A brand new Canoe North Adventures truck pulling a trailer loaded with nine canoes and lots of gear set out from our Hockley Valley winter base on Saturday, headed for Edmonton.  The truck is being driven by our good friend and adventurer Roger Kehoe.  Later this week Al will fly to Edmonton with his friend Gord Burke and the two of them will continue up to Yellowknife then on to the winter road to Norman Wells.  Hopefully they will send us some photos of their adventure to pass along!

Paddlers on one of our Keele River trips last year will definitely remember Shauna Kearns!  Shauna baked bread over an open fire every day while out on the river… sourdough bread, hamburger buns, pizza dough and more.  Shauna is working on her PHD and you can learn more about her project by following the link:

On the Rise: Two Bakers Usher in Pittsburgh’s New Bread Movement

The award was presented to Al and Lin by Bob MacLeod, the Minister of Tourism at the Northwest Territories Tourism Gala Dinner held in Inuvik on Thursday, November 25th.

Presented to Canoe North Adventures:

This tourism operator has demonstrated all-around excellence and models best practices in the industry resulting in strong growth and a record of success. They exhibit a commitment to education and training and have shown outstanding community involvement and leadership. This operator is seen as a strong partner in tourism and achieves high levels of customer satisfaction.