The non-profit group PADDLE (Paddle Against Diabetes Display Love for Earth) will be hosting the Reel Paddling Film Festival Tour on Nov. 10 at the Elora Gorge Cinema from 1 to 4pm.
The film festival features paddling films from all over the world and of all different types of paddling. Organizers say the festival is a unique opportunity to witness the diversity of paddling adventures.
The event will offer food concessions, door prizes and a silent auction, featuring dog sledding for two in Algonquin Park, canoe lessons, an adventure guide gift certificate, canoe paddles and a new canoe from Nova Craft.
The Reel Paddling Film Festival will feature the following films:
– Water Music, a Canadian Heritage River Slide Show;
– White Water Safety;
– New Zealand Kayak Fishing with Rob Fort (best kayaking film);
– Tierra del Fuego (best sea kayaking film); and
– Driftwood (best stand-up paddling film).
For more information about the films visit http://www.reelpaddlingfilmfestival.com.
Tickets for the festival are available at Adventure Guide in Waterloo, The Elora Gorge Cinema, The Bookshelf in Guelph and Nova Craft in London. They may also be purchased online.
For information contact Jack Frimeth at j_frimeth@hotmail.com or 519-212-3817.
PADDLE is a new initiative through the Southern Ontario Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative and Makinaak Paddling in association with the Aboriginal Heritage Festival. For more information visit http://paddlingagainstdiabetes.wordpress.com.
