Lead organization: Hope Mountain Centre

Join Hope Mountain Centre’s giant flotilla of canoes and kayaks travelling 40km from Hope to Agassiz! This year, they’re celebrating the 20th anniversary of World Rivers Day! You are invited to paddle with them and a team of river scientists, historians, and naturalists who will all share their knowledge and different perspectives of the mighty Fraser River.

Bring your own boat or hop aboard one of our large, guided Voyageur canoes. There’s something for all skill levels! A motorized escort boat will join us to help keep everyone safe on the river.

This year, we are thrilled to share that thanks to generous funding provided by Fraser Health, Hope and Area B residents will be able to participate at a greatly reduced cost. Thanks to their support, we are able to connect more Hope residents with nature and make our annual World Rivers Day paddle event more financially accessible.

Along the way, you’ll visit the gravel bars, side channels, islands, and riparian forests. These are what make this part of the Fraser so important to fish and wildlife. Mark Angelo, founder of World Rivers Day, calls this part of the river the “Heart of the Fraser” in honour of the ecological wealth found there. The Hope-to-Mission stretch produces up to 10 million pink salmon annually, and hundreds of thousands of chum salmon. And this year, the miraculous return of sockeye salmon! No other part of the Fraser produces more fish. In fact, 30 species of fish are found here. This includes the largest population of sturgeon in Canada. And as we’ve all been seeing in the news, this is a record year!

As the population of this region continues to grow, it is increasingly important that we better understand and protect this incredibly important river. World Rivers Day is more important than ever.

EVENT DETAILS:

📅 Date: September 28, 2025

📍 Location: Fraser River on Wardle Street, Hope

🎟️ Tickets & More Info: World Rivers Day Guided Paddle