Seminar - Short stories about four different northern rivers

Name: Seminar - Short stories about four different northern rivers
Start: 2026-03-11T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-11T21:00:00-04:00
Location: RA Centre

Schedule

Wed Mar 11 2026 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

RA Centre | Ottawa, ON

This presentation recounts Emily’s experiences on the Quoich, Mountain, Nahanni, and Yukon rivers.
The presentation is also about being a about being a client on a guided trip, paddling just with friends, and
guiding trips.
About Emily
Emily was fortunate enough to grow up directly on the shores of the Ottawa river. She has had a deep and enduring love of both paddling and wild places for longer than she can remember. After endlessly begging her parents for a canoe they eventually gave in, and she was given a used Grumman on her seventh birthday; it was the start of a lifelong love affair with being on the water. Knowing she wanted to spend as much time outside as possible Emily started her professional career as an exploration geologist looking for gold in the Canadian Shield, but she switched to teaching high school during her child-rearing years with a few breaks along the way to do stints as a drill-rig supervisor. Since retiring in 2021 she has spent as much time as possible with oars or paddles in her hands, going on trips with friends but also working as a whitewater raft guide, a canoe instructor, and as a guide on canoe trips in the high arctic.
Courtside B Room
RA Centre
2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa