Organizations

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

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:

• ​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

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:

• 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

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:

• 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

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

Aventure Grandeur Nature (RDS Adventure Travel Show) – Custom trip for Magpie River television shoot

Mike McKay Filmmaker – 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