Club Events
Winter Seminar - Lightweight Tripping
Wednesday 24 February 2021, 07:00pm - 09:00pm
Ever wished portaging wasn't so arduous? Ever wished that canoe pack was a lot lighter? Come along to this seminar and hear from an experienced lightweight tripper how you can lighten that load with minimum effort and expenditure.
The presenter, Nigel Ward, established a reputation in the Club some years ago for leading long, ambitious single-pass portaging trips. Come and learn how to achieve single-pass portaging!
Because of the COVID restrictions all this year's seminars will be held on Zoom.
Details for joining the meeting are provided here for logged in club members. 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..
Basic level guidelines on Zoom are on the club website here. A 1-2 minute review of the guidelines will be held at the beginning of the seminar.
Missinaibi: Hell's Gate AND High Water Seminar Summary
On Wednesday February 10, 2021 Scott, Jennifer, Jeff, Bruce, Don and Max gave a wonderful virtual presentation to over 70 people about their trips on the Lower Missinaibi River. The Missinaibi is a Canadian heritage river and the longest undammed river in northeast Ontario.
Read more: Missinaibi: Hell's Gate AND High Water Seminar Summary
Winter Seminar - Indigenous Portage Trails in the Ottawa Region
Wednesday 17 February 2021, 07:00pm - 09:00pm
Dr. Peter Stockdale will discuss the over 20 indigenous trails that he has mapped in the Ottawa-Gatineau area in 2020, many of which are portage routes. In recent months, a small group has been created to investigate routes, particularly portage routes in the area. Max Finklestein is a leading member of the group. The intention is to share some of our findings and engage the canoe club in what steps might be taken towards unearthing, announcing and bringing back these ancient routes today.
Peter Stockdale is a researcher, one of whose interests are indigenous matters. He has also been active in developing peace and nature paths in Ottawa. Stockdale is one of the founding members of Free the Falls, which is dedicated to fostering Grandfather William Commanda’s vision to protect the 7,000 year old Akikodjiwan/Chaudiere Falls sacred site, and reconciliation with the Algonquin Anishinabe.
Because of the COVID restrictions all this year's seminars will be held on Zoom.
Details for joining the meeting are provided here for logged in club members. 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..
Basic level guidelines on Zoom are on the club website here. A 1-2 minute review of the guidelines will be held at the beginning of the seminar.
Outdoor Education Seminar Summary
On Wednesday February 3, 2021 Riverlee Hunt gave a wonderful virtual presentation to over 40 people about outdoor education.
She started with an inspirational story about how she got into outdoor education and the challenges that she overcame to do so.
Winter Seminar - The Missinaibi: Hell's Gate AND High Water
Wednesday 10 February 2021, 07:00pm - 09:00pm
Remember the floods of 2017? Would you have set out to paddle down a remote northern river in flood? How about the one that includes Thunderhouse Falls and Hell’s Gate Canyon? Join us to hear about a trip down the Missinaibi from Mattice to Moosonee, and the challenges along the way.
Because of the COVID restrictions all this year's seminars will be held on Zoom.
Details for joining the meeting are provided here for logged in club members. 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..
Basic level guidelines on Zoom are on the club website here. A 1-2 minute review of the guidelines will be held at the beginning of the seminar.