancy McLean (S), Doug Long (S). Not in picture: Kelly Tanner (S), Jayne Torr, Murray Cameron
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