CANOE POLING: INTRODUCTORY AND INTERMEDIATE

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1 FROM: SUBJECT: MARITIME COLLEGE OF FOREST TECHNOLOGY July 6 & 7, 2013 course offering The Maritime College of Forest Technology s Department of Continuing Education is pleased to offer Canoe Poling: Introductory and Intermediate training with Rob Neish as instructor. The course dates are July 6 & 7, The course will be held at the Maritime College of Forest Technology and a water location close to the College. Specific course details including an instructor profile, application form and tuition costs are included in the attached announcement. The College is pleased to have the caliber of presenter as Rob Neish. Rob, when not planning or paddling on multi day to multi week canoe trips, is often exploring the waterways around Atlantic Canada. His trips often take him into remote country with a variety of water ranging from flat water to higher class rapids. His experience both on the water and in remote areas is utilized by Maritime College of Forest Technology in the delivery of the courses Wilderness Survival and Canoe instruction. Rob s passion for canoeing has developed over his work experience in the forestry industry with various positions located between Nova Scotia to British Columbia. Rob is a certified instructor for Canoe Canada and has a natural ability to make his students feel at ease in whatever setting his classroom takes on. Rob s interest in canoeing is often contagious as his students take his practical lessons from the class and apply them not only in work situations but also as recreational canonists. Past participants have commented on the quality of Rob s ability to reach his course participants and the experience in sharing the canoeing world with people. The course is anticipated to fill up quickly so please apply early to ensure a seat. Participant numbers are limited to eight per course. A very hectic training schedule precludes additional courses being offered this year so please register as soon as possible. Future courses dealing with canoeing will be advertised for next year. This course is an asset to any person who likes canoeing. If you have any questions or wish to reserve a seat on this or any other course, please call (506) N. Tim Cameron, Director Department of Continuing Education

2 DATES: July 6 & 7, 2013 LOCATION: Water location close to the Maritime College of Forest Technology OBJECTIVES: This program is designed to help participants focus on safety and being comfortable with the skills to pole a canoe in flat water conditions. While there is a great deal to learn at this level, activity should concentrate on progress, and an awareness of their ability on Flat water. The intermediate training session focuses on safety and being comfortable poling in Moving Water up to Class II. While there is a great deal to learn at this level, activity should concentrate on progress, and improvement of poling skills gained at the introductory level training session. CANDIDATES: All outdoor enthusiasts from guides, trappers, canoeists and enforcement personnel will benefit from acquiring this skill with a canoe. In eastern North America, poling is a skill that was developed by native cultures along with the evolution of their water-craft. It was, and is, a skill which allows for one or two people to move relatively heavy loads up and down stream in shallow conditions with minimum effort and maximum control. The topography of Atlantic Canada, with numerous shallow lakes and shallow, rocky, mild to medium gradient rivers made the value of the skill obvious to European immigrants. They learned and used native skills to travel, hunt and transport goods and people. With the introduction of lumbering, poling became a working skill, which has transferred to the sport fishing and hunting industry as they developed. By the early twentieth century, technological advances in the lumbering industry had reduced and eventually eliminated the value of poling as a job related skill. However, poling survived in sport fishing and hunting and remained an essential job skill in that sector well into the 1960 s in many areas. The gradual introduction of outboard motors changed boat designs and reduced, but did not eliminate the use of poling as an employment skill. Poling is still a desired skill among river guides, and enforcement agencies. FORMAT: Canoe poling program training will be conducted in an informal manner. The workshop will be a combination of outdoor demonstration followed by the majority of time learning and practicing poling skills on flatwater. Please be sure to dress for the weather as this course will run rain or shine. Also there is a canoe rescue as part of the training so a change of clothes is required.

3 FACILITATOR: Rob Neish, when not planning or paddling on multi day to multi week canoe trips, is often exploring the waterways around Atlantic Canada. His trips often take him into remote country with a variety of water ranging from flat water to higher class rapids. His experience both on the water and in remote areas is utilized by the Maritime College of Forest Technology in the delivery of the courses: Wilderness Survival and Canoe instruction. Rob s passion for canoeing has developed over his work experience in the forestry industry with various positions located between Nova Scotia to British Columbia. Rob is a certified instructor for Paddle Canada and has a natural ability to make his students feel at ease in whatever setting his classroom takes on. Rob s interest in canoeing is often contagious as his students take his practical lessons from the class and apply them not only in work situations but also as recreational canoeists. ENROLMENT: Enrolment will be limited to eight candidates on a first come-first served basis. If the proposed course is full or there is insufficient enrolment to hold the session, you will be notified as to alternate dates. ACCOMMODATIONS: Limited accommodations are available in Torunski Hall of the Maritime College of Forest Technology. Room rates are as follows: Single Occupancy - $35.00/person/night + HST Double Occupancy - $25.00/person/night + HST Commercial rooms and/or board are also available at nearby commercial establishments. MEALS: Please bring a lunch as facilities are not close by to break for lunch. TUITION: Tuition for the program including use of canoe and safety gear is $ % HST. If you have your own canoe and safety gear $ % HST

4 COURSE OUTLINE Day 1 Intro Canoe Poling (solo) may be completed as one course with one card awarded to successful candidates upon completion. SAFETY: - Choice, fit & wearing of PFD (dependent on prior experience of students) - Hypothermia, hyperthermia, hydration - Retrieving a swamped canoe - Canoe over canoe rescue - Parallel rescue - Communications - Personal gear and comfort - Safety gear and boat dressing (include DOT regulations) * - Equipment List THEORY: - Poling heritage: traditional, sport & recreation - Canoe parts (include pivot point, centre line, low centre of gravity, etc) * - Types of canoes and poles and pole storage - Canoe characteristics and outfitting (e.g. padding) as they relate to poling - Trimming principles (passengers, pets, gear): flatwater & wind - Poling grips and stances - Poling strokes - Poling accessories (pads, gloves, helmet, proper dress, etc) - Pole making (optional): see appendix - Lifts & carries & transporting of canoes * SKILLS - Entering and canoe/launching (traditional/modern boat): - Where to stand in the canoe to suit various conditions - Balance (include balance exercises) - Stances & Switches (hop) - Forward straight line - Turning - Right & left turns under power - Radical turns (skid & carved) - Pivots - Boat tilt - Stopping - Side slipping - Reverse straight line - Walking forward/backward

5 Day 2 OVERVIEW OF INTERMEDIATE CANOE POLING SAFETY & RESCUE The review of any or all safety items from Canoe Poling is at the discretion of the Course Instructor. SAFETY * Review of previous safety items covered in Intro Canoe Poling * Swimming a rapid * Self rescue * Canoe based rescues * Throw bags * River signals/communication * Pole pins & recovery THEORY * Sport, recreational and traditional poling * Principles of moving water; river topography * River reading (scouting)/river difficulty/hydrology * Principles of trim * Down river boat tilt * Spare pole stowage * River classifications * Rescue organization * Pole making (optional): see appendix SKILLS Review of previous skill items The review of any or all skills from Intro Canoe Poling is at the discretion of Course Instructor.

6 July 6 & 7, 2013 Name Home Phone Job Title Employer Employer s Address Postal Code Fax Business Phone Contact Person Will you require accommodations at the Maritime College of Forest Technology? Single Occupancy Double Occupancy Tuition must be paid in full, two weeks prior to the course dates. Payment can be made by cheque, Visa or MasterCard. If paying by cheque please send cheque payable to the Maritime College of Forest Technology with a copy of your application form. If payment is not received prior to the course start date you will not be permitted to attend the course. Please indicate method of payment: Visa Card No. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Exp. / / / Mastercard Card No. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Exp. / / / Cheque Amount enclosed Please forward-completed application to: Loretta Phillips Maritime College of Forest Technology 1350 Regent ST Fredericton NB E3C 2G6 Phone: (506) Fax: (506) lphillips@mcft.ca