Canoe brigade makes trip across Northumberland Strait to P.E.I.
CBC News | Posted: July 24, 2017 10:30 PM | Last Updated: July 24, 2017
One of the canoes used in the trip was built on P.E.I.
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Caption: The paddlers get some final instructions before loading into the canoes at Cape Tormentine, N.B. (Nancy Russell/CBC)
A group of five large canoes crossed the Northumberland Strait from N.B. to P.E.I. as part of a Canada 150 celebration organized by the Canadian Voyageur Brigade Society.
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Caption: The brigade on the beach at Cape Tormentine, N.B. before departing for P.E.I. (Nancy Russell/CBC)
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Caption: The voyageur canoes each hold between eight and 10 paddlers. Some have participated in brigades across the country. (Nancy Russell/CBC)
A group of teachers from Charlottetown Rural High School was among the crews that made the trip on Monday. Students from the school took part in a similar brigade last week on the St. John River.
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Caption: Some of the paddlers have been part of other brigades across the country as part of the Canada 150 celebrations. (Randy McAndrew/CBC)
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Caption: The voyageur canoes making their way from New Brunswick towards the Confederation Bridge. (Randy McAndrew/CBC)
Trips like this have been taking place across the country as part of celebrating Canada 150.
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Caption: The paddlers were excited to get a close look at the Confederation Bridge during their crossing. (Randy McAndrew/CBC)
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Caption: This trip was part of a nation-wide Canada 150 celebration organized by the Canadian Voyageur Brigade Society. (Randy McAndrew/CBC)
The paddlers will now spend two days travelling on P.E.I. rivers.
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Caption: The paddlers arrived in P.E.I. safe and sound despite some choppy waters on their trip from across the Northumberland Strait (Randy McAndrew/CBC)
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Caption: There were five large canoes as part of today's brigade. (Randy McAndrew/CBC)