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Clubs and associations

• CRCA - Canadian Recreational Canoeing Association including KANAWA - Canada's Canoeing & Kayaking Magazine
  • CRCA - Outdoor Links
• Ontario Recreational Canoe Association (ORCA)
• Whitewater Ontario
• Canadian Canoe Association Canada's competitive paddling site.
• National Organisation of Whitewater Rodeos (NOWR) Part of the American Whitewater Affiliation
• Canadian River Managment Society
  
  
• Ottawa River Runners Another local club, they have more focus on kayak competition than we do.
• Ottawa YMCA-YWCA Canoe Camping Club (OYCCC) A local club, focus on canoes, both flat and white water programs, good training for novices.
• Ottawa Hostel Outdoor Club Flatwater canoeing
• YMCA
• Les Portageurs - Quebec club
• Canoe Ontario Includes Ontario Recreational Canoeing Association (ORCA), Ontario Wild Water Affiliation (OWWA), Gull River
• American Whitewater Has online listing of river in USA
• Cataraqui Canoe Club of Kingston

For more links...

• Mike Cockburn's Sports & Recreation Links This includes Canoeing, Kayaking etc.

Links to our little web site...

• Google search for links to this site

Homepages of some CDB Club members

• Ottawa White Water Paddler - Jim Dodds' site Ottawa Area Kayaking page.
• Mike Cockburn's Sports & Recreation Links This includes Canoeing, Kayaking etc.
• Liz Foster & Mike Butler An epic journey along the old fur trade routes of Canada (2002)

Outfitters, paddling training, other comercial sites

• Blackfeather These folks helped out on our recent trip to the Coppermine river in the Northwest Territories. Operates out of Trailhead offices.
• River Run We often use this as a take out when doing the Ottawa River. They also have some paddling courses.
• Madawaska Kanu Camp & OWL Rafting Inc. Rafting, canoeing, kayaking
• Esprit Rafting Adventures Rafting, canoeing, kayaking. Also see whitewater.ca Kayak training
• New World Rouge river, kayak lessons
• Paddler co-op Palmer's rapids, courses
• Liquid Skills Beachburg, courses
• The School of Wilderness Arts & Technology On Madawaska River near Palmer's Rapids
• Riviere Noire Expeditions Outfitter, shuttles for Coulonge and Noire rivers
• www.canada-outdoors.com Adventure expeditions, Canada, Central America. GONE????
  • Publisher of Ottawa River Whitewater guide, see the links section also
• Out There Canada's largest outdoor resource - VERY EXTENSIVE! They seem to have coverage of various whitewater events.

Retail stores

• The Eddy River Shoppe Located near the Antrim Truck Stop on highway #17 between Ottawa and Renfrew. Closed?
• Mountain Equipment Coop
• Trailhead
• Le Baron Now on Merivale rd.
• boatwerks.net On the ottawa river and elsewhere.

Water levels

• Real-Time Hydrometric Data Environment Canada
• Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board Includes water level alojng the Ottawa River including the Gatineau River
• boatwerks.net River levels in the area.
• myosis.ca Info about Quebec rivers
• US water levels

Assorted

• Webshots Screen savers and wallpapers for kayaking and other sports (commercial product)
• paddle1000.com Focuses on canoeing and kayaking in the Thousand Islands. Provides an overview of the area, paddling resources, tourist information AND a downloadable guide book that features 9 paddling routes.
• Fédération québécoise du canot et du kayak
• ottawariver.com good site about the Ottawa maintained by Boatwerks
• Ottawa Outdoors Magazine
• riverjunkies.net for people addicted to whitewater! Some Ottawa info also

Email regarding this web site: website@cdb-ottawa.com (Mike Cockburn)

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