Toronto Women's Bookstore
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CANOEING WORKSHOP in AUGUST
Presented by TWB
With Instructor/Guide Ruby Rowan

This workshop will provide a basic introduction to the art of canoeing and offer an opportunity to explore the Toronto Harbour and the waterways that weave through the Toronto Islands . Open to paddlers from novice to experienced. A great opportunity for all participants to learn at their own pace and level.

OPEN TO WOMEN AND TRANS PEOPLE ONLY.

Workshop Structure:
- Introduction/ group activity
- Identify individual goals for the workshop
- Learn about canoe structure and basic strokes
- Set out to cross the harbour and paddle through the island waterways
- Stop for lunch
- Q & A and skill sharing
- Switch canoe positions and return to centre
- Check back about individual goals and check out

About the Instructor/Guide: Ruby Rowan is an avid, feisty, zaftig canoeist. She has been canoeing for over a decade and has had the pleasure of paddling with everyone from pubescent boys to post-menopausal primadonnas. Her first paddle was marked by whitecaps on Canoe Lake and ravenous raccoons. In her non-canoeing life, she's a councellor, musician and promoter of healthy sexuality. She looks very forward to a lifetime of connecting with the waters.

SATURDAY AUGUST 20, 2005
10am to 4pm

The Harbourfront Canoe and Kayak Centre
283A Queen's Quay West
Fee: $55 (No Refunds). Enrollment limited to 8 participants.
Limited sliding scale spots available.

*Please note that fee does not include lunch. Please bring your own bagged lunch, water and snacks.
**All participants are required to sign a waiver releasing TWB and the Instructor from any liability in case of accident.