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Banook Canoe Club offers year-round paddle and athlete development programs for our members.

The paddling program is supervised by the Head Coach and delivered by Assistant Coach and seasonal coaches. Each week’s lessons follow the guidelines of the CanoeKids program. The CanoeKids program falls under the SportCanada category "Community Sport Stream". The primary focus is the development of life-long paddling skills in a non-competitive environment.

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The entire program is aimed at imparting skill development in a physically demanding sport, within the context of social, relaxed and ‘fun’ activities. Secondarily, the program is used as recruitment for the racing programs at Canoe Kayak Clubs. The High Performance Program is focused on competitive athletes that want to compete at the provincial and national levels. Many of Banook’s High Performance athletes have gone on to compete internationally. Check out BCC Community Calendar to find the regatta schedules and results.

Kiddie Canoe (summer only)

For member families, children between the ages of 4 and 8, are offered the chance to become familiar with paddling and water safety. Participants will use the dragon boat, and mini kayaks (waves). Sessions are held one hour per day, four times per week (Monday to Friday). This free program is free to Banook members.

Kiddie Canoe

Summer Weekly Activity Camp (ages 4 to 12)

Banook Canoe Club is pleased to offer a weekly Activity Camp for our members and the broader community. Activity Camp is a great way to make friends and enjoy the summer lakeside.

Activity Camp so much more than just child minding!

A typical week includes a variety of activities:

  • such as small and large group games
  • crafts
  • free play
  • swimming
  • open dock paddling, and more.

For children ages 4 to 12 (age 5 or older by December 31th, 2025). Participants in activity camp must have completed pre-primary and be “bathroom independent”.

Activity Camp runs daily from 8:30am-4:30pm. Option to add 1 hour of extended supervision for the week (8am - 5pm) at an extra cost of $10/day.

Supervision ratio is 1: 10 (leader : children).

Camp participants are organized into smaller sub-groups each week, typically by age.

All program participants must bring their own PFD to Banook each day.

Membership has its benefits:

Members receive:

  • approximately %35 discount on Activity Camps
  • have priority on wait lists.
  • pay for 7 weeks and enjoy the final 2 weeks free
  • full day supervision
  • coordinated scheduling between paddling/swimming lessons and Activity Camp activities

Members please remember: all youth 11 or under must be supervised when at Banook Canoe Club and not engaged in a supervised paddling or swimming activity. A supervisor must be on site at all times, even when your child is in a paddling or swimming activity. If you have not arranged for child care for the periods between paddling sessions and swimming lessons, the Activity Camp is able to provide full day supervision.

If the week you want is already full, add yourself to the Wait List.

Summer Paddling Program (ages 8 and up)

Groups begin at the U8 level under the U10 program, U8 and U10 will often do coach supervised activities and paddling together as well as the ADCKC summer regattas under the U10 category. After U10, upon ADCKC age guidelines paddlers begin in U12 groups and racing categories and on to U14 and U16. All groups are supervised by coaches teaching water safety, basic skills in kayak and canoe and being part of a war canoe team. Time will also be spent team building, by playing games and doing fitness activities on land. (Limited to 75 participants per age group.)

High Performance (U15 and up)

This is a year round program for youth who have achieved a high level of skill in small boats and have a high commitment to the sport of paddling. The summer schedule includes two sessions per day in small boats plus war canoe practices with an emphasis on fitness and technique. Instruction will be by experienced coaches. Participants will be performing at a competitive level at local and national regattas. An evaluation by the Head Coach is required for admission into the program.

Recreational Junior/Senior

Banook has created a new paddling option for experienced Junior/Senior aged paddlers (19 - 25 yrs). This paddling option is intended for experienced athletes who are seeking a self-tailored approach to their continued participation in the sport and connection to their peers, in ways that better fit with the other demands of young-adult life (e.g., shift work, post-secondary education).  

Banook Crews - C15s & 4s (U16-U18 and adult)

This paddling program is intended for athletes who are interested in summer paddling but prefer crew boats - C15, C4s and K4s - over singles.  Athletes will have opportunity to race crew boats in regattas. More details on the youth and Masters Banook Crews paddling programs (e.g., schedule, cost) can be found on RAMP.

Off Season Paddling (U10-U16 options and High Performance)

Off-season fall, winter and spring training, options of 3, 5, and 10+ hours of coach supervised training each week at U10-U14+ ages/skill level. Registration opens in late August for the fall session, and in late March for the spring session.