Who are they? In the summer of 2013 I was lucky enough to work as a Trip Leader for Project Canoe, and I can honestly say this is the summer I hold most dear to my heart. At the time our small staff group was based out of Temagami in a little ranger cabin, and …
The Privilege to Paddle & A New Blog Series: Sharing is Caring
Globe and Mail journalist, Margaret Wente, recently published an article about the need to discuss privilege in Canada. She included a short test that she created herself to see how privileged you are. One of her markers of privilege is “You can paddle a canoe.” In all honesty the four of us are quite privileged …
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Trip Planning: Maps Are Important: Which Ones to Bring
It was day one of our trip. We spent the morning loading the car. We visited the park office. We spent an hour and a half driving down forest roads spending much attention to our kilometer counts. We finally found the portage after driving past it a few times. We had just finished loading our …
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