Focused on transitions within Overbrook Neighborhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Spans going up on the 417 bridge.
The spans are done about half way across the Rideau river at this point. Note the open water on the west side and the new dome on the University of Ottawa's new football field.
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
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