On June 7th,
four students and two teachers from Churchbridge Public school drove to
Misinnipe, Saskatchewan. We stayed the night at Otter rapids before meeting
with our guide from The Churchill River Canoe Outfitters. After an amazing four
days of paddling on a series of lakes we returned to Churchbridge late June 11th.
This year’s participants were Alex Margarit, Avery Cornelius, Jacob Reetz,
Kevin Krantz with Mr. Unchulenko and Ms. Palmer as supervisors.
The four students
participating were orientated on canoeing techniques, camp life, safety and
environmental issues. The canoe trip is
an excellent opportunity to experience a part of northern Saskatchewan that few
people in Saskatchewan ever experience.
Students were responsible for hauling their own gear and group equipment
as well as setting up camp and preparing meals.
As well as canoe experience students were presented with the opportunity
for exploration, fishing, and hiking.
As you can assume the
costs involved to make this activity happen are not small. Although our school
covers a portion of the transportation costs, students are required to fund the
rest. In order to lessen some of the financial burden of this trip we applied
to SOEEA for support. We used the $250.00 that SOEEA granted us to reduce the
food and gas bills. On behalf of the students and staff of Churchbridge Public
School I would like to send out a big thank you to SOEEA and SaskLotteries for
their support!
If you are going to be
in Grade Eleven or Twelve next year and are interested in being a part of the
2012 canoe trip please contact Ms. Palmer for more details.
Have a GREAT summer!
Ms. Palmer
