Aquabatics - Smithers, British Columbia - Paddling is Our Passion
Aquabatics
Smithers, British Columbia
Sunday, April 18, 2010
April 2009 - Sean Allen Building Whitewater Kayak Racks
Sean Allen from Mount Robson/Jasper came down a few times during the spring to help us out with the reno. Sean built some fabulous log kayak racks for the whitewater section as well as log supports for the canoe and kayak cradles.
Aquabatics was founded in 1990 as a paddlesports specialty shop. Originally located outside of Smithers BC, Susan began Aquabatics as a home-based business and produced an annual mail-order catalogue from the time of it's inception until 2000.
The shop grew to serve more than just northern BC; a customer base of dedicated boaters ranged through all parts of BC, Alberta, the Yukon and far beyond.
Aquabatics was an early adopter of the web, and had it's first web site in the mid 90's.
In 2000 a second Aquabatics was opened in Calgary Alberta which evolved into a vital part of the Alberta paddling community. The Calgary store was sold in 2009.
In 2009, the Smithers shop was reborn at a new location, on Highway 16 near the Smithers airport. With on-site access to Lake Kathlyn, highway visibility and lots of space to grow, the new location is proving to be a popular meeting spot.
With a wealth of small to large volume clean, free-flowing rivers, challenging creeks, beautiful lakes and reasonable access to the west coast, Northern BC is paddling Nirvana!
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