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In June of 1971, some two dozen young canoeists camped out on the shore of Lake Laberge on the Yukon River waiting for the ice to clear. The ice was delaying the 640 km downriver trip to Dawson City, which marked the beginning of Parks Canada’s Wild Rivers Survey. Although it could not have been known at the time, the trip became the precursor of the Canadian Heritage River System.

The Canadian Heritage Rivers Board in partnership with the Canadian Canoe Museum honour mother, river woman, and proud Teetl’it Gwitch’in business woman Bobbi Rose Koe with the 2021 Canadian River Heritage Award.

A recap of our Freshwater Leaders Learning Session with presentations from the Canadian Council for Invasive Species, the Indigenous Guardians Pilot Program, and the Canada Water Agency.

Nominations for the Canadian Heritage River Award, the Kazan (Harvaqtuuq) and Thelon (Akillinik) celebrate 30 years as Heritage Rivers, and meet Paula Kigjugalik Hughson, Technical Planning Committee member for Nunavut.

Learn about the film production, Nahanni: River of Forgiveness, winter activities on Canadian Heritage Rivers, and more.

Learn more about the Humber by Canoe event, the Atlantic salmon enhancement on the Hillsborough River, and building the Canada Water Agency.

The Humber River celebrates 20 years as a Canadian Heritage River, Niimaamaa at Niizhoziibean on Manitoba's Red River, and Yellowknife celebrates Rivers to Oceans day.

A new World Heritage Site is inscribed in Manitoba, WWF Canada's Watershed Reports, Flowing Into The Right Relationship workshop series hosted by Keepers of the Athabasca, and more.