May 4th, 2025: 11am-3pm
PADDLE EXPO
2025
Main Beach, Cultus Lake
IS BACK!
Western Canoe Kayak's
PADDLE EXPO
Join enthusiasts and professionals, check out the latest gear. Whether you're an expert or a newbie, there's something for everyone at Paddle Expo
04
MAY
11am -3pm
If you have your own favourite PFD, please bring it along.
See you at Cultus Lake this May!.
What is
Paddle Expo?
Back by popular demand!
Western Canoe Kayak is once again hosting Paddle Expo at Cultus Lake's Main Beach
Located in B.C.'s Beautiful Fraser Valley
Kick off the 2025 season with Western Canada's biggest paddlesports event of the year.
This event aims to provide beginners and experienced paddlers with an opportunity to try out paddlesports and see what it's all about.
Come visit us and talk to industry professionals from top brands. If you're looking for the perfect canoe, kayak, or SUP you won't want to miss this event.
If you have your own favourite PFD, please bring it along.
On-site registration opens at 10:00 am. Stop by the registration desk to get your wristband and prize draw entry ticket.
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Lessons
This is a one hour course teaching the very basics of paddling.
There is a $10 per person fee
ALL PROCEEDS DONATED TO THE CHILLIWACK RIVER CLEANUP SOCIETY
9AM – All lessons are by pre registration on line
TIMELINE
11:00 am
Preventing paddling injuries with proper stretching
With Simone Joyce
Simone has been paddling for 18 yrs. She paddles: whitewater kayaks, canoes, SUPS and touring kayaks and even a man inflated in a drysuit, but that’s another story.
Simone is a RMT (registered massage therapist) with a Bachelor of Art of Kinesiology and has been practicing for 3 years at her private clinic in Chilliwack. Stop by and learn how to ‘stretch it out’.
Where: Either 'in the trees or on the beach, check in at Registration for the final answer.
12:00 pm
Canoe-Over-Canoe Rescue Clinic
With Elements Adventures
The good folks from Elements Adventures will be offering an on-water canoe-over-canoe rescue clinic. You can watch from the dock or bring you r dry suit and give it a try!
Elements Adventures offers courses from 3hr lake canoeing lessons to multi-day river expeditions in the north. You can check them out at elementsadventures.ca
Where: Main Dock @ Noon
1:00 pm
Sea Kayak Rescue Demonstraion
With Brad Keats of Mission Paddle Sports
Brad Keats has been paddling for a number of years and a certified instructor for the last 4.
He spends half his time here in BC and the other half in Baja.
He is available to teach private classes to both singles and groups.
We'll be showing you a variety of Kayak rescue techniques. Come down and have a look
Where: NW corner of the Dock.
Demos
Your chance to try some of the finest canoes, kayaks & SUPs on the market.
What would you like to take for a spin?
CLIPPER CANOES
NORSE KAYAKS
Clipper Canoes has been hand-building canoes for nearly 50 years, creating models trusted by paddlers worldwide. Proudly made in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, Clipper combines tradition with modern technology to deliver exceptional canoes for every paddler. Clipper Canoes are the best balance of weight and strength on the market.
Paddle Expo is about getting on the water with the best the paddling industry has to offer! Norse Kayaks is Norwegian based paddle sport company with over 20 years of experience in the industry. Designed to provide you with the ultimate paddling experience. From the lightweight V-shaped hulls to the aramid reinforcement in the keel. Experience the hottest new designs, with cutting-edge technologies and compare the tried-and-true designs of sea-touring kayaks!