Whitewater (WO)

Whitewater Ontario represents nearly 600 recreational and competitive paddlers in a variety of whitewater disciplines including slalom, freestyle, open canoes, and recreational river running. Our organization is comprised of individual, club, and commercial memberships. Many of our clubs organize events such as MackFest, Hell or High Water, our biannual Summer Race Series, and the Andrew Westlake Memorial Slalom Race. Whitewater Ontario’s River Preservation and Access Committee is very active and recognized as a driving force in the important area of river advocacy. We also own and operate the Minden Wild Water Preserve on the Gull River which will be the venue for the 2015 Pan American Games canoe slalom event.

Board of Directors

Joanne Bryant
President, Sprint
joanne.i.bryant@gmail.com

Charles Slade
Treasurer, Sprint
charlesslade@rogers.com

Steve Pomeroy
President, Whitewater
spomeroy@rogers.com

Michael Devine
President, Marathon
michaeljdevine@hotmail.com

Chris Near
Secretary, Marathon
csnear@hotmail.com

Cortney Oliver
Director, Whitewater
cortneyoliver@gmail.com

Kim Snell
Director, Marathon
kipthorne@hotmail.com

Jim Tayler
Director Whitewater
jetayler@rogers.com


Louise Hine-Schmidt
Director, Sprint
schmidtfabfour@yahoo.ca

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