Taylor Bachrach is a former member of the House of Commons of Canada and accomplished paddler. In 2025, he completed a 850km solo trip in Northern British Columbia. 

Few people in Canada have paddled more kilometres in Canada than Iva Kinclova. She joined me on the show to share stories from her lifetime of paddling. She's generously made herself available as a resource, and can be contacted at iva.kinclova...

Philip Harwood is the author of Canoeing the Congo: The First Source-to-Sea Descent of the Congo River. He's also paddled extensively around the world, including in Canada. His website can be found here: https://canoetrampexpeditions.c...

On August 5, 2025, the Government of Nova Scotia banned public access to the woods in the name of fire prevention. As a result, anyone canoeing, hiking or camping etc. in the province now faces a $25,000 fine - even if they never have a fire or...

Jeffrey Cederwall is an aquatic quality scientist working with, among other things, blue-green algae. He's also a paddler.