[canadawest]

I'm no authority, as I wasn't involved in previous Vancouver Reef Clubs, but from the people I have spoken to that have been members, apparently the clubs got too political, too structured, too much work, and people just stopped having fun with the "hobby".

I guess differences in opinions, philosophies, and whatever else eventually led to fewer members, fewer meetings and ultimately the death of the club.

Oddly enough some of the people who remember the past clubs and were members are still key contributors to the hobby today. I know that John and his wife Lisa (J&L) were active members, as were Tim and his wife Pat (Seacare) as well as Mike over at Petland, and some others.