MANULIFE PADDLE THE DON BRINGS OUT 600 PADDLERS FOR A CANOE ADVENTURE THROUGH THE HEART OF TORONTO
More than 600 registered paddlers including public officials and 21 corporate teams, will join celebrity paddler Bob McDonald, of CBC’s Quirks and Quarks, to navigate 10.5 km of Toronto’s urban river at the Manulife Paddle the Don! This is an annual event organized by Toronto and Region Conservation giving Toronto residents a once-a-year opportunity to paddle down the Don River. The event raises awareness about the importance of healthy rivers in Toronto and raises funds to support regeneration projects on the Don Watershed.
This exciting event takes place on Sunday, May 1, 2011. The first launch of the day at the Launch Site takes place at 8:30 a.m. Paddlers launch from Ernest Thompson Seton Park. By 10:30 the first paddlers will begin arriving at the take-out site at the Keating Channel. That is when the Manulife Take-Out Party gets underway with a barbeque and a pint of Black Creek Pale Ale.
Participants can paddle the Don in either a canoe or kayak. The 10.5 kilometre paddle on the winding Don River takes approximately 2 hours. There are a number of challenging rapids along the route and 3 weirs (small dams) that need to be portaged. Water levels at this time of year are optimal for this event.
Many Toronto neighbourhoods are shaped by this section of the Don River including Leaside, Flemingdon Park, Thorncliffe Park, Todmorden Village, Riverdale, Cabbagetown and Corktown. The Don River whose headwaters are situated in the Oak Ridges Moraine traverse numerous Toronto neighbourhoods and Suburbs including the City of Vaughan and the Towns of Markham and Richmond Hill. Toronto's rivers and ravines are what really define the Greater Toronto Area and make this such a special place to live for everybody who loves nature and the outdoors.
The Toronto and Region Conservation has been helping people understand, enjoy and look-after the natural environment for the past 50 years. Our vision is for The Living City®, where human settlement can flourish forever as part of nature's beauty and diversity. For more information, call 416-661-6600 or visit us at www.trca.on.ca
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