With our Canadian Thanksgiving more than a month in the past and our American friends’ Thanksgiving last week as I write this, it’s a reminder that there is plenty to be thankful for in our world. And in the Owen Sound Camera Club’s world, there is something special to be thankful for. Let me explain.
Over the past couple of years or so the OSCC has grown dramatically. That alone is something to be thankful for. Within the membership body we have found a number of new friends to learn from, to teach, and to just enjoy each other’s company. But there has been one special group of people who have been friends to the camera club that we are especially grateful to have a relationship with, and that’s the folks at Foto Art.
For the last 7 years Foto Art has been kind enough to open up their back room, previously occupied by portrait photographer Charles van den Ouden. When we were offered the back room of a camera store as a place to hold our meetings we couldn’t think of a better place.
However, with time comes change. As I mentioned above, the Owen Sound Camera Club has grown, and as happy as that makes us collectively, sadly we have outgrown the space at Foto Art. We have relocated to the New Life Centre, formerly known as Timothy Christian School. Our friendship with Foto Art will surely continue and on behalf of the OSCC, I would like to say a big Thank You to Peter Ciokan and all the staff who have been a great help to the club over the years. The use of the store for our meetings will certainly be remembered in our history and we are truly grateful for it.
Greg McMillan,
OSCC President
Owen Sound Camera Club 