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Read About: Money and The Kipawa River, Whitewater Ontario,Les amis de la rivière Kipawa,The Proposed Tabaret River diversion project, Northern Ontario Liquid Adventurers,Canadian Rivers Network The viewpoints and opinions expressed here are those of the author and are not necessarily those of Whitewater Ontario or Les Amis de la Riviere Kipawa. Those groups did not vet these comments and would not likely endorse the views expressed here or the manner in which they have been expressed.

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Onimiki Reserve flow negotiations

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Before the dam at Laniel was refurbished in 2005 it leaked water at its base at a rate of 30 cms. This enabled navigation of the river all s...
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Energex Transcript... Kipawa River versus Taberet Diversion Project

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Link to energex paper

Onimiki Project Threatens the Kipawa River

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The project depends on water diversion: from the Kipawa River to a new outflow. The Kipawa River https://share.google/ZLNGQ78IGvTyd3HU6
Sunday, August 24, 2025

Kayaking Poetry

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  https://web.archive.org/web/20031205020349/http://www3.sympatico.ca/kayaky/poetry.html https://web.archive.org/web/20031205020349/http://...
Saturday, October 7, 2023

Rosanne Gilks - Artist

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Rosanne Gilks Here is Roseanne's single stroke logo for NOLAC, the Northern Ontario Liquid Adventurer's Club. I think this is foun...
Thursday, February 3, 2022

POWER PROJECTS ON THE KIPAWA RIVERSHED - Here we go again

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The Onimiki project includes two 42-megawatt mini-power stations that will be built in southern Témiscamingue.  The Aboriginal communities ...
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Peter Karwacki
Peter Karwacki is an avid whitewater kayaker out of Northern Ontario. He started paddling the Kipawa in 1985. One of its rapids, "Pete's Dragon" is named after him. He is the past president of Whitewater Ontario and Les amis de la rivière Kipawa. Supported by the paddling community and the Northern Ontario Liquid Adventures Club he presented his first paper to ENERGEX 2002 in Kracow, Poland. That paper was published in the European Journal of Applied Energy. He wrote "Navigation of Water Control Structures" presented to the Canadian Dam Association. His Nanrimo quick book is called, Zen and the Art of Whitewater Kayakying. He is the co author of Paddle Tracks, a book of poetry published as a fundraiser for the Canadian Canoe Museum. You can find his entire resume on his website at: http://www3.sympatico.ca/kayaky/peter.htm He has has paddled the Colorado, Gauley and the Ganges. In 2019 he ran, unsuccessfully for councillor of Ward 13 in Ottawa, Ontario. Peter Karwacki (Sr.) Ottawa, Ontario http://peterkarwacki.blogspot.com http://www3.sympatico.ca/kayaky/NOLAC.htm "The truth? that love is the ultimate and highest goal to which a man can aspire" Victor Frankl
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