I think you should look at Cooke Custom Sewing too. I think they're equal to Ostrom in quality. But the exchange rate of the Canadian dollar to the US dollar favors US products now.

Also maybe you'd still like your hiking pack better? Depends on how difficult your carries are. But I took some guys on a trip this fall. One of the guys still preferred his hiking backpack to using an old roll down canoe pack I offered. My loaner was just a simple dry bag pack though with shoulder straps, and he had a nice new backpack.