It’s in the numbers! Nova Scotia is a hot bed for canoeing in Canada. Read the rest of this entry »
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Be a part of the action at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships on Dartmouth, Nova Scotia’s Lake Banook. Witness the intense athleticism of the world’s fastest paddlers competing for the glory. Stand up and cheer as canoe and kayak paddlers from 75 countries go head to head for the title of world champion.
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Facilities
The Venue - Lake Banook
Lake Banook is an iconic venue that has played host to numerous provincial, national and international championships, as well as hundreds of regional regattas. It was the site of the 1989 World Junior Canoe Championship, the 1997 World Flatwater Senior Championship and the 2000 World Marathon Canoe Championship. Read the rest of this entry »
Getting Here
By Air:
The Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport is the Atlantic Canadian centre for domestic, regional and international flight service. With over 600 flights a week, you can travel by air to Halifax on direct flights from many Canadian, U.S., European, and Caribbean destinations. Add to that hundreds more connecting flights and it’s easy to get to Halifax from just about anywhere in the world. Halifax is geographically closer to Boston (fly time 1.45 hours) and New York (fly time 2.25 hours) than any other Canadian city and over one hour closer to Europe than any other major North American city. There are over 20 daily flights from Toronto (fly time 2 hours), 10 from Montreal (fly time 1.5 hours) and 11 from Ottawa (fly time 1.75 hours). Read the rest of this entry »
General Information
Halifax-Dartmouth is the perfect blend of heritage and culture making it a business, educational and artistic hub of Eastern Canada. Combine that with maritime hospitality in the form of dining, shopping and live entertainment and Halifax-Dartmouth are two cities to visit. Read the rest of this entry »
Paddleability
Paddleability is the name of the new program for athletes with physical disabilities competing in the sport of canoe sprint. Read the rest of this entry »
Women’s Canoe
CanoeKayak Canada, the International Canoe Federation and the Host Organizing Committee for the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships (Canoe ‘09) are delighted to inform you about a training camp and exhibition races during the competition.
Nova Scotia Tours
While visiting in Nova Scotia, take some time to see our beautiful province. Canoe ’09 has featured three tour packages which are available through Ambassatours.
Accommodations
There are many great places to stay in the Halifax-Dartmouth area. Canoe ‘09 has made arrangements with the hotels listed below for a special rate. The prices listed include applicable taxes. Please contact hotels directly to make bookings. Identify your booking as Canoe ‘09 for the special rate. To book accommodations, you must provide the hotel with a credit card number. These are typical hotel accommodations with the usual amenities. Each of these hotels has a full service restaurant.
Festival
With the entertainment line up for Canoe ‘09’s festival, it’s no wonder that 100,000 people are expected to attend from August 12 to 16. Prince Albert Road and several other streets will be closed to traffic to make way for a celebration of our sport. The festival is a non-gated and family fun event that will feature daily entertainment as well as several special events.
