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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Volunteers
You can be at the centre of it all at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships by becoming a volunteer! The four days of competition will require volunteers from many different walks of life in both the paddling and Dartmouth/Halifax community with an array of talents.
Canoe ‘09 is proud to announce Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) as the Presenting Sponsor for the volunteer program. By supporting this program ALC will help ensure that this is one of the most successful world championships ever hosted. The four days of competition will require 1000 volunteers from many different walks of life in both the paddling and Halifax community with an array of talents.
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About Atlantic Lottery
ALC has been a part of the Atlantic Canadian Community since 1976. They manage the gaming industry on behalf of the Atlantic Canadian Provincial Governments and are represented in their respective provinces through the Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation, Lotteries Commission of News Brunswick, Prince Edward Island Lotteries Commission and Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ALC exists to provide sustainable financial success allowing their shareholders to give back to the Atlantic Canada Community.
To learn more visit www.alc.ca today!
The Champion Newsletter
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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 »
Accommodations
Canoe ‘09 is providing several accommodation options for athletes, team members, federation officials, International Technical Officials, volunteers and spectators. If you are booking accommodations for Category 1, reservations must be made through the Canoe ‘09 office. All other accommodations must be booked by contacting individual hotels using the information included below. The deadline to book accommodations is May 1, 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
Volunteer Orientation – July 27 and 30
Canoe ’09 will host two orientation sessions for those volunteering for the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. Registered volunteers must attend one of the sessions. Volunteer packages and the information needed to help at Canoe ’09 will be handed out.
Monday, July 27
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
St. Peter’s Church Gym
10 Maple Street, Dartmouth (near Sullivan’s Pond)
Thursday, July 30
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
St. Peter’s Church Gym
10 Maple Street, Dartmouth (near Sullivan’s Pond)
Please note: All registered volunteers will be assigned by July 27.
