A New Age of Aging Presentation: Across Alone: One man, One canoe, One country
Fri, Feb 10
|Gabriola
Join us for a presentation from Gabriola local, Bert terHart, and hear about his recent solo canoe journey across Canada. Following traditional Indigenous and voyageur routes, Bert paddled and portaged 8000km and is the first person in the world to paddle solo across Canada in a single season using
Time & Location
Feb 10, 2023, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Gabriola, 685 N Rd, Gabriola, BC V0R 1X3, Canada
About the event
BIO: Bert is a soldier, sailor, adventurer, and serial entrepreneur. He is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society and the Explorer in Residence for the BC Historical Society. He is an internationally acclaimed sailor, and most recently, paddler. Bert is only the 9th person in the world to complete a solo, non-stop circumnavigation using only traditional navigational tools, and the first person to paddle solo across Canada in a single season using only maps and a compass.
Please register before February 6th by contacting Cara at educationandconnection@phcgabriola.org or leave a message at 250-325-9010.