Paddle Canada Board of Directors

The Paddle Canada Board of Directors is comprised of thirteen (13) Regional Directors (one (1) from each Province and Territory of Canada), the immediate Past President, Richard Alexander, and the President Emeritus, Eric Williams (pending). The term of office for each Regional Director is nominally two years, with half the Board of Directors elected in odd-numbered years and the remaining half elected in even-numbered years as follows:

Odd-numbered Years	Even-numbered years
Alberta Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland & Labrador Nunavut Qébec Yukon Territories	British Columbia Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Saskatchewan

Each Regional Director will represent all Paddle Canada members in their Region (province or territory) on the Paddle Canada Board of Directors. They will further be accountable to all Paddle Canada members across Canada.

You can learn more about the Paddle Canada election process here.

Alberta

Priscilla Haskin
Regional Director & Chair, Canoe Program Development Committee
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My primary goal for my term as a Paddle Canada Director would be to work towards opening up the lines of communication and dialogue between Alberta's Paddle Canada Instructors and members of the Paddle Canada Board itself. This would enable our regional instructor voices to be better heard and shared with Paddle Canada as together we promote a nation vision for paddling in Canada.

I believe that, with my Board, Instructor, Instructor Trainer, guide, volunteer and work experiences, I can make a valuable contribution to the Paddle Canada team. I can enable Paddle Canada's smooth transition from an organization led by provincial associations to an organization led by individual members. I can assist in raising the public's awareness of Paddle Canada's deep commitment to developing leaders in the instruction of enjoyable, safe paddling; its paddling history; and environmental issues. I am firmly committed to maintaining a strong financial foundation for Paddle Canada and building on that foundation.

This is a new chapter in Paddle Canada's history. I believe that through the new regional directors, those persons who will represent the voices of their regional Paddle Canada Instructors and Members, the commitment for a national vision will be stronger than ever as the four pillars that are our foundation are supported and promoted. I am honoured to be part of this team.

British Columbia

Doug Taylor
Regional Director & Secretary
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My aim will be to represent all recreational paddlers in my province in a fair and inclusive way. My past two years with the Board has given me a great deal of insight into this important national organization and the dedication of not only its Board members but the very professional group of instructor members that make up the bulk of our membership. I believe I'm well prepared to help the Board maintain its focus of the four pillars of its mission statement and continue to be an association that its recreational and professional members will be proud to support.

Manitoba

Janice Pennington
Regional Director
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I would like to see Paddle Canada ensure that there are regional member associations in every province (and territory) that will represent and promote Paddle Canada's educational programs to further safety and paddling skills and standards at the provincial level; build upon Paddle Canada's environmental stewardship and assist in planning educational or volunteer events on this mandate; assist in educating and advocating for SUP instruction to ensure safety with this newer paddling practice.

New Brunswick

Rob Lemmon
Regional Director
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As the PC Director representing New Brunswick, I look forward to working to promote safe paddling experiences for all Canadians. I see the valuable contributions that my small province has made on a national level and I look to resolve disputes between provincial affiliates and our national organization. Paddle Canada needs to increase its profile with all Canadians as a national voice for safe paddling and for the protection of our waterways and the recognition of our rich paddling history. I strongly believe in having a truly national paddling curriculum that enables inter-provincial sharing of instructors.

I have worked hard for the past ten years both within New Brunswick as an executive member with Canoe Kayak NB, regionally, by assisting in the organization and presenting of the Atlantic Paddling Symposium and nationally, by sitting on the Program Development Committee's for Canoeing and River Kayak. I hold skill/instructor/trainer certifications in all three disciplines of Paddle Canada (Sea Kayak, Canoe, and River Kayak) and trust that this breadth of interest will assist me as we move forward as an organization

Newfoundland and Labrador

Corey Locke
Regional Director & Chair of Communications (Marketing & Promotions) Committee
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Corey has been canoeing for 10 years, kayaking for 3 years, and is the owner/operator Escape Watersports (Canoe coaching and tours). He is president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Canoe Club, and is a Paddle Canada certified Advanced Lake Instructor and Canoe Tripping Instructor. He also sits on the Canoe Program Development Committee and has played a role in redesigning the new National Canoeing Certification program. An enthusiast of canoe tripping, Corey has travelled extensively on the lakes and rivers of Newfoundland. He is an active canoeing instructor and is enthusiastic about teaching students new and efficient canoeing skills and practices. He is passionate about all aspects of paddling.

Northwest Territories

Vacant, Regional Director

Nominations gratefully accepted.
Learn more about the elections process.
For more information regarding the elections process, or to submit your nomination, please contact:

Richard Alexander, Past President
Chair, Elections Committee
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Nova Scotia

Blair Doyle
Regional Director & President
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Having been on the Paddle Canada Board for the past few years has been rewarding. It is always humbling to see the talent across the country and work with those passionate about the future of recreational paddling in Canada. With the change to an executive director Paddle Canada can better direct its future in the interest of its contributing members.

Canoe Kayak Nova Scotia is a strong supporter of Paddle Canada and my involvement in both Board of Directors can help ensure consistent lines of reporting and communication to the paddling community in Nova Scotia.

Paddle Canada is focused on it's members and mission. My goal this term is to continue to foster relationships with other 'like' organizations and attain sustainable funding to ensure PC can continue its mission. Growth in recreational paddle sports in Canada is exponential and Paddle Canada is best positioned to be the national advocacy, educator and network.

Nunavut

Ontario

Rick Wise
Regional Director, Vice President & Chair of Member Services Committee
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I would like to see Paddle Canada as a strong, unified association with members in every province, able to support paddling instruction, education and promotion to all levels of the sport. I believe it is essential to develop a working relationship with all provincial associations, clubs and paddling advocates.

Paddle Canada would benefit by continuing to build a profile that promotes paddling at the grass roots level with clubs, camps and associations that themselves promote paddling sports at the entry level and carry on through to the professional and competitive levels.

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Bryan Sarauer
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Vision for Paddle Canada: "My goals for the Saskatchewan region include fostering communication between the province and PC. I would like to represent all recreational paddlers from across the province. Also, I would like to continue to strengthen relationships among paddlers from across Canada and from the prairies in particular."

Bryan has recently formed Coldspring Paddling Instruction, to share his passion of paddling with others and also take his instruction to the next level. Bryan was a member of the executive of the Saskatoon Canoe Club for approximately 8 years and is currently an Intro to Kayaking Sea Kayak Instructor.

Yukon Territories

Paddle Canada

Richard Alexander
Past President & Treasurer
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Paddle Canada

Eric Williams
President Emeritus
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My vision continues, as it has been since Kirk Wipper asked me in 1995, for a safe, strong, consistent, high quality national paddling program that is recognized and supported across Canada.

As a Canoe Tripping Instructor Trainer, active Scout Leader and a Director on the Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) I am committed to helping Paddle Canada acheive the mandates and goals of the National Association.