Family Program 2018 Planning
The lakes are still frozen, but now is the time to start dreaming and planning our next great adventures! If you have kids (17 and younger) and are interested in being part of the family program please e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to have your e-mail address(es) add to our distribution list. Click Read More to see a couple more pictures.
Call for FW trip leaders
Spring WILL come, ice will melt, and we are looking for trip leaders for all the wonderful trips that are within reach.
If you are willing to lead a Saturday or Sunday day trip this summer, please send a note to FW coordinators Stephen and Helena at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., and we will put you in the schedule. Remember that lots of help is available if you need it!
Last minute additions are always welcome, but we would love to have a basic schedule in place before the Open House.
Flatwater Meeting, March 14 2018 -- Minutes
See attachment below. Flatwater meetings are open to all club members and are posted on the club calendar.
Canoeing a Continent Seminar - January 31
The weather, traffic and technical difficulties conspired against us for author and canoe tripper extraordinaire Max Finkelstein, to recount tales of his canoe trip from one end of Canada to the other.
We decided to regroup in the Fieldhouse for drinks while traffic subsided, which was a great opportunity to rekindle friendships and discover new ones. Max brought some resources that he shared with the group while recounting stories of his adventures.
You can learn more in Max Finkelstein's book CANOEING A CONTINENT On the Trail of Alexander Mackenzie.
Flatwater Meeting, January 17 2018 -- Minutes
See attachment below. Flatwater meetings are open to all club members and are posted on the club calendar. Next meeting on February 7.
Happy New Year
As the new year dawns, the snow flies and the temperature drops, it seems easier to think about skiing and skating than paddling. Even so, your executive and other club members are busy preparing for this year’s paddling season. The 2018 winter seminar series has been planned and will be posted soon, planning is under way for this season’s training and tripping, and social events are being planned.
In the coming weeks we will be looking for volunteers to take some of the load off the members of the executive. In many cases we will be using the new volunteer forum to seek volunteers. This forum allows those who need helpers to send a message to all club members outlining tasks and volunteers that are required. We hope that this will make it easier to link club needs with the people who can fill them.
We would be remiss if we did not recognize all the volunteer work done by club members in 2017. Without the thousands of volunteer hours contributed by our members we would not have the club that we do. Last year’s membership engagement process is a good example of the type of innovation that our club is capable of. Some of its ideas have been incorporated into the winter seminar series, some by the executive and others by the FW committee. In the new year we will be looking for help to implement the rest of the proposals.
We wish you all peace, prosperity, happiness and all the paddling you desire.
The Executive of the RACCC.
Extra Attachments in CanoeBytes
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Executive Meeting 5 December 2017
Attached below are the minutes of the December 5 executive meeting. Executive meetings are open to all members and notice of them is posted on the Calendar.
Minutes of FW Committee Meeting, Dec 6, 2017
Attached below are the minutes of the December 06,2017 Flatwater Committee meeting. The minutes of these meetings as well as the executive meetings are available on the club website under the "Resources" tab, "Club Administration" and "Meeting Minutes" (click here).
POOL Sessions with the Chinese Outdoor Club
We have partnered with the Ottawa Chinese Outdoor Club for pool sessions this year, please see the dates and times below, also there is a link to register if you are going to attend.
Flatwater Meeting, 15 November 2017 -- Minutes
See attachment below. Flatwater meetings are open to all club members and are posted on the club calendar.
Ted Blake Award 2017
Every year the RACCC gives the Ted Blake award to a club member for outstanding contributions to the club.
This year the award was given to Michèle Baddoo.
Michèle has been a club member for 20 years. She is passionate about canoeing and the outdoors. She is happy to share her vast knowledge and experience with others. She enhances the club by leading trips, taking administrative roles and bringing the beauty of nature to us all by sharing her photographs. This year she led 5 long canoe trips.
Click here for more information on the History of the Ted Blake award.
RACCC Executive Meeting, 9 November -- Minutes
See attachment below. Additional meeting minutes are available here. Executive meetings are open to all club members and are posted on the club calendar.