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BROOK JONES/FREE PRESS Paddle and Hum owner Myron Sawatzky builds lightweight solo canoes in a backyard shed he converted into his workshop. Pictured: The 49-year-old holds a 27-pound Soupspoon shaped fiberglass canoe with a free hanging seat he built while standing in his North Kildonan backyard in Winnipeg, Man., Monday, May 5, 2025. Sawatzky also builds Freeboard shaped canoes.