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Publication Date: August 13, 2026 - 11:00

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I tried paddleboarding for the first time in a unique marsh maze near Ottawa

August 13, 2026
Reeds reached higher than my head; the water was the colour of strong tea. A dragonfly had claimed the nose of my board, while somewhere behind a wall of cattails a family squabbled over which direction to turn. Half an hour from Parliament Hill, on a paddleboard for the first time in my life, I was lost in a labyrinth and content to stay so. Read More


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