About Us

The Prince George Canoe & Kayak Club is a Registered Non-Profit Society in British Columbia.

The club has a Board of Directors, NCCP Trained Coaches, and a dedicated, but small, pool of Volunteers that create the Magic to make the Mission Possible.

PGCKC Mission

• Develop, provide, promote, and encourage the recreational sport of canoe and kayak paddling primarily for children and youth who live in the Prince George, BC area.

• Provide the structure and opportunity for children and youth in Zone 8 to participate in the BC Summer Games

• Create opportunities for youth and other interested parties to develop skills as Program Assistants, Coaches, Officiants, and other roles in the Society

• Acquire, provide and maintain facilities and infrastructure, equipment, and other property for the pursuit of the Society’s goal of promotion of canoe and kayak paddling

• Practice conservation and preservation of the natural and developed waterways in the Prince George, BC area

• Encourage and foster, among its members and supporters, a community spirit

• Maintain membership in good standing with the Provincial Sport Organization, Canoe Kayak BC (CKBC)

Our History

• The PGCKC Club was started in 2012 by Mark H, his family and a group of other interested parents / paddlers. Mark was also instrumental in putting forward the application for the BC Summer Games Canoe & Kayak sport in PG. Mark ran the club primarily from Ness Lake.

• In 2018 Bini B and her family stepped up to run the club which had now moved to West Lake.

• In 2020 COVID-19 shut down most sports, but kayaking was a sport a person could do and still maintain social distancing. In 2020, due to COVID-19, PGCKC lost the use of Camp Hughes and instead ran its programs from West Lake Provincial Park, which remained open to the public.

• In 2021 PGCKC was able to officially call West Lake Provincial Park their new home.

• In 2022 PGCKC hosted the BC Summer Games for Canoe Kayak with athletes from all over BC attending and competing in Sprint Canoe and Sprint Kayak. In addition, the sport of Canoe Polo (Kayak Polo) was demonstrated by volunteers from the Alberta Canoe Polo group and PGCKC received a legacy gift of a fleet of Canoe Polo boats.

• In 2024 Canoe Polo was part of the BC Summer Games in Maple Ridge, BC.

• In 2026 Canoe Polo is expected to be a medalled sport in the BC Summer Games, Kelowna, BC