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Hell or High Water, Petawawa Ontario

Hell or High Water is Canada's best paddlesports festival. Located at the confluence of the Petawawa and Ottawa Rivers, this event features canoes, kayaks and rafts racing in the whitewater rapids of the Petawawa River.

The Kitchen Sink
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Raft Race
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- Volunteers needed!
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Volunteers needed!

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Race Logistics: Starters, Timers, Spotter, etc.
Safety Boaters & On Water Positions

If you are also racing, we are happy to accommodate your scheduled races. Just let us know in the comments and we'll work it out.

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HOHW Information Package (Coming Soon)

Everything you need to know about the event in one tidy little pdf summary. Take the time to browse through it to learn about the awards dinner, the camping options, spectator view points and more.

Download the HOHW Package. (Coming Soon!)!

Presented by NRS

HOHW 11 is made possible through the support of NRS.com, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Trailhead Paddleshack‎, Petawawa Quality Inn, and Whitewater Ontario.

Please support our sponsors! They make this event happen.

Supporting a community that supports its wild places!

Come to HOHW and be part of one of Canada's largest paddlesports festivals, celebrate this amazing river, and help raise a few dollars for important community causes.

Over its nine year history, this event has raised close to $50,000! Each year we share the monies raised with Whitewater Ontario's River Advocacy Committee, and local causes important to communities in the Ottawa Valley.

HOHW is made possible through the support of the Town of Petawawa Parks & Recreation department, and our many volunteers. Thank you!