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Dragon Boat Finale
By Casey Leger to the Nav Canada Dragons
and the River Institute River
o say that this year’s
TCornwall Waterfest Dragon Monsters respectively. Other
Boat Races were a resounding winners included Out for a
Paddle - Women’s Division,
success is an understatement.
and Ocean’s 21 for the Youth
August the 11th began with
Division.
a beautiful Saturday summer
morning, and Cornwall’s west Between races, the crowd
end waterfront at the canal by was treated to demonstrations
the Kinsman Soccer Fields by the Taoist Tai Chi Society
was thronged with hundreds of and SDG Taekwondo, the
dragon boat paddlers, vendors, MacCulloch Dancers, Rhythm
and spectators. Room Drumming, Subtle, Girl
Talk, and BCDC Dance Group
Twenty-one teams participated & Flowdroidz Photo Submitted
in four divisions in this year’s The Emard Lumber dragon boat crew
races. In the highly competitive Long time Waterfest Waterfest,” says Lea. “We are everyone’s support in raising
Sport Division, the Panacea supporters Lea and Chris Emard going to ensure that the festival money for Cornwall Hospice
crew from Ottawa placed first, are very pleased with this year’s remains exciting and vibrant for Anyone interested in joining
while Emard Lumber took event. Lea Emard is currently years to come.” the Cornwall Waterfest
second, and Fleete of Foote, the Waterfest Committee In the end, according to Committee or sponsoring
also out of Ottawa, took third. Chairwoman, and Emard committee member Kevin the 2019 Dragon Boat Race
Meanwhile, first place in the Lumber of Cornwall has entered O’Rourke, it was a great day should get in touch through the
Community Division went to a crew in the event since the for everyone participating, and Waterfest Facebook page or
the rookie Crossfit Cornwall races started. “We have a great the Waterfest organizers would through the email address on
crew. Second and third went team of volunteers working for like to offer a final thanks for the website
