Have a Great Summer…Paddle with Us!
Petrie Island Canoe Club is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization, serving the community of Orleans by providing top-quality local recreation to people of all ages and abilities through its paddling programs. Paddlers immerse themselves in nature, exploring the waters surrounding Petrie’s ecological reserve.
Outdoor Summer Camps where kids canoe & kayak, play hard, make friends, enjoy nature, and have fun all day long! Ages 9-15 years, as of Jan 1st. Coming in 2018: canoe-kayak for youth 16 yrs + up, and Kiddie Canoe, for 4-9 yrs.
Drop-in Wednesday Nights! Come try out canoeing and kayaking with us! 6:30 – 8:30 pm, Wednesdays through July & August. First time is free. Wednesday, August 2nd: CANCELLED, due to thunderstorms.
Paddle All for kids with intellectual disabilities is beginning as a pilot program this summer. If you are interested in taking part, in next year’s program, please message us at petriecanoe@gmail.com.
Dragon Boat for Adults: coming in 2018. Dragon boat is a tremendously positive program that builds community, and encourages lifelong fitness. We are committed to bringing this wonderful sport to the East End!
Canoeing is Canada’s national heritage. Rivers were our first highways, and canoes have been bringing us together since long before we were ever a country. Paddling is both an excellent social sport and a spiritual experience. It puts us in touch with the natural world, and nurtures our souls.
“…Paddle a hundred miles in a canoe, and you become a child of nature” – P.E. Trudeau.
“As a developing athlete, my coaches encouraged an intense but highly social program that kept our training group hungry for more work, and eager to take on new challenges. We worked hard, but in an environment with a lot of variety, where fun was always a major priority. Success came easily to our group as we made the transition to international competition because another challenge was just what we were looking for.”
Adam van Koeverden, Canadian Olympic Champion
Want to see what summer is like at a canoe club? Check out this awesome video, by Joannie Verret from our friends at the Club de Canoë Kayak du Lac Beauport(QC):
To learn more about sprint canoe-kayak, visit http://canoekayak.ca/go-paddling/sprint/
Announcements
2017 Registration for our Canoe-Kayak programs is NOW open!!
- Meet our 2017 Coaches and Administrators!
- Flooding in an annual occurrence at Petrie Island. All our programs will be proceeding as usual this summer!
- Want to have the best view at the race course? Become an Official! Free Training course July 6th. Contact Commodore Sarah Kennedy for details petriecanoe@gmail.com.
- Visit the Programs page for more information about our Summer Youth Racing Sprint Program and our Regatta-Ready Program for Boys and Girls.
- Visit the CKC‘s Eastern Ontario Division(EOD) website to view the Summer 2017 Regatta Schedule
Watch Canoe Kayak Canada’s Promotional Video!
“…the song our paddle sings in the stillness
tells the story of a country.
It’s a song born here that echoes through history.
An ode to distance, the unknown.
We sweat, burn, push and fight, not for money or glory or accolades
but because it reminds us of who we are.
Screwloose daredevils and romantic obsessives,
most ourselves in the rage and the whip and the whirl
then the reflective silence
before the gun goes
and we know we’re home” Visit the CKC Youtube Channel for more inspirational videos!