Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 23:19:44 -0700 (PDT)
Message-Id: <199807240619.XAA22343@ns.intelenet.net>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
From: redcanoe@pangea.ca (Douglas Ingram)
Subject: Re: [baidarka] Paddles
Phillip et al.
What the heck are you guys doing up at this hour? My excuse is that I just
finished doing some painting in my son's bedroom so that he can move out of
the room that he is sharing with his three year old sister, in order to make
room for our newest bow paddler, Anya, born yesterday morning 8:50 a.m. CST.
The room is now a coral reef, complete with clown fish, lion fish, anenomes,
etc. 360 degrees. I has turned out to be a bit more work than I had
expected, well, actually, it turns out that my wife had quite a bit longer
list of other things to do than I had expected...(all of you other fine
fathers out there KNOW of which I speak)
Any ways, as Bill's address and phone number are listed in the book, and you
people are all respectable, even though you are on the kayaking fringe (the
Fringe festival is currently on this week in Winnipeg... Great city, though
we don't tell anyone so as not to spoil the secret... besides, winter alone
keeps out the riff raff), I feel no real hesitation in providing this.
Bill Brigden: 230 Dunkirk Drive, Winnipeg., MB , Canada, R2M 3W9
(204)257-0249
I also have Vicoria's and Don's addresses too, if any one desires. They are
in the phone book too, so I figure that its OK to make this info available.
PLEASE use it with respect. Thanks.
>Doug,
>
>I have checked the web page you refered to sometime ago. A good
>read indeed. However, I have found no means of contacting him.
>My interest of course is whether or not I could purchase a pair
>of his fine paddles. I would most appreciate your help here, thanks
>for offering.
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Philip Wylie
>
>Douglas Ingram wrote:
>
>> Bill Brigden, of Winnipeg, is still alive and well, though he is getting on
>> in years. He was, and is, a significant figure in the local paddling
>> community. Early on he participated in and promoted paddling as a sport and
>> a recreation. There should be a biography written about the man, he is a
>> fine gentleman.
>>
>> Victoria Jason and Don Starkell, both also of Winnipeg, are good friends
>> with Bill. In addition to making their paddles for their Arctic trips, he
>> made the canoe which Don and his son Dana used on their trip from Winnipeg
>> to the mouth of the Anazon, a continuous and unaided trip! 12,000 miles, 24
>> months...
>>
>> If anyone would like to know more about Bill, there is a nice, though short,
>> biography on him on the website of the Manitoba Redreational Canoeing
>> Association. Follow the link from my web site at the address in the
signature.
>>
>> If contact information for him is not there, let me know and I could post
>> something.
>>
>> >Is it known if Bill Bridger (of Winnipeg) still makes and sells kayak
>> >paddles as such used by Victoria Jason (Kabloona-The Yellow Kayak)?
>> >
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >
>> >Philip Wylie
>> >
>> >
>> Douglas Ingram
>> Red River Canoe & Paddle
>> P.O. Box 78, GRP 4, RR 2
>> Lorette, Manitoba
>> Canada
>> ROA OYO
>> (204)878-2524
>> URL: www.wilds.mb.ca/redriver
>> e-mail: redcanoe@pangea.ca
>
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Douglas Ingram
Red River Canoe & Paddle
P.O. Box 78, GRP 4, RR 2
Lorette, Manitoba
Canada
ROA OYO
(204)878-2524
URL: www.wilds.mb.ca/redriver
e-mail: redcanoe@pangea.ca