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New Staff Member at Ocean River

Briar Meade-Semel Joins Ocean River, former manager and buyer at Wild Rock Outfitters in Ontario
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Good bye Ocean River! – Matthew Ferguson

Mathew Ferguson of Nunavut bids farewell to Ocean River by recapping his adventures on Vancouver Island, Victoria and at Ocean River Adventures. Matt will be spending this winter in Fernie, BC – ski coaching and ski touring in the back-country of the Southern Rockies.
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Going Wild in my Kayak #2 – A Perfect Winter Day.

Jacques Sirois, Canadian naturalist, scientist and Ocean River Adventures blogger writes winter paddling on his kayak and observing birds, seals, sea lions and river otters off the shore of Victoria, B.C. Canada
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Have Kayak and Paddle – will travel!

Local paddler Mike Jackson takes his Northern Light Paddlesports Greenland Paddle and Feathercraft Wisper Kayak to the UK to do some paddling in the Medway river in Kent.
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Welcome Mike Jackson, new Blog writer at Ocean River

Mike Jackson, Victoria resident and paddler from the UK is high school teacher with a love of nature will now contribute kayaking articles for Ocean River.
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A Christmas Holiday Message from Brian Henry

We live in a global economy and it is very easy to shop the world for products and services. However, there is a very smart movement called Shop Local that is gaining momentum. As a consumer myself, both personally and as a business, I make my buying decisions based upon many factors. Am I buying [...]
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Jacques Sirois – nature writer at Ocean River in Victoria.

I love the ocean, kayaking, looking for wildlife and meeting pleasant characters “out there”. I hope to share my passion and discoveries with you in a new feature – Going Wild in my Kayak – in the  Ocean River blog and newsletters. I see Victoria as Canada’s Kayaking Capital and Vancouver Island as its Kayaking [...]
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A Love Affair with Kayaking. Review of Sterling Kayaks

I’m having a love affair with Kayaking. I guess it is more serious than that, perhaps you could say we are life partners. For what is a paddler without a kayak, or a kayak without a paddler? Paddling is a mode of transport and source of pleasure that’s operating parameters seem to be ever-growing. You [...]
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New Retail Manager at Ocean River Sports

Diving into the role of retail manager, Peter brings to us a great diversity of experience and a sincere love for getting out there! For over two decades he has worked directly with people connected to the outdoors in a wide variety of venues: instructor, guide, manager and business owner. Serious passions are kayak touring [...]
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