56 Results for author: Ryan George

MEC Club Night – December 1st

On Thursday Dec 1st, MEC’s Vancouver store will be closing their doors to the public at 7pm in order to provide exclusive access to Beaver Canoe Club and other paddling groups. Most regularly priced items, including bikes and boats, will be discou... More

Harrison River Fish’n’Fowl Paddle – November 26th

You Are Cordially Invited to the Harrison River Fish'n'Fowl Paddle. Join Dave & Friends on November 26th, 2016. Spend the day with thousands of salmon and as many eagles. Email Dave at westell@shaw.ca. More

Beaver Canoe Clue 2016 Annual Photo Contest!

Photo Contest Rules: Photos MUST be taken on a club trip (Except Scenic photos). Categories: Humour, People, Action AND Scenic. NOTE: Scenic photos are NOT restricted to club trips. Submissions: Send your photos via email to Leigh at ... More

South Alouette – October 2016

Sunday, October 2nd, 2016. Suzanna and John,  Zach and Marek, Bernard and Jan, Mike and Roly, Ryan and Nancy, Sandra and Scott with their junior paddlers Haley and Eric, Bryan and Parsa, 7 tandems in total showed up for the Oct 2nd club trip on the ... More

The Chilliwack – August 2016

A small group of us paddled the Chilliwack from Allison Pools down to the top of the Tamihi Rapids. Although water levels were low at 9.5 cms, bumpy sections were pretty scarce and the hot weather made for an enjoyable day. 5 boats in total, 3 ... More

Ruby Jubilee! BCC 40th Anniversary Dinner November 19th 2016

SOLD OUT! Beaver Canoe Club is having an anniversary, 40 years since the club was formed. Come out and celebrate with us!! Date November 19, 2016 5:30pm to 12 midnight Location Burnaby Mountain Clubhouse Main Ballroom 7600 Halifax Street, ... More

Tamahi T50 – September 2016

Well... there's not much to say when you have pictures like these! More

Premiering RiverBlue – October 1st (VIFF)

Dear river advocates, in advance of tomorrow's next World Rivers Day update, just a note to say the anticipated documentary film, RiverBlue, will have its world premier at the opening of the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) on Saturd... More

President’s Message | October 2016

Welcome to October Paddling season is almost over – all except a peaceful paddle on the South Alouette, a fall colours campout on the North Thompson, and the grand finale anything can happen this time of year trip up Widgeon Creek. Welcome Ryan ... More

Let the water be your guide – a Globe and Mail article

ROY MACGREGOR

The man who almost drowned Pierre Trudeau is standing on the banks of the wild Dumoine River in western Quebec, water tumbling down rapids to his left, water swirling in a vast eddy to his right, water falling from above in a cold, annoying, late-spring rain.

The man who saved Pierre Trudeau’s life – more on that later – knows that there is still snow in the bush, but that is a mere technicality: The seasonhas begun.

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