Rockin the Helmet Cam

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Written by Neil Wright Monday, 12 July 2010 00:00

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Planning on paddling in Northern Cali any time soon. Perhaps the North Yuba is on your list of to do's then. Here's some helmet cam footage of the Sierra City section of the North Yuba in Northern California. Video courtesy of Colin Kemp and Jackson Kayak.

Sierra City, North Yuba river from Colin Kemp on Vimeo.

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VIDEO: Petawawa River Needs Your Voice

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Written by Virginia Tuesday, 22 June 2010 00:00

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Every Ontario boater should watch this new episode of Currents from local Ottawa Valley filmmakers and paddlers shining the spotlight on dam threats facing the beloved Petawawa River.

With organization and commitment, we can save the Pet. Click "Read More" to learn more about this beautiful river and the fight to keep it wild.

Currents - Episode 2 - Petawawa, Ontario from Five 2 Nine Productions on Vimeo.



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VIDEO: Unusual Spring Kayaking in Canada

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Written by Virginia Wednesday, 26 May 2010 00:42

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Okay, so there's no doubt that it has been a very funky spring in Canada...hot, sunny, dry—all good things for most winter-weary Canucks, but not so great for flood-thirsty kayakers.

If you've spent the last month pining over how water levels in most rivers are already where they'd typically be in mid-summer, you need to reflect on all the good boating that was had this spring. Certainly can't complain about the sunshine!

Check out this video from French paddler Mathieu Coldebella, who obviously had a pretty wicked spring in Canada.

April 2010 in Canada from Mathieu COLDEBELLA on Vimeo.

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Take a Moment: Save B.C.'s Klinaklini River

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Written by Virginia Monday, 26 April 2010 00:21

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The B.C. government's recent announcement that they planned to go ahead with the Site C dam on the Peace River came with a silver lining for river conservationists: protection for other watersheds in the province in the form of the new Two Rivers Policy, which will prohibit future development of large scale hydroelectric storage dam projects on all river systems in B.C.

Lest champions of B.C.'s beleaguered rivers get too excited, however, the policy does permit large-scale, run-of-river hydro projects. Hot on the heels of the Site C victory, it is just such a project that now threatens the coastal Klinaklini River in Knight Inlet.

At nearly 200 kilometres long and bordering the Great Bear Rainforest, the Klinaklini drainage currently encompasses some of least fragmented habitat on the Canadian West Coast. Two junior energy coroporations with no hydropower experience have proposed to develop the largest private Run-of-River generating facility in BC’s history on the Klinaklini, forever fracturing this wilderness.

Read on to find out how just 10 minutes of your time can save the Klinaklini.

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B.C.'s Most Endangered Rivers 2010

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Written by Virginia Thursday, 25 March 2010 00:21

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British Columbia’s Kettle River and the Sacred Headwaters—source of three of B.C.'s largest rivers—are tied atop the Outdoor Recreation Council’s list of the province’s top-10 most endangered rivers, released yesterday.

The report, which names nine other rivers across the province facing threats as diverse as excessive water extraction, power production, urbanization, industrial development, pollution and high water temperatures, calls for a watershed management plan that would put the brakes on “seemingly unbridled development now taking place in the upper watershed.”

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