Trip Reports


Trip Report: Chilliwack River

Chilliwack River  *  August 25, 2014  *  Leigh B Well, we had rain, then we paddled.  On Saturday, the river was running around 70 cms, but by Sunday, only 41.  We arrived at the Lickman Road Access at 10:00 am.  ... More

Stave Lake/ Cardinalis Creek Paddle July 21, 2024

With a good weather forecast, 7 paddlers, (Ron W, Dave W,  Serrat V, Kaori F, and Dave S Carole and I) in 4 canoes meet at the entrance to Burma Road on the west side of Stave dam in Mission at 0930.  We travel the 9km up to Kearsley Creek day ... More

Nicomen Slough Trip Report 2024-06-07

It was a very warm Sunday morning as Dave and Rose W,  Ron W, along with Carole and I prepared for the day’s paddle. By 930 am it was already 24 degrees and expected to rise into the low 30s’ so heat management was the order of the day. We met ... More

Widgeon Creek Trip Report – October 2023

A cool wind blew down from Pitt Lake, sharply greeting twelve members of the Beaver Canoe Club on the morning of Sunday October 15th, a brisk reminder that summer had ended and the fashion of shorts and T-shirts was over. We bundled ourselves up in warm ... More

Hayward Lake 23-08-20 Trip Report

 It’s been a bit of a struggle this year getting trips to run in the valley due to low participation but there were 3 canoes ready to go on this trip so it was a go! However, Mother Nature decided  we needed smoky skies, presumably to reduce ... More

A River with Two Tales

Two stories, one that happened on the Alouette River on January 29th, and one that never happened at all. More

Squamish River Paddle, Sunday January 15, 2023

"There’s nothing like a mid-winter paddle that starts and ends with a swim... but that’s getting ahead of the story..." More

Sep 25th BCC Annual River Cleanup on Lower Coquitlam

Trish, Dave B, Serrat, Mike, Dave W, Jenny W, Jen W in boats and Jiri S on banks. See Pic here: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02BeVdM969sn86bRsGPG1TaTb6XwGAmDG4ypaR2DkKUm9Psa2RAg4Bt7jM3EEbPAqrl&id=100004587526640   More

Upper Nicomen Slough – June 12, 2022

There was a slight ripple on the water as we shoved off below the Deroche bridge heading north to what is known and “Bell Dam” at the end of Malcolm Road. Kym W. and Yiolanne A. paddled one canoe while Peter G and his wife Deb, and Carole and I ... More

Fraser River North Arm – May 14, 2022

Three tandem canoes set off from Burnaby’s Fraser Foreshore park on a rainy Sunday morning. Jim Slade, Jaime Adams, Peter Gutzman, Sue Mills, myself and daughter Melanie. Despite the rain, the trip exceeded expectations. The rain stopped shortly after ... More