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The Canadian Heritage Rivers System (CHRS) is Canada's national river conservation program. It promotes, protects and enhances Canada's river heritage, and ensures that Canada's leading rivers are sustainably managed. Read more...
What's new!
- Cross Canada Canoe Odyssey Finishes Paddle!
- Celebrate World Rivers Day Sept 25, 2011
- Experience Canadian Heritage Rivers Photo Contest
- Paddling Across the Country?! Are You Crazy?!
Cross Canada Canoe Odyssey Finishes Paddle!
Congratulations to the crew of the Cross Canada Canoe Odyssey, who successfully completed their paddle across Canada from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean on October 4, 2011.
The crew departed from Vancouver in April 2011 and paddled their way across Canada (view their route). They arrived in St. John, New Brunswick Oct. 4, 2011. Their paddle across the country included trips on the following CHRS rivers: the Fraser, the North Saskatchewan, Boundary Waters /Voyageur Waterway, the French, the Ottawa and the St. John.
The Cross Canada Canoe Odyssey, which has been recognized as the Royal Canadian Geographic Society’s Expedition of the Year for 2011, worked to raise awareness of the CHRS during their journey.
See pictures from the Crew’s stop in Ottawa in the CHRS photo gallery.
Celebrate World Rivers Day Sunday September 25, 2011
On Sunday September 25, people around the world will celebrate the vital role rivers play in their communities.
This World Rivers Day, plan or participate in a river cleanup, a community river festival, or an excursion on a local river with friends or family. Canadian Heritage Rivers including the Ottawa River and the Fraser River have events planned for the day! For a complete list of these events, please visit:
http://ottawariverkeeper.ca/events/world_rivers_day_celebration/ and http://evolvemultimedia.ca/RiversdayOnline/Events.php
Take the time to celebrate your river this World Rivers Day!
Experience Canadian Heritage Rivers Photo Contest Visiting a Canadian Heritage River this summer? Take some photos and enter the Experience Canadian Heritage Rivers photo contest! You could win great prizes.
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Paddling Across the Country?!?! Are you Crazy?!
Can you imagine someone paddling across the country in a canoe? Is that even possible? It sure is! Cross Canada Canoe Odyssey is doing just that. They are a group of experienced paddlers who will be traveling across Canada by canoe in less than 170 days. Their goal is to raise awareness about Canada’s waterways and the significance of their values for the Nature Conservatory of Canada and the Canadian Heritage Rivers System.
To learn more about Cross Canada Canoe Odyssey or to track their progress, visit their website at http://cancanoeodyssey.sportisite.com/home.