Confederation College - Tourism and Travel

NorWest Outdoor Centre.
Rock Climbing, October 2008

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White Otter Castle - North Western Ontario
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Once again, Canoe Canada was our outfitter for a return journey to the White Otter Castle. We base camped at the north end of Big Island and paddled empty to the castle the next morning.

It was a great trip with a wide range of weather. The students, mostly unknown to each other prior to the trip surely learned about their classmates on this trip! All those who took part in the trip should be very proud of their accomplishment.

White Otter Castle    Almost in stroke    Rest break

Pointing at the Northern Lights?    Sunset    The voyageur tent

Acrobatics    Arriving at the Castle    Evening clean up

   The massage line    Tony - our favourite chef

In-Flight Emergency Training.

Emergency Training Workshop

NorWest Outdoor Centre.
In the 2007 Fall and 2008 Winter academic semesters the second year students experienced a wide variety of outdoor adventure activities at the NorthWest Outdoor Centre including wall and rock climb, zip line, and no trace camping.

Kayla Kelly Ian The Pole The end of April? No Trace lunch Zip lining Jesselyn and Jessica Kirsten, Iza, Shauna, and Kirsti Ian Girl's Tream The group

Dog Sledding
This past February the 1st year students went dog sledding. Apparently they had a good time!

Students and the team Sledding

White Otter Castle - North Western Ontario
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Again, Canoe Canada was our outfitter for a return journey to the White Otter Castle. The weather for one whole day was glorious: maybe it was too glorious as it was very hot. We reached the Castle after a full day and set up camp in a big stand of huge red pines. That night we were "treated" to a spectacular lightning show and a torrential downpour. A lot of tents had little rivers running through them.

A string of boats

The return part of the trip was somewhat wet. However we pushed through to the end in one very full day and were fortunate enough to be able to spend the last night in Canoe Canada's bunkhouse. Nobody really wanted to make camp in the rain and then sleep in wet gear.

It was a great trip with a wide range of weather. The students, unknown to each other prior to the trip surely learned about their classmates on this trip! All those who took part in the trip should be very proud of their accomplishment.

A string of boats    On White Otter Lake - no end in sight!    Meals on Keels

   > Lunch time Approaching the Castle    A special treat of Pickerel was flown in!

   Visiting!       A bit of rain

   Medicine delivery by float plane    Beaver dam    During a short hydration break

   A dry night at the bunkhouse

NorWest Outdoor Centre and Wildwaters
In the 2006 Fall academic semester the second year students experienced a wide variety of outdoor adventure activities at the NorthWest Outdoor Centre and at Wildwaters including wall and rock climb, zip line, and kayaking.

White Otter Castle - North Western Ontario
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We arrived at Canoe Canada Outfitters, our outfitter in Atikokan, on 06 Septemer and loaded our gear. Our 1st year student's brigade started near the south end of White Otter Lake. Our destination was the famous White Otter Castle built by Jimmy McQuait in the early 1900's. We experienced a wide range of weather conditions, particularly following winds. We were even windbound at the White Otter Castle for a few hours. We were stuck on the highway on the return journey due to a fire in a tractor-trailer. All those who took part in the trip should be proud of their accomplishment.

Lake Superior - North Shore Canoeing
During the last two weeks of May, faculty member Rod had the opportunity to paddle the north shore of Lake Superior with some Lakehead University Outdoor Recreation students. It was a great trip, but it was often really cold. My thanks to Professor Darrell Makin for asking me if I'd like to participate!

Nipigon Ice Fest
In March of 2006 some of the first and second year students went ice climbing in Nipigon.

WILD Team Building & Canoe Adventures Ltd
Early in September of 2005 the first year students were involved in an orientation exercise and also earned ORCA (Ontario Recreational Canoeing Association) certification in "Canoe Tripping 1A".

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16 Sep

17 Sep

NorWest Outdoor Centre
In the 2004-05 academic year the second year students experienced a wide variety of outdoor adventure activities at the NortWest Outdoor Centre.

FA001
FA001 is flight attendant training and is one of the optional certifications for Outdoor Pursuits.

Kayaking
The second year class tried kayaking on 24 Sep.

WILD Team Building & Canoe Adventures Ltd
One half of the 1st year class took ORCA (Ontario Recreational Canoeing Association) certification in "Canoe Tripping 1A" on the weekend of 17-20 September.

Rossport Kayak Symposium
From 25 to 27 June Giannina took part in the Rossport Kayak Symposium. She enjoyed it and will be earning certification soon!

One half of the 1st year class took ORCA (Ontario Recreational Canoeing Association) certification in "Canoe Tripping 1A" on the weekend of 17-20 September:

Horizons Unlimited - Churchill River Canoe Outfitters
From 06 June to 02 July Rod was on a canoe trip in Northern Saskatchewan, a bi-annual event. Most of the route was on or close to the Churchill River. CRCA (Canadian Recreational Canoeing Association)Instructor Certification took place and we also spent time training in a rapid called "Surf City". It was very exciting.

Click the image below to see a "Surfing" video. To surf in a rapid, the canoe is pointed upstream and if situated correctly, you don't have to paddle, you only need to steer.
Best viewed with a connection speed of 100k or higher as the file is 17MB. Windows Media Player will open and run the video.

Dragon Boat Festival
Between 23 and 24 July the Tourism & Travel - Adventure & Ecotourism program entered a team in the annual Dragon Boat Festival.

Going out on a practice run The Team

West Jet
Our students took part in a tour at the WestJet facility at the Thunder Bay Airport. A Boeing 737 was on the tarmac.

B737 B737
B737 Starboard Engine Wheel and Landing gear compartment

Airline Livery
Some airlines have fun with their livery (paint schemes).Below, in order left to right, top to bottom are; A Christmas themed Boeing 737 in Northern Canada, a Toronto Raptor themed A320, an employee signed A320, and an A319 in the 60th anniversary TCA livery.

Santa was at the wrong altitude! Toronto Raptor theme
This aircraft has thousands of employee signatures on it Trans Canada Livery

Air Canada
In 2003, Air Canada donated a fully operational DC-9 to Confederation College.

Air Canada DC-9