The shipment of latest Paddling Buyer's Guide arrived at office today!  If members do not receive a copy in your mailbox in the next couple weeks, please contact us, and we can make sure you receive a copy.  Look for our 40th Anniversary Paddle Canada Sticker included inside.  We did look at a few different ways of packaging the decal inside the magazine.  In the end, mostly for cost reasons, we chose to poly bag the issue.  We realize it is not the best of 'Green' decision.  Paddle Canada and Rapid Media, will continue to source different ways of mailing the decal in future years. 

Enjoy the latest issue. Our Paddle Canada Member News : Kanawa - begins on page 176.

Has everyone found the little surprise inside the Rapid Media's 2013 Paddling Buyers Guide?  Members should be receiving their issues this week along with a 40th Anniversary Paddle Canada Decal as part of your membership benefit.  In honour of our significant anniversary year, we decided to also distribute the decal to all Canadian subscribers (non-members) who enjoy paddling and Rapid Media's magazines.  We hope all will enjoy and display these decals proudly and prominently.

These decals are printed on cold weather waterproof vinyl so they will stick, stay and last on any piece of outdoor or paddling gear.  

You may order more PC 40th Anniversary Decals for $1. each plus tax and shipping.

The Kanawa members news section starts on page 176. 

Enjoy the issue and happy shopping for next season!

On November 7, 2012 Transport Canada's Committee Working Group for Navigable Waters Protection presented a 1 hour hearing.  Graham Ketcheson, Executive Director and Jay Morrson, Chair of Environment committee for Paddle Canada were both at this meeting among many other stakeholder groups including Canadian Safe Boating Council and Canadian Power and Sail Squadron. 

The new act proposes to only protect less than 1% of all our waterways, from development that affects navigation boats including canoe or kayak or SUP. 

"We're losing our tools to protect fresh water and our federal government is really getting rid of their responsibility to protect our waterways," argues Meredith Brown, the Ottawa Riverkeeper, a watchdog group that monitors water quality in the Ottawa River and its tributaries.

A recent blog post in the UK talks about the BCU stopping production of their magazine Canoe Focus. They looked at the Paddle Canada/Rapid Media partnership as a possible model.

According to Canoe England BCU CEO Paul Owen,

“In this highly exciting year for canoeing it is fitting that after twenty years the BCU member’s magazine is moving in an exciting new direction. We are pleased to be working with Warners Group Publications PLC with their wealth of knowledge and a real passion for our sport and we look forward to producing a magazine that really inspires our readers to get out there on the water and get involved.”

http://www.jerseykayakadventures.co.uk/2012/11/11/bcu-canoe-focus-is-no-more/

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