Alberta’s Provincial Sport Organizations make a difference in the lives of Albertans by:
   Championing a sport
   Providing opportunities for Albertans to participate in sport from physical literacy to lifelong participation across the sport
   system.
   Providing athlete, coach, officials and volunteer development pathways that assist Albertans to strive for athletic and
   leadership excellence.
   Providing quality programs and sport experiences in safe and welcoming environments.

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Vision
The Alberta Whitewater Association will broadly represent whitewater paddling across Alberta through a network of paddling clubs and disciplines that support recreational paddling and slalom, wildwater, freestyle and canoe polo competition.

Mission Statement
The Alberta Whitewater Association (AWA), a non-profit society, is the provincial sport governing organization for Alberta that promotes, strengthens, and builds canoe and kayak paddling as both a recreational and competitive activity. AWA achieves this by providing:

•     educational, training and certification programs

•     encouragement and support to leaders, paddlers, coaches, officials, and volunteers

•     support to whitewater competitive sport disciplines of Slalom, Downriver, Canoe Polo, and Freestyle paddling

•     environmental advocacy for whitewater rivers, development of whitewater facilities, and access to rivers

•     recreational paddling, festivals and events

•     support for the development and growth of member clubs

We value…
• teamwork, commitment, and fair play
• personal growth and character development
• striving for personal excellence
• a leading edge, science-based approach to instruction and training in accordance with the LTPD model
• healthy, constructive parental engagement and involvement
• a healthy, safe, and fun environment
• an ethical and respectful culture
• open, honest, timely, and transparent communication
• collaboration in everything we do
• environmentally responsible operations and policies