Kelowna Paddle Centre

What Kelowna Paddle Centre does

Kelowna Paddle Centre is a Canadian non-profit organization founded in 2000 and based in Kelowna, British Columbia. Based on the organization's name and location on Okanagan Lake — a major freshwater paddling destination — the entity appears to operate as a community paddle sports centre, likely offering kayaking, canoeing, and/or stand-up paddleboarding instruction, rentals, and related programming. The organization employs approximately 7 people, consistent with a small local recreation non-profit rather than a commercial operator.

No products, services, pricing, revenue mechanics, customer segments, partnerships, certifications, management team details, funding history, or financial figures are documented in the available input data. The company's public website (kelownapaddlecentre.ca) returned a verification/loader page during source retrieval, so the underlying service catalogue, membership structure, fee schedule, and program mix cannot be verified from primary materials.

As a small, single-market non-profit recreation entity, the operating model is most plausibly supported by program fees, equipment rentals, memberships, donations, and/or municipal or provincial grants — but none of these revenue mechanics are confirmed in the input. The analysis is therefore constrained: descriptive detail beyond name, location, founding year, headcount, and non-profit status is not supported by the available evidence.

Name

Kelowna Paddle Centre

Website

https://kelownapaddlecentre.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kelowna Paddle Centre is a small Canadian non-profit paddle sports organization founded in 2000 in Kelowna, British Columbia, serving the local Okanagan Lake paddling community with approximately 7 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Paddle Sports Recreation

NAICS

Recreational Goods Rental (532284), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAAALAB

Water & Marine Guiding Services (Kayak, Canoe, Raft, SUP, Sailing)

Travel & Hospitality/Adventure, Amusement Parks & Ecotourism/Adventure & Ecotourism Equipment Rental & Guiding Services

SECONDARYTHAAAKAF

Whitewater & Paddle Sports Centers (Rafting, Kayak, SUP, Canoe)

Travel & Hospitality/Adventure, Amusement Parks & Ecotourism/Adventure Sports & Activity Centers (Paragliding, Skydiving, Surf Schools)

Keywords

• Paddle sports
• Kayak rentals
• Paddleboard programs
• Water recreation
• Paddling instruction

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Core offering

Kelowna Paddle Centre is a Canadian non-profit organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia that provides paddle sports services to the local community. Operating with approximately 7 staff members since its founding in 2000, the centre facilitates paddling-related activities such as kayaking, canoeing, and paddleboarding for residents and visitors of the Okanagan region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Others

• GetMyBoat: Global marketplace for boat and watercraft rentals, including kayaks and SUPs; a key indirect channel/competitor for consumer paddle bookings that small centres must either join or compete against.
• Parks Canada - Okanagan Lake Recreation: Public-sector provider of paddling access, safety messaging, and programming on Okanagan waterways; shapes the operating environment and partnership landscape for any local paddle centre.

Direct peers

• Paddle Canada: National governing body and certification provider for paddle sports in Canada, with affiliated clubs and training centres that deliver kayak, canoe, and SUP instruction similar to what a community paddle centre would offer.
• Toronto Island SUP & Kayak: Urban waterfront paddle sports rental and lesson operator comparable in scale and offering, demonstrating the small-operator rental/instruction model that Kelowna Paddle Centre follows.
• White Squall Adventures: Ontario-based paddling outfitter offering canoe, kayak, and SUP rentals, lessons, and guided trips — a comparable Canadian small-operator model for paddle centre services.

Regional players

• Okanagan Lake Tours & Rentals: Operates guided tours and watercraft rentals on Okanagan Lake in the Kelowna region, directly overlapping with the paddle centre's core guided-service and rental activity in the same geographic catchment.
• Hoodoo Adventure Co. BC-based adventure outfitter with kayak, SUP, and rafting offerings in the Pacific Northwest, representing the regional competitive set for paddle sports experiences.

Broad incumbents

• MEC (Mountain Equipment Company): Canada's largest outdoor retailer with strong paddle sports category presence (kayaks, SUPs, paddles, gear) and periodic in-store lessons; competes indirectly for paddle sports consumer spend.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kelowna-paddle-centre

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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