Northwaters & Langskib Wilderness Programs Confirmation Packet
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Northwaters & Langskib Wilderness Programs Confirmation Packet nd 2 Session First Day of Program: July 24th Last Day of Program: August 16th Date of BBQ: August 15th Travel Information We meet participants in Toronto, Ottawa and Temagami on the first day of the program. From Toronto, southern Ontario, the western provinces, United States and foreign countries: Meet at Toronto Pearson International Airport before 12:00 noon on first day of program. For those flying to Toronto: We will rendezvous at the Toronto Pearson International Airport on the first day of the program. Please schedule a flight that arrives well before 12:00 noon. If there is any difficulty obtaining such a flight, please notify us as soon as possible. Many airlines require that if your child is under age 13 they be registered with the airline as an “Unaccompanied Minor”. For more information please see section on Unaccompanied Minors on page 4. Upon arrival, participants flying internationally will first collect their baggage, pass through customs and then exit into a meeting area where a camp representative will be waiting with a Northwaters and Langskib (NWL) sign. Your duffle bag helps make it easy for us to identify you. Canadian participants flying domestically will do the same except they will not pass through customs. Our airport staff will keep apprised of flight changes, delays and arrival times and will call the number(s) provided on your travel form with any questions or concerns. After we have rendezvoused with all participants arriving by both plane and car, we will board our charter bus for the five-hour trip north to Temagami. We will provide lunch along the way and will arrive at basecamp in time for dinner. Departure flights should be scheduled on the last day of the session for after 3:00 pm. Please call us if you are not able to schedule a flight during this time. Note to participants flying from foreign countries and distant states/provinces: If flights cannot be scheduled to arrive in Toronto well before 12:00 noon on the first day of the program, participants from foreign countries and distant states or provinces may arrive the evening before (any time after 4:00 pm). Upon arrival, participants will first collect their baggage, pass through customs and then exit into a meeting area where a camp representative will be waiting with a NWL sign. Supervision, lodging and meals will be provided. An additional fee of $150 will be added to your invoice, for a total transportation cost of $325 (including round trip bus transportation to and from Temagami). Please indicate on your travel form if your child will be arriving a day early. For those traveling by car: We will rendezvous INSIDE the Toronto Pearson International Airport on the first day of the program. A staff person with a NWL sign will be located inside the Arrivals Level of Terminal #3, International Area, at the Toronto Pearson International Airport. Please plan to arrive between 11:00 am and 12:00 noon. After we have met all participants arriving by both plane and car, we will board our charter bus for the five-hour trip north to Temagami. We will provide lunch along the way and will arrive at basecamp in time for dinner. On the last day of the program you may pick your child up at the same location in Pearson between 2:30 and 3:00 pm. From eastern Ontario, Quebec & northeast US: Meet at the Catherine street bus terminal in Ottawa at 11:00 am on the first day of the program. Participants will meet an NWL staff member at the Catherine Street bus terminal in Ottawa at 11:00 am on the first day of the program and will travel with us by van 5 hours north to Temagami. We will provide lunch along the way and will arrive at basecamp in time for dinner. The bus terminal is located at 265 Catherine St. (613.238.5900). At the end of the session, participants and staff will return to the same location between 2:30 and 3:00pm on the last day of the program. Participants from Quebec may be met by their parents here or take a connecting bus to Montreal. Tickets and reservations from Ottawa to Quebec are the responsibility of the participant. Phone: 866-458-9974 Fax: 518-962-8768 Email: [email protected] From Temagami: Meet at Lakeland Airways in Temagami a 5:30pm on the first day of the program. If you are driving directly to Temagami at the beginning of session to drop off your child, we will rendezvous on the first day of the program between 5:30 pm and 6:00 pm at Lakeland Airways. You can see Lakeland from the road as you drive north into town—it is right on the lake. Temagami is a small town and the folks at Lakeland are very friendly. You can leave gear there and walk around town if you get in early. If your child is attending Northern Lights or Northwaters: we are scheduled to leave the Toronto Airport by bus at 12:00 noon with the rest of the participants; it is this bus that will then stop at Lakeland to pick up your child and take them to the end of the Temagami Access Road where the boats are docked for transport to our Northwaters island basecamp. If your child is attending Excalibur or Langskib: weather permitting your son will be flying to Langskib island basecamp by floatplane once the rest of the participants arrive on the bus. At the end of the program you may pick up your child at the Manitou Landing and/or join us for the end of session BBQ. End of Session BBQ To celebrate the participants’ journey we hold an end of session BBQ and celebration at Northwaters basecamp, to which you are all invited (sorry, no pets). If you cannot make the BBQ, we transport participants back to Toronto and Ottawa on the last day of the program (see above for return transportation details). The BBQ is held on the second last day of the program (see top of document for this session’s BBQ dates). The BBQ is a great way to get a sense of your child’s experience, meet our staff, tour our basecamp facility—and the delicious food is an added bonus. Staff will meet parents, family and friends at the end of the Temagami Access Road by the Manitou landing at 12:00 noon on the day of the BBQ and boat them into basecamp. You will be welcomed at Northwaters with a light snack and a tour of the facility in time for the participant’s to paddle in around 3:00 pm. Please indicate on your travel form if you plan to attend the BBQ, how many will be in your party and if you plan to spend the night with us. If you can’t make it to the Manitou Landing for our 12:00 noon shuttle but would still like to attend the BBQ, there are two means of public transportation into Northwaters: Lakeland Airways offers floatplane service from the town of Temagami (705.569.3455) and there are several water taxi services which depart from the end of the Temagami Access Road. We recommend Loon Lodge’s taxi service (705.237.8918). At the end of the BBQ, staff will be available to boat parents back to the mainland by 9:00 pm, or you may arrange a water taxi at your convenience. You are welcome to spend the night at Northwaters and boat out the following morning with the participants, although accommodations are somewhat rustic. You may borrow or bring along a tent and sleeping bags to accommodate your party. Alternatively, there are several places to stay overnight nearby. We recommend the following local accommodations, but in addition you can visit the Temagami Chamber of Commerce for more accommodation options: Temagami Shores Inn & Resort (705.569.3200) Deepwater Lodge (705.237.8972) Location: on the way into the town of Location: on Lake Temagami across Temagami, off Highway 11 from the Manitou Landing Loon Lodge (705.237.8918) Finlayson Point Provincial Park (705.569.3205) Location: on Lake Temagami near the landings Location: just outside of town off Highway 11 There is a foot trail to Loon Lodge (see map) —public campgrounds with facilities If you can’t make it for the BBQ, but would still like to pick up your child in Temagami at the end of session, you can meet us by 8:00 am at the Manitou Landing (end of the Lake Temagami Access Road) on the last day of the program. Phone: 866-458-9974 Fax: 518-962-8768 Email: [email protected] Phone: 866-458-9974 Fax: 518-962-8768 Email: [email protected] Unaccompanied Minors If your child is flying as an Unaccompanied Minor (guidelines and fees are particular to each airline carrier), airlines need to know the name, address and phone number of the person who will be meeting your child as they exit through customs and into the terminal meeting area. We assign staff to our airport pickups a few days prior to arrivals and simply don’t know well in advance who will be at the arrivals level to meet your child. Please let us know on your travel form if your son or daughter will be traveling as an Unaccompanied Minor and we will contact you with the information you need to give the airline as soon as it is confirmed on our end.