Paluski Boats

The Selwyn Township company manufactures high-quality products for the tourism industry both at home in The Kawarthas and across Canada. 

There’s no better picture of summer in Canada than paddling on a picturesque lake. When that canoe or kayak comes from Paluski Boats, you can be assured that everything from its manufacturing to the ownership behind the company is supporting both the local and Canadian economy. 

Based in Selwyn Township — one of eight townships in Peterborough County — Paluski Boats was founded in 1980 by Graham Wilkins, a former gold medallist with Canada’s National Rowing Team who spent a decade on both the Trent University and Peterborough rowing clubs. By 1984, fibreglass engineering expert and boat manufacturer Pat Smith had joined Wilkins in partnership at the company. 

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The Local Advantage in Peterborough County is a branded editorial feature series about locally owned independent businesses in Peterborough County, created in partnership with Peterborough County’s Economic Development & Tourism Division and KawarthaNOW.