http://www.takuresort.com Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:56:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Throughout the years we have always taken marine safety very seriously and depend on Mustang Survival products to keep our families and guests safe.  On January 11th 2010, just one day after his 97th birthday, Irv Davies founder of Mustang Survival passed away peacefully in West Vancouver with his family ... http://www.takuresort.com/news/irv-davies-mustang-survival-founder/ [gallery] Monday afternoon we headed over to the Big Smoke to watch Milt carry the Olympic flame.  It was incredible to see so many people gathered at the Tyee Plaza for this once in a life time event.  Despite the cold and the light rain, the energy was spectacular.  Peter Judge ... http://www.takuresort.com/news/feeling-the-olympic-energy/ Milt Wong, owner of Taku, was asked to carry the Olympic flame Nov. 2nd.  He has been training for his 350m run and even took a 4 day trip to  Beijing last week to get inspired.  He has trained so hard that the very white track suit is too big, ... http://www.takuresort.com/news/milt-is-carrying-the-olympic-flame/ Yet another beautiful summer at Taku with long days spent sitting outside enjoying a drink and the view, catching fish, playing tennis, picking berries and exploring. One family came three times throughout the summer.  And to all the new comers, welcome to our hidden treasure. Thank you for sharing your ... http://www.takuresort.com/taku-newsletter/fall-newsletter/ "Toot Toot Taku" Congratulations Calvin Cox for naming the new playground! Thank you to everyone who submitted a new name for the tug we had some great entries.  You can read them all in the comment area below. Cheers, Taku Crew We invite everyone to join our naming contest for the new playground. Lynden found ... http://www.takuresort.com/playground-naming-contest/name-the-new-playground/ [caption id="attachment_127" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Hunting for Easter treats in the garden."][/caption] You know Spring has arrived when we see brilliant green leaves sprouting out everyday also every Easter marks the beginning of our Spring season.  This year there were 14 kids hunting the gardens for gifts left by the Easter Bunny ... http://www.takuresort.com/taku-resort-and-marina/spring-newsletter/ Many of our guests in the past year, have heard a lot of barking going on.  This is Fei and Milt Wong's new puppy Rudy, a happy and sometimes naughty Portugese water dog. The Wongs have never had a dog before and everyone is very shocked to hear they got one. ... http://www.takuresort.com/taku-dog-club/fei-milt-get-a-dog/ Inspired By Taku... Over the past twenty five years Taku Resort and Marina continues to be a source of inspiration for many of our clients. David Haughton who has been one of our very long time guests, comes to Taku every year for two weeks and soaks in the beautiful scenery from ... http://www.takuresort.com/taku-resort-and-marina/quadra-island/