Bow Waters Canoe Club offers quality lessons that teach basic flat water to intermediate river canoeing skills. Our instructors are ARCA and/or Paddle Canada Certified with Standard and/or Wilderness First Aid certification and Swift Water Rescue training. They are experienced in providing participants with fun, safe, quality programs that focus on challenge and self-improvement. Our instructor to student ratio is very small at 1:6; this insures plenty of individual instruction and feedback for participants.

For paddlers who have completed a Basic River Course with BWCC - or equivalent, our Intermediate lessons could be the next step you’re looking for.

We strongly recommend River Rescue Courses for any paddlers. Everyone can benefit from regular practice of river rescue techniques. These courses can be applied to all types of boats; canoes, kayaks, rafts and other types water craft used on moving water.  The majority of these courses will be spent in cold water, participants must have either a dry-suit or wet-suit, suitable footwear, extra clothes and a whistle. Participants must be able to swim 25 meters.

What’s Included:  Basic canoeing equipment is included (i.e. life jacket, paddle, etc); HOWEVER, participants are responsible for boat and equipment transportation for off-site lessons and for overnight storage of gear for weekend lessons. Roof racks are an asset.
Lesson locations are subject to change based on river flows and group ability level.
Prices include GST.   Please note: Wet or dry-suit strongly recommended for our intermediate, advanced and safety courses

CANCELLATION POLICY:
100% of course fees will be refunded with a minimum of 8 days notice before course start date. Cancellation within 7 days of the course start date will result in a 50% refund of the course fee. We reserve the right to cancel or reschedule courses due to weather, water conditions or insufficient registration.

We have lessons running regularly throughout the paddling season from early spring to late fall.  Contact our lessons co-ordinator at lessons@bowwaters.org or 403-542-3112 and we will try our best to find a time and program that meets your needs.

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