Educational Workshops

Quick Remenber workshop is coming this wednesday!

Hi Paddlers 

We are offering another River Talk in January this time we going to talk about the Spanish River, a great white water river in Ontario where you can access by train. workshop topics: - Train logistic - Rapids, - Outfitters, - Maps, - location Reserve your Seat January 13, 7PM

Purpose;  To write down the history of the Wilderness Canoe Association club for future generations.   With all clubs, some members join and some members leave and the clubs history sometimes is lost forever.   This effort will attempt to capture some of our clubs history.

Objective;   The club was founded in 1973.   The 50^th year Gold anniversary will be in 2023.    It is hoped to put together a proper History of the WCA paper/book/videos that members can access.   

The plan;  We plan to seek out veteran WCA members who can put together short stories based on their club experiences.   These short stories would be placed in a chronological order which would tell the story of the club from early beginnings to the present.  

One idea is to capture video short stories from veteran WCA members and post them on the WCA YouTube Channel.

We also would like to hear from younger members about what they are looking for? Advise on trips, maps, equipment, etc.

We hope this virtual meeting will inspire some ideas and volunteers to put some ideas to paper or volunteer to be interviewed to tell their story.

We also are looking for people to help with editing some of the video footage

If you have some raw video footage or photos of days gone bye let us know.

Zoom Call: Dec 16, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Have you been winter camping for several seasons but are looking for ways to improve your set up? Are you a seasoned veteran looking for new ideas? Then this course is for you!
We will be discussing pre-trip planning (route planning and car maintenance), advanced tent set ups and advanced stove sets ups. We will also be discussing the necessary after-trip maintenance for gear and long term storage for clothing and gear.

Topic: WINTER CAMPING: ADVANCED HOT TENTING
Time: Jan 9, 2021 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85686529665

Meeting ID: 856 8652 9665

Educational Workshop

WEBINER WILDERNESS NAVIGATION - TRIP PLANNING MODULE 2

- Review Google Earth
- Garmin Base Camp - Edit info from GE
- Import layers into GE
- Custom Maps
- Map Calibration / compgs
- Custom maps into Garmin unit

Education workshop

we are presenting Dry Suite Care and Maintenance,
- Repair Gaskets
- Replace Gaskets in the Field
- Repair and replace Seals
- Cleaning
- Washing
- Fabric Recovery

This workshop will introduce novice and intermediate canoiests to meal preparation and backcountry cooking for extended canoe trips.
It will cover topics like:

• How to build a meal plan that matches your route.
• How to ensure each meal is getting you enough macronutrients and micronutrients.
• An introduction to dehydrating food.
• Prepping and packaging ingredients.
• How to find recipes.
• Kitchen Equipment.
• Leave No Trace Principles, dishes and bear safety.

The workshop will be interactive, with opportunities to ask questions throughout.

Have you ever thought about winter camping? Not sure where to start? Do you have questions about gear and logistics? Then this is the course for you! We will discuss the basics of winter camping (hot tenting with a portable wood burning stove), gear requirements, tent set-up and such. This one-hour educational webinar will answer all the questions you may have about getting started at winter camping.

This is a Paddle Canada introduction to solo canoe poling certification course only for members of the Wilderness Canoe Association ( https://www.paddlecanada.com/canoe-poling/ ). The cost to you will be only $5 (Yes, "five dollars), which is the administration fee to Paddle Canada. (If could be as much as $8 if there is low registration.)
... So, finally the opportunity to stand up in a canoe and learn to navigate shallows, still waters and currents... in both directions! In spite of the slightly "scary" idea of negotiating a watercourse with a twelve foot pole, this was a standard skill for canoeists until the last fifty years or so. It just got lost, but the value remains. It can be taught to novices and is actually easier and more intuitive than paddling. It will open up local opportunities when water levels drop in the summer or allow you to travel creeks or upstream with relative ease. For a look see, here is my YouTube Channel: "Canoepoler". https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHq9zG2HFxeA6EAD6e1jz3Q
Please note: We won't be doing "most" of what you may see on these demo videos. :)

We going to present a Workshop about Bonaventure River and his challenge,
rapids, outfitters, maps, location, critical points and campsites.

Reserve your Seat for June 23, 7PM

we are sending a link at 6:45pm for a Zoom Call.

WCA Members

We are preparing a Workshop about Navigation and Trip Planning:

- Explore Maps and suppliers
- Satellite Image
- Google Earth Pro
- Prepare Tracks, Distances, Waypoints
- Sources of Information
- GPS units

This workshop is a good source for you if you want be a Trip Leader.

I am sending a link 1 hour before where you can see online on your computer.