Learn the art and skill of paddling moving water with Manitoba’s most experienced instructor trio: Dwayne Dosch, Gerry Hirose, and Brian Johnston. Courses this year include: - Intro to Moving Water (May 25/26 or June 15/16) - Class II Whitewater (May 18/19) - and more! Check out this poster (PDF, 82KB) for more details.
Read more →Thursday, April 18, 7-9PM Come down to the Winnipeg Mountain Equipment Co-op and get 10% off all in-store, full-price merchandise! We are also featuring an illustrated talk by Brian Johnston: “Manitoba’s Black River: Revealing a Treasure”. It will be at 7PM, so get there early! Remember to bring a membership card or other ID...
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Interested in advanced canoe skills or becoming a canoe instructor? Come out to Canoe School on the May long weekend! Four days of intensive instruction will immerse you in the finer points of paddling. This year CanoeSchool is offering two courses, one for instructors and one for advanced canoeists: Lake Canoe Tandem Intermediate Instructor...
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We are planning our trips and outings for spring and summer 2013. The following are tentative ideas for trips. If you have ideas, feedback, or want to join or lead a trip, email Chris Randall at president@paddle.mb.ca. Date Destination April Roseau River May Turtle Mountain May Brokenhead River June Pembina River June Rice River...
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We are now planning our course offerings for the spring and summer. More info to come soon!
Read more →We have just prepared and released our Annual Report for 2012. Check it out below, and if you are a Paddle Manitoba member or just interested in paddling, please come out to our Annual General Meeting! (PDF, 600Kb)
Read more →Paddle Manitoba’s AGM is just around the corner and we are looking for a some fresh new volunteers on our board! Currently, we are looking for a new President and Secretary. The board members are the backbone of this group and we need some enthusiastic people to help this group continue to run. If...
Read more →This Thursday we are hosting Paddle Canada’s annual Waterwalker film festival! The festival will showcase paddling films from across the country. We would like to invite you and your family to join us on November 22nd at 7pm at Fort Whyte Alive interpretive Center! Tickets are 10$ at the door and kids are for...
Read more →Come join Paddle Manitoba at Fort Whyte Alive on November 22nd for our annual WaterWalker Film Festival! This film festival will showcase the best of the best of paddling from coast to coast of Canada and we would like to invite you to this special evening. It will be held on November 22nd at...
Read more →Paddle Manitoba is encouraging all Paddle Canada Lake instructors to attend a recertification clinic being help September 15 and 16 2012. These clinics are being held to allow instructors to get updated information on Paddle Canada programs, courses, and policies. Instructors attending the clinic will have a chance to share teaching methods and learn...
Read more →Paddle Manitoba is offering a Re-certification Clinic for intro to advanced lake instructors in both Tandem and solo skills. The clinic will be held over the weekend of September 15/16. New teaching techniques, program updates, chance for questions and answers, and much more. Contact Charles Burchill for more information: - 204 453 5374 or burchil@cc.umanitoba.ca
Read more →A fundraising campaign is also being organized for the commissioning of a bronze statue that will honour Don Starkell’s life; his inspirational message of hard work, perseverance and hope; and the culture of paddling, exploration and adventure. One of the statue concepts being considered is a depiction of the Starkell’s 2-year voyage from Winnipeg,...
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