Company Overview:

• Programs for groups from 1 person - 250, for 1 hour to 5 days
• Capacity for over 170 on the water at one time.
• We have a fleet of 16 historic Voyageur Canoes and have access to First Nations Coastal Canoes and 40-foot Montreal canoes. 
• We have access to all Clipper Canoe models, so we can offer lessons and adventures in the perfect canoe for you. 
• We can feed groups up to 250 and create specialized meal plans for each group as part of your experience.
• We have been in full operation for 4 years.
• We are fully insured and operate above industry standard for safety.
• You will find us the best trained and qualified in our industry.
• Please see below how qualified we are to assist you.

Owner and Founder David Wooldridge:

• Master Canoe Instructor 
• Lake Water Canoe Instructor
• White Water Canoe Instructor
• Tripping Canoe Instructor
• Big Canoe Instructor
• Swift Water Rescue Technician 

Canoe experience:

• An avid paddler since age 11
• Paddled all over Canada and the northwestern United States
• Taught and led trips all over Canada and the United States
• Big Canoe Course Development Committee Leader for Paddle Canada
• Fraser Valley Zone Rep for the Recreational Canoe Association of BC
• Course Standards Committee for the Recreational Canoe Association of BC

 
First Aid:

• Instructor Trainer
• Wilderness First Aid Instructor
• Level 3 Occupational First Aid Instructor
• Standard and Emergency First Aid Instructor
• CPR Instructor
• Child Care Instructor
• People Saver Instructor

 
Guides:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Voyageur Leader, provincially recognized standard (soon to be national)
• Standard First Aid (or higher on every trip)
• Lake Water Instructor for all tandem and solo canoe trips
• Ridge Wilderness Adventures specific and rigorous training

 
Additional Qualifications held by select guides:

• Lakewater Canoe instructor,
• Lakewater levels 3 and 4
• Swift Water Rescue Technician
• White Water Paddler, provincially recognized by the RCABC
• Wilderness First Aid
• Occupational First Aid
• Life Guard