Executive Director & Head Coach

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Pierre Arbez
Pierre Arbez has been a water lover all his life, spending most summers in the beautiful lakes in the Nopiming Park area in Manitoba. He started Speed Swimming competitively in his early years and moved on to Sprint Paddling at the age of 18, where his love for the outdoors blended with hard physical training was realised. When Pierre is not training, he can be found tinkering away at various woodworking projects, and out exploring various areas taking photographs. He is fully bilingual in both French and English and is very excited to be moving into a new community full of outdoor adventure.

Coaches

Kaleb Parry
Kaleb Parry has been paddling with Flatwater North for the past 5 years. He started sprint canoeing competitively 3 years ago, and has competed at Divisionals and Canoe Kayak Nationals. In addition to paddling Kaleb enjoys many other sports including volleyball, mountain biking, freestyle skiing, and hockey, but he really enjoys all forms of physical exercise. Kaleb is fully bilingual from attending Ecole Emilie Tremblay and now attends F.H Collins High School. He really likes sharing his canoeing knowledge and teaching children how to canoe properly. Kaleb also participates in the daily running of the club and boat maintenance.
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​James McCann
James has lived in the north his whole life and has always enjoyed the outdoors, whether kayaking or any other activity. He has kayaked competitively with flatwater north for the past four years and has competed in several events including Canoe Kayak Nationals in Ottawa and Divisionals in Regina. James attends FH Collins secondary in the French immersion program and has been in multiple outdoor education programs over the years. He is excited to have the opportunity to pass his knowledge down to possible future competitive paddlers by assisting in coaching the Regatta Ready program this summer. 
Ella Bradford
Ella was born in Whitehorse, Yukon and has lived there her whole life. She is going in to grade 11 in the fall. She loves being active and exploring new places, especially the great outdoors. She has participated in many of the wood street center programs. Ella also dances and cross country skis. She is exited to be a canoe kids coach and work with everyone this summer!
Brooke Tobler
​Brooke is a born and raised Yukoner who attends FH Collins Secondary School. She plays lots of sports and enjoys being outside. She participated in quite a few Canoe Kids and Regatta Ready camps when she was younger. She has done lots of canoeing in the Yukon, including many multi-day canoeing and camping trips. She also likes to kayak and Stand Up Paddle-board in the many lakes around the Yukon and Whitehorse area. She is excited to spend the summer outside, coaching the Canoe Kids summer camp.