So we are looking for your ideas and your help as volunteers! Here are some areas where we could use both:

Workshops
Indoors, we could run workshops on topics on anything around canoe tripping such as packing a canoe, choosing routes, etc. What we deliver will depend on what volunteers can offer.

Paddling Lessons
On the water, we plan to offer instruction and need instructors and volunteers to help manage people into sessions.

Info Booth
We will have an information booth to tell people about Paddle Manitoba and what the organization can offer its members. We plan to have T-shirts for sale there, too.

If you would like to participate in the day, please contact Janice Pennington (jaycp@shaw.ca) or Kim Palmquist (galena64@gmail.com).

Whether you volunteer or not, we hope you will come and support this event: normal Fort Whyte admission will apply.

2012 Moving Water Canoe Courses (PDF)

Come join out Paddle Canada certified instructors at beautiful La Barriere Park for Canoe Basic Skills and Lake Canoe Introduction Tandem courses. Each is being offered every month in both a weekend session and as a series of four Thursday night classes.

See our Canoe Courses page for more details and to register!

The race features running, cycling, paddling, and orienteering across a 35km course.  We’ll be there cheering people on and running a booth with information about Paddle Manitoba and our paddling programmes.

For more information: 13th Annual EcoAdventure Race

Bring your membership card to get in, and get a 10% discount on most items, with 5% off canoes and kayaks.

Club night runs from 7-9PM at the MEC on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg. See you there!

Roseau River
A lovely little day trip when the waters are still high. Much of this trip is on moving water but all are Class I or less. It is a great place to get the feel of whitewater paddling.
Date: Early May (date to be finalized depending on water levels)
Skill Level: Intermediate – moving water experience would be an asset.

Whitemouth River
If you haven’t had the chance to see the section of this river south of the TransCanada highway, you are in for a treat. This section is river is quiet and mostly sheltered as it winds through the boreal forest. Except a few easy swifts but no rapids.
Date: Early May (date to be finalized depending on water levels)
Skill Level: Experienced Novice

Solo-Rama and Tandem-Mania
A fun filled river run with Moving Water Instructors. This is a great chance to have fun on moving water and learn from some of the best.
Tandem or Solo
Location: TBA (depends on water levels)
Date: 1 day, either June 16 or 17 depending on weather
Contact: Brian Johnston – Tel: 1-204-754-2651 (Res.); 1-204-482-2121 (Work)

Ladies Spring Trip
A great chance for just the ladies to get away and enjoy nature from the tranquility of a canoe. A relaxed weekend full of laughter, good food and warm friendship. Aimed at those with novice skills but opened to more seasoned paddlers too.
Date: June (date to be announced)
Skill Level: novice

Spruce Woods from the Assiniboine River
Seeing Spruce Woods from the Assiniboine River gives a unique perspective to a historic route. This 3-day trip will include a couple of short hikes including one to Manitoba’s desert.

Date: June 30 – July 2
Skill Level: Novice but some tripping experience recommended

Introduction to Canoe Tripping Clinic
Canoe tripping combines canoeing and camping skills. This is an informal introduction to backcountry canoeing aimed primarily at families trying to figure out the logistics of canoe tripping. However the clinic is certainly open to anyone wanting to learn the basic skills. We will hold this event at site close to Winnipeg where novices can experience wilderness challenges close to home with some of the urban comforts. Overnight camping on site will be encouraged. A follow-up wilderness trip is scheduled for July 21 – 22.
Date: July 14 -15
Skill Level: Novice but all welcome

Family Wilderness Weekend
This short weekend adventure is an extension of the Canoe Tripping Clinic held on July 14-15. It is an opportunity to put the skills learned earlier into practice. You will paddle and portage into a secluded lake for an overnight camp with experience guides for a taste of real wilderness tripping. While this trip will not be limited to those that took part in the Canoe Tripping Clinic, participants in the Clinic will be given preferential booking.
Date: July 21 – 22
Skill Level: Novice but everyone welcome.

Winnange Weekend
A Paddle Manitoba Classic! This 4-day trip through some of the ELA lakes east of Kenora is a grand way to experience the final weekend of summer. Classic Canadian Shield paddling at its best.
Date: August 31 to September 3
Skill Level: Intermediate

Ladies Fall Weekend
A grand opportunity to enjoy a beautiful Manitoba fall weekend in the company of other women. Peace and serenity – what better way to end the paddling season?
Date: September (date to be announced)
Skill Level: Novice

Download The Ripple, Winter 2011

A great evening of films just when spring starts to feel like a possibility.