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Aquabatics - Alberta (Retail_Outlets, Paddling_Schools)
Aquabatics carries gear for whitewater and touring kayaking and canoeing. The site has a good catalogue but no e-commerce capabilities. The chat area has a lively Buy & Sell forum that has a whitewater focus.

Aquabatics - BC (Retail_Outlets, Paddling_Schools)
Aquabatics carries gear for whitewater and touring kayaking and canoeing. The site has a good catalogue but no e-commerce capabilities. The chat area has a lively Buy & Sell forum that has a whitewater focus.

Boatwerks (Retail_Outlets, Destinations)
Boatwerks is all about paddling, with locations in Minden, Peterborough (at parent company Wild Rock Outfitters) and at the McCoy's Put-in on the Ottawa in season. The website has Ontario's most active discussion board devoted to paddling. Other features include an online store, resources and an 'ask an expert' feature.

Cascade Outfitters (Retail_Outlets, Destinations)
Cascade Outfitters sells top quality rafts, kayaks & river equipment.

Cowan Canoe Livery (Retail_Outlets, Paddling_Schools)
Canoe and Kayak shop located in Paisley Ontario featuring Canadian made canoes and kayaks.

Desert Adventures LLC (Destinations, Retail_Outlets)
Desert Adventures LLC offers lessons and tours of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. They are a SEDA kayak dealer and use modern fiberglass kayaks.

Extreme Gear (Retail_Outlets)
Located in Bowmanville Ontario, Extreme Gear was founded in 1988. They are the Canadain distributors for Robson and for Mountain Surf sports gear.

Kayak Direct (Retail_Outlets, Destinations)
Kayak Direct carries whitewater and touring boats and equipment. Two locations - one in Brantford, Ont. and a new shop in Cambridge, Ont. Boats include Riot, Massive, LiquidLogic, Eskimo. The site also has good info on southern Ontario rivers and play spots.

Kayak Junky (Retail_Outlets, Paddling_Schools)
Kayak school that is turning into a store. East of Montreal. The website is in French.

Kayakstore.com - Whetstone (Retail_Outlets, Boat_and_Gear_Makers)
Manufacturer of Whetstone™ paddles and accessories, shipping direct from the factory floor at wholesale pricing. Site features carbon fiber paddles, spraydecks, gear bags and clothing. My buddy Jeff Walton (he's in a lot of the photos on kayaknews) has a Whetstone that he ordered online - he loves it.

Mountain Equipment Co-op (Calgary) (Retail_Outlets)
In 1971 a group of west coast mountaineers started the co-op. Since then it's opened 5 more locations across Canada. MEC's known for its quality products at fair prices.

Mountain Equipment Co-op (Ottawa) (Retail_Outlets)
In 1971 a group of west coast mountaineers started the co-op. Since then it's opened 5 more locations across Canada. MEC's known for its quality products at fair prices.

Mountain Equipment Co-op (Toronto) (Retail_Outlets)
In 1971 a group of west coast mountaineers started the co-op. Since then it's opened 5 more locations across Canada. MEC's known for its quality products at fair prices. In Toronto, MEC sells and rents a good selection of kayaks and accessories. They also have an end-of-season rental boat sale.

Outdoors Oriented (Retail_Outlets, Paddling_Schools)
Specialty paddling and outdoor store servicing the Niagara Region. Carries whitewater and touring boats and gear. Offers rentals, demos and lessons in Southern Ontario.

Reno White-Water (Retail_Outlets, Paddling_Schools)
Reno White-Water specializes in name brand kayak boats and gear at discounted prices. Offering free lessons, and guided river tours provided by Truckee River Kayak School and an ACA certified instructor. With an online catalogue and e-commerce capabilities.

the little folding kayak company (Retail_Outlets, Boat_and_Gear_Makers)
Folbot and Klepper folding kayaks, factory-direct.

Thorncrest Outfitters (Retail_Outlets, Destinations)
Outdoor adventure centre for canoe, kayak, bicycle, hiking, birding, sking and snow shoeing pursuits. Offers boat rentals and canoe and kayak trips on the Saugeen River and Rankin Rivers along with sea kayak trips on Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. Online store.

Undercurrents Online (Retail_Outlets)
Undercurrents is a Calgary-based paddling shop. Its website has a gear swap section and chat area. Also has links to river flows for Sheep River, Elbow River, Cataract Creek and Red Deer River.

Valley Ventures (Retail_Outlets)
Offers gear, boats, and equipment for sale and rent. Also offers shuttles to Ottawa Valley paddling destinations including the Dumoine, Coulonge, Noir, Barren, Petawawa and Mattawa Rivers.

WildWays (Retail_Outlets, Paddling_Schools)
WIldWays has 2 shops in BC that focus on kayaking. The Slocan shop (near Nelson) is right opposite the put-in, so demos and rentals are available. They claime to carry the largest inventory in the interior of BC.