Paddle Canada is proud to be part of Get Kids Paddling, an organization that has been working together for years, and has recently incorporated as a national not-for-profit organization. The mission of Get Kids Paddling is to Support organizations that foster the engagement of children and youth in paddling experiences across Canada. Promote opportunities for […]
Paddle Canada is governed by a Board of Directors which is comprised of 13 regional Directors (one from each province and territory of Canada). Our elections operate on a three-year cycle, and for the 2022/24 term, the positions that are up for renewal are Yukon, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador. en français […]
This year saw over 20 applicants to the Bill Mason Memorial Scholarship, and our selection committee was very impressed and inspired by the quality of the applicants. We are pleased to introduce you to the recipient of the 2022/23 award, Robin Pollard. Robin is studying at the University of Victoria student and is also a […]
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We invite you to submit your photos for our annual photo contest! This year’s theme is inspired by our tagline; “Learn to paddle. You’ll love where it takes you!” Share photos from Paddle Canada courses you participated in this past year; whether you were a participant or an instructor, we’d love to see photos of […]
Our second year of our Kaymayquinn Youth Paddling Grant was a great success! This year we were able to support 24 youth in participating in a Paddle Canada course! This grant was made possible with the publishing of the book Paddling Pathways, a compilation of paddling stories collected and co-edited by Bob Henderson and Sean […]
Did you know that we, Paddle Canada are proud members of the Canadian Safe Boating Council? And that I sit on the Board of Directors for the CSBC? Earlier this month, I attended (and presented at) the CSBC annual symposium and met with other organizations that are in the business of safe boating. Other attendees […]
What is an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy?“An EDI Strategy is a roadmap to ensure an intentional approach to identifying and achieving institution-wide equity, diversity, and inclusion priorities and goals.Equity may be considered both an approach and a process that recognizes the existence of systemicsocial inequalities and introduces actions to proactively reduce, if not remove, […]
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You may have noticed some changes to the Paddle Canada Members website! We wanted to take a moment to highlight a few of those changes for you: When creating a skills course, the only mandatory fields are now First Name, Last Nam, year of birth, and E-Mail address. Your participants will receive a welcome email, […]
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Quebec and Newfoundland & Labrador Director Vacancies We are holding an interim election to fill our Quebec and Newfoundland & Labrador Director positions. If you are a current Instructor Member in either of these provinces and are interested in joining the Board of Directors, applications are open now. In our three-year cycle, both terms end […]
On Sunday, April 10, 2022, we held our Annual General Meeting as an online event. Roughly 35 members and three staff were in attendance. Our new Bylaws were approved, and a summary of our accomplishments since our last AGM was highlighted. You can read the full Annual Report, complete with messages from our committees and […]
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