The
Petrie
Island Canoe Club began in 2013 as a
satellite summer camp program of the Rideau
Canoe Club.
With the growing popularity of canoe-kayak in the nation's
capital, the camp was unable to accomodate the demand
in the area. As a result, after three years of growth,
the organisation opted to take out separate membership
in Canoe-Kayak Canada with the help of its parent club
and other local clubs and organisations in the Greater
Ottawa region. Sarah Kennedy and Elizabeth Orton have
been instrumental in establishing the club within the
Eastern Ontario Division. Significant assistance has
been provided by former Orléans MPP Phil McNeely.
A new boathouse was constructed in 2025 with the option
of adding more storeys above the boat bays.
