Our Fall 2021 effort ffor Wabakimi Provincial Park Kiosks successfully raised $8,352 CAD from 60 don0rs.   Joe Luptak of Elgin, Illinois was the winner of the Ostrom Wabakimi Canoe Pack drawing. 
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Dear Wabakimi paddlers! 
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We're asking for your donations to our 2022 Projects Fund!

FOW is THE advocacy voice for Wabakimi. We're working to protect and enhance canoe route, habitat and wildlife, especially the iconic woodland caribou.

There's real challenges for protecting the canoe routes and habitat in the Crown Lands surrounding Wabakimi provincial parks. Documenting these historic canoe routes was critical, but now we have to advocate in the forest planning process!

Your membership and donations make FOW a stronger voice.  Your exploration of the Wabakimi area supports protection and in the long term helps the local economy. We're here to help with that process.  
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    Vern Fish, President, FOW & the Board of Directors​

donate ONLINE HERE!

We met our Fall 2021 goal!

Wabakimi Provincial Park has received $6,500 towards our 50% match: 

1) $2,500 CAD for development & design costs & $2,000 for installing the first Kiosk,

2) Another $2,000 (or more) for a second Kiosk. (clearly we need more than one)

3) Up to $1,500 (depending) for commissioning a local First Nations artist for artwork which captures the essence of wabakimi/wildlife as part of our Kiosk. (and possibly other reproductions in support of this effort)  

​The plan is to finish the design work in 2022 and complete installation in 2023, as part of the 40th Anniversary of the park's creation.  
   

Donate online now!

Enhance Wabakimi Provincial Park visibility!   Armstrong, Ontario (The Gateway to Wabakimi!) is 254km (158 miles) from Thunder Bay, where the park office and staff are located. 

Kiosks will provide:

• A local park presence for visitors beginning their trip and highlight paddling opportunities.  
• Park map/trip planning overview, park history and recognition of the cultural landscape and information on park regulations and emergency contacts.  
• An improvement as part of the Park's 40th Anniversary in 2023.
• Opportunity to advertise the FOW and promote our collaborative initiatives
• Potential to work with indigenous communities to incorporate cultural elements to the project
• Potential opportunity to work with the Armstrong Resource Development Corporation to create a local information space into draw park visitors
• Template from this project can be used to develop additional kiosks in the park

2022 Pr0jects

Expanded Wabakimi Protected Areas! (Conservation Advocacy!)

Improved map products (Planning map updates, new Map Volume format)

Expanded Canoecopia in person and virtual booth (March 11-13, 2022)

Wabakimi Rendezvous (Sept. 8-11) in Thunder Bay & Armstrong

PLANES, PADDLES AND PORTAGES, KIOSKS & More -- FOW/Wabakimi Provincial Park Projects, Round Three

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With over 10,000 lakes, Wabakimi is one of the most expansive protected paddling destinations in all of North America!​

In 2021, Wabakimi stayed open, as other parks restricted and/or closed their backcountry to camping and canoeing due to severe fires.

DONATE ONLINE NOW!

 Please Donate Now!

​Large or small it’s all needed and appreciated. Please consider following table: 

• $614 CND ($500 U.S. )
• $307 CND ($250 U.S.)
• $200 CND ($162 U.S.)
• $123 CND ($100 U.S.)
• $61 CND ($50 U.S.)
• $31 CND ($25 U.S.)
• $12 CND ($10 U.S.) ​

Donations may also be sent to:

Friends of Wabakimi, 1060 Riverdale Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario     P7J 1N2  or

3488 Kingswood Place
​Waterloo, Iowa 50701

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​Partnering with Wabakimi Provincial Park.  Stewardship Initiatives.  

Going forward the FOW  supports stewardship 
activities to protect, restore and enhance the ecosystems within and surrounding Wabakimi Provincial Park. This will helps meet the following Ontario Parks objectives:
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1.  Protection of natural and cultural features
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2. Provision of ecologically sustainable outdoor recreation

3. Natural and cultural heritage education
 
4. Fostering research
 

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