About the CVBS

The Canadian Voyageur Brigade Society was established in 2009 to ensure that the enthusiasm generated by the 2008 David Thompson Brigade would endure — and that voyageur brigades would occur regularly.

Our Goals

Preserve the Past

Archive documents and images from completed brigades for future generations of paddlers.

Share Knowledge

Provide access to information from previous brigades to ease planning for future organizers.

Link Paddlers

Connect passionate paddlers with brigade adventures on Canada’s most storied waterways.

Large fleet of voyageur canoes and paddlers navigating a canal lock together on the Trent-Severn Waterway — Trent-Severn Brigade — Photo: Annely Thorstad

Two CVBS paddlers in traditional voyageur costume standing beside decorated big canoes on the Athabasca River — Athabasca Brigade — Photo: Annely Thorstad

CVBS crew guiding a voyageur canoe to a rocky shoreline at a river bridge during the Athabasca Brigade — Athabasca Brigade — Photo: Annely Thorstad

Current Board of Directors

Dan Moore, President — Photo: Annely Thorstad

Position	Name	Contact
President / Chair	Dan Moore
Vice-Chair	Bruce Clark
Treasurer	Michael Murphy
Past President / Chair	Brian Smith
Secretary	Annely Thorstad
Membership Director	Mark Lund
Director, Youth & Diversity	TJ Gladstone
Alberta Regional Rep	Matthew Webber
BC Regional Rep	Katie Stein Sather
Manitoba Regional Rep	N/A
Nova Scotia Regional Rep	Kelly Dewhurst
Ontario Regional Rep	Tom Thwaits
PEI Regional Rep	Rob Redmond

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