Show Notes
Oliver Duret is a commercial fisherman in the Northwest Territories. He lives off the land in a cabin he built about 200km from Yellowknife. Support the show
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Taylor Bachrach is a former member of the House of Commons of Canada and accomplished paddler. In 2025, he completed a 850km solo trip in Northern British Columbia. Support the show
Few people in Canada have paddled more kilometres in Canada than Iva Kinclova. She joined me on the show to share stories from her lifetime of paddling. She's generously made herself available as a resource, and can be contacted at [email protected]. To support the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1197560/support Support the show
Philip Harwood is the author of Canoeing the Congo: The First Source-to-Sea Descent of the Congo River. He's also paddled extensively around the world, including in Canada. His website can be found here: https://canoetrampexpeditions.com Support the show here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1197560/support Support the show
On August 5, 2025, the Government of Nova Scotia banned public access to the woods in the name of fire prevention. As a result, anyone canoeing, hiking or camping etc. in the province now faces a $25,000 fine - even if they never have a fire or light a camp stove etc. New Brunswick has since done something similar. Josh Dehaas is a lawyer with the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) which is working to reverse these bans. He joined me on the show to discuss the recent prohibiti...
Jeffrey Cederwall is an aquatic quality scientist working with, among other things, blue-green algae. He's also a paddler. Support the show