CANOE CANADA 2012 PROJECT

During the summer of 2012, the Canadian Canoe Foundation (CCF) will be working with a wide-host of organizations in order to run a youth canoe trip in every Canadian province and territory!  Partners on these environmental learning adventures will include: Paddle Canada’s (PC) canoeing associations, the Canadian Heritage River Systems (CHRS) and Chapters of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS). 

The project, titled Canoe Canada 2012 will culminate in a delegation of CCF youth participants attending the 7^th Canadian River Heritage Conference in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (June 15-19^th, 2013).  The youth delegates (one from each province and territory) will present posters describing the natural, cultural and historical status of the waterways they travelled. They will also take part in a CCF led presentation describing our organization and the environmental objectives of the Canoe Canada 2012 project.  Our aim is to provide a voice for Canadian youth at this important national level conference that will provide the attendees (provincial and federal governments, businesses, academics) with a youth perspective on the importance of making important environmental conservation decisions now in order to protect Canada’s wilderness and waterways for future generations.

CANOE KAYAK NEW BRUNSWICK
 
Website: http://www.canoekayaknb.org
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Mr. Graham Ketcheson
Executive Director
Paddle Canada
 
Dear Graham:
 
As per our telephone conversation earlier this week, please see summary report below re the work with the Canadian Canoe Foundation to make the Miramichi Youth Canoe Adventure a success in 2011.
 
 
Regarding: Partnership Between the Canadian Canoe Foundation & Canoe Kayak NB (CKNB) - 2011
 
Location:
Southwest Miramichi River from just below Boiestown down river to the City of Miramichi, NB
 
Dates:
15 - 22 August 2011
 
Goal:
To provide a canoeing adventure to 10 youth (grades 7 and 8) from the Miramichi watershed where they will be exposed to paddling, nature, heritage & the environment; particularly with attention to care of a river system and its habitant species.
The expectation is that the youth will all become ambassadors for proper care of river systems.
 

PC Instructors are invited to attend the Ontario Greenland Camp at 10% registration discount.

Where:  Camp Tamarack, Bracebridge, Ontario

When: September 10th, 11th (Arrive on Friday night) OR September 9th, 10th, 11th (Arrive on Thursday night and participate in an extra day or either paddle building or semi-private instruction).

Who: This year Cheri Perry, Turner Wilson, Maligiaq Padilla, James Roberts and Dympna Hayes are mentoring the event with a bunch of extra assistants coming along to help too! Click here to find out more about the mentors.

Why?: This is probably the best chance you have this year of learning to roll or improving your rolls.  Also because it is SUPER FUN!! Last year's event was a great success and so much fun, many people went away with new friends they've been paddling with ever since. We had paddlers of all abilities; some who started the weekend not wanting to go upside down and left with a roll at the end. Others who are so into Greenland rolling they sleep with their stick ended up perfecting that forward finishing roll or hand roll they've been trying to get forever.

Paddle Canada Board of Directors 2011The 2011 Paddle Canada Annual General Meeting will take place this fall (November).  As per the Paddle Canada Constitution,  half of the Paddle Canada Board of Directors is elected each year for a two year term.  The following Board of Directors positions are up for election in 2011:

• Newfoundland & Labrador
• New Brunswick
• Quebec
• Manitoba
• Alberta
• Yukon
• Nunavut

Note that the Paddle Canada President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer will be elected by the Board of Directors from within the duly elected Paddle Canada Board of Directors following the 2011 elections.  The immediate Past President, Richard Alexander, and President Emeritus, currently vacant, fill out the fifteen member Board of Directors.

 

Paddle Canada is a volunteer run, 'not for profit', recreational paddling organization.  Its success and future are incumbent on having the most dedicated, knowledgeable, and team oriented Board of Directors possible.   We need you!