Canoe North Adventures

Since 1987, offering guided canoeing and hiking expeditions accessed through Norman Wells in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories including the Redstone, Natla, Keele, Mountain, Bonnet Plume, Snake, Wind, Horton & Great Bear Rivers, & the Canol Heritage Trail & Mackenzie Mountain Hiking. Let the adventure begin....

Services

Outdoor Adventure

The Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories is a spectacular wilderness bounded on the east by the legendary Great Bear Lake and on the west by the Yukon border high in the towering Mackenzie Mountains. Through Norman Wells, the central hub of the region, ten world-class rivers can be accessed. These rivers are pristine, turquoise strands that weave through the wildlands of the caribou, moose, dall's sheep, bear and wolf. Their most notable attributes are their general lack of portages, barely noticaeble bugs and swift current for exhilerating paddling. Hiking in the Mackenzie Mountains can take you to heights of 10,000 feet or through weaving trails in the mountain valleys. Every Canadian should visit this land.

Canoeing and Kayaking

For the last 20 years, Canoe North Adventures has delivered exceptional wilderness experiences on the rivers of the far north. Our strength is our personal approach to taking canoeists safely down the world-class rivers of this region with a huge amount of fun. We offer canoeing expeditions for novice, intermediate & advanced paddlers on the Redstone, Natla, Keele, Snake, Bonnet Plume, Wind, Mountain, Horton, Great Bear, Burnside, Yukon & Pelly Rivers.

Hiking

We offer hiking expeditions in the Sahtu region of the Northwest Territories in the Mackenzie Mountains & on the Canol Heritage Trail. Accessible from Norman Wells. NWT, these hiking regions are some of the most pristine & beautiful in the world. The Canol Heritage Trail starts high in the Mackenzie Mountains travelling easily down to Godlin Lakes through Caribou Pass & some of the most beautiful vistas in the far north.

Global Categories

Canoe North Adventures has a new hospitality and interpretive base opening in June 2010 at the Sahtu Wilderness Wilderness Centre in Norman Wells, NWT. This base offers logistical support for expeditions including planning services, expediting, canoe rental, gear outfitting, air charter & fully guided canoeing & hiking expeditions.

Guided Services

For us, guiding involves a total commitment to the satisfaction of our paddlers that includes exceptional group dynamics & comraderie, supportive training on river, a superb menu, fun guides, safe travel & unparalleled logistical planning. As guides, we are dedicated to ensuring that when the canoes pull into their final stop that no one wants the trip to be over and everyone has had a significant wilderness with a fine group of fellow travellers.

Rentals

Canoe rental, gear outfitting, logistical planing & expediting avaliable from the Canoe North Adventures base in Norman Wells for the Redstone, Natla, Keele, Snake, Bonnet Plume, Wind, Mountain, Horton & Great Bear Rivers, & the Canol Heritage Trail.

Who We Are

Lin Ward & Al Pace have owned & operated Canoe North Adventures for 20 years. Although Lin now devotes all of her time to being a river guide, she has her MBA & was a business consultant specializing in team development. Al has been a studio potter for over 30 years. His work has been greatly influenced by his wilderness travels especially his signature ceramic "canoe vessels" (see www.pacepottery.com). Their son, Taylor Pace, is also working as a river and hiking guide while attending university in the winter.

Operator Information

Website:

www.canoenorthadventures.com

Contact: Lin Ward & Al Pace

Business Location: Summer Base in Norman Wells, Northwest Territories Winter Base in Hockley Valley just ouside of Toronto, Ontario

Serving Locations:

Mackenzie Heartland
Norman Wells

Address:
307114 Hockley Rd
RR1
Orangeville, ON
L9W 2Y8
CANADA

Country: CANADA

Phone: 519-941-6654

Fax: 519-941-4503

Email: info@canoenorthadventures.com