By paNOW Staff

River Runners readying for another year

Jul 16, 2011 | 10:58 AM

The Prince Albert River Runners are preparing another batch of kids for their annual river expedition.

The group takes a diverse group of teenagers from the community, partners them with adults, including police officers, and teaches them team building and hard work skills.

“We take them on a three-day, two-night river trip with kayaks and canoes and we start on the North Saskatchewan River and we end up in Prince Albert,” said Staff Sgt. Dave Schluff with the Prince Albert Police Service.

Schluff said the program is a great way to teach youth important life lessons, gain trust with the police and make some great friends and memories along the way.

“River Runners is an adventure, it’s not really a holiday,” said Schluff. “We tell the group that we have to work together as a team, we have to get through the adventure and there’s going to be some things that are unexpected.”

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Each year, about 20 young men and women participate in the program. The group leaves this year on July 21. In the meantime, the youths and adults involved are training for the day by taking first aid and team building classes.

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