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RIDEAU CANOE CLUB LAUNCHES 2023 COMMUNITY DRAGON BOAT PROGRAM WITH OTF GRANT SUPPORT
Ottawa, ON – On Thursday, the team at the Rideau Canoe Club (RCC) met to launch a new season for the Community Dragon Boat Program. At the launch, the team celebrated the $85,000 Resilient Communities Fund grant they received from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) which allowed RCC to to bring back a popular community event, the Dragon Boat, which had been suspended following the COVID-19 pandemic. View the full release here. Pictures of the event are below. Photo credit to RCC Member - M. Bartlett
Ottawa, ON – On Thursday, the team at the Rideau Canoe Club (RCC) met to launch a new season for the Community Dragon Boat Program. At the launch, the team celebrated the $85,000 Resilient Communities Fund grant they received from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) which allowed RCC to to bring back a popular community event, the Dragon Boat, which had been suspended following the COVID-19 pandemic. View the full release here. Pictures of the event are below. Photo credit to RCC Member - M. Bartlett
Rideau Canoe Club Wins 4th Consecutive Canoe Kayak Canada Sprint National Championship Burgee
Shawinigan, August 27, 2022 – In the closest National Championship Burgee race since 2018, the Rideau Canoe Club has successfully defended the Canoe Kayak Canada Burgee as the top Club in Canada. It was their 4th consecutive National Championship, and 11th overall in the 120-year history of the Canoe Club. The win comes 99 years after Rideau won their first Burgee in 1923 and moves the Club alone into second place behind the Mississauga Canoe Club in all-time Burgee Championships. View the full release and Nationals highlights.
Next Generation of Rideau Athletes in Bratislava, Slovakia to Represent Canada at Olympic Hopes Regatta
Ottawa September 7, 2022 – Rideau Canoe Club athletes are again competing in Europe this week as 7 paddlers are in Bratislava, Slovakia for the Olympic Hopes Regatta. The annual Regatta hosts the top U15, U16 and U17 athletes from across Europe and paddling nations around the World. 40 countries will be participating at the Regatta. View the full release and the list of RCC athletes competiting.
Rideau Canoe Athletes to represent Canada in Halifax this week at the ICF Senior World Sprint Canoe and Kayak Championships
With the Senior World Championships returning to Canada for the first time since 2009, the Rideau Canoe Club will have 6 athletes competing for Team Canada. These athletes represent the largest delegation of paddlers the Club has sent to an International Canoe Federation World Championships. Competition starts Wednesday, August 3rd on Lake Banook in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and will continue until Sunday, August 7th. View the full release and the list of RCC athletes competing.
32 Junior Athletes to Represent Rideau Canoe Club and Eastern Ontario Division at 2022 Ontrio Summer Games
Ottawa, July 21, 2022 – 32 U16 Rideau Canoe Club Athletes are in Mississauga today for the Opening Ceremonies of the 2022 Ontario Summer Games, before travelling to Welland, Ontario to compete at the International Flatwater Centre. These will be the first Ontario Summer Games held since the Covid Pandemic. View the full article and list of Rideau athletes.
Parking At The Club
A reminder that parking spots are for RCC members only, and even with that, there are limited parking spaces in our lot. A parking pass unfortunately does not guarantee parking at the club on any given day. WE CANNOT PARK ON THE FIELD. The field is used for warm ups and dryland training. Alternate parking options can be found HERE
Volunteers
As we have said all along, the volunteers are essential to the success of our canoe club. This year's Board of Directors has been hard at work, and we will need your help to get set up for the season. Many volunteer positions provide an excellent vantage point on regatta days, and others involve time outside of regatta days so you are free to watch and cheer from the shores while you or your favourite athletes are racing! If you are new to the canoe club, there are always lots of people happy to guide you through the volunteering experience. It's an amazing way to meet other members, have lots of laughs, and to learn about the sport. Here are some of the volunteering positions that we need to fill now, in order to be ready for the regatta season:
• Kitchen Coordinator
• House Committee
• Website support
• Photographer
If you are interested in finding out more about any of these positions, or in signing up as volunteer, please contact secretary@rideaucanoeclub.ca. We also have a volunteer sign-up on our website's Volunteers page.
Shawinigan, August 27, 2022 – In the closest National Championship Burgee race since 2018, the Rideau Canoe Club has successfully defended the Canoe Kayak Canada Burgee as the top Club in Canada. It was their 4th consecutive National Championship, and 11th overall in the 120-year history of the Canoe Club. The win comes 99 years after Rideau won their first Burgee in 1923 and moves the Club alone into second place behind the Mississauga Canoe Club in all-time Burgee Championships. View the full release and Nationals highlights.
Next Generation of Rideau Athletes in Bratislava, Slovakia to Represent Canada at Olympic Hopes Regatta
Ottawa September 7, 2022 – Rideau Canoe Club athletes are again competing in Europe this week as 7 paddlers are in Bratislava, Slovakia for the Olympic Hopes Regatta. The annual Regatta hosts the top U15, U16 and U17 athletes from across Europe and paddling nations around the World. 40 countries will be participating at the Regatta. View the full release and the list of RCC athletes competiting.
Rideau Canoe Athletes to represent Canada in Halifax this week at the ICF Senior World Sprint Canoe and Kayak Championships
With the Senior World Championships returning to Canada for the first time since 2009, the Rideau Canoe Club will have 6 athletes competing for Team Canada. These athletes represent the largest delegation of paddlers the Club has sent to an International Canoe Federation World Championships. Competition starts Wednesday, August 3rd on Lake Banook in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and will continue until Sunday, August 7th. View the full release and the list of RCC athletes competing.
32 Junior Athletes to Represent Rideau Canoe Club and Eastern Ontario Division at 2022 Ontrio Summer Games
Ottawa, July 21, 2022 – 32 U16 Rideau Canoe Club Athletes are in Mississauga today for the Opening Ceremonies of the 2022 Ontario Summer Games, before travelling to Welland, Ontario to compete at the International Flatwater Centre. These will be the first Ontario Summer Games held since the Covid Pandemic. View the full article and list of Rideau athletes.
Parking At The Club
A reminder that parking spots are for RCC members only, and even with that, there are limited parking spaces in our lot. A parking pass unfortunately does not guarantee parking at the club on any given day. WE CANNOT PARK ON THE FIELD. The field is used for warm ups and dryland training. Alternate parking options can be found HERE
Volunteers
As we have said all along, the volunteers are essential to the success of our canoe club. This year's Board of Directors has been hard at work, and we will need your help to get set up for the season. Many volunteer positions provide an excellent vantage point on regatta days, and others involve time outside of regatta days so you are free to watch and cheer from the shores while you or your favourite athletes are racing! If you are new to the canoe club, there are always lots of people happy to guide you through the volunteering experience. It's an amazing way to meet other members, have lots of laughs, and to learn about the sport. Here are some of the volunteering positions that we need to fill now, in order to be ready for the regatta season:
• Kitchen Coordinator
• House Committee
• Website support
• Photographer
If you are interested in finding out more about any of these positions, or in signing up as volunteer, please contact secretary@rideaucanoeclub.ca. We also have a volunteer sign-up on our website's Volunteers page.