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Orienteering
Paddle
Sports
- America
River Festival - California, USA
- BC Marine Trails
Ocean Kayak Marathon - Vancouver, British Columbia
- Boreal
Expedition - ARCHIVE
-
Boreal 2000 Canoe Expedition /has been completed. Coved
4,500 kilometers in a journey that will lasted five months,
crossing areas rich in history and the beauty of Canada’s
lands to increase awareness of the environmental issues
that face the Boreal Forest.
- Canadian
Canoe and Kayak Festival
- Canadian Canoe
Association
- Canadian
Whitewater Freestyle - Watch for . Competition, festivals
and events
- Chambley
Rodeo - Chambly, Quebec
- Coast
Kayak Symposium - Thetis Island, British Columbia
- Credit
River Downriver Race - Missassauga, Ontario
- Crowe Bridge
Festival & Average Joe/Jane Rodeo - Campbellford,
Ontario
- Ecomarine's Demo
Day - Jericho Beach, Vancouver British Columbia
- Elora
Downriver Race - Elora, Ontario
- Festival d'eau
vive de la Haute-Gatineau - White Water Rafting, Kayaking
and Canoeing - Gatineau River, Maniwaki, Quebec
- Festival
de la Jacques-Cartier - Tewkesbury, Quebec
- French
River Race - Participants paddle along the route of the
Voyageurs, a 12-kilometre poker run event and possibly
a longer marathon race are schedule this year.. Spectators
may watch at various points along the river, free of charge.
The route is subject to change, depending on water and
weather conditions.
Location: Municipality of French River Race starts at
Owl's Nest Lodge, Trout Lake Road via Hwy 69 or Hwy 535
All classes of canoe and kayak are welcome. Phone: (705)
898-1092
- Fundy Kayak
Race - St. John, New Brunswick
- Garberator
Pro Rodeo - September 6-7, 2003, Ottawa River, Beachburg,
Ontario
- Georgian
Bay Sea Kayaking Symposium - Nobel, Ontario. Festival,
workshops, entertainment and the opportuntity to paddle
dozens of different boats.
- Gull
River Festival - Minden, Ontario
- Humber
River Race - Toronto, Ontario
- Inland Sea Symposium
- Bayfield, WI, USA
- Kananaskis
Whitewater Festival - Kananaskis Country, Alberta
- Kayakers' Retreat
Traytown & Terra Nova National Park - Terra Nova
National Park, Newfoundland
- Kipawa River
Rally - Les Amis de la Riviere Kipawa, help support
a good cause. Laniel, Quebec
- Labelle
Rodeo - Labelle, Quebec
- Lake Superior
Paddlefest - Wawa, Ontario
- Level
Six Rodeo - Ottawa, Ontario
- Marmora River
Fest
- Manitoba Recreational
Canoeing Association - Manitoba Recreational Canoeing
Association
- Mississippi
Downriver Race - Mississippi, Ontario
- Mistassibi
Rodeo - Lac St. Jean, Quebec
- Moira
River Downriver Race - Moira, Ontario
- Montreal
Kayak Surf Festival - Lachine Rapids, Montreal, Quebec
- Muskoka
Paddlefest - Bracebridge, Ontario
- National
Organization of Whitewater Rodeos -
- National
Paddling Film Festival - Lexington, Kentucky
- National Sprint
Canoe Championships
- Newfoundland
International Kayak Symposium
- North American
Freestyle and Boatercross Championships - Wausau,
Wisconsin
- North
American Open Canoe Slalom Championships - Gull River,
Minden, Ontario
- North
American Squirt Boating Championships - Beachburg,
Ontario
- Okanagan
Paddle Fest - Summerland, British Columbia
- Ottawa River
Whitewater Festival - Watch for .. Labour Day Weeked,
White water canoe and kayak competitions. Whitewater raft
race.
- Ottawa
River Whitewater Rodeo
- Paddle to
a Cure: Journeys of Hope - Various Locals in Canada
- Palmer Rapids
Riverfest - Palmer Rapids, Ontario
- Port Angeles
Kayak Symposium -
- Rouge
River Jambouree - Rouge River, Quebec
- Round
Bowen Kayak Race - Bowen Island
- Sea
Kayak Guides Alliance of BC Guides Exchange - Port
Alberni, British Columbia
- Sea Sun
16km Kayak Race - Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Sprint National
Team Schedule
- St.
Felicien Rodeo - St. Felicien, Quebec
- Vancouver Island
Paddlefest - Transfer Beach, Ladysmith, Vancouver
Island, British Columbia
- Waterwalker
Film Festival - Various locals and dates throughout
the year
- Whitewater Development
and National Team Schedule
- Whitewater National
Championships
- Whitehorse
Whitewater Rodeo - Whitehorse, Yukon
- Whitewater
Ontario - Events, festivals and races
- World Freestyle
Championships - Graz, Austria
- Yukon
Quest Canoe Race - 742 km between Whitehorse and Dawson
City, Whitehorse, Yukon
Cross Country Skiing
- Cross
Country British Columbia - British Columbia
- Cross
Country Alberta - Alberta
- Cross
Country New Brunswick - New Brunswick
- Cross
Country Manitoba - Manitoba
- Cross Country
Ontario - Ontario
- Mora Vasaloppet
- Loppet, Mora, Minnesota, USA
- Keskinada Loppet
- Gatineau, Quebec, World Loppet, Canada
- American
Birkebeiner - Wisconsin, USA, World Loppet
- Transjurassienne
- France, World Loppet
- Finlandia
Hiihto - World Loppet, Finland
- Vasaloppet
- World Loppet (Vasa Loppet Week), Sweden
- Canadian
Ski Marathon - The annual Canadian classic is a two-day
event featuring ten sections that span 160 kilometers
of tranquility and beauty through the Petite-Nation and
Québec Laurentians: Lachute - Montebello - Buckingham,
Québec. There are multiple levels of participation.
- Ottawa
Racers Ski Club - Ottawa, Ontario
- Soo Finnish
Nordic Ski Club - Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Hiawatha
Highlands.
- Bow
Corridor Regional Race Series - Canmore Nordic Centre
- Daylodge
- Empire
State Winter Games - Lake Placid, NY
Dog
Sledding
Canadian
Challenge - The race runs through the heart of Saskatchewan.
Telkwa
Gold Sled Dog Races - part of a 4 day Winter Festival
called Cabin Fever Days. Telkwa, British Columbia. Telkwa
is located along the Alaska Highway.
Gold
Rush - Quesnel to Wells British Columbia
Festival
du Voyageur Race - Manitoba
Yellowknife
Dog Derby - Yellowknife, North West Territories
Yukon Quest
- 1,600 km Yukon Quest Dog Sled Race between Fairbanks,
Alaska and Whitehorse in the Yukon. February, 2003
ABSA
Event Dates - Affiliated British Sleddog Activities
Can-Am
Crown - International Dog Sled Race, Fort Kent, Main,
USA
Copper
Basin 300 - Dog Sled Race The race course covers 300
miles within the Copper Basin - Alaska
Iditarod
- 1131 miles - The Sled Dog Race, Iditarod, Anchorage, Alaska
ADMA
Challenge Series - Alaska
Iron Dog
Challenge - Ouray, Colorado
Gold
Run
North
Pole #1
North
Pole #2
Limited
North American Championships
Jeff
Studdert Invitational
Open
North American Championship
Tok
Race of Champions
Kuskokim
300 - Dog Sled Race, January, Bethel Alaska to Aniak
and back
Paul
Bunyan - Sled Dog Race, Nei Bottling, Bemidji, Minnesota
Race to the Sky
- Dog Sled Race, 17th annual, Montana 350 mile sled dog
race
Fur
Rondy -In Alaska - Open World Championships
Serum
Run - 776 miles Nenana to Nome
Atta Boy 300
Oregon
PIRENA
- Pyrenees 15 Days
International
Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race
Hiking
& Backpacking
- Hike
Haliburton Festival - Join in a variety of hikes and
festivities while enjoying the fall colours. Haliburton,
Ontario
Snow Shoeing Events
- Winter
Trails - National run. This annual snowshoe event
takes place in multiple locations throughout the USA.
- Beaver
Creek Snowshoe Adventure Series
- Iditasport Extreme
Events - The Iditasport uses bike, snowshoes, skis,
or just your feet. There are four seperate races from
February 9th to 17th, 2002, including the 130, the Extreme
and the 1,100 mile Impossible.
- Empire
State Winter Games - 22nd Empire State Winter Games
February 22 - 24, 2002, Lake Placid, NY
- Western
Mass Athletic 2002 Snowshoe Series - New England Snowshoe
Races
Provincial Parks Events
Getting Involved -
Events
- Ride
for Hope - ARCHIVE
Karen has completed her 3,500km ride for the autism society
and is planning another ride, from Windsor to Ottawa,
through Central Ontario, in
- BC
Parks - .
- The
Ride for Hope for Autism 2001 has been completed -
ARCHIVE
Karen
and friends rode 1000 km from Windsor to Ottawa on September
12th to 23rd to raise money for Autism
- Eco-North
2002 - ARCHIVE
A northern focused Ecotourism Conference and Trade Show,
Ramada Inn, City Centre, Sudbury , Ontario
- Le
Festival Plein Air Adventure et Exotourisme - Show
and Conference, Iles-de-Boucherville, Montreal, Quebec
- Federation
of Ontario Naturalists - Working for Wilderness is
a vacation that makes a difference! Join a group of adult
volunteers (ages 19+) as we complete conservation projects
at outstanding natural areas in Ontario. Projects include
trail construction, species monitoring, plantings, boardwalk
building, etc. Projects vary in length (2 to 12 days),
difficulty, and scope. Contact the Federation of Ontario
Naturalists for more information. Seasons
Magazine
- Grand
Valley Trails Association - . A marked footpath stretching
more than 250 km between Rock Point Provincial Park on
Lake Erie to the town of Alton, Ontario
- Martin
& Nicole's Most Excellent Adventure Calendar -
ARCHIVE
2001
tp 2002 / They plan
to travel through to January 2002 and Their itinerary
includes white water kayaking, mountain biking, hiking,
and climbing in the UK, Europe, and Ecuador. They will
be mountain biking Vancouver's legendary North Shore,
climbing in Squamish, kayaking the local rivers etc.
- Quinte
Conservation Outdoor Program, . Program of outdoor
events and workshops in Napanee, Ontario.
Clubs
Events
- Alpine
Club of Canada
- Calgary Outdoor
Recreation Enthusiasts - Weekly Hikes. The club developed
in response to a growing need for a year-round outdoors
club geared towards people of all ages who enjoy hiking,
skiing, snow shoeing, cycling, camping, caving, picnicking,
rollerblading, canoeing, etc. Calgary, Alberta
- Frontier
Adventuring Racing Club - .
- Leslie M Frost
Natural Resources Centre - Get away for a WILD
Weekend with the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Individuals
and families are invited to discover the wonder of wildlife
and the places they live. Participate in a wide variety
of fun, informative, hands-on, outdoor activities. There
are a broad number of activities available check out thier
calender.
- The
Canadian Volkssport Federation
Birding
Events
- Baillie
Birdathon - During a 24-hour period in May of every
year more than 6000 Canadians from coast to coast attempt
to find as many bird species as they can.
- Birding in
Canada - Birding events accross Canada
- Brant Festival
- Birding, Parksville, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
- British
Columbia Wildlife Watch - Wildlife Festivals, British
Columbia
- Creston
Valley Osprey Festival - Birding, Creston Valley ,
British Columbia
- Delta
Marsh Birding Festival - Delta Marsh, Manitoba - Delta Marsh Bird Observatory
- Golden
Wildlife Festival - Second Week in May, Annually.
Birding and Nature Observation, Golden, British Columbia
- Holiday Beach
Festival of Hawks - Migration workshops, banding demonstrations,
Fall , Ontario
- Holiday Beach
Spring Birding Festivals - Shore and Songbirds. Migration
workshops, banding demonstrations, Spring , Ontario
- Hillman Marsh
Hillman Shore and Songbird Celebration
- Huron
Fringe Birding Festival - A Spring Celebration / Participate
in the annual Huron Fringe Birding Festival at MacGregor
Point Provincial Park
- Meadowlark
Festival - Birding, Penticton, British Columbia
- Point
Pelee Festival of Birds - Spring Lots of activities
including work shops and presentations each spring at
Pointe
Pelee National Park
- Presquile
-
- Prince
Edward County Birding Festival - Annual Prince Edward
County Birding Festival Spring
- Prince
Edward Point Bird Observatory - . Spring Bird Banding
- Return of
the Osprey - West Vancouver, BC
- Shorebirds
and Friends Festival - Watch for . Wadena, SK; Come
join the town of Wadena in welcoming the over 250,000
shorebirds that return to the Quill Lakes each spring.
- Taverner
Cup - Taverner Cup birding competition May 2003.
- Wings
of Spring - Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario
- Wings
Over the Rockies - Birding, Kootenay National Park,
Alberta
Outdoor Photography
Film & Television
Outdoor
Shows
- Canoecopia
- Canoe and Kayak Exposition, Alliant Energy Center, Madison,
Wisconsin, USA
- International
Adventure Travel and Outdoor Show - Navy Pier Convention
Center, Chicago, USA
- Ottawa Paddlesport
and Adventure Show - Ottawa, Ontario
- Outdoor
Adventure Sports Show - Vancouver - BC Place, 777
Pacific Boulevard, Vancouver
- Outdoor
Adventure Sports Show - Toronto - International Centre,
6900 Airport Road, Toronto
- Outdoor
Adventure Sports Show - Calgary - Roundup Centre,
Stampede Park, 1410 Olympic Way S.E., Calgary
- Outdoor
Adventure Sports Show - Edmonton - Northlands Park,
7300 - 116th Avenue, Edmonton
- Trailhead's
Cottage to Wilderness Oufitting Show - Ottawa, Ontario
Mountain
Runs
- Angus
Borden Trail Running Series - Trail Running
-. Organizer cbarrettrun@sprint.ca
Peter Barrett / Canadian Forces Base Borden, Borden Ontario.
South West of Barrie.: Races range from 5 - 10 km
- Banded Peak Challenge for Camp
Horizon - The event is 37 km in total.
Consisting of a bike leg of 27 km on a double-tracked,
packed mountain bike trail, with an elevation gain of
402 m. A hiking section of 10 km on mountain game trails
and a scramble to the summit of 2934 m Banded Peak, a
1012 m elevation gain. This is a non-competitive family
outdoor adventure in the backcountry of Kananaskis. The
location is Little Elbow Recreational area at the end
of Hwy 66 in Kananaskis Country, 75 km west of Calgary.
The event is a fundraiser for Camp Horizon. Get your pledge
form. Win prizes.
- Five
Peaks Mountian Running - 8 to 15km runs through snow,
creeks, bogs, over rocks, roots, taking you up ski hills,
cat tracks and more. Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario
- Ganaraska
Trail Run - Orillia, Ontario
- Grouse
Grind - Vancouver BC
- Kneeknackering
North Shore Run - Vancouver BC
- Moose
Mountain Trail Run - 29 km Trail Run up to top of
Moose Mountain and return. Challenging trail race on fire
roads and trails. 900 m elevation gain, West Bragg Creek,
Alberta.
Events
- International
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