DARTMOUTH:<\/strong> The MP for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour announced the federal government has provided almost $250,000 to help improve the boardwalk, and add new floating docks at Lake Bnaook. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Darren Fisher, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Seniors, announced a combined, non-repayable investment of A contribution of $92,144 allowed the Canoe \u201922 Society to replace four deteriorating floating dock systems at the Atlantic Division Canoe Kayak Canada (ADCKC) Lake Banook facilities with new, safer, more accessible systems. The Society also installed two new dock systems to accommodate more canoes and kayaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”126″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n A contribution of $150,000 allowed the Halifax Regional Municipality to repair and replace several sections of the Lake Banook boardwalk, making the popular outdoor space safer and more accessible to visitors and patrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These upgrades enabled the Lake Banook facilities to host major sporting events like last year\u2019s ICF Championships, and this summer\u2019s North American Indigenous Games (NAIG). The improvements will help bring more world-class paddling events to Dartmouth, attracting athletes, coaches, families, and fans from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Quotes The Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”34″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”6″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n “When you\u2019re from Dartmouth, people don\u2019t ask you if you paddle, they ask you where you paddle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “With the incredible success of Canoe \u201822 and the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG 2023), to kids paddling in their first regattas for non-profit paddling clubs on beautiful Lake Banook \u2014 the canoe kayak facilities and boardwalk on the lake are so important to Dartmouth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “The support we\u2019ve delivered will ensure that future international events are as successful and exciting, while ensuring safer recreational spaces for our community to enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n – Darren Fisher, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Seniors and Member of Parliament \u201cLake Banook is essential to Dartmouth\u2019s character and pride of place. This welcome investment further develops this remarkable natural venue for local and international paddlers and rowers and all who enjoy Lake Banook.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mike Savage, Mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”71″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”148″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCanoe \u201822 was a huge success and was the most accessible world championship ever because of the support by the federal government to upgrade the dock system at Lake Banook. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “The new docking system allows all competitors to have the same access to the racecourse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Canoe \u201922 thanks the Government of Canada for their ongoing support of all canoe and kayak athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n – Stephen Gallant, Vice Chair of the Canoe \u201922 Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”127″] [adrotate banner=”105″] From a press release DARTMOUTH: The MP for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour announced the federal government has provided almost $250,000 to help improve the boardwalk, and add new floating docks at Lake Bnaook. Darren Fisher, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Seniors, announced a combined, non-repayable investment of$242,144 through the Canada Community Revitalization […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[957],"tags":[3855,5413,185,5414,121,628,5415,5093],"class_list":["post-38283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-canoe-22","tag-canoe-kayak","tag-dartmouth","tag-floating-docks","tag-hrm","tag-lake-banook","tag-mp-darren-fisher","tag-naig"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
$242,144 through the Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF) for the Canoe \u201922 Society and for Halifax Regional Municipality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBeing known as the \u2018City of Lakes\u2019 is such an advantage for Dartmouth. With these upgrades, Lake Banook is the whole package: a world-class sports destination bringing athletes and spectators from around the world, and an accessible space, where all community members can stay healthy and active.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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