Sea Kayak Guide Reports to: Operations Manager/Lead guide Job Summary: Lead sea kayak tours and assist with all tour, lesson and rental operations at East Coast Outfitters (ECO). They are the front line of ECO and must serve customers by providing quality product and service information, safety and customer care. Duties/Responsibilities: Provide quality customer service […]
Read moreIntroduction to Kayaking (Paddle Canada Basic Skills Courses)

Are you looking at starting out your sea kayak training out on the right…paddle? Sea Kayaking is the fastest growing paddling activity in Canada and at ECO we offer Basic Sea Kayak Training most Sunday’s of the season so you have the option of coming out almost any Sunday of the season to start your […]
Read morePaddle Canada Sea Kayak level 3 course (Advanced Tripping and Leadership)

ECO is excited to announce that we will be hosting a Sea Kayak Level 3 course this fall. We have partnered with the Ontario Sea Kayak Centre to bring you this exciting course. With most courses taking place in the spring, this course allows you to practice and refine your skills so that you are […]
Read moreSo, you are new to kayaking and you want to paddle a lot…

Awesome! But you are right! Boats are expensive. Gear is expensive. Paddling is expensive. So, how do you get out on the water without breaking the bank. Obviously, East Coast Outfitters is the place for beginners. We are the premier kayak outfitter for tours and rentals for tourist and travelers in Nova Scotia, but we […]
Read moreSo, You Are Ready To Try Sea Kayaking!

Awesome! At East Coast Outfitters (ECO), we specialize in taking first timers on the water and we enjoy getting people hooked on paddling. ECO has trained sea kayaking guides on the east now for about 17 years and some of them are the most experienced guides/instructors on the east coast. Now we know you […]
Read moreDaily Special paddles have begun!

Welcome to the 2016 paddling season. To start off the the season right, we are offering a new deal for our Daily Specials. Paddlers can now purchase our Monthly Paddle Pass. That gets you into every one of our Daily Specials during that month. That is up to 30 days of paddling…and for only $150 […]
Read moreSeacology by Kayak – June 16, 2015

Everyone had a great time with Alexandra Vance from The Canadian Wildlife Federation on Tuesday June 15. Seacology by kayak is every Tuesday from 6pm-8pm. Call us to for more information and to register.
Read more2015 Paddle Courses, Events and programs at East Coast Outfitters

Welcome to the 2015 Sea Kayaking season at ECO! We are excited to get the season started after a long and hard winter. Our guides and guides in training have been working hard all winter learning about wind, weather, waves and tides – navigation – all important factors when keeping people safe on the water. […]
Read moreDaily Specials until October

Your favourite daily specials paddles are running till the end of October. Fall paddling offers some of the most beautiful scenery and our daily specials give you the opportunity to experience that up close. Combine that with one of our day tours and you can have a complete full day of paddling on Nova Scotia’s […]
Read moreSeptember Newsletter

Although summer is not over yet, it is back to school and we would like to thank everyone who came and paddled with us over the last few months. You are amazing people and we loved sharing our passion for kayaking with you. What’s in this issue: Dock & Dine Sea Kayak Level 1 […]
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