Whitewater Ontario
411 Carnegie Beach Road L9L 1B6 Port Perry, ON, Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is pleased to announce the 2020 recipients of the Club Development award and Coach Developer award. These awards were presented at the CKC An...nual Summit held virtually on Saturday, November 21. Congratulations to our recipients of the 2020 CKC Excellence Awards! Read more: https://canoekayak.ca/2020-excellence-award-recipients/

Protect the vulnerable in our sport! To learn about the CKC Safe Sport Policy register for one of the following webinars: (Attend the one that is most relevant or that fits your schedule best.) November 19th Club and Member Organization Webinar: 7:30 pm EST (Registration: http://zoom.us//regis/tJEkcOyqqTwsEt2FWGUNTwxOe_kGfj5M_BYf)... November 26th Athlete Webinar: 7:30 pm EST (Access Link: http://zoom.us/j/97661460060) December 3rd Club Webinar French: 7:30 pm EST (Registration: http://zoom.us//regis/tJ0uf-mqqDIvHN0viRreYLNzZMxne_JsNma_)

Lest we forget. #RemembranceDay #neverforget #soldiers #gratitude

If it’s 21C and sunny on November 10th and you are skipping school to surf minibus, is it playing hooky or just the right thing to do?? #soundoff #riverplay

Sometimes you gotta just PUUUULLLL yourself through the week. Happy almost weekend, everyone. Jack Shanlin #getonthebus #pullhard #friyay #minibus #girlswhokayak #paddlinglife #riverlove

Congratulations Lea Baldoni!

Congratulations to Whitewater Ontario athletes, Matt Hamilton and Ian Thomson, on being named to the Freestyle Squirt team that will represent Canada next summer at the World’s in Nottingham, England.

The smiling eyes of our own Léa Baldoni when she brings home World Cup hardware ! Congrats Léa! #podium #extremeslalom #worldcuphardware #covidsmilesbehindthemask Chris Baldoni

Breaking news from the 2020 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Pau, France - Canada’s own Whitewater Ontario athlete Léa Baldoni won silver in the Extreme Slalom race!! Way to go Léa!! #wepaddle #nouspagayons Canoe Kayak Canada Chris Baldoni

Important update!

2021 Canadian Freestyle Team trials info: East coast May 1 & 2 location TBC West coast May 14-16th, Chubbies on the Kananaskis River #NottinghamHereWeCome #GetYourLoopOn #paddlinglife

Whats your shuttle vehicle?? Ever unicycle shuttle ?? Whats the strangest shuttle you've done

Ever wonder what those strange boats are sinking under water at McCoy's?? Squirt boating is a very exciting but small discipline in our sport Check out this video that shares a little about it... If you want to see it in person keep an eye out for info on Jimmy Cup ! This festival/world class competition happens every year on the Ottawa !!

Its Movember Season unfortunately due to the Pandemic it has been decided that the race will be CANCELLED HOWEVER!!!... you are still encouraged to get out and paddle locally on November 14 sporting your MO! Share some photos and still enjoy what the day is all about! Also dont forget to register for the Movember Team !! Raise Money!! Rumor has it the annual Fundraiser prize is still going to happen!!! Thanks again to Matt Hamilton who started this event and continues to run it 9 years later!! https://ca.movember.com/team/2233831

2020 AGM NOTICE What a year! Despite COVID and the projected impact on recreational + competitive sports, it has been a surprisingly good year for whitewater paddlers and Whitewater Ontario. ... Whitewater kayaking and canoeing is one of the few sports that has experienced a resurgence. With current and new paddlers jump in, and former paddlers return with kids in tow. Over the past 3 years we have grown from 400, to 550 members, but this year we have 700+ members. The postponement of King of Clubs, Hell or High Water, MACKFest, the Freestyle Nationals, and the Slalom Nationals was disappointing. Yet one of the wins was the organizers got a break and went paddling too. The Minden Whitewater Preserve, Ottawa Pumphouse, sections of Hwy 7 runs, Ottawa River and Guelph area spots all had intense use by individual paddlers seeking playtime and freedom from other real world distractions. Covid-19 prevented members of our Canoe-Kayak National Team from travelling overseas to compete in World Cups and other international races, the silver lining was the excellent coaching that these athletes provided over the course of the summer resulting in a growth of Whitewater Ontario Development programs. Setting us up for a bright future when this is all over. Advocacy initiatives like the Fix-The-Gull River Restoration and Rehabilitation Project, the Elora access, the Rideau River playspot @ Carleton U, and a soon-to-be-announced project were all receiving healthy attention to grow our fun on rivers. This year, the Annual General Meeting 2020 will be online. Sunday November 8, 2020 10:30am - 12:30pm GoToMeeting video platform - link provided when you register. **Deadline to register attendance by Wednesday Nov.4 (midnight) See the hyperlinks below for the 2020 Registration form + the 2020 Nominatioon form. There will be a rotation of seasoned directors moving on, and some positions opening, and some shuffling. As the reports come in, the Directors are elected, motions made, projects started, we will be focused on the 2021 paddling season. Link to 2020 AGM Registration + Nomination Form: Registration form link: https://forms.gle/DTDGavNFNkpXZi5w8 Nomination form link https://forms.gle/otbX8Xm1RMXr5k5X7 Your whitewater community needs some support. We are welcoming new volunteers to help at the Board, or events, sites, committees, and programs. Reach out to a member of the Board if you’d like more information. Please join us for the AGM of this grassroots organization, give input, help out in your own way, and together we can enhance the whitewater community. In Service, Dave Gillespie Eric Betteridge Donna Boadway President Vice President W.O. Administrator Peterborough Ottawa Port Perry

Thanks Muskoka Kayak School coach Andy Parry: The most important thing that I have learned from Andy is that you should never think about what other people are doing, you should only worry about what you are doing. A funny memory about Andy is the time that he got stuck in a hole in Jonquière, while me and some other paddlers were sitting in an eddy below the hole - and when he finally came down to the eddy, he said that he got stuck on purpose! - Owen McKay Andy would g...ive us tasks to do, and tell us there would be a prize at the end. When finished he would tell us to reach one hand up over our head, bend the elbow and pat ourselves on the back" That was the prize. - Ryker Harris When it’s time to get off the water, Andy says "it's coconut time". - Griffin Harris #thankscoach #mercientraîneur #latergramcoachesweekpost #ourcoachesrock #WePaddle it’s #WhoWeAre #NousPagayons C’est #NotreNature

A simple and effective promo (2min) of one of the top whitewater spots in the Western Hemisphere. Nice work Ken Whiting!

Thank you to all that helped with making 2020 season a success.

The slalom course and whitewater at Kayak Valleyfield? It’s fun and picturesque. If you haven’t been, check it out. #WhitewaterOntarioAthletes #nevernottraining : @the.racers.edge