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Christopher Petrie & Tony Ebdon, 53 35'00.52" N 99 02'29.10" W, Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - July 2009

On June 1 2009, Tony Ebdon and Christopher Petrie embarked on an epic adventure, registered with The Big Wild.

In 87 days, we paddled more than 2000km from Fort Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on the North Saskatchewan River, to Knee Lake, Manitoba, just 325 kilometers short of Hudson Bay.

As directors of Canadian Shield we raised $950.22 in 2009 for TheBigWild.org, that was matched by Mountain Equipment Co-op for Canadian Parks and Wildlife Society (CPAWS).

We received a grant from Alberta Ecotrust for community and environmental initiatives in Alberta.

We are dedicated to community, the environment and having fun!

We're new! We're Canada's Canoe Guys! We are working to provide you with Canadian river maps, adventure routes, tips, stories and history!

Upcoming Events

SUMMER 2010
Follow Tony and Chris as they return to Knee Lake, Manitoba. With 300km left on the historic fur trade route to York Factory on Hudson Bay. Canadian film-maker, Gregory Zbitnew of Dream Logic will tell our story in an upcoming documentary, "The Push to York".

JOIN THE 'PUSH TO YORK' FACEBOOK GROUP

We will have 'Push to York' t-shirts available soon.

We built 50 birdhouses from recycled fence boards and plywood. Un-painted, ready for nature. Sponsor a birdhouse. To avoid laminated cards attached to the birdhouse, we will post your name on this page for all to see. They will be put up in Edmonton's river valley.

   Tony Ebdon and Christopher C. Petrie embarked on an epic canoe adventure in 2009 that would take them more than 2000 kilometers across three provinces.
   Our goal? To canoe from Fort Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on the North Saskatchewan River to Fort Prince of Wales on Hudson Bay in Manitoba.
   You are invited to follow our journey. Our adventure may differ from others you have read. We learned many adventurers often travel into a town, visit the grocery store, then leave. We explored ghost towns, historic parks and went to a bar in every community. We were often invited into various social circles, family homes and by the reputation of some, the most dangerous hotel in Manitoba. Our stories of adventure and social encounters will surely be thought provoking and insightful. Enjoy!

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His Story

Thanks For Supporting!

We received a grant that allowed us to:
- Build 50 birdhouses from recycled wood. They are being attached to trees in river valley.
- We hosted a free BBQ at the Rio Terrace Community Center. We featured Alberta's One Simple Act and a presentation on zero-impact camping and Edmonton's history of the fur trade.
- Thanks to Alberta Water Quality Awareness we completed a water quality testing initiative.
- We're volunteers for Capital City Clean-up, we organized neighborhood and river valley garbage clean-up events.
- We picked up numerous bags of garbage on the trip.

Thank you to our sponsors!

   SPOT GPS Satellite GPS Messenger
   River Cree Land Development Corp.
   Sherlock Holmes Pubs of Edmonton
   Track & Trail Adventures

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On August 1, 2010 Tony and Christopher are returning to Knee Lake, Manitoba.
We are producing a documentary with Canadian film-maker, Gregory Zbitnew of Dream Logic. We are aiming to produce a fun adventure film that highlights Canadian history.

This website is a work in progress. We're learning video editing to get some videos up soon too.

Learn more about:

The Hayes River System
Hudson Bay Company

Fort Battleford, Saskatchewan

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'Push to York'
Group