Meet the Organizers

		Phil Cotton - An avid canoe historian, "Uncle" Phil manages The Wabakimi Project which he founded in 2004. His winters are spent researching and planning routes, recruiting volunteers, organizing the annual speaking tour and preparing equipment and supplies for the next summer's trips. He is actively involved in forest management planning exercises that impact canoe routes on the Crown lands adjacent to Wabakimi Provincial Park.

		Barry Simon - Barry designs and produces the Wabakimi Canoe Route Maps. He often shares the podium with Phil during the annual speaking tour. His tireless efforts, unstinting support and 'hands across the border' collaboration has earned The Wabakimi Project an enviable international reputation. A trip participant in 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2011, Barry led his first reconnaissance trip in 2008.

		Bill McCarvell - A close friend of Phil's family, Bill lives in London, ON where he operates his own internet development firm, Syntaxis On-Line, Inc. He is the designer and manager of The Wabakimi Project website and each year, he helps Phil prepare the annual speaking tour presentations and often accompanies him to ensure things runs smoothly. Bill has been a trip participant in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2012.

		Sarah McCullough - Since 2008, Sarah has managed the daily business of The Wabakimi Project while Phil is away leading trips. She maintains his home where she conducts the pre-trip briefings, outfits participants with the gear they require, packs the supplies and acts as our liaison with the air base in Armstrong.

		Patricia Cotton - For the first three seasons of The Wabakimi Project Phil's daughter fulfilled the role that Sarah has assumed and each Saturday, she drove participants between Thunder Bay and the Armstrong air base. Whenever her post-graduate music studies permit, Trish returns to assist Sarah with the day-to-day tasks of maintaining our operations in Thunder Bay.