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CVBS Support Files

CVBS  Grants Policy

If you are interested in applying for a “seeding” grant to support a brigade, equipment or facility development, for educational program support, or for a youth travel grant, and would prefer to fill in a digital grant application please contact <lundmer@gmail.com> for the MS Word.doc formatted file.

CVBS Big Canoe Education Program

Aspects of running a brigade

 These are the how-to write-up(s) that were used for previous brigades for people, teams and brigades.

• 2011 Thompson Columbia Brigade How-To Documents and Guides
• 2008 David Thompson Brigade: Representative’s Guide – useful information for approaching sponsors, communities and marketing a proposed brigade.

Financial Resources – past budgets and financial summaries

• 2022 Peace River Brigade
• 2017 Fort Edmonton Canoe Brigade
• 2014 Rideau Canal Canoe Brigade

Paddling resources

• AWA – Paddling Event – Planning Guide
• Paddle Canada
• Paddle Alberta
• Basic canoe strokes
• Big Canoe Strokes and Rescue from Ridge River Adventures

Historical resources

• The Life of David Thompson
• Canadian Canoe Museum
• Information About Trade Canoes  
• Image of a Birchbark North Canoe  
• The Bastard Canoe  

2017 Brigade Support Files

Fort Edmonton Canoe Brigade

1.  Safety Plan
2.  Brigade Arrival Plans
3.  Brigade Map(s)

Sunshine Coast Canoe Journey

1. Safety Plan

Athabasca River Brigade

1.  Safety Plan

St. John River Brigade

1.  Safety Plan

South Wind (Rideau Canal) Canoe Brigade

1.  Safety Plan

Sault Ste. Marie Canoe Brigade

1.  Safety Plan

Prince Edward Island Canoe Brigade

1. Safety Plan

Other Files

1. Ten Voyageur Songs
2. Five Period Folk Dances
3. Fur Trade Period Dress – Brigade Paddling Wear
4. How to Roll Boona, the 29′ North Canoe

Where to get a North Canoe or bigger :)  

In western Canada there are:

 http://www.clippercanoes.com/big-canoes/      www.westerncanoekayak.com    Clipper Canoes, Abbotsford, BC

http://hellmancanoes.com/the-voyageur/          Hellaman Canoe, Nelson, BC

https://www.facebook.com/Haybarncanoes    Hay Barn Canoe Co., east central Alberta

or in eastern Canada ??  please submit info’

Canadian Voyageur Brigade Society: Foundational Documents

Bylaws

Articles of Incorporation (Objectives)

Certificate of Incorporation