• Location: [Metro Vancouver West] Deer Lake
  
• Date: Friday, March 14, 2025
  
• Course: Lakewater Lakewater Instructor Advanced
  
• Cost: 500-800
  
• Instructor: Hiebert, Peter
  
• Contact: (604) 941-1572 <hiebert1572@shaw.ca>
• Mentoring: The instructor is open to mentoring an instructor candidate.

This RCABC canoe instructors course covers the requirements for the Lakewater Instructor Basic and Advanced certification. Paddling experience is strongly recommended. This certification will develop your canoeing, canoe theory, canoe rescues, teaching methods, group management, and group safety skills. A 4 day Instructor Cinic is also being offered with prerequisites of having completed RCABC Basic and Advanced Tandem and Solo courses. Successful completion will allow the Instructor to teach the RCABC Basic and/or Advanced Tandem and Solo canoe courses. All canoeing equipment is supplied. All participants must become an RCABC Instructor Member ($65) prior to course start date and download (free) a copy of the Instructor manual. Basic course ($500) will run Mar 14/15/16/22, and Mar 30/31. Advanced course ($800) will run Mar 14/15/16, 22/23, and Mar 29/30/31.Instructor Clinic ($600) will run Mar 23/29/30/31. To register: go to //Burnaby.ca/webreg or contact Kyle Chance (604-294-7064) for more information.

• Location: [Thompson-Okanagan] Okanagan Lake (Vernon BC)
  
• Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025
  
• Course: Lakewater Lakewater Basic Tandem
  
• Cost: $165
  
• Instructor: Ruechel, Charles
  
• Contact: (250) 308-8924 <charles@elementsadventures.com>

See website for more details. https://www.elementsadventures.com/paddling-school/lake-canoeing-lessons/

• Location: [Metro Vancouver East] Buntzen Lake
  
• Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025
  
• Course: Lakewater Lakewater Basic Tandem
  
• Cost: $165
  
• Instructor: Ruechel, Charles
  
• Contact: (250) 308-8924 <charles@elementsadventures.com>

See website for more details. https://www.elementsadventures.com/paddling-school/lake-canoeing-lessons/

• Location: [Thompson-Okanagan] Okanagan Lake (Vernon BC)
  
• Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025
  
• Course: Lakewater Lakewater Advanced Tandem
  
• Cost: $165
  
• Instructor: Ruechel, Charles
  
• Contact: (250) 308-8924 <charles@elementsadventures.com>

See website for more details. https://www.elementsadventures.com/paddling-school/lake-canoeing-lessons/

• Location: [Metro Vancouver East] Buntzen Lake
  
• Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025
  
• Course: Lakewater Lakewater Advanced Tandem
  
• Cost: $165
  
• Instructor: Ruechel, Charles
  
• Contact: (250) 308-8924 <charles@elementsadventures.com>

See website for more details. https://www.elementsadventures.com/paddling-school/lake-canoeing-lessons/

• Location: [Fraser Valley] Kawkawa Lake
  
• Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
  
• Course: Lakewater Lakewater Instructor Recert (Basic or Advanced)
  
• Cost: $100
  
• Instructor: Hiebert, Peter
  
• Contact: (604) 941-1572 <hiebert1572@shaw.ca>
• Mentoring: The instructor is open to mentoring an instructor candidate.

This is a Lakewater Instructor Recert/IT Clinic on the first day of the PaddleFest. Open to LWI whose membership is current. Course time is 9:00-4:00. Pre-registration is required. Registration is available through the RCABC Paddle Festival page at bccanoe.com. Registration will open shortly. Please be prepared to paddle the tandem and solo circuits. We will meet in the camp parking lot.

• Location: [Metro Vancouver East] Buntzen Lake
  
• Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025
  
• Course: Lakewater Lakewater Basic Tandem
  
• Cost: $165
  
• Instructor: Ruechel, Charles
  
• Contact: (250) 308-8924 <charles@elementsadventures.com>

See website for more details. https://www.elementsadventures.com/paddling-school/lake-canoeing-lessons/

• Location: [Thompson-Okanagan] Okanagan Lake (Vernon BC)
  
• Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025
  
• Course: Lakewater Lakewater Basic Tandem
  
• Cost: $165
  
• Instructor: Ruechel, Charles
  
• Contact: (250) 308-8924 <charles@elementsadventures.com>

See website for more details. https://www.elementsadventures.com/paddling-school/lake-canoeing-lessons/

• Location: [Metro Vancouver East] Buntzen Lake
  
• Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025
  
• Course: Lakewater Lakewater Advanced Tandem
  
• Cost: $165
  
• Instructor: Ruechel, Charles
  
• Contact: (250) 308-8924 <charles@elementsadventures.com>

See website for more details. https://www.elementsadventures.com/paddling-school/lake-canoeing-lessons/

• Location: [Thompson-Okanagan] Okanagan Lake (Vernon BC)
  
• Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025
  
• Course: Lakewater Lakewater Advanced Tandem
  
• Cost: $165
  
• Instructor: Ruechel, Charles
  
• Contact: (250) 308-8924 <charles@elementsadventures.com>

See website for more details. https://www.elementsadventures.com/paddling-school/lake-canoeing-lessons/

• Location: [Thompson-Okanagan] Okanagan Lake (Vernon BC)
  
• Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025
  
• Course: Lakewater Lakewater Leader
  
• Cost: $410
  
• Instructor: Ruechel, Charles
  
• Contact: (250) 308-8924 <charles@elementsadventures.com>

2 days. See website for more details. https://www.elementsadventures.com/paddling-school/instructor-guides-big-canoe/lakewater-leader/

• Location: [Thompson-Okanagan] Okanagan Lake (Vernon BC)
  
• Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025
  
• Course: Lakewater Lakewater Instructor Advanced
  
• Cost: $610
  
• Instructor: Ruechel, Charles
  
• Contact: (250) 308-8924 <charles@elementsadventures.com>

4 days. See website for more information. https://www.elementsadventures.com/paddling-school/instructor-guides-big-canoe/instructor-courses/#lakewater

• Location: [Thompson-Okanagan] Okanagan Lake (Vernon BC)
  
• Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025
  
• Course: Lakewater Lakewater Instructor Basic
  
• Cost: $610
  
• Instructor: Ruechel, Charles
  
• Contact: (250) 308-8924 <charles@elementsadventures.com>

4 days. See website for more information. https://www.elementsadventures.com/paddling-school/instructor-guides-big-canoe/instructor-courses/#lakewater

• Location: [Metro Vancouver East] Buntzen Lake
  
• Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025
  
• Course: Lakewater Lakewater Basic Tandem
  
• Cost: $165
  
• Instructor: Ruechel, Charles
  
• Contact: (250) 308-8924 <charles@elementsadventures.com>

See website for more details. https://www.elementsadventures.com/paddling-school/lake-canoeing-lessons/

• Location: [Metro Vancouver East] Buntzen Lake
  
• Date: Sunday, June 15, 2025
  
• Course: Lakewater Lakewater Advanced Tandem
  
• Cost: $165
  
• Instructor: Ruechel, Charles
  
• Contact: (250) 308-8924 <charles@elementsadventures.com>

See website for more details. https://www.elementsadventures.com/paddling-school/lake-canoeing-lessons/

• Location: [Thompson-Okanagan] Okanagan Lake / Lower Shuswap River
  
• Date: Saturday, June 21, 2025
  
• Course: Lakewater Lakewater Basic Tandem
  
• Cost: $165
  
• Instructor: Ruechel, Charles
  
• Contact: (250) 308-8924 <charles@elementsadventures.com>

See website for more details. https://www.elementsadventures.com/paddling-school/lake-canoeing-lessons/

• Location: [Thompson-Okanagan] Okanagan Lake (Vernon BC)
  
• Date: Sunday, June 22, 2025
  
• Course: Lakewater Lakewater Advanced Tandem
  
• Cost: $165
  
• Instructor: Ruechel, Charles
  
• Contact: (250) 308-8924 <charles@elementsadventures.com>

See website for more details. https://www.elementsadventures.com/paddling-school/lake-canoeing-lessons/

• Location: [Metro Vancouver East] Buntzen Lake
  
• Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
  
• Course: Lakewater Lakewater Basic Tandem
  
• Cost: $165
  
• Instructor: Ruechel, Charles
  
• Contact: (250) 308-8924 <charles@elementsadventures.com>

See website for more details. https://www.elementsadventures.com/paddling-school/lake-canoeing-lessons/