By HARVEY CURRELL -- Special to Sun Media

Georgian Bay Kayak & Canoe Festival Press Release

Download a copy of our Festival Press Release - May 2 (eve), 3, 4, 2008. Featuring the Reel Paddling Film Festival World Tour, The "Arrogant Worms" in Concert, the "Soggy Bottom" Cardboard Kayak & Canoe Race & Two Days or Workshops and Presentations

Taking green seriously- North Star, Our Opinion, Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Carling Township officials realized the value of their green spaces and, with contributions from White Squall, a local kayak and canoe outlet, and several conservation groups, set out to preserve the area's greatest asset.

Pilot project aims to protect Crown land - North Star, News, Wednesday, August 15, 2007
by Stephannie Johnson

Protecting Crown land for the future is the goal of Carling Township’s pilot Crown Land Stewardship Program. Over half of the township is made up of Crown land and Huckleberry and Franklin Islands have been popular destinations for campers spanning generations.

Who was the real McCoy? - North Star, Columns, Wednesday, July 4, 2007
by John Macfie

According to local legend, a group of islands known as the McCoys were owned by a furtrader and fisherman named McCoy whose spirit haunts one of the islands during the full moon in September.

Neither, for that matter, would Tim Dyer, intrepid outdoorsman and proprietor of White Squall Outfitters in Carling Township. Knowing that the McCoy island group was high on Tim’s list of places to send his paddling clients, I asked him recently what he thinks of the legend....

Georgian Bay Kayak & Canoe Festival 2007

Video on parrysound.com - 2007 Georgian Bay Canoe & Kayak Festival

Kayak Trickster - North Star Front Page Paper

Flips & Dips (photo essay) Parry Sound Lifestyles Paper.

Clarifying Group Efforts - Re: Franklin Island Stewardship Initiative - Beacon Star, Letters to the Editor, Friday, August 31, 2007

The Franklin Island Stewardship Initiative does not belong to Carling Township. It is a partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources, White Squall, West Carling Association, the Eastern Georgian Bay Stewardship Council, the Georgian Bay Land Trust, the Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve and the Great Lakes Sea Kayak Association....

March 07 - Explore Magazine names Parry Sound, ON as one of Canada's Top 10 Best Outdoor Small Towns - Big Activities - Read local newspaper article Beacon Star, News, Saturday, March 3, 2007
by Jack Tynan

White Squall is named as one of the " Big Activities" in Parry Sound - so we are pretty flattered that we are mentioned but also proud of our little town who's name appears beside Corner Brook NFLD, Jasper AB, Whitehorse, YK to name a few!

Feb 07 - Global TV's Feb. 17's morning news show aired a spot on Women's Only Adventure Trips. Our Just For Women's kayak adventure trip on Georgian Bay was mentioned along with photos which was fantastic. We have a copy on DVD of the news spot purchased via our Paddling Ontario Association. Thanks to POA and Global TV for this.

Nov. 06- White Squall was honoured to receive the 2006 Parry Sound Chamber of Commerce Tourism Award - view pic and article here (courtesy of North Star)

Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP Norm Miller, right, presents White Squall owners Tim and Kathy Dyer with the Tourism Award during the Parry Sound and Area Chamber of Commerce's annual general meeting Saturday. (photo North Star )

September '06 - Lend a Friend a Hand (2.2 mb) published in September's "Beyond The City" Magazine - Concerned about the abuse of Franklin Island, kayakers and cottagers are teaming up to encourage good camping practices

2006 The Lonely Planet Guide To Canada
Hey we made it in this well known international publication! Actually our listing was brought to our attention by a friend while on travels in India. White Squall is one of 5 attractions under Parry Sound heading - yahoo!!!:

"An adventurous way to explore the area's waterways is on a paddling trip with White Squall, based about 18 km northwest of Parry Sound. One of the owners has been described as the father of kayaking in Ontario, so you couldn't be in better hands. This company runs an extensive program of short trips on Georgian Bay. Longer trips have themes such yoga, geology, photography, gourmet food or astronomy. In Parry Sound itself you can get information from the company's retail store ( 19 James St). Many of White Squall's staff are as passionate about roots and folk music as they are about paddling, and you can buy some of the hard-to-find tracks listed on p180 at the store. "

And guess what the tops the list of top Ten Songs about Northern Ontario on pg. 180 but Parry Sound's very own Nineteen James Moose song! (with White Squall's Graham K. on drums) - again CD available at White Squall.

Thanks for the international exposure Lonely Planet!!! We sure do appreciate it.

Ecotourism offers natural adventure- Lifestyles, Life in the Biosphere, July, 2005
by Melissa Kosowan

"Kayakers on Georgian Bay enjoy the scenic beauty of the land, while at the same time learning about rock formations, plants, and animals. Tim Dyer of White Squall says kayaking and canoeing are growing in popularity as gas prices rise."

SeaKayakInstructor.com interview with Tim Dyer - Welcome to our second in a 276 part series, "Better know a Kayak Instructor". Today I sat down with Tim Dyer the owner of White Squall Paddling Centre in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.

Franklin Island Cleaner with New Paddling Partnership
(GLSKA) and White Squall Paddling Centre are pleased to announce that a joint endeavour to help keep Franklin Island clean.

Outrippers prepare to buy new canoes to keep the program afloat - Lifestyles, The Panther, January, 2005 - By Meagan Smith

The Out Trip Club is hoping to purchase nine new canoes from White Squall, kindly provided at a reasonable cost. However, new canoes aren’t cheap so the club is embarking on several fundraising initiatives and appealing to the community for help.