Whitewater

(REGISTRATION FULL) Dumoine River (Lac Benoit) - 29 June to 5 July 2024

The Dumoine River is a classic intermediate whitewater trip. Running 62km from Lac Benoit to the Ottawa River, the river offers great scenery, good fishing opportunities, and a nearly endless supply of Cl I-III runnable rapids with only a handful of mandatory portages.
We will access the river by shuttle (details, pricing to follow), and make our way downriver at a leisurely pace with plenty of time to take in the scenery, spend some time playing in select rapids, and otherwise enjoy what the river has to offer.

The Basics
Event Location: 
Dumoine River
Date(s) & Time: 
Saturday, June 29, 2024 - 16:00
Event Duration: 
4-5 days on the water
Difficulty Rating: 
Intermediate
Participant Info
Who's Invited: 
Intermediate paddlers
Maximum Group Size: 
5 boats
Minimum Group Size: 
3 boats
Itinerary
Itinerary description: 

Tentative Itinerary to give you an idea. We will be flexible and can adjust as necessary.

29 June (Sat): Meet group at Driftwood Provincial Park. Equipment check.
30 June (Sun): Shuttle to Lac Benoit. Warm up runs near bridge rapids / put in. Camp Lac Benoit
1 July (Mon): Paddle / Camp Little Steel Falls
2 July (Tues): Paddle / Camp Margaret Spry
3 July (Wed): Paddle / Camp Grande Chute
4 July (Thurs): Paddle / Camp Patent Chute
5 July (Fri): Buffer day / hike Bald Eagle Cliff / paddle to take out

Food / specific equipment to be organized separately

Required Items to Bring: 

Whitewater tripping canoe, camping gear, unpin kits.
Riviere Dumoine Paddler's Guide

Recommended Items to Bring: 

==> Bug head net, shirt, pants.
All other details to be arranged separately.

How to Get There
Carpool Info: 

Please let me know where you're coming from, if you're interested in carpooling.

Event Coordinator/s Contact Information
Contact (Name): 
Joe Tobin
Phone: 
613-618-1437

(REGISTRATION FULL) Lower Madawaska Day Trip - 11 May 2024

Early spring day trip down the Lower Madawaska River from Aumond Bay to Buck Bay. This is a beautiful section of the river, with mostly Cl II rapids, suitable for novice-intermediate paddlers.
Water will be high and cold; Wet/Drysuit a must. Should take about 4-5 hours

Put In:
From Quadeville, travel South on Hyland Creek Rd. approx. 15km on gravel and look for the Aumond Bay sign on a minor road on the right. The road has a civic address of 4001 Hyland Creek Rd. Continue 1 km to a small parking area.
Take Out:
Travel South on Hyland Creek Rd. for 13km to the Buck Bay sign. The civic address is 2859 Hyland Creek Rd. Continue 1km to a parking area. Walk around the gate and 400m down to the water so you can identify the take out from river level.

The Basics
Event Location: 
Aumond Bay, Madawaska River: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Z6kjqRv2rR8TCChy6
Date(s) & Time: 
Saturday, May 11, 2024 - 10:30
Registration Cut Off: 
05/11/2024
Event Duration: 
5 Hours
Difficulty Rating: 
Novice
Participant Info
Who's Invited: 
Anyone with strong novice paddling skills and above.
Maximum Group Size: 
12
Minimum Group Size: 
4
Itinerary
Itinerary description: 

Arrive at location and prep boats. Shuttle vehicles to Buck Bay. Paddle, lunch, paddle. Take out at Buck Bay.

Required Items to Bring: 

Wet/Drysuit, helmet, PFD, paddles, whitewater boat with outfitting and floats, closed toed shoes, safety equipment.

Recommended Items to Bring: 

Lunch, water, warm clothes, sense of adventure, positive attitude.

How to Get There
Event Directions: 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Z6kjqRv2rR8TCChy6
Put In:
From Quadeville, travel South on Hyland Creek Rd. approx. 15km on gravel and look for the Aumond Bay sign on a minor road on the right. The road has a civic address of 4001 Hyland Creek Rd. Continue 1 km to a small parking area.

Carpool Info: 

I’m coming from Renfrew, so happy to help out anyone along the way. If you need a ride and/or have capacity to carpool, please let me know and I will try to facilitate once people sign up.
Shuttles to/from take out will be arranged on the ground.

Other
Cancellation Policy: 
Please let me know if you cannot make it, so that we do not wait around for you.
Event Coordinator/s Contact Information
Contact (Name): 
Joe Tobin
Phone: 
6136181437

The Upper Credit River - Inglewood to Glen Williams -FULL

Join us for an early spring run (water levels permitting) on the Credit from Inglewood to Glen Williams. Suitable for novices but some competence in moving water is helpful.There are two weirs we must pull over, two other obstacles which generally can be run and possible sweepers to be navigated. A potluck dinner will follow at the home of Rick Sabourin in Erin.

The Basics
Event Location: 
Credit River....bridge at Inglewood....details will be emailed
Date(s) & Time: 
Saturday, April 13, 2024 - 09:30
Registration Cut Off: 
April 6, 2024
Event Duration: 
full day
Difficulty Rating: 
Beginner
Participant Info
Who's Invited: 
all WCA members
Maximum Group Size: 
10 boats
Itinerary
Itinerary description: 

all boats unloaded and cars ready to shuttle by 9:30 a.m. Begin paddle by 11 a.m. There will be a lunch stop on the river, so bring your lunch with you. We should be finished between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. and then we will head to a home in the area for a post paddle potluck. Further info will be emailed to all participants.

Required Items to Bring: 

boat, paddles, PFD, lunch, change of clothes in waterproof bag. If you don't have a boat or a partner we may be able to find one for you.

How to Get There
Event Directions: 

Inglewood is close to Hwy 10 and Olde Baseline Road north of Brampton. We will provide more detail by email.

Event Coordinator/s Contact Information
Contact (Name): 
Barb & Dave Young
Phone: 
9054577937

Spring run on the Nith

Paddling from Canning to Paris. WIll be monitoring the flow to ensure there is adequate water levels for the trip. 15 kms, with the last 3 kms or so having some Class 1-2 rapids. Penman's Pass could be a class 2.5 depending on the water levels. Usually takes 3 to 4 hours. Back up day the 21, or possible the weekend after depending on flow levels. Take out will be Lions Park

The Basics
Event Location: 
Canning Road. 43.19632300, -80.46862300
Date(s) & Time: 
Saturday, April 20, 2024 - 09:00
Registration Cut Off: 
April 13, 2024
Event Duration: 
5
Difficulty Rating: 
Novice
Participant Info
Who's Invited: 
Anyone who would like to join, whitewater experience is preferred
Minimum Group Size: 
1
Itinerary
Itinerary description: 

Arrive at location, get boats ready, shuttle cars to Paris. Paddle and take a lunch break before the rapids. Then arrive at Paris Lions Park.

Required Items to Bring: 

Whitewater boats, float bags, safety equipment, lifejackets, dry suits, paddles

Recommended Items to Bring: 

Water, Sunscreen, lunch, snacks. positive attitude. Dress for weather

How to Get There
Event Directions: 

Meet at side of road in Canning. GPS coordinates 43.19632300, -80.46862300.

Carpool Info: 

TBD

Other
Cancellation Policy: 
Let me know if you can't make it after signing up so we don't wait around for you
Event Coordinator/s Contact Information
Contact (Name): 
Nathan Pray
Phone: 
5194101589

Creeking on Toronto's Rouge River

Last year we were finally able to take a trip down Toronto's Humber River. This year the challenge will be a day outing from Milne Dam Conservation Park to Lake Ontario at the Rouge National Urban Park.

So we will be passing through a golf course, the Toronto Zoo, and Canada's only National Urban Park.

The Rouge is not very reliable, and only barely navigable. Here is the guage Near Markham: 02HC022

Real-Time Hydrometric Data Graph for ROUGE RIVER NEAR MARKHAM (02HC022) [ON] - Water Level and Flow - Environment Canada (ec.gc.ca)

The ideal conditions are to paddle the day after a rain storm. Therefore this outing is scheduled on a Saturday with the expectation of post-poning to Sunday, or another weekend if necessary. 6 cubic meters per second looks like a good level.

I suggest meeting at the Rouge National Urban Park parking lot near the intersection of Lawrence Avenue East and Rouge Hills Drive. Then we will shuttle to the Milne Dam Conservation Park main parking lot. We will have to portage to below the dam. There are no other man-made obstacles, however, low water may neccessitate wading.

The Basics
Event Location: 
Rouge National Urban Park, near Markham
Date(s) & Time: 
Saturday, March 30, 2024 - 08:00
Registration Cut Off: 
Wednesday the 27th of March.
Event Duration: 
The entire day
Difficulty Rating: 
Intermediate
Participant Info
Who's Invited: 
Experience necessary
Maximum Group Size: 
8 boats
Minimum Group Size: 
2 Tandems minimum
Itinerary
Itinerary description: 

We will meet at the take-out: the Rouge National Urban Park parking lot near the intersection of Lawrence Avenue East and Rouge Hills Drive for 8am. Then we will shuttle to the Milne Dam Conservation Park main parking lot, at 8251 McCowan Road, Markham, L3P 3J3.

It may take from 6 to 8 hours to reach Lake Ontario.

Required Items to Bring: 

Outfitted canoes. Wet or dry suit. Barrels. A bag lunch. Shoes for wading. Rescue kits. Adventurous spirit!

Recommended Items to Bring: 

Rain gear just in case. Spare clothing. It's April, it could be warm and sunny, it could be cold and raining.

How to Get There
Event Directions: 

195 Rouge Hills Drive, Scarborough

Carpool Info: 

I have a side-by-side tandem roof rack.

Other
Cancellation Policy: 
Please don't
Event Coordinator/s Contact Information
Contact (Name): 
Matthew Eberly
Phone: 
4167008815

Upper Head River Spring Run FULL

Spring run. Put in at Head Lake and take out at Monck Road. Class IV on 2 rapids only because of low hanging ATV bridges. Lots of class II or III. Drop and pool. Easy to portage any rapid.

The Basics
Event Location: 
Meeting place - Head Lake (just west of Norland)
Date(s) & Time: 
Saturday, April 20, 2024 - 10:00
Registration Cut Off: 
April 19th 2024
Event Duration: 
1 Day
Difficulty Rating: 
Intermediate
Participant Info
Who's Invited: 
WCA intermediate paddlers
Maximum Group Size: 
6 boats
Minimum Group Size: 
2 boats
Itinerary
Itinerary description: 

We will meet at 10am at Head Lake. Drop off boats and gear. Shuttle cars to Monck Road take out point. Paddle the approx 18 km of Upper Head river.

Required Items to Bring: 

Dry suit, helmet, throw bag, plastic boat.

Recommended Items to Bring: 

Thermos, lunch, extra layer.

How to Get There
Event Directions: 

Put in: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/44.31872,-78.3286272/44.7575618,-78.9246744/@44.7296215,-78.991125,11z/data=!4m4!4m3!1m1!4e1!1m0?entry=ttu

Take out:
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/44.31872,-78.3286272/44.7526303,-78.9914509/@44.7529558,-78.9814041,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m4!4m3!1m1!4e1!1m0?entry=ttu

Carpool Info: 

Contact Organizer

Event Coordinator/s Contact Information
Contact (Name): 
Brendan Elliott
Phone: 
7057680335

Saturday April 13 Mad River (Whitewater) Creemore to Glencairn. 14 km river 90 min from Toronto

After a couple of years of not being available due to massive log jams, my favorite river, the MAD River (near Creemore Ont) , cleaned itself up in the rains of early April 2023, and a group of WCA members ran the fourteen kilometers of fast moving whitewater fun from Creemore to Glencairn (the river at that time of year rarely slows down)

I would like to do it again in the spring of 2024. This year I am putting in two separate trips, you choose the day, or do both. I may add more at the last minute if river levels are ok.

AS OF MARCH 3, 2024, i AM ONLY LOOKING FOR one more paddler, who will join a Tandem pair, and after that I need a few TANDEM CANOE PAIRS UNTIL i HAVE ENOUGH TANDEMS THAT WE CAN SEND BOATS AHEAD TO SAFELY SCOUT AND CHECK OUR ROUTE DOWN THE RIVER. The Mad River has hazards in it, which include sections where it is hard to see far ahead in a SOLO canoe to check for sweepers and trees in the water. For safety reasons, a tandem canoe or two will lead the group down the river because tandems can react faster and get off the river faster in a situation where a group stop and scout is required. Until I get a few more tandem pairings, I won't be accepting any more solo paddlers after March 3, 2024, You may sign up, but your signup as a solo paddler is subject to the additional tandems joining. If no more tandems join after March 3, solo paddlers signups after March 3 are subject to cancellation (to keep the overall group safer)

Due to the high interest in the April 14th event, the entire group will be split in two with five boats starting , and five boats holding back for 20 minutes to allow for a gap between the boat groups. We will all meetup for lunch. After lunch the boat density is not as big a deal. I would like to split the Sat April 13th in two for the initial portion of the river as well. Final decisions (all at once or split up) on paddle day.

Every person who registers for this trip is subject to review and acceptance by the trip organizer, which includes having each paddler submit a canoeing / river resume of training and experience on whitewater rivers. The trip organizer reserves the right to cancel the reservation of any paddler who does not comply with this request or refuses to answer follow up questions about their prior paddling experience. Most of you who already signed up have already been screened. A few still need to be verified

The Basics
Event Location: 
Meeting Place - Riverside Dr and County Road 9 in Creemore Ontario
Date(s) & Time: 
Saturday, April 13, 2024 - 10:00
Registration Cut Off: 
Thursday at noon (last minute can be done but please be reasonable)
Event Duration: 
one day (five to six hours on water)
Difficulty Rating: 
Advanced
Participant Info
Who's Invited: 
WCA members and friends of members
Maximum Group Size: 
6 boats
Minimum Group Size: 
2 boats
Itinerary
Itinerary description: 

Meet at Riverside Drive / County 9 in Creemore at 10am. Drop boats and gear. Shuttle as many cars as we can to Glencairn Conservation Area on Webster Road in Glencairn (parking fee applies ) . Lunch will be on the river shore at Carruthers Memorial Conservation Area (just upstream from where the MAD River flows under Airport Road) . From here the river slows down a bit until our take out at Glencairn Conservation Area.

Required Items to Bring: 

REQUIRED: Drysuit, PFD, helmet, close toe shoes (no flip flops) . Painters for both ends of the canoe. Also bring your Whitewater PIN kit - carabiners, pulleys, accessory cord, webbing and throw bag) , in case we wrap a canoe, and a good hand saw if you have in (in case we have to cut a canoe out of a sweeper)

Please bring canoes that can handle hitting a few rocks (not your fancy kevlar or carbon fiber boats please) . I would prefer no Pac boats (gunnels too low) If Pac boat is s is all you have, please contact me before booking

Other items needed: PFD. Drysuit or wetsuit, Helmet (highly recommended), Sweater or additional warm layer for lunch stop, lunch, water, close toed shoes (no flip flops) .

Recommended Items to Bring: 

change of clothes and shoes for trip home.

How to Get There
Event Directions: 

rom Barrie: Take County road 90 (Dunlop ST exit off hwy 400) to Angus. Turn right on County Road 10 (just after Yellow NO FRILLS building) . Continue on County Road 10 to County Road 9 (for New Lowell and Creemore). Drive through New Lowell, continue through Creemore to Riverside Drive. Riverside Drive is about 1.5 km past the Fire Station which will be on your left as you leave Creemore. Turn right on River side Drive to Put In, about half a kilometer.

From western Toronto, drive up hwy 410 to hwy 89, right on hwy 89 to Airport Road and turn run left at Cashtown Corners to Riverside Drive. The Creemore RFire Station is at 76F55 County Road 9 in Creemore Ontario, which one minute east of the Riverside Drive put in.

Carpool Info: 

Contact Organizer. He lives up north in Stayner, near the river, but he will help organize car pool

Other
Cancellation Policy: 
Yes you could, but please be sure you can come, please don't cancel.
Event Coordinator/s Contact Information
Contact (Name): 
Andy Hueton
Phone: 
705-481-7521

Sunday April 14 Mad River (Whitewater) Creemore to Glencairn. 14 km river 90 min from Toronto

After a couple of years of not being available due to massive log jams, my favorite river, the MAD River (near Creemore Ont) , cleaned itself up in the rains of early April 2023, and a group of WCA members ran the fourteen kilometers of fast moving whitewater fun from Creemore to Glencairn (the river at that time of year rarely slows down) FEBRUARY 22 2024 SIGNUPS CLOSED

I would like to do it again in the spring of 2024. This year I am putting in two separate trips, you choose the day, or do both. I may add more trips on other days at the last minute if river levels are ok.

Registration was re opened on the morning of March 18, 2024 for one person, and that one person only (she knows who she is) . No one else may register, other thatn that one person.

The Basics
Event Location: 
Meeting Place - Riverside Dr and County Road 9 in Creemore Ontario
Date(s) & Time: 
Sunday, April 14, 2024 - 10:00
Registration Cut Off: 
Friday at noon (last minute can be done but please be reasonable)
Event Duration: 
one day (five to six hours on water)
Difficulty Rating: 
Advanced
Participant Info
Who's Invited: 
WCA members and friends of members
Maximum Group Size: 
ten boats
Minimum Group Size: 
2 boats
Itinerary
Itinerary description: 

Meet at Riverside Drive / County 9 in Creemore at 10am. Drop boats and gear. Shuttle as many cars as we can to Glencairn Conservation Area on Webster Road in Glencairn (parking fee applies ) . Lunch will be on the river shore at Carruthers Memorial Conservation Area (just upstream from where the MAD River flows under Airport Road) . From here the river slows down a bit until our take out at Glencairn Conservation Are. It seems that there is lots of interest in both of these trips. Feb 19th: I have draise the maximum number of canoes to 10 and will split the group in two with five boats each and a bit of a break on the river between the groups.

Required Items to Bring: 

REQUIRED: Drysuit or wetsuit , PFD, helmet, close toe shoes (no flip flops) . Painters for both ends of the canoe. Also bring your Whitewater PIN kit - carabiners, pulleys, accessory cord, webbing and throw bag) , in case we wrap a canoe, and a good hand saw if you have one (in case we have to cut a canoe out of a sweeper)

Please bring canoes that can handle hitting a few rocks (not your fancy kevlar or carbon fiber boats please) . I would prefer no Pac boats (gunnels too low) If Pac boat is all you have, please contact me before booking.

Recommended Items to Bring: 

Extra sweater or layers for lunch

How to Get There
Event Directions: 

From Barrie: Take County road 90 (Dunlop ST exit off hwy 400) to Angus. Turn right on County Road 10 (just after Yellow NO FRILLS building) . Continue on County Road 10 to County Road 9 (for New Lowell and Creemore). Drive through New Lowell, continue through Creemore to Riverside Drive. Riverside Drive is about 1.5 km past the Fire Station which will be on your left as you leave Creemore. Turn right on River side Drive to Put In, about half a kilometer.

From western Toronto, drive up hwy 410 to hwy 89, right on hwy 89 to Airport Road and turn run left at Cashtown Corners to Riverside Drive. The Creemore RFire Station is at 76F55 County Road 9 in Creemore Ontario, which one minute east of the Riverside Drive put in.

Carpool Info: 

contact organixer

Other
Cancellation Policy: 
Yes you could, but please be sure you can come, please don't cancel.
Event Coordinator/s Contact Information
Contact (Name): 
Andy Hueton
Phone: 
705-481-7521

A Trip into the Wild

I would like to create a route through the Canadian Arctic based on the skills and interests of the participants. Some sections can involve just flat water and some more white-water.

I like travelling up creeks and down big rivers, across large lakes and sections of the sea. The routes that I am suggesting start in an area where the ice goes out relatively early which makes a long trip possible.

I hope to paddle when the wind is down, hike when it's windy, get fit while portaging, fish for some our food, and take time to watch birds and other animals.

I am open to other routes as well. I have done about 10 long self-organized Arctic trips and don't mind repeating some of it.

Possible routes:

The Hood River the long way:
Fort Fitzgerald,AB-Dog River-NonachoLk-Clinton-ColdenLk-ContwoyotoLk-Hood River-Umigmaktok-end south of Cambridge Bay (June-Aug)

The Back River the long way:
Fort Fitzgerald, AB-Dog River-NonachoLk-Clinton-ColdenLk-Back River-upstream on Meadownback River-Thelon River-Baker Lake; (June-Aug)

A loop through a part of the Kazan River and Nueltin Lake:
Pelican Narrows,SK-ReideerLk-WollastonLk-KasbaLk-DimmaLk-HicksLk-NueltinLk-end in Brochet or Southend; (June to Aug)

The Anderson River the long way:
Deline, Great Slave Lake-Anderson River from its headwaters-Eskimo Lakes-Inuvik; (July &Aug)

The Basics
Event Location: 
NWT or Nunavut
Date(s) & Time: 
Saturday, June 1, 2024 - 16:18
Registration Cut Off: 
February 28th, 2024
Event Duration: 
The total length of the trip is 2 to 3 months. It will be divided into 3-4-week long sections where possible. You may participate in 1 or more section.
Difficulty Rating: 
Advanced
Participant Info
Who's Invited: 
flatwater and white-water paddlers
Maximum Group Size: 
3 canoes
Minimum Group Size: 
1 canoe
Event Coordinator/s Contact Information
Contact (Name): 
Iva Kinclova
Phone: 
14164616000

Southern Ontario Early Spring Fun- Full

For the last two years I have hosted paddlers on the April Fool's weekend.  Due to an early Easter I will opt to offer paddling excursions the weekends before and after.  These paddles will be coordinated by spreadsheets and chosen by water levels and weather closer to the date.  Usually we are based out of Point Clark but one weekend might find us on the Bronte, 16 Mile, Nith or Bighead.  The Upper Saugeen, Lower Maitland, Teeswater and Bayfield as always will be considered.  
Safety equipment is a must! Dry suits, flotation and helmets. Weather has can be beautiful to down right nasty.  Novice to Intermediate runs will be posted, please reasonably access your skill level and touch base with me if you are unsure.  Bring a positive attitude as we paddle into spring!

The Basics
Event Location: 
Rivers and coordinates to be posted
Date(s) & Time: 
Saturday, March 23, 2024 (All day)
Registration Cut Off: 
March 1, 2024
Event Duration: 
Day trips
Difficulty Rating: 
Intermediate
Participant Info
Who's Invited: 
Paddlers
Maximum Group Size: 
14 per day
Minimum Group Size: 
2
Itinerary
Itinerary description: 

The weekends of March 23/24 and April 6/7 we will visit rivers that are flowing at an optimal level. These are day trips and somewhat dependent on weather, specially for the late March weekend. Water levels will dictate where we go. One weekend will surely be based out of Point Clark where people can camp. A google spreadsheet will be sent out to fill to get participants information.
Please be prepared and punctual!

Required Items to Bring: 

Dry suit, cold weather gear, lunch and snacks. Outfitted whitewater canoe. Painters, bailer, whistle and helmet.

Recommended Items to Bring: 

Change of clothes, blanket. I have seen people come off the water quite chilly!

How to Get There
Event Directions: 

To be posted closer to the date!

Carpool Info: 

To be posted.

Other
Cancellation Policy: 
Please commit to the days you choose.
Event Coordinator/s Contact Information
Contact (Name): 
Christopher Mayberry
Phone: 
519-878-9358
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