You might recognise the name of the winning team there in the centre of the results page from this year’s Rio Tinto Alcan Dragonboat festival.

On Saturday, join local paddlers and canoe-heads at the Library where Sanford Osler will present a slideshow on the history of the canoe in BC, and read from his book, Canoe Crossings, which features our very own Dr Hugh Fisher and the Laoyam Eagles.

Sanford Osler was introduced to canoes as a youngster at summer camp, an event that sparked a lifelong interest in the role of the canoe in our history and modern-day lives. This fascination has led him to collect research and information about the subject over several years, and he has given talks about the canoe to audiences across BC. Osler has owned a red sixteen-foot wooden canoe for over forty years and has taken it on trips throughout Canada, including the Broken Islands, Bowron Lakes, and Gulf Islands. He holds an MA from the University of British Columbia and is currently chair of the North Vancouver Museum and Archives Commission and a trustee of the North Vancouver District Public Library.