Over 120 canoeists made a 250 km trip from Fort St. James to Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park this week
The Fort to Fort Voyageur Brigade consists of 12 large canoes traveling historic fur trade routes
Water Captain Lyle Dickieson led the fleet
He says rivers were the highways of the fur-trading days
Dickieson and his crews were granted permission from the Lheidli T’enneh before coming ashore
“What a way to celebrate Canada – by participating in a long river trip with people coming from all over Canada to come and join us. It’s really brought a lot of people together and it’s been a lot of fun.” – Lyle Dickieson, Water Captain
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Some of the travelers will head east and meet up with thousands of other canoes in Ottawa for Canada Day
