Participants will be introduced to the basic paddling strokes and land and water rescues techniques. At the end of the course participants will have the confidence and basic skills to venture out on short paddling adventures.

This training is suitable for those who take people canoeing out on the land, including program leaders, on the land program camp staff, and guides. 

This course will be taught by Jackpine Paddle on Monday, June 19, 2023.

For more information: https://www.paddlecanada.com/levels/canoeing/lake-canoe/introduction-to-tandem-lake-canoeing/

Participants are responsible for bringing their own water, snacks and lunch. We will take a lunch break from 12:00pm – 1:00pm.

Cost

Collaborative Grant Recipients: Free

NWTRPA Members: $125 + GST

Non-members: $175 + GST

Registration Deadline: June 14, 2023

What to Bring:

• Water bottle/thermos, snacks, lunch
• Layered quick-dry clothing and gear to spend hours on the water (extra change of clothing, warm sweater, rainjacket, hat, towel, watershoes/sandals)
• Sunscreen + Insect Repellant 
• Wetsuit/rashguard is recommended for canoe rescue portion
• Notebook and pencil

To be considered fully registered we require 100% payment.

For more information, contact David Brinston at dbrinston@nwtrpa.org | (780) 996-7264

or Megan Mortensen at megan_mortensen@ffcnwt.com