Registration for the annual conservation exercise known as Paddle the Don opens next Tuesday, March 8, 2016. The event is set for Sunday, May 1, 2016 when some 600 canoe and kayak savvy paddlers will find their down the river into midtown Toronto. Floodgates are opened a bit just before the paddle to make the ride smoother and faster. Paddle the Don is no spur of the moment adventure. It requires planning and on the day of the event there are federal officials present to make sure you have things like a whistle, emergency rope and life vest. But for those who can do it, Manulife’s Paddle the Don is an exhilarating rite of Spring and tribute to the natural lands that run through our neighborhoods.
