Through my work with Paddle Canada when we wrote the PaddleSmart safety program we were hosted by Bill's wife, Joyce Mason. Sleeping in that house on Meech Lake among Bill's awards, paintings, paddles and canoes, plus meeting Joyce, Paul and Becky was a highlight of my life.

I've seen the real deal "Paddle" (or rather one of them) in Joyce and the late Bill Mason's house when I stayed there while a few of us from Paddle Canada worked on creating the PaddleSmart safety program.

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I've read a few things by James, have put him up in my house and hosted a speaking event by him with the Saskatoon Canoe Club, but I don't think I have read that book. I'm generally familiar with the story though and it was a motivation behind us creating PaddleSmart.

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