Listed below are the upcoming events that we will be supplying boats for:
Date: May 5, 2019
Description: Once a year, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) provides a unique opportunity for people to paddle the Don River. The registration fee helps TRCA conserve the natural system in the Toronto region and provide opportunities to educate and engage the public on the importance of the natural environment.
Location: Ernest Thompson Seton Park, Toronto, Ontario
Website: Paddle the Don
Fee: See website for details (Grand River Rafting rents canoes and kayaks for this event.
Date: May 25, 2019
Description: This is an outdoor concert venue with a skyline view of the city. Grand River Rafting offers the opportunity to rent a kayak, yak, stand up paddleboard and Turbo Tube while attending the concert.
Location: Echo Beach Toronto, Ontario
Website: CBC Music Festival
Fee: Tickets to the event are $39.50 per person. Boat rental fees $10 per person.
Date: June 15, 2019
Description: Join us for the 6th annual Paddle the Rouge in support of Wildlands League. Come out and enjoy a day on The Rouge, including our free Learn to Paddle. Grand River Rafting supplies the canoes and kayaks for this event.
Location: Rouge Beach Park, 195 Rouge Hills Drive, Toronto, ON, Canada
Website: Paddle the Rouge Wildlands League
Fee: Visit website for information.
Date: June 22, 2019
Description: Grand River Rafting supplies boats & tubes for teams to take to the water for a day filled with fun and excitement on the Grand River. Join us in this one-of-a-kind team-based fundraising adventure in support of The Sunshine Foundation of Canada.
Location: Brant Park, Brantford Ontario
Website: Float for Dreams
Fee: Contact Sunshine Foundation to setup your team or join a team
Date: July 24 to August 1, 2019
Description: We supply the canoes and kayak rentals for “Two Rows” – one Indigenous row, and one settler/immigrant row – to demonstrate the simple concept of the Two Row Wampum Treaty. Our teachings say to paddle down the “river” of life on parallel paths, as friends close enough to help each other, but not disrupting each other’s way of life.
Educational events, traditional teachings, interactive dancing, storytelling, and sharing circles will all be included as we camp along the river each night to rest.
Location: Grand River… Cambridge to Lake Erie
Website: Two Row on the Grand
Fee: $60 per day for adults, $45 for children for food and campsites.