Aug 12 2010
by Ryan Bayes
On July 24 the first of what I hope becomes an annual race on Callaghan Creek in Whistler took place. It has been several years since there were any races held on the awesome creeks in Whistler British Columbia. With a delayed snow melt this year in most of South Western BC the level was well [...]
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Jun 22 2010
by Ryan Bayes
July 24 will be the first Callaghan Creek Festival and the first race on it in a long time. Callaghan is the staple classic creek run in Whistler. It’s got amazing rapids and some nice fluffy waterfalls as well. There will be a live band and a great party from the sounds of it. Rumor [...]
Tags: Callaghan Creek Race, creeking, festival, kayak, kayaking
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May 13 2010
by Ryan Bayes
“Throwdowns are a series of FUN events aimed at bringing communities of recreational boaters together in the spirit of simple competition. These events allow for simple scoring and keep things light and fun. Points for front surfs, wathunks, paddle waves and the standard playboating moves make this fun for all. The categories allow for anyone to do well [...]
Tags: Chilliwack, chilliwack river, festival, kayak, kayaking, paddling, river, surfing, whitewater, whitewater kayak, whitewater kayaking
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May 11 2010
by cynthiamchale
The first weekend in May marked the third annual VKC festival on the Chilliwack River. The festival included camping in the beautiful Chilliwack River Valley, shuttles up and down the valley all weekend, dinner and a band on Saturday night, and lots of draw prizes and silent auction items to be had. All around it [...]
Tags: chilliwack river, festival, kayak, kayaking, VKC, whitewater, whitewater kayak, whitewater kayaking
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Mar 11 2010
by Ryan Bayes
With the Puntledge River Festival quickly approaching I thought this would be a good time to remind everyone to book off or start saving up those sick days for the last weekend in May. This years Puntledge festival is going to be better than ever and also very important to whitewater kayaking across Canada. This [...]
Tags: BC Hydrop, kayaking, Puntledge, Recreation Assessment, River Study, whitewater kayaking
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