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CBC Interview: Fast Rivers, Slow Internet Listen to Mark Brownlee's CBC Radio interview with Rapid Media's founder and publisher Scott MacGregor about the challenges of high-speed Internet (or lack of) and business in the Whitewater Capital.
Get A Free Copy of Canoeroots Gatineau River Festival is this weekend and Rapid Media the publisher of Canoeroots, Rapid, Adventure Kayak and Kayak Angler magazines will be there as an Official Media Sponsor of the event.
Rapid Media TV: Episode 4 You asked for it, so here it is. Filmed on location at the 2010 edition of Palmer Fest.
Get It, Read It Now, On Your iPad Missed an issue of Canoeroots? Not to worry back issues are now available for the Rapid Media iPad app. Summer/Fall 2009 Issue of Canoeroots is now available for the Rapid Media iPad app. Read it now for only 99¢.
Ready, Set, GO! With a great show of racers and a hot, sunny afternoon on the Middle Madawaska the MKC Open Canoe Fun Race was… well… lots of fun.
Two Canoes, Three Months, Two Thousand Kilometers Four friends have set off on a 2000 km journey starting on Lake Hovsgol in Northwest Mongolia with plans of making it all the way to Lake Baikal, the worlds deepest inland lake which is located in Russia.
Great Journey, Great Cause In June 2011 Nick Hunter and his team Nick Newell, Dazza and Tom Raper will be canoeing the Yukon River in Canada and Alaska to raise funds for charity's Help for Heroes and Marie Curie Cancer Care.
4000-Acre Park 4,000-acre parks system gets official look and names 21st Century Parks unveils The Parklands of Floyds Fork.

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Lower Mad Long Weekend

Surprisingly higher than usual water levels has struck Palmer Rapids on the Lower Madawaska River once again during this low water season.

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Vada Expedition Video

Here is a video on the Vada Expedition. For those who haven't been following this expedition Canoeroots has a feature article on it that was posted a few weeks back.

Here is a link to the Feature Article on the expedition.

 

Canoe Friendly Whitewater Festival

Rapid paddles the Gatineau River just outside of Maniwaki, Quebec and reports on the 14th annual Gatineau River Festival held on August 27th, 28th and 29th 2010.

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Gull River Race Turns 30

The 30th annual Gull River Open Canoe Slalom takes place September 11th and 12th at the Minden Wild Water Preserve just outside of Minden Ontario.

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River Tripping Brain Buckets

Looking for a new helmet for that upcoming river trip? Nick Turner from WRSI talks to Rapid Media TV's Scott MacGregor and gives a crash course on paddling helmets. Filmed on location at the 2010 Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City.

Stay tuned for more from the 2010 Outdoor Retailer show filmed on location in Salt Lake City.

 

Kokatat 2011 Sneak Peek

Matt Porter from Kokatat talks to Rapid Media TV's Scott MacGregor about the new and improved features of Kokatat drytops, PFDs and drysuits hitting the market soon. Filmed on location at the 2010 Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City.


Stay tuned for more from the 2010 Outdoor Retailer show filmed on location in Salt Lake City.

 

What's New Wenonah 2011

Jake Greseth from Wenonah talks to Rapid Media TV's Scott MacGregor about a classic Wenonah reborn and the all new Canak. Filmed on location at the 2010 Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City.


Stay tuned for more from the 2010 Outdoor Retailer show filmed on location in Salt Lake City.

 

Update: Madawaska River Management Plan

Wonder how or why the Madawaska River levels are what they are? Some of it has to do with rainfall and snowmelt, the rest is all here in the updated Madawaska River Water Management Plan (2009).

 

Palmer Fest in Ottawa Outdoors Magazine

Here's a link to an article about Palmer Fest that appeared in Ottawa Outdoors magazine, written by Kathleen Wilker. Kathleen and her family joined us at Paddler Co-op for this year's Palmer Fest.

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The Sky is Falling

If you are on your way out on a trip in the next couple of days you may want to turn your attention toward the sky.

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