April 25, 2015

Dave Was Rescued!

“It happened so quickly. One minute you’re having the most fun of your life, the next minute you’re struggling for your life.” That was Dave Kimpinski’s comment after nearly drowning in a boating accident. Dave and his young son, Curtis, were pulling Dave’s niece Amanda on an inflatable tube with their small outboard powered boat. […]

New Colours in Paddle Canada T’s Now Available

Introducing new colours in Paddle Canada T’s for 2015: Clay and Slate. Available in Small, Medium, Large and X-Large unisex sizes. $30. plus tax & shipping for PC Members ($35. for non-members) Northern Park Apparel shirts are 100% made in Canada with a blend of 50/50 cotton and polyester. To order yours today, visit […]

March 2, 2015

Director’s Strokes Kanawa Article

Here is my latest article published in the latest Spring 2015 issue of Rapid Media magazine. The Director’s Strokes After five years as the executive director, I am very proud of Paddle Canada. I know many of you share this same feeling. We have come a long way building up our recognition in the North […]

February 23, 2015

How to Access Your Digital Subscription to Rapid Media Magazine

Many members ask me why they are not receiving their Digital subscription to their choice of Rapid Media Magazine title. Rapid and Paddle Canada do the best we can to send out the info to the digital subscriber members, however sometimes the automated emails get lost in spam and junkmail filters or get deleted. So […]

November 25, 2014

SUP Surf & Touring Program Rollout Event: May 2015

Paddle Canada Instructor and Instructor Trainer “Roll Out” Courses Touring Stand Up Paddleboard Instructor / Instructor Trainer course May 9-11, 2015Surf Stand Up Paddleboard Instructor / Instructor Trainer course May 12-14, 2015 These unique courses will introduce the Paddle Canada Stand UP Paddleboard Surf and Touring instructional programs in Central and Eastern Canada in the […]

November 10, 2014

Search Page for Kayak Rolling Clinics Now Live

Last spring the Kayak Rolling Program was introduced and added to our Paddle Canada programs and computer database (paddlebuzz.ca). Qualified sea kayak and river kayak instructors may now register, teach and report Kayak Rolling Clinics. To find out more about this program or to apply for the certification to teach kayak rolling click here. The Search […]

October 24, 2014

Update on Surf SUP & Touring SUP Instructor Clinics Nationally

On October 6-8 (Touring) and October 9-11 (Surf) we ran rollout clinics in Tofino BC. The intent was to “jump start” the new Surf SUP and Touring SUP programs by creating an initial group of instructors and instructor-trainers. At the rollout clinic we downloaded/shared the program and peer reviewed, slotting participants into their appropriate instructor […]

October 2, 2014

Sea Kayak Program Development Committee Public Consultation Pilot Project

The Sea Kayak Program Development Committee is proud to announce the start of a new pilot project to help increase communication and engagement with Paddle Canada instructor members. As part of the pilot project, we are committing to publish drafts and solicit feedback on any major policy or program changes to the sea kayak syllabus. […]

September 4, 2014

Market Research: Course Fee Research Update

Over the last several months, Paddle Canada has asked instructor and IT members to take a short survey [available here] to gather data on what Paddle Canada instructors are charging for their courses. The purpose of this survey is to provide pricing guidelines for new instructors to appropriately price their courses and also to undertake […]

September 3, 2014

Notice to Sea & River Kayak Instructors About Rolling Program Certification

Update (March 2, 2015): Please note that the deadline has now passed and we are no longer accepting applications for advanced standing except for exceptional circumstances. Since the announcement of the new kayak rolling certification back in the spring, Paddle Canada has received several requests from instructor members asking for advanced standing due to their extensive […]

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