Friday September 24th to Sunday September 26th the Minden Wild Water Preserve on the Gull River will be host to the 2010 Canadian Professional Paddling Conference.

The weekend will consist of top level workshops for instructors of all disciplines. The conference's goal is to bring together whitewater, sea and freshwater canoe and kayak instructors in a fun, informal full weekend of clinics on and off the water.

Presenters at this years conference will include Mark Scriver, Kevin Callan, Andrew Westwood, Christopher Lockyer, Serge Savard, Ron Bianchi, Brenna Kelly, Priscilla Haskin, Blair Doyle, Graham Ketcheson, David Johnston, Jill Baxter, Costain Leonard, Susan Vokey, Tim Dyer and Mike Allen.

Topics being covered at the conference range from solo whitewater playboating skills to dealing with and avoiding paddling related injuries.

To find out more or to register for the event go to www.paddlebuzz.ca