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SCHEDULE
8:30 AM
Registration (check-in) opens (inside Nepean Sailing Club)
9:00 AM
Start fishing (no lines in water until this start time)
10:00 AM
Pancake Breakfast starts (add-on option – not included in a regular registration). Ends at 1:00 PM.
11:30 AM
Morning Round ends – Please return equipment and stick around for the Ice Safety Demo
11:35 AM
Boreal River Rescue Ice Safety & Rescue Demo (see below for details)
12:00 PM
Afternoon round starts (for those registered for afternoon)
2:30 PM
Derby ends – 2:30pm. Presentations at 2:40pm – Trophies and door prizes
LOCATION
Special Activations & Demos
Aside from entertaining yourself with catching fish, making snow forts or snow creatures, we will have some engagement activities from our partners. Scouts will be serving up some hot drinks and running some outdoor games, the Ottawa Riverkeeper will be running some engaging activities, and returning from last year we have Danny and his team at Boreal River Rescue to help us all learn more about ice safety.
Live on ice demonstrations
11:30 to 12:00 pm
Boreal River Rescue runs Ice Safety and Rescue training courses across Canada. They teach a wide array of people who travel on ice, including outdoor enthusiasts, field personnel in the natural resource sector, and first responders.
They will focus on ice assessment, self-rescue, and partner rescue techniques. The session will include demonstrations and could include opportunities for a few participants to try self-rescue firsthand (wearing a flotation device!).
They will be available all day to answer your questions.
Danny Peled
Director of Boreal River & Curriculum Director for Boreal River Rescue; Whitewater Rescue & Wilderness Medical Instructor; Expedition Guide
