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Featured image for “‘Deadly Rapids’ and Polar Bear Encounters on the Seal River”
January 28th, 2021

‘Deadly Rapids’ and Polar Bear Encounters on the Seal River

Caroline Wintoniw paddled the Seal River in northern Manitoba, a trip of a lifetime for many backcountry canoeists.
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December 10th, 2020

5 Tips for Backcountry Camping in Manitoba

Backcountry camping may seem intimidating, but it’s easier than you think. Go from novice camper to backcountry explorer with these tips!
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November 30th, 2020

Best Backcountry Camping Trips in Manitoba

Manitoba is home to some of the best backcountry camping spots in Canada. Use this guide to plan your next adventure.
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July 31st, 2019

Paddle Night Draws Nearly 60 Winnipeggers to Red River

A dunk in the Red River didn’t dampen Paddle Night for a Winnipeg mom who laughed and got right back in a canoe with her son.
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October 31st, 2016

Know the North to share their journey at the CPAWS AGM

It’s been a wild ride navigating the conservation challenges and opportunities of a landscape as rich and varied as the Boreal in Manitoba. We are incredibly proud of the conservation successes that we couldn’t have achieved without the generosity and passion for wild nature that our supporters exude. That’s why
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September 9th, 2016

Know the North guest blog #6 – Lessons in Positivity

Our trip this summer was a steep learning curve for me on multiple fronts. (I mean, sure I had paddled before… but 46 straight days of paddling really gave me an opportunity to perfect skills that I may have previously considered to be more than adequate…) To my surprise, the
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September 1st, 2016

CPAWS mobilizes a flotilla of canoes to celebrate 25 years of success in Manitoba

To celebrate its 25th anniversary of wilderness conservation in the province, the Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is hosting a paddling event on the Assiniboine River.
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August 31st, 2016

Know the North guest blog #5 – A Land of Stories

If you have ever paddled on a seldom-traveled river, you likely know the joy of seeing a rock that has been marked with canoe paint. Rocks donning red, green, and yellow streaks can be found in shallow creeks, at campsite landings, and in eddies along the river. To me, these
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July 18th, 2016

Know the North guest blog #4 – Snapshots of the trip!

As the trip’s media coordinator, I have the delight and honour of getting almost daily updates from Know the North. Even 120 characters can paint quite the picture. Here are a few highlights (edited for coherence, grammar, and spelling) from the past two weeks that the trip has been out
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March 3rd, 2016

Know the North guest blog #3 – Start the Conservation Conversation!

Whenever I head up into the far north it feels like I have gone back in time. For the most part the remote Canadian wilderness is the same now as it was a thousand years ago – eskers and drumlin fields dominate the landscape, and forests of black spruce and
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January 28th, 2016

Know the North guest blog #2 – Lessons In Fear

I agonized over whether or not to join the expedition for weeks.
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January 20th, 2016

Know the North guest blog #1 – We’re Headed North

Our trip will take us 1,400 kilometres through Canada’s north. Though we travel as eight, we hope to share our trip as widely as possible.
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