There are people (you may be one of them), who have a wooden canoe and can't use it anymore. You want to find a good home for your canoe. Meanwhile, there are people (you may be one of them), who want a wooden canoe and don't have one -- yet. Ghostpine Canoe and Paddle wants to help prospective owners of adopt a wooden canoe and provide it with a good home. However, GCP is unable to maintain and store an inventory of wooden canoes that have yet to find a good home. This is where the GCP Canoe Adoption Program comes in. Here is how it works:
1) If you have a wooden canoe and want to find a good home for it, Contact GCP.
2) If you want to adopt a wooden canoe or want a specific canoe that is not currently available, Contact GCP.
3) When a person wants to adopt a canoe that is currently available, GCP contacts the current owner and asks them to contact the person who wants to adopt their canoe.
4) The owner of the canoe and the "adopting parent" negotiate the transfer of ownership (along with any money paid by the adopting parent to acquire the canoe).
5) Therefore, GCP does not buy or sell canoes. They help the current owner and the adopting parent connect and transfer ownership of the canoe. If you are putting your canoe up for adoption, you keep it in your possession until an adopting parent comes forward. This can be a matter of days or it may take several years.
6) Once ownership has been transferred, GCP is notified and the canoe is transported to the canoe shop near Red Deer, Alberta (there may be some cost involved). Once in the shop, GCP has a close look at the canoe to determine exactly what needs to be done in the restoration. The new owner has complete control over this process. The colour of the canoe and any other details are determined by the new owner.