Club Events
Seminar – 3 Portages on the Ottawa River
On Wednesday February 08, 2023 Rick Henderson gave a really interesting seminar on the location and history of 3 portages on the Ottawa River in the Ottawa area.
The centrepiece of the presentation was a series of three videos that he did with Andrew.
Rick has a website with stories and blogs about Ottawa’s history. The website is https://www.capitalchronicles.ca/about.
The seminar is on the RACCC Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGxjAbYfHMZLTAzx8vx0SbES7QZnj9b0F
Our annual gear swap is back!
If you have canoe or camping equipment to sell, bring it to the RACCC Open House on Thursday, April 20th.
We welcome all kinds of canoe and camping equipment including outdoor clothing, paddles, boats, tents, camping furniture, tools, camp kitchen gear, tarps, shelters and sleeping bags.
To help you make the most of this event, here are some helpful instructions for participation:
- Please make sure it is gently used, clean and in decent shape.
- Bring a list of all your sale items to the table host, include your name, your cellphone number and the asking price.
- Clearly label all your items with the asking price.
- Be prepared to come to the table to discuss or collect money between 6:30 and 8:30pm
- Drop your gear off at the table by 6:30pm.
- Pick up what hasn’t sold by 8:30 pm.
Seminar Mar 1 7pm--Intro to Trip Leading
This seminar will provide an overview of canoe tripping in a club context, with emphasis on the "how to" of trip leadership. It will cover what leaders and participants need to do to organize a trip but focus on the trip itself. It will outline the role of a trip leader and address the issues of group behaviour and risk management during trips. The seminar will also review the administrative processes within the RACCC for advertising trips, reserving and paying for equipment rentals, and dealing with damaged equipment.
Peter Kasurak has led and participated in numerous club trips since the mid-1990's, including extended multi-day trips. He is a Paddle Canada moving water and canoe camping instructor.
Details for joining the meeting are given here. For security reasons and to help ensure that we do not exceed the capacity of our Zoom account, please do not share the login details with people who are not members of the RA Canoe Camping Club.
Non-club members can get the joining instructions by contacting Mark at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The details will be sent starting about 3-4 weeks before the seminar up until the day before the seminar.
Basic level guidelines on Zoom are on the club website here.
Click here for a complete list of the winter seminars plus click here to view recordings of seminars from this and previous years.
Seminar Feb 22 7pm--Tripping in Algonquin Park
This presentation will focus on the many lessons Drew has learned about canoe tripping and the Park while paddling in Algonquin. Through a selection of routes and trip stories, Drew will share details about some of his favorite spots and experiences, along with a few cautionary tales.
Drew is an avid paddler from Ottawa Ontario. He spends his summers paddling in Algonquin Park and hopes to visit each of the Park’s canoe route accessible lakes before he’s done. Since 2016 he has visited over 300 of those lakes and completed trips out of many of the Park’s 29 official access points.
Details for joining the meeting are given here. For security reasons and to help ensure that we do not exceed the capacity of our Zoom account, please do not share the login details with people who are not members of the RA Canoe Camping Club.
Non-club members can get the joining instructions by contacting Mark at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The details will be sent starting about 3-4 weeks before the seminar up until the day before the seminar.
Basic level guidelines on Zoom are on the club website here.
Click here for a complete list of the winter seminars plus click here to view recordings of seminars from this and previous years.
2023 Open House - Looking for Volunteers
The first RACCC Open House since the before times will be on APRIL 20 from 6:30-8:30. We need volunteers to come out and talk up the club! Come let everyone know what a great club we have! Contact Maria at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..