River’s Week -Tulameen River

Once upon a time on a river far far away, eight Beavers took a trip down the Tulameen river to play.  The sun was hot and the water was cool, us beavers knew exactly what to do -- in the pools. Swimming through the rocks and surfing on waves, some would ... More

Nicola Canyon Pin – Bill & Josie

Trip Report Nicola R - Thurs. June 27 Today we ran the Canyon run of the Nicola River. Carey was the trip organizer. We put in at Chief Joe Anthony bridge and the take out was at Osprey Ranch. Anne and Alain led the charge down river. The water ... More

Pasayten River trip report – Sebastian Merz

2019-06-22 Carey, Jen, Scott, Anne, Alain, Don, Phil and two unnamed travellers in a 16ft canoe. The Pasayten River – the fabled and feared destination of many a canoeist`s dreams, and the cold grave of many more. Some say the Pasayten is in fact the ... More

Upper Tulameen-June 27-Short but Sweet

This was a very short but frisky ride down the upper Tulameen above Coalmont to the Gazebo. Several solo boats had successfully run the lower part from Coalmont down the day before but the water was deemed to be too low for tandems. This day’s run ... More

Thoughts on River Rescuing

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. At the very least you are still breathing. I wasn't on the Seymour that Saturday and am not going to second guess the decisions that were honestly made in a moment of crises. I can add that the only fatality that I am ... More

Upper Seymour Reprise

Saturday, May 11, 2019 It was a perfect sunny day but not too hot. The Grantham gauge read 24 cms when we put in and dropped steadily to 18 cms by the time we took out. Solo paddlers were Alain, Phil R, Phil B, Claude and me, with Carey and Jen in ... More

Paddy & Phil’s Excellent Adventure ; Upper Seymour – Not Again!

I usually go to Kamloops for Easter, but not this year. In the last few years many of our club disappear to America to paddle with the Lower Columbia Canoe Club and I am envious. I have to listen to all the tales of how great their rivers are, how well ... More

Coquitlam River March 10, 2019

It was chilly this morning in the central valley but clearly warning up and as we headed to the take-out location at Maquabeak Park under the Port Mann Bridge. The sun was out, the sky was blue and the temperature really didn’t matter, with 6 boats we ... More

Skagit River Paddle Jan 5, 2019

It was as early start for all as we needed to reach our marshaling point at Rockport WA by 1030. Its about 2 hours plus a border crossing so 7-8 am departures were  the average. Most of us were able to get through the border "rapids" without any problem ... More

Broken Skull/Nahanni River Video

As presented at the January Club AGM. More