about us

Our Environmental Ethos

Community

First Nations

Our Mission

Customer Service - Authenticity

Permits and Licensing

In the Field

Our Employees

WeGo kayaking Expeditions, located on Vancouver Island, is a small family run kayaking business owned by Abert and Kelly Rogalinski. Our company was born out of a passion for taking enthusiastic people to places less traveled, and watching the growth and enjoyment that was a result of the amazing experiences these people had in the great outdoors. We are truly blessed to have the opportunity to make coastal British Columbia not only our home, but also a place where we can combine our immense enjoyment of people and the outdoors in a fun filled work environment.

Of course none of this would mean anything without you, our clients. Your spirit of adventure and willingness to laugh and have fun is what makes it all worthwhile. To you adventurous souls, past, present and future, thank-you! 

This is our invitation to you. Come and travel with us as we share new experiences, meet new friends, enjoy fabulous meals and encounter all that British Columbia has to offer from an awe-inspiring point of view......the kayak!

Albert Rogalinski

If you have any questions or comments in regard to our company or policies, we encourage you to contact us at info @wegokayaking.com or by calling 1.800.434.9346.

We take our commitment to environmental responsibility very seriously. At WeGo Kayaking we believe that everything we do has the potential to impact our world. Our goal is to not only provide kayaking tours that allow our guests the opportunity to form an intimate bond with Vancouver Island, but to do so through sustainable sea kayaking programs that promote environmental awareness and safety.

Our community rocks! We are very proud of our community and make every effort to use local producers and suppliers. We support those in our community by purchasing and hiring locally whenever possible. We are active supporters of many charitable organizations throughout BC to which we have made donations.

>>>Please visit our meals page to meet some of our local suppliers....

Our company is dedicated to supporting our local First Nations through open dialogue, respect of First Nation culture, consultation and by hiring First Nations to work with us. Our goal is expose our customers to the rich and unique history of the local First Nations by having our guests join tours organized and operated by the First Nations people whenever possible. We continue to remain in contact with local First Nations, offering input to their consultants as well as to them directly when requested. All of our campsites have undergone a referral process with local First Nations involvement.

Yukusam Heritage Society
WeGo Kayaking, with great interest, has attended the meetings of the Yukusam Heritage Society in regard to the head lease agreement they have negotiated with the BC provincial government. The head lease agreement gives the Yukusam (an association of Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwak'wala speaking) First Nations bands that exist in the Johnstone Strait area) sole control over the care, upkeep and administration of Hanson Island. The island, used by the First Nations for centuries, is home to hundreds of culturally modified trees and Native village sites. We are very supportive of the efforts of all the First Nations involved in that agreement. Upon completion of their management planning we are looking forward to working even more closely with the Yukusam. As soon as they have organized the tour component of their planning process we intend to include their cultural tours as part of our sea kayaking tour program.

If you have any questions or concerns in regard to our dealings with First Nations, we encourage you to contact us at info@wegokayaking.com or call 1.800.434.9346.

WeGo Kayaking is dedicated to professional excellence in all facets of its business practices. We remain true to this ideal in the following ways:

	Quality – By sourcing quality local products and operating kayaking tours that are environmentally responsible.
	Benefits & Services - By establishing solid professional operating standards and responsible ethics to meet the expectations of our customers.
	Customer Service – Service our customers in accordance with our Customer Service Philosophy - Authenticity.
	Employees – By hiring enthusiastic individuals and providing them with a dependable, fun and supportive work environment.
	Increasing Business – Through the active pursuit of new and exciting ways to promote the company.

The WeGo Kayaking Customer Service Philosophy – Authenticity

authenticity,
noun

The quality of being authentic:

genuineness, realness, truthfulness, validity.

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Our customer service philosophy is focused on one thing and one thing alone – authenticity.
The commitment is simple – do what we say we are going to do.

WeGo Kayaking is a registered British Columbia Company that holds current permits and licenses to operate in every area in which we run our kayaking tours. We work very closely with Lands and Water British Columbia (LWBC) as well as Water, Land and Air Protection (BC Parks) to ensure that we are working within the regulations that they have in place. Our Maggy Point base camp and Pacific Orca Lodge reside on long-term tenures held by WeGo Kayaking Ltd. As part of the tenure process, we have liaised with First Nations, Fisheries, The Ministry of Forests, The Vancouver Island Health Authority, Fisheries, WLAP, Coast Guard and submitted all the appropriate documentation to each of these agencies.

To date, WeGo Kayaking is the only company operating in the Johnstone Strait area that has completed this thorough tenure process including the referrals to the agencies listed above.

We live in a truly unspoiled area; known for its natural beauty, clean air and pristine waterways. As stewards of the land our goal of conservation is achieved by following the principles of low impact camping and environmental responsibility while we are on our kayaking tours. We dissuade the use of soap in freshwater streams and lakes, deal with human waste in the most appropriate manner and endeavor to lessen our impact by using established camps and trail networks. Our objective is to share space with wildlife without impacting its natural behavior. This is done by preventing curious animals from coming into contact with our food by storing it in an appropriate manner and by ensuring that we always maintain a healthy distance while we are in the company of these treasured animals.

Our employees are respected and valued members of our WeGo Kayaking team. They are all hired and employed by WeGo Kayaking; we do not use contractors to fill our staff positions. By hiring in this way we are compliant to all government regulations and labour laws both federally and provincially. Our guides are part of our team here at WeGo kayaking and their valuable input helps improve our kayaking tours and shape our policies and procedures year after year. Our kayaking guides and office staff are paid wages based on industry standard; in fact, we value our staff and their hard work so highly most earn above industry standard wages.