2. Table Of Contents
Overview
Journal
Menu
Food Groups
Equipment List
Historical Information of Rivers
Facts
Distances Travelled
Map Of Entire Trip
Interactions Within The Group
Facility Analysis
Instructors
Videos
References
3. Overall, 67 first year outdoor
adventure students took part
in a six day rafting expedition.
Rafting on the
Gatineau, Rouge and Jacque
Cartier Rivers. We had six
highly qualified instructors to
accompany us helping us get
the feel of the rivers when
they were running at
commercially un unable levels
We camped at Le Bonnet
Rouge, Nouveau Monde, and
Tewkesbury rafting resorts.
Overall it was a eye opening
expedition to the real
adventure world!
4. September 26th
•6:45 Arrive At College
•7:00 Packed up, On route to Le
Bonnet Rouge
•10:30 Arrive at Le Bonnet
Rouge, Set Up Tents & Eat
Lunch
•11:30 Ready in River
Gear, Depart to Put in
•11:45 Arrive at the put
in, Inflate boats, Receive
Briefing for the day
•12:00 Put boats in, Proceed to
Lucifer’s.
•4:30 Take out at Le Bonnet
Rouge
•5:30 Dinner
•10:00 Lights Out
5. September 27th
• 6:00 Wakeup, Pack Gear and Tents up
• 7:00 Cook breakfast and get dressed and
river gear
• 8:00 Board the bus to the put in, dressed in
river gear
• 8:30 arrive at the put in, inflate rafts
• 9:00 put boats in water, begin the river
• 9:15 only guides scout Lucifer’s
• 10:30 only guides scout Lucifer's
• 12:00 arrive back at le bonnet rouge, deflate
boats and load up gear, eat lunch
• 12:45 depart le bonnet rouge, head to new
world rafting
• 4:30 Arrive at New World Rafting
• 5:00 Setup camp and start cooking
• 7:00 Elect your Class Rep
• 10:00 Lights Out
6. September 28th
• 7:00 Wakeup, Breakfast
• 8:30 Put in, Run the
upper rouge, scouting
trip
• 1:00 arrive at new
world, have lunch
• 2:00 SRT-Knots
• 5:00 Make dinner
• 7:00 Guide exam
• 10:00 lights out
7. September 29th
• 6:30 Wakeup, teardown camp,
make breakfast
• 8:00 Board the bus in river
gear, head to put in
• 8:30 Inflate boats, brief the
group
• 9:00 Run the rouge
• 12:00 Arrive at the takeout,
deflate boats
• 1:00 Depart to Tewkesbury
• 7:45 Arrive at Tewkesbury
• 8:30 Other Bus arrives, setup
camp, cook dinner
• 10:00 Lights Out
8. September 30th
• 7:00 Wakeup, cook breakfast
• 9:00 board the bus ready in
river gear, depart to put in in
the Jacques Cartier park
• 9:30 Inflate rafts, Brief the
group
• 10:00 Run the river
• 2:00 Takeout at Tewkesbury,
Lunch
• 3:00 Rafting Group Work
• 5:00 SRT Exam
• 7:00 Dinner
• 10:00 Lights out
9. October 1st
• 5:00 wakeup, pack
everything down, get
dressed in river gear
• 7:00 go to start cooking and
am informed that the river
went up 8 feet and it is not
run able
• 8:30 Depart from
Tewkesbury to Pembroke
• 2:00 Stop for food in
Quebec
• 4:00 Arrive back in
Pembroke
10. Weekly meal planner
Breakfast Lunch Supper Snack
Pack Breakfast From Home Pack Lunch From Home` Spaghetti noodles
Ground Beef
Spaghetti Sauce
Sunday Loaf of Bread
Lettuce
Cesar Salad Dressing
Breakfast Lunch Supper Snack
Eggs Bread Chicken Rice Crispy Squares
Oatmeal Lunch Meats Rice
English Muffins Condiments Chick Stock
Monday Peanut Butter & Jam Celery, Carrotts, Onion
Coffee & Tea
Breakfast Lunch Supper Snack
Bagels Pitas Beef Kabobs Pudding
Cream Cheese Chicken Pita Bread
Oatmeal Celery Hummus
Tuesday Granola Carrotts Onion
Cheese
Mayo
Breakfast Lunch Supper Snack
Oatmeal Wraps Pasta Cookies
Bagels Eggs Alfredo Sauce
Cream Cheese Tomato Canned Tomatoes
Wednesday
Hot Chocolate Lettuce Italian Sausages
Breakfast Lunch Supper Snack
Oatmeal Tuna Chili Cookies
Coffee & Tea Wraps Nacho Chips
Bagels Lettuce Cheese
Thursday Cheese Salsa
Breakfast Lunch Supper Snack
Bacon Left Overs
Bagels Harveys
Coffee & Tea
Friday Hot Chocolate
Oatmeal
11. Cooking Groups
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
Lisa Whitwell Courtney Terriah Mike Gurnham Nick lowe
Nevin Webster Sarah Lambert Jon Fairley Julia Lowe
Robby Scott Zeus Arminius Brodie De Rutier Nelson Rosien
Holly Hagerman Tom Cooker Michaela GT Lesley Raven
Alex Sites Elizabeth Squires Joe Dandy Neal Scott
Ryan Hamilton Jennie Cole Jason Day Ben Simonie
Brandon Sewell Mel Farwell Mike Reid
Boone Pickard
Chris Siren
Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 7
Luke Laurin Mike Thaler Derek Bergstrand Lucas Statham
Mac Henry Corryne McCathie Matt Bianco Ty C-Zop
Tom Kot AJ Mesiolic Wayne Bates Nick Conte
Cameron Lethange Duncan McDonnell Connor Blanchfield Liam Coon
Steve Hood Austin Sillis Grant Buchan Miles Curtis
Bill Katsoras Kelly Button Colin Austin
Ceadar Jasiuk Gill Thompson Tanner Babcock
Jordy Thompson Nate Anderson
Brett Carr
12. Equiptment Lists
Personal Equipment River Gear
Day Bag Solid Footwear(Must Stay ON)
Personal Identification PFD(Personal Floatation Device)
Health Card River Knife(Tethered to PFD)
Nalgene Whistle
Snacks Helmet
Book, Magazine to read ThrowBag
Notebook / Write in rain Dry Top
Rain Gear Dry Pants
Extra Layers Neoprene Booties
Head Lamp Camera(Tethered TO PFD) Optional
Garbage Bag/ Dry Sack Neoprene Gloves
Small First Aid Kit Fleece Touque
Overnight Bag Group Gear List
Base Layers(no cotton) 13 Rafts
Mid Layer(no cotton,fleece preferably) 85 Paddles
Shell(Doubles as rain Gear) 4 Coleman Stoves
Socks(preferably wool) 6 Whisper Lites
Touques, Gloves or Mitts(fleece preferred) 5 2L Jugs of Fuel
Sleeping Bag(good to -5) Food
Thermarest 6 Kayaks
Toiletries 6 Paddles
Small Camp Towel for Showers
Cup/Bowl/Spoon/Fork
Duct Tape, Personal Repair Kit
Personal First Aid Kit
Hiking Boots
Knive, Multi Tool
Tent
Rope, Cordalette
Tarp & Ground Sheet
13. • The Gatineau River was
named after Nicolas
Gatineau whom was a fur
trader who drowned
canoeing down the
Gatineau in 1683
• The river flows through the
communities of Gatineau,
Maniwaki, Low, Wakefield
and Chelsea
• The River is 386 kilometres
long and drains an area of
23700 kilometres squared
Information retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatineau_River
14. • The Rouge river gets its
name from the reddish
tint from its shores and
sandbanks
• It flows north of Mont
Tremblant and empties
in the Ottawa River
• Home of the Seven
Sisters waterfalls, a
serene series of
waterfalls.
Information retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouge_River_%28Quebec%29
15. • It is estimated that the
Jacques Cartier has been used
by first nations people for
fishing and trapping for over
7000 years
• The river has been used for
the economic practice of
logging since the second half
of the 1800’s, the logging
practice was stopped in 1976
• The river is 160km in length
flowing through the
Laurentian Mountains and
empties 2515 square
kilometers of water into the St
Laurence River
Information retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-Cartier_River
16. • The rouge river went up from 120 cubic metres
per second to 190 cubic metres per second
overnight. The river is commercially un-run able
at 150 cubic metres per second.
• The Jacque Cartier river was flowing higher than
normal the first day we were on it so we could
not do the normal run so we did the upper
section, but the next morning the river went up
about eight feet therefore causing us to call the
trip to an end.
17. Sunday September 26th
• Travelled from Algonquin
College, Pembroke to Le
Bonnet Rouge, Ste-
Thérèse de la Gatineau.
• We travelled 169km and
it took 3.5 hours
• Directions to the Le
Bonnet Rouge, and to the
Put in
18. Monday, September 27th
• Travel from Le Bonnet
Rouge, Ste-Thérèse de la
Gatineau to New World
Rafting, Grenville-sur-la-
Rouge
• We travelled 147km and
it took 3 hours and 45
minutes
• Directions to New World
Rafting
19. Wednesday September29th
• Travel from New World
Rafting, Grenville-sur-la-
Rouge to
Tewkesbury, Stoneham-
et-Tewkesbury
• We Travelled 384km in
6.5 hours
• Directions to Tewkesbury
20. Friday October 1st
• Travel from
Tewkesbury, Stoneham
et Tewkesbury to
Algonquin
College, Pembroke
• We travelled 625kms in
7 hours 30 minutes
• Directions to Algonquin
College
22. • This trip really helped with
clarifying whom everyone
was in the program- who
you would get along with
and whom you do not.
• It built many friendships
among the participants as
well as gave us a chance to
get to know our instructors
• Some arguments
occurred, but overall
everyone co existed
peacefully
• Robby dislocated his
shoulder
23. Le Bonnet Rouge
• Natural spring water
• Vast amount of land for
camping
• Take out right at camp
• Has a lunch pavilion
with picnic tables
• Outhouses
• Website
24. New World Rafting
• Water
• Bathrooms with change
rooms and showers
• Pool and Hot tub
• Main building, spacious
with bar
• Plenty of camping sites
• Has trails leading to the
seven sister waterfalls
• Website
