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By Billy Harris

Bug season started and It is everything youthink it would be and more but due to the lake setting and the light breeze prevalant in the area the bugs were kept at bay and the big crowds and a fantastic event unfolded at Palmer Festival.

I first got the Email from Scott McGregor owner of the Canadain Whitewater Magazine called "Rapid Magazine". I have been to some good ones this year too. But this one had a twist. We are all to bring our own cutlery, beer being supplyed by SteamWhistle bands playing wicked music while MEC is offering Bio-degradeable food services. MEC Canada’s version of REI is collecting all the compost and bringing it back to their home base who does that. Last year they had 30 bags of garbage last year and this year that will change apparently. The event is Clinics all day party at night, browsing shops and check out new gear. the classes were sold out 300 of them in total almost a month in advance. Jackson Kayak atheletes Carly Harris, Annie, Zack, pikey and I along with Ryan Whetung, Ken whiting and 50 other instructors coached huge classes. Whetung adn I had 27 people signed up for one clinic. (thankfully the Steam Whistle took out the majority of the crowd the night before with Party ANIMAL PIKEY showing the home town crowd how its done. The massive thing about all this was the attendance of new people. there were 150 people signed up for first timer Clinics. There were 50 instructors, tonnes of booths and a wild amount of kayak schools in attendance. Wilderness Tours along with Ryan Whetung, Pikey, Paddler-Co-op, MKC, the Zwanenburg Super Family reppin the Cornwall Kayak Club to name a few. Shops, paddle companys boat manufactures handing out boats on shore… Awsome. Special thanks to Scott & Tanya McGregor and their amazing team for putting the event together adn reaching so many first time paddlers. The pictures are of Scott McGregor and the event and the tent shots are the Zwanenburg Family.

Billy Harris

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