Lake Banook, one of the best natural racecourses in the world, is currently undergoing renovations in preparation for the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. For details on construction zones, visit HRM’s Site Improvements webpage.  (more…)

Bell Aliant, Atlantic Canada’s leading communications and information technology provider will be the Presenting Sponsor for the 2009 International Canoe Federation’s World Senior Canoe Championships (Canoe ‘09). Bell Aliant has committed their support for the Championships next summer and for the construction of a new world class training facility-the Aliant Racing Centre. (more…)

Nova Scotia canoe and kayak athletes will benefit for years to come from a $500,000 contribution from the Department of Health Promotion and Protection to Canoe ‘09 for course upgrades and a new starting system. (more…)

The Halifax Regional Municipality will have the honour of hosting the 2009 International Canoe Federation’s (ICF) World Senior Canoe-Kayak Championships, from August 12 to 16, 2009, thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada and contributions from the Province of Nova Scotia and the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). (more…)

World and Olympic Champion Adam van Koeverden will lead the Canadian contingent in the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Beijing. Van Koeverden was selected as Canada’s flag bearer, beating out a competitive list of candidates. Diver Alexandre Despatie, gymnast Kyle Shewfelt and nine-time Olympian equestrian rider Ian Millar were also candidates. (more…)

The 2009 ICF World Senior Canoe Championship (Canoe ‘09) is pleased to welcome Chris Keevill as Chair of Canoe ‘09. (more…)

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) announced today that Peter Giles, a 1996 Olympian in kayaking and triple bronze medallist at the 1991 Pan American Games, has been appointed as Canada’s Assistant Chef de Mission for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

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