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CANADIAN NATIONAL
It is still possible to put a
canoe into our. Canadian rivers
canoe into our Canadian rivers
of the oceans.
Eric W. Morse, an expert on
our fur trade history who has
traversed and written about the
old canoe routes of Canada, says
there are as many miles of inland
waterways in this country as in
all the other nations of the world
combined. In fact it is estimated
that one quarter of all the fresh
water in the world is found in
Canada.
In an article published a few
years ago, called "Canoe Routes
of the Voyageurs", Eric Morse
suggested that, sometimes, as
much history can be-learned from
a canoe as from a history book.
It that is the case — and I believe
he is right — many of us are
going to learn more about
Canada's history when our atten-.
tion is attracted, to the 100-day
Centennial Voyageur •Canoe.
Pageant next year. Prom Rocky
'Mountain House, near the Alberta.
Britjsh' Columbia border, cancers
will dip their paddles and follow
in the wake of Toyageurs and fur
traders along the early inland
waterways. Their destination —
Expo 67 at Montreal, a distance
of some 4000 miles!
The Centennial Canoe Pageant
will create considerable exciter.
meat because it is to be a "race,"
between teams chosen by the
various provinces Of Canada and
the territories. The race will be
conducted * according to rules
similar to tkose of a car rally so
that competitive spurts and stops
can be made at communities for
the teams' participation in local.
Centennial Celebrations. Like the
old fur brigades, they will travel,
in flotillas and Judging Will be
done on a points system,
While the race will create ex- I
•Oitentent. it also will stir our im7
aginations. It will 'remind. us' how
some of our cplortul" Uleneers
travelled andedeveloped the early
economy of Canada. It is in-
credible, as Eric MfOree deseriues
.it, that in an age befOre air travel
in a land devoid or road or trail
on a route'beset With obstructions
dangers and . difficulties, men bur-
dened with hundreds of tons of
fur and , trade goods succeeded
each year in crossing over half
a continent and back again in the
scant five months between break-
up and freeze-up:;..
The modern day "voyageurs" •
who haVe ` been chosen for the
1967 Pageant ii106 Veen getting
into shape for the big eVent Ind
this summer they lir'? p'arkiciPate
; •
in advance triars„One Of the test,
races will be held in August, in.
conjunction with British Colurra_
bin's ' - celebration%
front Fort St. 'James doWn the
Stuart River ' to ' Prinde George
and then dOwn the' Fraser river
through the Quesnel to Soda ,
Creek. The crews will portage--
ty trailer to Yale and then paddle a, lee to Hope, New Westminster and'
Vancouver , across the strait to
Victoria.
T'Welve Canoes of special de-
sign resembling the old Northern
canoe type used by the early
voyageurs. are Doug bunt In
yredericton N.B. for the pageant
'riflie first was tested in April on
'the North Saskatchewan River
near • Rocky Mountain House,
Alberta.
The big race in the summer et
1967 will be one of the highlights
of the Centennial. Many Canad-
ians who elive on the route will'
be able to . witness the pageant.
and the others will enjoy follow-
ing the teams by way of press,
.radie and televlsion reports dur-
ing the 100 days.
Think of jt! e-e. 4000 miles in
100 'days. This 'includes portages
lover.f.,slinty rocks, up mountain
ww
sides lifting their canoes and,
heavy loads of equipment — eleeP-
hig outdoors -- soaked hundreds
of times le— tired. worried, Storm-
bound; plagued by black flies,
moSquitoes, Well! I have two
eom!ments: our forefathers did it;
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