The Canoe Dossier - Canoes and kayaks for Canada

Aug 21, 2008

09:53 am, David Newland / Hooray for Everything, Canoes Are Us, 152 words

Canoes and kayaks for Canada

Once upon a time, we were all about Canoes.

This is a country of watercourses and watersheds; the paths of many paddles knit into a nation.

In that spirit, here's a shout out to Canada's Olympic paddlers.

Video: Canoes and Kayaks for Canada, by Jeff Needham

Last night in Toronto Harbour, fifty-plus paddlers pulled together to salute the canoeists and kayaks who are doing us proud in Beijing. A grassroots gathering of folks from Harbourfront Canoe and Kayak Centre, The Complete Paddler, the Virtual Voyageurs Canoe Club and Canoe.ca raised our paddles and our voices to say "Go Canada Go!"

Based on Willows and Dober's performance today, it looks like the shout was heard...

Here's to all our paddlers, Olympians and otherwise. May your memories be all be gold!

Paddling Toronto Harbour
Photo: Toronto skyline from Hanlan's Point, by Keith Nunn.

Check out the photo gallery on CanoeSpace for more pics from the event.

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Comment from: Keith Nunn [Visitor]

Great event. It was a beautiful night for a paddle and it was great to find an excuse to feel even a little connected to the paddlers representing us at the games.

I really appreciate the hard work of all our 2008 Olympic paddlers:

Mylanie Barré, Lac-Beauport, Que.
Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny, Trois-Rivieres, Que.
Geneviève Beauchesne-Sévigny , Trois-Rivieres, Que.
Sarah Boudens, Pembroke, Ont.
James Cartwright, Ottawa, Ont.
Ryan Cuthbert, Carleton Place, Ont.
Richard Dober Jr., Trois-Rivieres, Que.
David Ford, Edmonton, AB
Émilie Fournel, Lachine, Que.
Karen Furneaux, Waverley, N.S.
Kristin Gauthier, Ottawa
Thomas Hall, Pointe-Claire, Que.,
Rhys Hill, Ottawa, Ont.
Steven Jorens, Aurora, Ont.
Angus Mortimer, Ottawa, Ont.
Mark Oldershaw, Burlington, Ont.
Christopher Pellini, Mississauga, Ont.
Brady Reardon, Burlington, Ont.
Andrew Russell, Dartmouth, N.S.
Adam van Koeverden, Oakville, Ont.
Andrew Willows , Gananoque, Ont.