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Now that you know all the places to paddle, it’s time to fight for your right to clean water. The City of Kingston admitted in April that it occasionally dumps sewage into Lake Ontario’s Thousand Islands. Lake Ontario’s Waterkeeper Alliance reports that the city has spewed more than a bil- lion litres of untreated waste into the lake in the past five years. The garbage-laced effluent flushes downstream into a biosphere reserve and increas- ingly popular paddling area. The Waterkeepers are looking to make Kingston responsible for mon- itoring the effluent and organizing clean-up efforts. Keep up to date about this and other issues at
www.waterkeeper.ca.
— Conor Mihell
central@adventurekayakmag.com East
Kayaking season is now in full swing and it is time to plan this year’s trips. One of the most exciting events is the Tour Bleu sea kayaking festi- val taking place on Les Îles de la Madeleine this September. This event is taking place from September 11 to 16
and includes competitions, races, a trial centre as well as guided excursions to sample the white beaches and red sandstone cliffs of this kayaking paradise. In fact, you might want to come a few weeks early. The islands host the Canadian wind- surfing championships from August 28 to September 3 and the Kiteboarding World Cup from September 3 to 10 (
www.rendezvousaventure.com).
Farther east in Newfoundland there is some great kayaking in Gros Morne National Park. Go to
www.grosmorneadventures.com for details on trips and sea kayaking courses. More Newfoundland and Labrador trips can be found on the Newfoundland and Labrador Paddling Association’s web page at
www.kayakers.nf.ca.
I have read a few articles recently about paddling mishaps involving teens. One hopes it is just a coin- cidence and not a trend, but something that should help kids learn to paddle safely is the Kids Paddling Camp put on by Explore Newfoundland Inc. This camp for kids aged 7 to 14 offers canoeing and kayaking safety, first aid and fun. This same group is also hosting the Newfoundland and Labrador Sea Kayak Symposium the weekend of June 17–19. This event offers skill development, lectures, socials and, of course, kayaking. Events and excur- sion details are at
www.explorenewfoundland.com.
Continuing on the safety theme, there are several Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid cours- es being offered in the Halifax area. Dates and details are available at
www.WRFA.ca.
For those looking for paddling on New Brunswick’s side of the Bay of Fundy and in Northumberland Strait go to the Atlantic Kayak Association website (
www.geocities.com/atlantic_kayak_association) for upcoming trips and photos of previous trips. In PEI, the provincial government website has links to kayak outfitters (
www.gov.pe.ca).
— Doug Scott
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