Paddle Together - Vancouver- 6pm to 9pm May 13th, 2016 Creekside Community Centre - False Creek

On May 13 we invite you to come out and celebrate the remarkable diversity of paddle craft in Vancouver. We will have at least 4 First Nations canoes, dragon boats, kayaks, voyager canoes, outriggers – virtually any type of paddle craft imaginable coming to the new docks just beside the Creekside Community Recreation Centre. Schedule of events: 5:30 to 6:00pm arrival of the First Nations canoes. These canoes will paddle up false creek in a flotilla and land at the new paddling centre just in front of the Creekside Community Recreation Centre. 6:00 to 6:30 – formal Squamish welcome to the territory by a Squamish Elder 6pm to 7:00 pm - Inside the centre – upstairs in Multipurpose Room 4 - there will be refreshments, photographs, paddle displays and other paddle related information. 7:00 – 8:15 pm – Sanford Osler will give a talk based on his book ‘Canoe Crossings” which will tie together all the paddling communities of BC. SAnford will also have some prizes to give away as well as his book for sale. 9:00 – event will end. We are looking forward to seeing you there and to the meetings between all members of the paddling community which is what this event is all about.