River Safety Project

The Alberta Whitewater Association has received a Transport Canada Grant for several river safety initiatives from 2023-2025. The River Watercraft Safety Program has three parts:

1. SUP awareness campaign about the dangers of ankle leashes in moving water. #SUPUnleashed

For more information, check out our SUP Safety Page.

2. PFD Lending Station at Harvie Passage in Calgary.

The Free PFD Lending Station is now operational at Harvie Passage. It will be open intermittently based on availability of staff and volunteers during daylight hours. We are aiming to have the station open daily 1-8pm, but may reduce hours when demand is low or staff is unavailable. If you have questions about the lending station, email safety@albertawhitewater.ca

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3. An Online River Safety course for the general recreational paddler on the basics of river safety.

We are currently working on developing this free online safety course.

If you would like to be notified when the course is available, please scroll down to the bottom of this page and sign up for the mailing list.

Sponsors

We are very grateful to have received funding contributions from the following sponsors:

Transport Canada - Grant to launch and support the Boating Safety Program for two years.

AQOutdoors - Donated funds for the purchase of two AEDs. These emergency lifesaving devices will be stored at Harvie Passage and Canoe Meadows during the paddling season and could save someone's life.

Mustang Survival - Donated PFDs and sold us PFDs at cost for the Harvie Passage PFD Lending Station

Paddle Alberta - Generous donation for the purchase of PFDs for the Harvie Passage PFD Lending Station

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