Rescue Training
Swift Water Rescue Technician
Through Rescue Canada these courses are a combination of classroom and practical field exercises, the varying programs provide an education in moving water theories. Learn about planning, navigation, hazards, and rescue equipment. Practice applying the theories, survival swimming, and performing various rescues safely with and without watercraft. You will need appropriate thermal protection (dry or wet suit), a throw bag, a change of clothes, and food for the day. Check out the fun: SRT Expose
Please bring what you normally have with you when doing your moving water wandering. Ropes and technical kit will be provided. Immersion suits can be rented.
Paddling Courses
Paddle Canada provides a national standard in teaching Canoeing, River Kayaking, Sea Kayaking, and Stand Up Paddle Boarding in every province and territory. All programs emphasize gaining good judgment through skill development and equipment understanding. You are encouraged to grow the number one tool that is going to make you a better paddler: your brain. Making good judgments will prevent or correct a bad judgment. We offer the following Paddle Canada programs.
Canoeing Skills Courses
(Intro to Advanced – Lake and Moving water )
This is a fun way to introduce the activity of canoeing and does not lead to a certification. Safety, understanding limitations, fun games, and activities are emphasized. At completion, participants are considered beginner tandem waterfront canoeists, capable of performing basic strokes to maneuver the canoe for short distances.
Introduces novice participants to paddling with a partner in sheltered calm waters. The skills and knowledge gained at this level form the foundation for basic paddling close to shore on sheltered bodies of water. Rescue options are discussed at this level and can be demonstrated by the instructor. At successful completion the participant is considered a beginner tandem lake canoeist, with knowledge of land and water-based rescues.