Community Partnerships and Education

Echo Paddles is a proud sponsor of:

2007 Athabasca River Expedition: Connecting the Drops www.connectingthedrops.ca

2006 North American Slalom Championships

2006 Gull River race
Minden, Ontario

Seth Wotten, Water for Future Generations
Water for Future Generations is a cross Canada canoeing expedition to raise awareness about Canadian water-related environmental issues and inspire leadership among politicians and ordinary citizens.
www.wffg.ca

Dubawnt River Art Expedition
www.riverartexpedition.com

2005 Rapid Magazine Gull River Open Canoe Slalom Race
Gull River
Miniden, Ontario

2005 North American Open Canoe Slalom Championships
Jonquiere, Quebec

Canoesongs Vol II
Gala at the Canadian Canoe Museum
Peterborough, Ontario
www.canoesongs.ca

Apprenticeship opportunities!

May 2007 - Amber Kilbourn, a student in the Environmental Leadership program at Bayridge Secondary school spent a week with us learning how to make paddles as part of a co-op credit

Brian Reid, a student in the Outdoor and Experiential Education Program at Queen's University completed an alternative placement at Echo Paddles, learning how the ropes of how to make canoe paddles. During his apprenticeship, Brian not only helped out in the paddle shop, but also built a beautiful Reflection model paddle of his own.