PACKAGES
(Save the tax until December 1st!)
INCLUDES
All packages include meals, private cabin accommodations (for up to 4 nights) and weekend activities/workshops – including Stars and Song concert and access to Sauna!
SINGLE
$450 + HST
Private cabin for 1 person
double
$750 + HST
Share a cabin with a friend! Price includes accommodations, meals and activites/workshops for 2!
triple
$1050 + HST
Share a cabin with TWO friends! Price includes accommodations, meals and activites/workshops for 3!
add-ons
Additional Fees apply for the following options (+ HST)
Want to bring friends or family to join you in your cabin for the weekend, but not participate in the activities/workshops?
– An additional charge of $50 per person is charged for the weekend per person (does not include meals or participation in activities) (Children 12 and under are free).
– Add-on options can include some or all meals, concert tickets to Ian Tamblyn and evening Space presentation.
THURSDAY
Afternoon: Arrive anytime in the afternoon and enjoy some time to settle in and relax on your own.
Dinner: BYO or head into Mattawa
Evening: Campfire Social and Meet/Greet
Sauna: Available from 4pm to 10pm
FRIDAY
Breakfast not provided – please bring your own.
Morning:
Morning Welcome and and Orientation to Winter Gathering Weekend!
12:30 pm: Lunch Provided
Afternoon:
Guided Winter Forest Therapy Walk
Tea with the Trees Share! Yummy!
5:30 pm: Dinner Provided
Evening: Night walk and Wolf Howl, Campfire (exploring evening invitations)
Sauna: Available from 4pm to 10pm
SATURDAY
8:30 am: Breakfast Provided
Morning:
Discussion and Sharing – “Connections to the Land” – Indigenous ways of knowing and winter explorations with Guest.
12:30 pm: Lunch Provided
Afternoon: Free time to explore (ski, snowshoe, walk, rest, journalling, sauana, etc…)
5:00 pm: Space Presentation!
6:00pm: Dinner Provided
Evening: Concert with Juno Award Winner – Ian Tamblyn
Telescope Observatory to follow
SUNDAY
Early Morning: Optional early morning run/walk/snowshoe/sit-spot
8:30 am: Breakfast
Morning: Final Debrief, Goodbyes and Wrap-up
Feel free to stay into the afternoon and enjoy some last moments of relaxation
Sunday night accommodations available (at no extra cost). Please request during registration
YOUR WEEKEND GUIDES
LAURA KIELPINSKI, OCT
Your event host and Forest Therapy Guide
Laura works full time as the Director of Education and Operations at the Canadian Ecology Centre (CEC). She is a certified Forest Therapy Guide with ANFT (Association of Nature and Forest Therapy) and looks forward to sharing and deepening her practice with guests at the CEC.
Laura is also a qualified OCT teacher, GPS Instructor and Instructor Trainer for the National Green Check GPS Certification program, Instructor for the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s “Project Wild” and “Below Zero” programs. She holds an honours degree in Physical and Health Education (specializing in Outdoor Adventure Leadership) and a diploma in Environmental Science from Laurentian University, as well as her Bachelor of Education from Lakehead University in Outdoor Experiential Education. Laura holds certifications in Standard First Aid and CPR, Wilderness First Aid (80 hour WFR), ORKCA (canoe training) as well as risk management and safety planning. Her passions and interests include sharing her love of the natural world with all those around her and helping others to find comfort and enjoyment from spending time in the outdoors. She enjoys being active in a variety of outdoor activities (mountain biking, running, canoeing, hiking, and cross country skiing) with her friends, family and two children.
Registration Payment
- An invoice will be sent to you via our online square account for the full amount of your registration.
- A non refundable deposit of $50 per participant (not including add-ons) is due upon receipt of your invoice to confirm your registration.
- Final payment is required 2 weeks prior to the weekend.