{"id":1401,"date":"2024-02-25T22:16:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T22:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/?page_id=1401"},"modified":"2026-02-01T18:57:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T18:57:21","slug":"canoe-kayak","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/?page_id=1401","title":{"rendered":"Canoe Kayak"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"p1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/maskwa.ca\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Maskwa Aquatic Club<\/span><\/a> (located in Bedford) invites anyone who is blind and low vision to get involved with ParaCanoe!<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">There is no cost to participate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Recreational and competitive opportunities are available and Para Canoe runs year round.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vecteezy_people-kayak-during-sunset-illustration-ai-generative_21992265-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vecteezy_people-kayak-during-sunset-illustration-ai-generative_21992265-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"People kayak during sunset\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vecteezy_people-kayak-during-sunset-illustration-ai-generative_21992265-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vecteezy_people-kayak-during-sunset-illustration-ai-generative_21992265-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vecteezy_people-kayak-during-sunset-illustration-ai-generative_21992265-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vecteezy_people-kayak-during-sunset-illustration-ai-generative_21992265-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vecteezy_people-kayak-during-sunset-illustration-ai-generative_21992265-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vecteezy_people-kayak-during-sunset-illustration-ai-generative_21992265-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Spring through summer, and into the fall, participants are on the water in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kayak\"><span class=\"s1\">kayaks<\/span><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Va'a\"><span class=\"s1\">va\u2019a boats<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">During winter months, participants transition to what\u2019s called dryland training in an accessible gym. This can include weight and cardio training.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Training is 3 times a week (Monday &amp; Wednesday 6PM-7:30PM, Saturday 12PM-1:30PM)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Para Canoe coaches are committed to adapting the sport and training for all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>To find out more, connect with Maskwa\u00a0at:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@maskwa.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">info@maskwa.ca<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Updated Feb 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maskwa Aquatic Club (located in Bedford) invites anyone who is blind and low vision to get involved with ParaCanoe! There is no cost to participate. Recreational and competitive opportunities are available and Para Canoe runs year round. Spring through summer, and into the fall, participants are on the water in kayaks or va\u2019a boats. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/?page_id=1401\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Canoe Kayak<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":1286,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1401"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1401"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1822,"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1401\/revisions\/1822"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}