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11th Annual Paddle for the Peace
July 9, 2016- 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Join us to celebrate protection of the integrity of the Peace River Valley at this unique event. Bring your canoes, kayaks or rafts and participate in a leisurely paddle down a portion of the incredibly scenic Peace River Valley, presently under threat by the unnecessary Site C dam.
Even if you don’t have watercraft, please feel free to join us on shore at the launch or takeout.
Registration:
In person, at the event 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
$10 per person; 13 and under free.
Launch:
12 noon at the Halfway River Bridge on Hwy 29 between Fort St. John and Hudson’s Hope, BC.
Free hot breakfast:
9 – 11 a.m. at the launch site.
Take out:
Bear Flat on Hwy 29, approximately 1.5 hr paddle downstream of the launch site. (There is a shuttle bus available to bring you back to get your vehicle from the launch site.)
Sponsors:
This event is organized and sponsored jointly by the Peace Valley Environment Association and West Moberly First Nations.
More information:
Visit www.PaddleforthePeace.ca for further details as well as plenty of pictures of past events. Facebook event here.