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Are you a people person? Do you want to work with a team that appreciates the outdoors? Do you have a peaceful relationship with computers? Are you confident with you multi tasking abilities? We may be the right fit for you! We are hiring a full time seasonal office staff for the 2022 season! Please send your cover letter and resume to [email protected]

Update March 8, 2022: 1st meeting for the community mural brainstorm session is happening Wednesday March 9 at 7 – 8 pm on google meets. Join with this link: https://meet.google.com/bcj-iagd-rom We need your help with community projects at Paddler Co-op!   Hello Co-op Community Members,   We hope your winter has been filled with plenty of opportunity for outdoor activity and exercise, connection with loved ones, some time for reflection, and some time to build excitement for the summer and paddling season ahead! We’re getting pretty excited in Palmer Rapids right now, because we are officially preparing to celebrate the (drumroll, please)   25th Anniversary of Paddler Co-op!    Can you believe it?! We are so grateful to all of you (present and past) members who have joined and supported us in this incredible journey over the last quarter century, and…

The Paddler Co-op is now accepting nominations for the board of directors.     Who is the Paddler Co-op? The Paddler Co-op is a nonprofit, member-owned organization building a better paddling community for everyone. The Co-op is Located on the shores of the Madawaska River in beautiful Palmer Rapids, ON. We value inclusivity, accessibility, sustainability, responsibility, integrity and quality, and believe in a “people first” culture.  Paddler Co-op is just that – a cooperative organization made up of paddlers (and newcomers or those interested in getting into the sport!) driven by our collective mission and guided by our organizational values. As a member-owned cooperative, we are all collectively “owners” of the organization when we purchase our annual membership. A member of the cooperative is an owner of the cooperative – that’s why we refer to our paddling students, campers and renters…

Read Time: 2 Minutes Hope this finds you well, and excited about the upcoming paddling season. Here is an update on Palmer River Festival: Given the uncertainty around provincial stay-at-home order restrictions, reopening schedules and the state of our regional and provincial efforts to minimize the spread of the Covid-19 virus, Paddler Co-op is developing…

  Remember what Palmer River Festival looks and feels like? It seems like it’s been ages! It has been a long, long spring, and we want to take another moment to thank each and every person out there who has changed their habits in the interest of keeping the important people in their lives…

  We want to take a moment to thank you.  Thanks for your willingness to make decisions to protect those around you, in your community, and yourself. Thanks for your hard work in minimizing physical interactions, travel, and practicing good hand hygiene. It’s thanks to our collective effort that we now have more opportunity to…

a {color: #ff0000} Dear friends of the Co-op, We hope this note finds you healthy, happy and adapting to spending time at home and simplifying life for a while. It sure is a big change for everyone to be reducing their time outdoors and practicing physical distancing at a time of year when we usually…