History
Founder and President of Upper Canada Paddle, Martin Bell, started the business in early 1989. As Upper Canada Paddle grew, it was moved to a 2300 sq ft factory just outside Stirling, Ontario. The factory was enlarged a few years later to 4500 sq ft. A warehouse and packaging facility of 5200 sq ft.
was built in 1998.
The factory, warehouse and office are located at 2595 Stirling-Marmora Rd, (formerly Hwy 14) 1 kilometer (1/2 mile)
north of the village of Stirling. Stirling is approx. 190 km (120 mi.) east of Toronto and 230 km (150 mi.) west of Ottawa.
products include wooden oars, sweeps and a wide variety of paddles, (canoe, kayak and dragon boat). The paddles are lightweight with oval or
round shaft and some feature resin tips.