Numerous ecological regulations impact our fish, yet few volunteers are interested in doing the hard work of registering them to vote. Learn how to canvass your local waterways with today's Groupon to Manitoba Paddling Association. Choose between the following options:

• For $10, you get an Intro to Kayaking course on Tuesday nights from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (a $20 value).
• For $15, you get an Intro to Kayaking 2 course on Wednesday nights from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (a $30 value).

As the province's governing body for competitive canoeing and kayaking, the Manitoba Paddling Association tutors students in proper paddling. Held at the Manitoba Canoe & Kayak Centre on the Red River and led by certified instructors, the two-hour paddling courses turn dilettante dunkers into intermediate oarsmen able to captain canoes, kayaks, and floating Ferraris. During Intro to Kayaking, students commandeer stable, beginner-friendly flat-bottomed kayaks, in which they practice paddling basics. Intro to Kayaking 2 progresses these skills, plunking students into sleek, flat-water kayaks. Manitoba Paddling recommends weather-appropriate clothing and footwear, as well as a change of dry clothing in case a territorial sturgeon insists on a wrestling match. Students awakened to new depths of watery wanderlust can consider a full-blown club membership.