Whitewater

On a spring day, the Moira River north of Belleville provides a fun paddling trip from Lost Channel to Latta.
The river provides a great opportunity for good novice moving water paddlers to move up to an intermediate level river. We'll meet at Chisholm's Mill at 9:30, do a car shuttle, and then warm up the easier lower section down to Latta. The rapids are not difficult; just a fun rollercoaster ride, with some surfing waves along the way. We'll go back to Chisholm's for lunch at the cars, and then do a shuttle to run the more technical and challenging Lost Channel section. We should finish up around 4:00, and then we traditionally hit the nearby Maple Dale Cheese store along the highway for ice cream and cheese. (Real Canucks can buy cheese curds here for homemade poutine.)
 
All canoes must have full flotation, and you are required to have a full wetsuit or drysuit as the water will be cold. If you arrive without these, you will not be able to participate.
Please note that as at the time of posting the river levels and weather cannot be predicted, the date could be changed if levels are not suitable or the weather is inclement. I like to play, and float along chatting with people. My idea of a fun outing isn't paddling in freezing rain muttering to each other "don't worry, we'll soon be finished if we hurry." So if you sign up, you needn't worry that you are committing to a survival exercise-just a fun day.
 

Join me on this classic early spring favourite of Toronto area paddlers. We’ll catch the Credit in Streetsville and run down to the mouth at Port Credit. The river is a delightful continuous class 1 to 2 with lots big bouncy wave trains and play spots. There are loads of opportunities to practice easy ferries and eddy turns as we work our way down the river. However, downed trees over the winter can create sweepers, and participants need to be able to manoeuvre a canoe in moving water to avoid them. As well, the water will be cold. You should have solid basic moving water skills, and wear a wetsuit or drysuit. Boats should have air bags in them. We'll have lunch on the river at a park near Dundas Street, so bring something to eat. We usually finish the trip around 3 PM.
If the weather is unfavourable on the Saturday, we'll re-schedule the trip for the Sunday.
 

Arrive on Whitehorse July 4 - Shuttle on July 5 07:00

Shuttle to Whitehorse on July 21 - Fly home on the 22

Looking for paddler(s) who can stern.

Estimated Cost $3000

The Hart River is a tributary of the Peel River. It is in the traditional territory of the Tetlit Gwich’in, Tr'ondek Hwech'in and Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nations. The Peel watershed is popular with canoeists but very remote. Bushplane access in and out. We'll start at Elliott Lake with a slog down its tributary creek which could be hard or easy depending on water levels and ends on the Peel with class 3 rapids, ledges and big haystacks.

4 experienced tandem paddling teams sought. Both members should register individually and email me their partner names and credentials for consideration.

WCA members Chris & John Lepard shared their Hart River trip at the 2018 WCS. I have stored their video, UTMs of rapids and camp sites and photocopied sections of topo maps as well as an excerpt of guide book “Wild Rivers of the Yukon’s Peel Watershed”, 2008 ed. in a Google drive that applicants will be expected to peruse carefully before committing a $850 deposit (per canoe). Read the guide carefully so you know what I know and what you are getting into. This is a self-guided trip. Everyone is responsible for their own safety and risk management.

Total cost from Ottawa/Toronto is estimated at $4K, excepting food.

Bush Plane: ‘Alkan Air’ in Mayo. Beaver and Caravan planes; payload is 3100lb, boat weight (on floats) is doubled (ie. 151 lb ea.).
Outfitter: 'Up North Adventures' in Whitehorse.

Spring Run on the Beaver River located in Kimberley Ontario

From Access point #2  to Glen Clendenan Dam, depending water levels.

Open to river runners and whitewater paddlers with experience in moving water.

Paddlers should have experience in spotting sweepers and Strainers and avoid it.

All paddlers should follow WCA & Gov. Covid protocols.

yes you read this right..back by popular demand!

Over the May long weekend we will paddle from Saturday lunch until Monday noon, putting in at Aumond Rapids and taking out at Griffiths
As in the past,2 dinners and breakfasts will be supplied..you bring your lunch and a treat, appie or desert or more to share...this is above all a social outing. We all share in the costs and preparations
This will have big cold water so appropriate clothing and Intermediate WW skills required.

Day paddles on the Saugeen and Maitland Rivers.
Depending on levels,
April 1st, Saugeen River, Priceville to Durham, intermediate run, one needs to keep an eye for sweepers and strainers around each bend.
Approximately 30km.
April 2nd, Saugeen River, Lobies Park, Walkerton to Access #7. 21km
April 3rd, Maitland River. Ball’s Bridge to Benmiller, and, or Benmiller to Goderich. Benmiller to Goderich requires 2.5 level and is rated class 3 on paddlingmaps because of some of the features. Ball’s Bridge to Benmiller is a great paddle odd swift and ledge. Mainland run can be decided closer to date.

With a length of 110 km, this spectacular river is filled with breathtaking views, wildlife and classic class 2 and 3 rapids. The Cascapedia River is a river located in Gaspesie National Park and born in the heart Chic Choc Mountains and flows into the Baie the Chaleurs. The river is relatively small and low the terrain alternates between Mountains and Valleys, this is considerate a mountain river with spring cold water and high current We will be paddling during 5 days following the current trough swifts and rapids, salmon pools and beaches where will be camping every night.

The Magnetawan River is a river in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada. The river flows 175 km from its source of Magnetawan Lake inside Algonquin Provincial Park to empty into Georgian Bay at the community of Britt on Byng Inlet. At the end of the 19th century, the river was used to float white pine logs to sawmills downstream. The river gained recent renown when it was featured in Bill Mason's film Waterwalker. The River has numerous rapids, such as, "The Thirty Dollar Rapids", "The Fourteen", "The Ten", the "Potato Rapids", "Lovesick Rapids", . We plan to start some where upstream around Maple Island area and end 4 days later in Bing Inlet on Georgian Bay. This works out to be ~55 Km. Thursday=13km, Friday~15km, Saturday~15km, Sunday~12km.   I did this trip back in May 18-21, 2013, so will be more or less following the same plan.

THE TRIP WILL BE MOVED TO 2021