Reconciliation Journey

• There is no cost to the participants. The trip is funded by the project, including travel from home to Barrie, accommodation and meals, bus from Barrie to Temagami, and home again, as well as canoes, camping gear and food.

• Meet in Barrie at Georgian College and travel by bus to Lake Temagami, northern Ontario, to learn the teachings of the land, the Indigenous people, their culture and traditions.

• Travel to the base camp in the interior of Lake Temagami where the Guides, canoes and supplies will be waiting.

• Receive orientation and skills training in canoe tripping and wilderness travel.

• Get to know each other and the trip leaders.

• Travel by canoe through Lake Temagami, back to Northwaters base camp, building friendships, having fun and learning respect for the land and each other, as well as gaining knowledge in reconciliation and Indigenous culture and spirituality.

 

Application Form

Please submit your application form for Gibimishkaadimin no later than April 30.

• Application Form

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Packing List

• What to bring packing checklist

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Logistics​

• Youth will gather at Georgian College in Barrie, greet each other, stay overnight and travel to base camp on Lake Temagami.

• Baggage must be packed in soft-sided bags.

• There is no internet or cell service during the canoe trip, so phones will be stored for safety. We will focus on each other and the land.

• No alcohol and no recreational drugs on the Gibimishkaadimin journey. This will be strictly enforced. 

• We will provide a "What to Bring Packing Checklist."  We will try to help provide anything you may be missing. 

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Videos

Get an idea of what the journey will be like by viewing the videos from previous canoe trips: 

• 2023

• 2022

• 2019

• 2018 

• 2017