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<title>Garth Pottruff - EzineArticles Expert Author</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Garth Pottruff has a passion for teaching about the outdoors. He has the ability to walk into any forest and make it a teaching classroom. His antidotes and stories create memory pegs for learning plants, trees, wildlife and aboriginal history. He is a forester, canoe & kayak instructor, as well as an outdoor education teacher for First Nation students at risk. Garth was raised in the Grand River Valley, studied at Lakehead University and became a forester for Ottawa. He also works with the local prairie grassland restoration projects and prescribed burns. In 2006 he established a learning adventure company ... ]]></description>
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<title>Toronto's Best Known Canoe Trip - The Grand River of Southern Ontario</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:46:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[By 2010, canoeing the Grand River had become the "#1 Canoe Trip Destination" for Toronto and Southern Ontario. What most canoeists don't know, is that before 1990 canoeing the Grand was unheard of!]]></description>
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<title>Unique Outdoor Learning Adventures - Grand Experiences of the Grand River</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:10:40 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The "grand-experience" of the Grand River valley... is a different experience. It combines the fun of learning with paddling, hiking and trying. An adventure not forgotten.]]></description>
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<title>A Grand River Kayak Trip - A Good Start For Beginners</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:21:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Beginners won't drown kayaking in the Grand River. Because if one tips over, one simply stands up! The shallow depth of the Grand River is deep enough to kayak, but safe enough to enjoy.]]></description>
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<title>Toronto's Family Rafting - Grand River Day Trips to Fit the Family Budget in Southern Ontario</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:21:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One hour west of Toronto you can rent a family raft to float and swim together down the Grand River. A unique day trip at reasonable costs which can be done self-guided.]]></description>
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<title>Experience Paris on the Grand River - Toronto's Nearby Southern Ontario Getaway</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:51:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The famous cliche "An Evening in Paris" truly fits the setting of the prettiest town in Southern Ontario. The town of Paris is located in a valley surrounded by rivers. This is an old town named after the "Plaster of Paris" mined in the valley during 1820. There are numerous boutiques and cafes nestled along a riverside landscape. Through the town flows the beautiful Grand River. The pace here is slower...the traffic less...and the space is open!]]></description>
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<title>The Floating Classroom - A Unique Outdoor Learning Adventure</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:31:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The floating classroom is a school trip that offers numerous learning experiences while rafting an easy river of splash. These 4-5 hour outdoor education adventures are worth the one hour drive from Toronto, Ontario.]]></description>
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<title>Grand River Family Fishing Trip - Worth the 1 Hour Drive From Toronto</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:27:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Discover family fishing on the the Grand River with over 80 different types of fish. This beautiful river winds through a series of small towns with a vast pristine wilderness. This nearby watershed offers an excellent day of fishing for all ages and skill level. ]]></description>
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<title>Grand River Fall Colours a Southern Ontario River of Fire</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:07:51 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Grand River Rafting offers Autumn Fall Colours one hour west of Toronto. Experience a 3 hour paddle into a world of crimsoned fire. If looking for something different... discover the Grand River Valley...  where Someone has definitely traced their paintbrush beyond human lines.]]></description>
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<title>A Grand River Moonlight Paddle Into the Night</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:30:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A moonlight paddle on the Grand River in Southern Ontario is a one of a kind experience. The river is like a shimmering highway crossing into a world of shadows - filled with the sounds of night. These guided trips are available by raft, canoe or kayak.]]></description>
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<title>Guided Grand River Canoe Kayak Trip - Discover With Uniqueness</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:51:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Guided canoe and kayak trips on the Grand River have become an attractive learning adventure for families. These guided day trips are like personal floating classrooms that make the wilderness come alive. ]]></description>
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<title>A Paddle Into Canadian History - The Land of the Iroquois</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:33:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Discover the lands of the Huron, Iroquois and Ojibwa of Southern Ontario. Experience a floating classroom that offers learning adventures on native history while paddling the Grand River near Paris, Ontario.]]></description>
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<title>Grand River Canoe &amp; Kayak Rentals - Who do You Choose?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:38:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Choosing a Grand River canoe & kayak rental can make the difference between a good trip and a disastrous trip. On the Grand River there are presently half a dozen companies offering outfitting services. Who to choose depends on what is wanted.]]></description>
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<title>The Grand River... A Spiritual Canoe Trip for the Broken?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2007 06:11:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When the sky is falling in... and the battle seems lost... I often take a quiet drift down the Grand River. With each stroke... the funneled energy of stress dissipates... leaving the unnecessary burdens behind.

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<title>Grand River Rafting Trips Offer Leisure Rafting For All</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:50:28 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Grand River rafting trips in southern Ontario offer an alternative option to the whitewater experience. Leisure river rafting is an outdoor activity for all ages - offering a great getaway for everyone.]]></description>
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<title>Kayak Lessons in Southern Ontario... Beginner's Whitewater on the Nith River</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:06:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Whitewater kayak trips in Southern Ontario, one hour west of Toronto offers a nearby spring thrill for the beginner and the experienced. This little known Nith River by Paris offers an excellent kayak trip of splash every year between April and May.
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<title>Discover Smallmouth Bass Fishing on the Nith River in Southern Ontario</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:29:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Smallmouth bass fishing on the Nith River is only one hour west of Toronto.  This little known river is over hundred miles long and offers excellent bass fishing for the beginner to the skilled angler
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<title>Grand River Smallmouth Bass Fishing has Excellent Results with Platform Rafts</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:39:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Smallmouth bass fishing on the Grand River in Southern Ontario is available with platform rafts. Fishermen simply drift in deckchairs experiencing excellent Grand River smallmouth bass fishing.
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<title>School Teachers Get a Helping Hand Planning Outdoor Educational Field Trips</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:16:22 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Educational outdoor school field trips are in demand today but so is a teacher's time. To assist teachers, outdoor educational companies are starting to offer a service called Teacher's Aid to help design and implement educational field trips.
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<title>The Floating Art Classroom - One Hour West of Toronto</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:28:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Art students can enjoy rafting down the Grand River to participate in a 3-5 hour instructional outdoor art class of watercolour, acrylic and oil - and then drift out when the day is done. 
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<title>If Doing a First Time Wilderness Canoe Trip, Take a Course And Do It Right!</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:05:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A wilderness canoe trip is a great way to experience Canada. The challenge is getting the experience of how to do it. Some outfitting canoe companies now offer canoe tripping courses for the novice canoeist that develop needed skills and how-to-knowledge.
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<title>Southern Ontario's Best Kept Secret - a Local Whitewater Rafting River</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:52:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Nith River has some of the best whitewater rafting in Southern Ontario. Every year the April runoff offers excellent whitewater canoeing, kayaking and rafting.

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<title>Grand River Rafting Gives Guided Canoe and Kayak Day Trips a Much Needed Facelift</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:34:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Demand for guided wilderness canoe and kayak trips on the Grand River in Paris has become a tourism opportunity in Southern Ontario. Canoe guide services have often been weak. To add depth a new approach has been offered; floating classrooms with minimum paddling and maximum learning adventures.


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<title>Discover The Canadian Paddling Safari On the Grand River - One Hour West of Toronto</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:07:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Canoe, kayak or raft trip the Grand River to experience sightings of Canadian wildlife within an hour drive of Toronto. Seeing the returned presence of species once gone from the valley has become the highlight of an evening paddle on the Grand River.  
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<title>A Canadian &quot;Time Out&quot; for the Traveling Business Executive</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:16:30 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Business travelers stopping in the Toronto area can now experience the Canadian wilderness just one hour from the Toronto Airport. They can choose a customized time window with a one on one guided outdoor experience. They can bike or hike through the Carolinian Forest or travel by raft, canoe and kayak down the beautiful Grand River near Paris, Ontario. 

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<title>Canoe Lessons on the Grand River - Learn Properly - Enjoy Forever</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:57:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A new approach to canoe lessons is "On-River-Instruction".  This is for the canoeist who wants to safely do their own canoe trips without spending a lot of training dollars. An on-river course offers common sense instruction while doing a river trip. People learn paddling techniques, how to read water, hazard awareness and equipment needs - all the basics to safely do a trip alone.

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<title>The Valley of the Lost Attawandarons... Yours to Discover 1 Hour West of Toronto</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:57:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Grand River Valley is the ancestral home of the Iroquoian Attawandarons. In the valley itself, there is an awe that holds the lost presence. No one can drift down the river unaware that someone has been here before. 
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<title>Fall Steelhead Fishing on the Grand River One Hour West of Toronto</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2006 14:22:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If looking for steelhead fishing nearby, the Grand River offers a wilderness setting with low trip expenses and a great day adventure. In mid September the steelhead trout migrate up this river from Lake Erie to the barricading dam in Paris, Ontario. From Paris down, fishermen can experience some of the best steelhead fishing in southern Ontario. 

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<title>&quot;Experiencing Everything Together&quot;, Corporate Retreats &amp; Incentive Programs 1 Hour West of Toronto</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/285095</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:41:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Corporate "rafting retreats" is a fresh approach to team building. By using guided 8 person rafts as the classroom -  different settings, with different rules are created - thereby inviting the workplace roles to change!  At the Grand River Rafting Company each corporate retreat is custom-designed to assist in skill set development, amenity services and budget considerations.
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<title>Fall Colours with Grand River Rafting One Hour from Toronto, Ontario</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:26:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[From the end of September to mid October, discover Southern Ontario's second "Natural Wonder." A river drift into autumn's crimson fire...splashed with burnt orange and hickory yellows. Watch as each stroke opens the canvas of the Carolinian forest. Listen as a blue jays echo across the sky. You have just entered the Grand River Valley.
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<title>Toronto's Backyard Canoeing - On Your Front Door</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:57:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Grand River in Southern Ontario is a trip with minutes of driving... yet hours of paddling. Canoeists are stunned at discovering such a wilderness so nearby. You can explore this river for a week or a day... it all depends on the time window. 
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<title>Couch Potato &amp; Wheelchair Rafting - Why Not?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:51:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For those that spend their time on a couch or a day in a wheelchair...physical size and restraints gives good cause to not travel down a river. Leisure rafting is a safe way to experience it all. There are customized platforms to accommodate wheelchairs... and deckchairs for seniors. These trips are a fresh breath for anyone that has been house-bound too long.]]></description>
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<title>A Huck Finn Journey in Southern Ontario</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2006 14:47:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Who says the rafting adventures of Huck Finn are long gone. Do an evening drift through the land of the Mohawks... a river of pools & swifts... experience a solitude of forest green. This is the valley of the Grand River... a wilderness place... and it's much closer to home then you think.]]></description>
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<title>Discover Some of the Best Wilderness Trout and Bass Fishing Just One Hour West of Toronto, Ontario</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:37:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We found a unique wilderness fishing river only one hour away from the metropolitan city of Toronto, Ontario.  In 3 hours we caught 40 small mouth bass from small to 4 pounds. It was a unique drift boat fishing experience using "platform rafts". Prices were very reasonable; five hours of guided fishing with lunch costs $200 for two.]]></description>
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