Timmins kayaking

Aug 19

2

3-Person Kayak Sprint in Support of Sports for Kids Timmins

Posted by Marnie Lapierre on August 2, 2019
Posted in Articles • Event Updates • Featured 

 

3 Person Kayak FUN EVENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

HGS Timmins is delighted to again sponsor a race at the Great Canadian Kayak Challenge & Festival!

The 200m Team Race will be held at 9am, Sunday, August 25th departing from the Mattagami River Bleachers.

*All registration fees will be donated to Sports for Kids Timmins

Additional Information:

-Online registration will be open until 4pm Thursday, August 22nd at:

www.thegreatcanadiankayakchallenge.com

-$60 per kayak, and registration is also available on the morning of the event 8:30am at the bleachers. (Cash only)

-Kayaks and paddles will be supplied, but paddlers need to supply their own life jacket.

HGS Timmins 130 Spruce Street South Telephone: 1-866-640-5238

Jul 19

15

Beavertails Fundraiser August 2-3

Posted by Marnie Lapierre on July 15, 2019
Posted in Articles • Event Updates • Featured 

 

The 11th Annual Great Canadian Kayak Challenge & Festival Steering Committee is excited to announce that there will be a fundraising event at the Timmins Museum National Exhibition Centre parking lot (325 Second Avenue, Timmins)

Beavertails from North Bay will be set up on August 2nd & 3rd 2019. in the Timmins Museum National Exhibition Centre parking lot selling their delicious pastry! Proceeds from the sale of the Beavertails will support the Official 11th Annual Great Canadian Kayak Challenge & Festival Get some on the Friday afternoon before the long weekend! Stop by on the Saturday and enjoy a yummy treat! (TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE – DETAILS BEING FINALIZED – PLEASE CHECK BACK CLOSER TO THE LONG WEEKEND)

Stop in the Timmins Museum National Exhibition Centre after your snack and tour the exhibits and tour the gift shop!

Jul 19

3

Moose FM “No Kayak” Grand Prix Now Open!

Posted by Lacey Rigg on July 3, 2019
Posted in Event Updates 

To help kick off the 11th Annual Great Canadian Kayak Challenge and Festival we’re hosting the Moose FM “No Kayak” Grand Prix on Friday August 23rd.

Simply build a vessel that can hold 3 people and race on the Mattagami River from just before the bend, under the bridge and back. There will be prizes for the fastest time and “best dressed”.

Registration is FREE!!!!

To register and get the rules and regulations, you can stop by the Moose FM office, email sbutton@vistaradio.ca or download and print the registration package.

Return the completed registration form to Moose FM at 49 Cedar Street South no later than 4pm on Wednesday, August 21st.

Sign in will begin at 6pm with the 1st race beginning at 6:45pm on Friday August 23rd at Participark.

It’s all in the spirit of having fun. So be silly, crazy and zany with your designs and we’ll see you on the water.

Aug 18

3

NOTICE: Fireworks August 25 2018

Posted by Lacey Rigg on August 3, 2018
Posted in Event Updates 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE

Please be advised that on Saturday Aug 25th  between the hours of 9:30 pm  and 10:00 pm a musical fireworks display will be launched from the north east corner of the Mountjoy Participark.  The explosions will take place north of the Mattagami Bridge, above the Mattagami River. If you have pets, you may want to safeguard them from the trauma sometimes associated with fireworks.

 

AVIS

Sachez que  le samedi 25 août, de 21 :30 h  à 22 :00 h, on lancera des feux d’artifice dans le cadre d’un spectacle pyromusical du coin nord-est du parc Participark Mountjoy. Les explosions auront lieu au nord du pont de la rivière Mattagami, au-dessus de la rivière Mattagami. Si vous avez des animaux de compagnie, vous auriez intérêt à les protéger du traumatisme qu’on associe parfois aux explosions de feux d’artifice.

 

 

Sincerely / Sincerement,

Guy Lamarche

Manager Tourism & Events

220 Algonquin Blv E

Timmins, On

P4N1B3

guy.lamarche@timmins.ca

705-360-2640

705-365-6440 cell

 

Jul 18

31

Moose FM “No Kayak”

Posted by Lacey Rigg on July 31, 2018
Posted in Articles • Event Updates 

To help kick off the 10th Annual Great Canadian Kayak Challenge and Festival we’re hosting the Moose FM “No Kayak” Grand Prix on Friday August 24th.

Simply build a vessel that can hold 3 people and race on the Mattagami River from just before the bend, under the bridge and back. There will be prizes for the fastest time and “best dressed”.

Registration is FREE!!!!

To register and get the rules and regulations, you can stop by the Moose FM office, email sbutton@vistaradio.ca or download a PDF version here: Moose FM No-Kayak Grand Prix Registration Package

Return the completed registration form to Moose FM at 49 Cedar Street South no later than 4pm on Monday August 20th.

Sign in will begin at 6pm with the 1st race beginning at 6:45pm on Friday August 24th at Participark.

It’s all in the spirit of having fun. So be silly, crazy and zaney with your designs and we’ll see you on the water.

Jan 18

24

Timmins Fur Council To Hold 50:50 Draw At The 10th Annual Great Canadian Kayak Challenge & Festival

Posted by Marnie Lapierre on January 24, 2018
Posted in Articles • Event Updates • Featured 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENT!

Steering Committee for the Great Canadian Kayak Challenge & Festival approved a request from the Timmins Fur Council to lead the 50:50 draw at this year’s festival. All proceeds from this initiative will be re-invested locally to support conservation & environmental projects including and not limited to:

  • Canoe/kayak route portage route clearing and maintenance,
  • Mattagami River sturgeon monitoring program,
  • Nuisance beaver dam mitigation,
  • Nuisance animal relocation,
  • Fish spawning bed restorations,
  • Fish stocking,
  • Wilderness garbage clean-up and public education
  • and more

The positive impacts from the work of the Timmins Fur Council does not go unnoticed and is extremely important from a tourism and quality of life. 

There will be three draws occuring at the Festival, August 24th, 25th and 26th.  Time to be determined.  Ticket purchasers must be present at the time of draw to win.

Jan 18

19

2018 Vendor Application Updated 03/19/2018

Posted by Marnie Lapierre on January 19, 2018
Posted in Articles • Event Updates • Featured 

 

 

 

 

 

Please note that vendor application has been updated as of March 19, 2018 regarding TSSA Regulations.

 

 

 

Jan 18

16

New Method To Register To Volunteer!

Posted by Marnie Lapierre on January 16, 2018
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The Steering Committee is EXCITED to share with you and all our potential VOLUNTEERS the new user-friendly method for you to sign up and communicate with the festival.

Initlive is the new online format that will assist this festival in registering and communicating with our valued Volunteers.  All information gathered is kept confidential and is not shared with any other organization or business.

To start the registration process, please click on this LINK

or copy and past  https://app.initlive.com/web-admin/app/index.html#/join-party?k=ujs5al8yqjotv1 into your web browser.

Paper registration forms are available at the Tourism Timmins office located at 325 Second Avenue, Timmins.

 

Oct 17

16

Applications Now Available for Food Vendor, Exhibitors and Sponsors!

Posted by Lacey Rigg on October 16, 2017
Posted in Event Updates • Featured 

The 10th Annual Great Canadian Kayak Challenge & Festival are now accepting applications for Food Vendor, Exhibitors and Sponsors!

Oct 17

6

Anniversary Announcement!

Posted by Marnie Lapierre on October 6, 2017
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As part of the 10th Anniversary celebrations of the Great Canadian Kayak Challenge & Festival, the Steering Committee has invited The Timmins Fur Council to celebrate its 50th anniversary by hosting the official annual Rendezvous sponsored by the Ontario Fur Managers Federation (OFMF) on site at the 10th Annual Great Canadian Kayak Challenge & Festival. The OFMF will  also be arriving in Timmins to hold its annual convention that same weekend and will be celebrating its 24th anniversary as part of the rendezvous on site at the festival.  In addition, the True North Brigade will arrive on our shores of the Mattagami River as they host a canoe voyage via Matheson, Iroquois Falls, Cochrane then back to Frederick House River over to Night Hawk Lake and then on to the Mattagami River for a brigade arrival at the kayak event with request to come ashore.

Stay tuned for more details about these three exciting historical events taking place at the 10th Annual Great Canadian Kayak Challenge & Festival August 24th, 25th and 26th 2018!