Groups we work with
Participants on our programs come from diverse backgrounds. Whether they’re sharpening skills on a course or exploring wilderness on an expedition, everybody gets individualized attention so they emerge with increased confidence and success.
We work with organizations to adapt programs to their needs—so that every group’s goals are met and exceeded.
Learn about customized group training for your organization.
Participating Organizations
Non-profits, social services and community programs
- Matawa Tribal Council – 10-day canoe expedition on the Winisk River with youth from 5 communities. Students received a full Ontario high school credit.
- On the Tips of the Toes Foundation (Fondation sur la Pointe des Pieds) – 8-day Magpie River raft and kayak expedition for young adults living with cancer
- Mamit Innuat – Conseil Tribal – Magpie River expedition with youth and young adults for the communities of Ekuanitshit (Mingan), Unamen Shipu (La Romaine), & Pakua Shipu
- Conseil Des Innus D’Ekuanitshit – ‘Women of Ekuanitshit’ Magpie Raft and Kayak Expedition, Magpie River Leadership Trip, Whitewater Rescue, Whitewater Canoe, & Wilderness Skills and Safety course
- Conseil Des Innus de Natashquan – Magpie River expedition with youth and young adults
- Cree Nation of Mistissini Youth Council – River Expedition and Wilderness Safety course
- Cree Nation of Waskaganish – River Expedition and Wilderness Safety course
- Cree Nation Youth Council – River Expedition and Wilderness Safety course with particpants from across the region
- Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) – Custom Magpie River Conservation Trip for political leaders
Outfitters, tour operators & summer camps
- Great Lakes Cultural Camps, Serpent River, ON – Whitewater Rescue Technician course, Wilderness Advanced First Aid course
- Coast to Coast Adventures, Costa Rica – Wilderness First Responder and Whitewater Rescue Technician courses
- Costa Rica Rios – Whitewater Rescue Technician Recertification course for guide staff
- Wedge Rafting, Whistler, BC – Whitewater Rescue Technician Recertification course for guide staff
- Sunwolf, Squamish, BC – Consultation and staff training in emergency management for raft guides and trip leaders
- Canadian Outback Adventures, Squamish, BC – Staff training in whitewater rescue and emergency management for raft guides and trip leaders
- Alpine Rafting, Golden, BC – Whitewater Rescue Technician course. Consultation and staff training in emergency management for raft guides and trip leaders
- Falling Creek Camp, North Carolina, USA – Custom 6-day Magpie River trip. Raft and guide support for kayakers
- Kitigan Zibi summer camp, Quebec, Canada – Custom whitewater program on the Upper Gatineau
- Eskan Company – Mistissini – Specialized training for fishing guides and staff of the remote Osprey Lodge and Camp Louis Joliett in Wilderness First Aid, Swiftwater Rescue, and Wilderness Risk Management, Wilderness Advanced First Aid
- YMCA Camp Kanawana, St. Sauveur, QC, Canada – Consultation and staff training for wilderness trip leaders
- Tim Horton’s Camp Whiteshell, Manitoba, Canada – Swiftwater safety training workshop for wilderness trip leaders
- Camp Wanipitei, Tamagami, ON, Canada – Whitewater Rescue Technician course
- Ontario Camps Association, Toronto, Canada – Wilderness Trip Risk Management Workshop
Wilderness guides from the following organizations have attended our public enrolment whitewater/swiftwater rescue and wilderness medicine courses (2010 through 2018):
- Black Feather
- Outward Bound Canada
- NYC Outward Bound
- MEC
- Tim Horton’s Children’s Foundation
- Camp Keewaydin
- Camp Pathfinder
- Camp Oochigeas
- YMCA Camp Queen Elizabeth
- YMCA Camp Pine Crest
- Camp Northwaters
- Camp Temagami
- YMCA RKY Camp
- Camp Arowhon
- Camp Kandalore
school boards, schools, colleges & clubs
- St. George’s School of Montreal – 3-day Gatineau River Expedition – whitewater rafting, wilderness skills, leadership development. Spring and Fall Canoe Camping and Winter Camping
- Selwyn House School of Montreal – 4-day Gatineau River Expedition – whitewater rafting, whitewater rescue training, & leadership development, Wilderness First Aid course for students and staff, Whitewater Rescue & Paddle Canada Moving Water Canoe Skills courses
- Bishop’s College School – Ondaatje Endeavour – Wilderness leadership development program. 10-day canoe and raft expedition on the Batiscan River including training and certification in wilderness skills, whitewater canoeing and whitewater rescue
- Bluewater District School Board, Ontario – Wilderness First Aid course
- Western Quebec School Board – Custom First Aid Course for Maniwaki High School
- Ottawa Carleton District School Board – Custom First Aid Course for Woodroffe High School
- Sir Sanford Fleming College – Outdoor Adventure Skills Program – Custom Wilderness Emergency Management Training
- Queen’s University Outdoor and Experiential Education Bachelor of Education Program – Wilderness First Responder course
- Risk Management Conference for Outdoor Education Teachers of Anglophone CEGEPs of Quebec – Risk management workshop
- Beaver Canoe Club, British Columbia – Whitewater Rescue Technician
- RA Canoe Camping Club, Ottawa, ON – Whitewater Rescue Technician
- Kawartha Whitewater Paddlers, Minden, ON – Whitewater Rescue course for paddling club members
Teachers and instructors from the following organizations have attended our public-enrolment courses (2010 through 2021):
- Bishop’s College School
- Upper Canada College
- Selwyn House School of Montreal
- Western Quebec School Board
- Ottawa Carleton District School Board
- Conseil des Ecoles Catholiques de Centre-Est
- Elmwood School
- Cegep de la Gaspesie
Government, scientist & field technicians
- Environment and Climate Change Canada – Swiftwater Rescue and Canoe Safety course, Wilderness Advanced First Aid courses, Practical Wilderness Survival, Winter Field Safety
- Ontario Geological Survey – Wilderness Advanced First Aid & Wilderness Skills and Safety courses
- Grand Council of the Crees – Whitewater Rescue, Whitewater Canoe, Wilderness Skills and Safety course
- Cree Nation of Chisasibi, Quebec, Fire Department and Public Safety – Wilderness Advanced First Aid
These organizations have sent employees to our public-enrolment courses for swiftwater & whitewater rescue and wilderness medicine (2010 through 2021):
- National Resources Canada (NRCAN)
- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR)
- National Research Council (NRC)
- Parks Canada, Agriculture Canada (AGR)
- Bird Studies Canada
- Government of Nunavut
- Wahnapitae First Nation
Military, cadets & rescue teams
- National Defence – Canadian Forces elite alpine unit- 5-day Wilderness First Responder
- National Defence – Cadets – Whitewater Rescue Technician course, Wilderness Advanced First Aid and Wilderness First Responder
- Ottawa Volunteer Search and Rescue (SBO-OVSAR) – Medical Team Wilderness First Responder course, WFR-Recertification, consultation and training
- Low Fire Department (Municipality of Low, Quebec) – Wilderness Advanced First Aid
media production
- Aventure Grandeur Nature (RDS Adventure Travel Show) – Custom trip for Magpie River television shoot
- Mike McKay Filmaker – Film for Fondations sur la Pointe des Pieds documenting therapeutic adventure program on the Magpie, film for NRS Made in Canada series documenting wilderness program with Innu youth
- Patly Productions – Custom Magpie River trip for television shoot – ‘Vu Sur Terre’ series for France 5
- CTV Ottawa – CTV Morning Live – Live whitewater rescue and wilderness medicine demos with Sarah Freemark
