Whynot Adventure, The Keji Outfitters — Attraction in Kejimkujik National Park of Canada

Tuesday July 22, 2025; I had gone to the outfitters the night before to inquire about pricing. It was not busy and no one at the time said I could reserve. They handed me a price list and that was that. I asked about tandem kayaks and was told they had lots.

Arrived at 10am this morning. While in line the staff allowed people from the back of the line to bud infront of two other families. No one was managing the line, nor did they say anything.

When I got to the front we asked for the tandem and the staff(blond hair and glasses) asked us to sign things before noting she didnt didnt have one a tandem for the two hour minimum.

As a person with a disability I required the tandem 1. For body posture and 2. Because I need assistance if the minimum is 2 hours.

When I noted this to her the staff first questioned my disability. Sorry I dont have a cane or wheelchair. It is clear the staff did not have adequate training on disabled people because would know thats not something you do.

She then told me other than giving us two single kayaks there was no accommodations she could make as she cannot rent us boats we don't have.

I did express my displeasure that we were not told we had the option to reserve the kayaks ahead of time.

I also think that having a 2 hour minimum is incredibly ablisit and prevents a lot of disabled people from using these services as that is quite a long time. Disabled person should not have to pay extra. Many canoe rental do 30 min or 1 hour mins. The fact that the staff could not accommodate that also say a lot abkut the management's view on disabilities.

The service worker displayed very little patience for us and had very little critical thinking around solving the problem.

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