Author: Banook News

We’re looking for some great members to help us

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Club News
The Club House
This season is off to a fantastic start! Families are enjoying beach, the weekly camps are in full swing, our paddling programs are full of enthusiastic athletes, hundreds attended the new war canoe celebration, our new staff are doing an amazing, and recent club improvements like the new front steps has improved accessibility and safety […]

Important Note for Summer Paddlers

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Club News, Paddling
Please note if you have not yet registered for programs – time is running out!   https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=15215&lan=1&cartlevel=1  Orientation is this Thursday June 29th at 10:00 AM for all paddlers in the  U13 and U15/17 programs. Orientation will include a swim test, tip test, rules/safety review for both the beach area and the boats and boat bays. […]

Interested in Helping With Club Repairs?

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Andy, our facilities chair, is looking for some help extra this summer with keeping the clubhouse maintained. Lots of projects to choose from, contact Banook@banookcanoeclub.com to get in touch with him. Volunteer as much, or as little you like! Here’s the project list: Gymside railing Painting picnic tables Dock board replacement.  Interior stair edging Old […]

Sneak Peak of the War Canoe!

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Club News, Fundraising, Paddling
Check out Banook’s new War Canoe before it’s transported to the club later this month. It’s builder – Bear Mountain – was featured in the local Peterborough news, so great to hear they’ll still be making boats in their new location!

Hello from Portugal – Week 2

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Portugal Trip 2017
The second week was very similar to the first, however the weather cooled off with Thursday morning being the coldest at around 5c. Our big outing the second week was a trip to Lisbon where we had a lunch of mixed tapas including squid, octopus, and a few things we never really figured out but […]

Hello from Portugal – Day 6

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Portugal Trip 2017
Another beautiful day in Portugal the athletes were going to have a short practice in the morning so we would have a little extra time for sight seeing but the conditions were so nice it was more than 2 and a half hours before they got off the water and then the guys wanted to […]

Hello from Portugal – Day 4 & 5

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Portugal Trip 2017
As the week progresses the weather just keeps getting better, cool mornings and around 25C in the afternoons. Pedro explained that the bit of wind we experienced the first day was extremely unusual. The water is typically flat and if there is a slight breeze there are so many sheltered places along the river you […]

Hello from Portugal – Day 3

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Portugal Trip 2017
Day 3 of training and it’s a short one. After a bit of a sleep in, the athletes hit the pool for practice then had the rest of the day off and a tour of the Nelo factory. We had to rent a second car to accommodate everyone. It was an hour and half drive […]

Hello from Portugal – Day 2

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Portugal Trip 2017
Day 2 started with a run through the forest followed by a good paddle. The wind had picked up a little with few whitecaps but didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits. The wind had died for the afternoon paddling session and with the sun shining and 22C is was pretty much ideal conditions on the water. Michael […]