NWV EVENTS and Items of Paddling Interest Schedule - 2012

DATE WATERS INTEREST CLASS SKILL TYPE COORDIN- PHONE EMAIL COMMENTS LEVEL ATOR(S) #

MARCH/ registration deadline – APRIL Grant Mac Kayak instructor course Mark 963 – 3305 canoe@nwvoyag March 19 – cost $400 31 – 1 Ewan Pool course eurs.com NWVC&KC subsidy available – contact [email protected]

APRIL 7 – 8

APRIL Event: TIME: VENUE: FEE: advanced tickets – 13 Waterwalkers 7:00 – 9:45 p m Stanley Milner $10/ person @ MEC Film Festival Library at door – $12/person

APRIL Confederation paddling with 15 Pool Abilities Mark 963 – 3305 canoe@nwvoyag volunteers are needed event eurs.com

APRIL paddle from Laurier Park to 28 North canoe lisa.derksen@gm Emily Murphy Park, and canoe/kayak I beginner course Lisa 660- 4077 ail.com then to 50 St for those who are up to it

APRIL cindy5288@hotm depends upon water levels, 29 Pembina or canoe/kayak I - III inter- day trip Cindy 963 – 5288 ail.com and involves a short Lobstick mediate portage

APRIL lisa.derksen@gm full trip from Laurier Park to 29 North canoe/kayak I beginner course Lisa 660- 4077 ail.com 50 street – provlided that Saskatchewan day trip river flow rate and winds at safe levels

MAY alan.alkemy@gm paddle from Genesee Gun 5 – 6 North canoe / kayak I novice day trip Alan 487 -0607 ail.com Club to Genesee Bridge Saskatchewan DATE WATERS INTEREST CLASS SKILL TYPE COORDIN- PHONE EMAIL COMMENTS LEVEL ATOR(S) #

2 day course – first in a Water- series of Canoe Instructor Rundle front haskincanoe@g courses – for more info see MAY Paddling canoe Instructor Priscilla 922 – 4324 mail.com www.haskincaoe.ca 5 – 6 Centre course $175 – NWVC&KC subsidy available – contact [email protected]

MAY Lake 6 Instructor 1 day course – for info see Rundle Re- haskincanoe@g www.haskincanoe.ca Paddling canoe Certifi- Priscilla 922 – 4324 mail.com $75 – NWVC&KC subsidy Centre cation available – contact course [email protected]

MAY and Paddle 3 day course – see 11 – 13 Kananaskis Alberta www.haskincanoe.ca for Moving haskincanoe@g pre-requisites Water Priscilla 922 – 4324 mail.com $225 – NWVC&KC subsidy Instructor available – contact Course [email protected]

2 day course car camping Pre-requisite – a Beginning Canoe course and/or MAY Spring Lake, moving Cindy 963 – 5288 cindy5288@hotm previous experience 12 – 13 Pembina & canoe I – II novice water ail.com Register by May 1 Lobstick rivers course fee – $150 NWVC&KC subsidy available

3 day course – for info see MAY Rundle Lake www.haskincanoe.ca 18 – 21 Paddling canoe Instructor haskincanoe@g fee – $275 – NWVC&KC Centre course Priscilla 922 – 4324 mail.com subsidy available – contact [email protected] DATE WATERS INTEREST CLASS SKILL TYPE COORDIN- PHONE EMAIL COMMENTS LEVEL ATOR(S) #

inter – car Donna 481–4756 donna.mckenzie1 3 day runs, camping at MAY Milk River canoe / kayak II – III mediate camping @gmail.com Writing-on-Stone Prov Park 18 – 21 Lisa 660- 4077 lisa.derksen@gm limited to 16 participants ail.com

Basic $75 for re-certification River $285 for course fee MAY Calgary and Instructor rockymountainpa + $60 Paddle Alberta fee 19 – 21 Kananaskis Course Paddle Alberta 430 – 202 [email protected] NWVC&KC subsidy or June 15 and Re- - 8490 m available – contact - 17 certifica- [email protected] tion

MAY waters in the canoe/kayak I – IV inter- multi-day Pincher Creek Paddlefest 19 – 21 vicinity of mediate event check with AWA website for Pincher Creek + more info

MAY North canoe / kayak I novice day trip Steve 461 – 3292 day trip from 50 street to 26 Saskatchewan

MAY Athabasca canoe/kayak I novice + canoe Cindy 963 – 5288 cindy5288@hotm Blue Ridge to ‘Fort 26 – 27 camping ail.com Assiniboine

JUNE Donna 481–4756 donna.mckenzie1 2 – 3 North canoe / kayak I novice canoe @gmail.com 50 st to Vinca Bridge Saskatchewan camping Lisa 660- 4077 lisa.derksen@gm ail.com

JUNE Rundle I all event 963 – 5288 cindy5288@hotm River Daze 9 Paddling canoe / kayak Cindy ail.com Centre volunteers needed

JUNE Islet Lake & I – II novice – poling 487 – 0607 alan.alkemy@gm contact Alan early to 10 Pembina River canoe / kayak intermedi course Alan ail.com discuss equipment needed ate DATE WATERS INTEREST CLASS SKILL TYPE COORDIN- PHONE EMAIL COMMENTS LEVEL ATOR(S) #

JUNE North canoe / kayak I beginner evening Steve 461 – 3292 an evening paddle from 13 Saskatchewan Emily Murphy Park to 50 St

JUNE Red Deer canoe/kayak I beginner canoe Dirk 691 – 2042 dirk.pauwels@sh Content Bridge to Tolmen 16 17 camping aw.ca Bridge

JUNE Rundle canoe/kayak I all event MEC Paddlefest – watch 24 Paddling Eddyline for volunteer Centre opportunities and activities

JUNE Red Deer canoe / kayak I – II novice canoe Cindy 963 – 5288 cindy5288@hotm trip from Tolman Bridge to 23 – 24 camping ail.com Drumheller

JUNE National Canoe Day 26

JUNE/JULY waters in the canoe, kayak, all levels paddling Karla at Paddle 1 – 877 – www.paddlealbert Paddle Symposium – Fri 29 – 2 vicinity of and paddle skills Alberta 388 – 2722 a.org evening to Mon p.m. – Rocky board lessons lessons involving canoes, Mountain kayaks, and paddle boards House - $90/person

JUNE/JULY Red Deer canoe / kayak I novice + canoe Mel 484 – 3563 Red Deer city to HW #21 30 – 2 camping

July North canoe / kayak I novice + late paddle from Laurier Park to 1 Saskatchewan evening Emily Murphy Park in the paddle coordinator later evening to observe needed the fireworks celebrating Canada Day

JULY River canoe/kayak II inter- canoe Gord 374–2316 gpennycook@xpl a 10 to 14 day trip from 7 – 20 mediate camping or ornet.com Whitehorse to Dawson City 678–0130 DATE WATERS INTEREST CLASS SKILL TYPE COORDIN- PHONE EMAIL COMMENTS LEVEL ATOR(S) #

JULY North canoe / kayak I novice day trip Steve 461 – 3292 paddle from Genesee 14 Saskatchewan Bridge to Devon

JULY North canoe/kayak I novice day trip Kurt 922 – 6200 [email protected] paddle from 28 Saskatchewan to Barrymore Bridge

AUGUST Kootenay canoe/kayak I – III inter- canoe Bow Waters 403 – 235 info@bowwaters. 4 – 6 mediate + camping Canoe Club - 2922 org

AUGUST Lakeland I all flatwater coordinator 4 – 6 Provincial canoe / kayak (lake) needed Park

inter- AUGUST Peace River canoe/kayak mediate Ken 632 -2278 a 5 to 6 day trip from 5 – 11 I – II canoe abdiamond@hot Clayhurst Bridge BC to camping mail.com Peace River AB

AUGUST 11 – 12

AUGUST 18 – 19

AUGUST 25 – 26

moving Lake Louise to Castle SEPTEMBER Bow River canoe/kayak I – III skilled water & Mark 963 – 3305 canoe@nwvoyag Mountain to Banff to 1 - 3 river class III eurs.com Canmore rapids

SEPTEMBER 8 - 9

SEPTEMBER 15 - 16 DATE WATERS INTEREST CLASS SKILL TYPE COORDIN- PHONE EMAIL COMMENTS LEVEL ATOR(S) #

SEPTEMBER North canoe/kayak I novice day trip Steve 461 – 3292 paddle from 50 street to 22 - 23 Saskatchewan Fort Saskatchewan

SEPTEMBER 29 - 30

OCTOBER North canoe/kayak I – III inter- canoe Alan 487 – 0607 alan.alkemy@gm Nordegg to Rocky 6 - 8 Saskatchewan mediate camping ail.com Mountain House

OCTOBER 13 - 14

OCTOBER 20 - 21

OCTOBER 27 - 28

* Unless otherwise noted, all phone numbers are of the area code 780

+ Class and Skill Level values were obtained from “Mark’s Guide for Alberta Paddlers” – a valuable resource authored by Mark Lund