For Immediate Release
July 28, 2004

Sterling Announces $23,000 For Ottawa River Canoe Club

Lanark-Carleton MPP Norm Sterling today delivered $23,000 in Ontario Trillium Foundation funding to assist the Ottawa River Canoe Club with the purchase of new equipment that will help draw more area residents into canoeing and kayaking activities.

“This investment will help the club increase participation in activities for youth and adults on the Ottawa River,” Sterling said. “It will assist with the purchase of a safety boat, a boat trailer, four kayaks, a tent and paddles. It will make a great difference in helping the club continue to increase local participation in a healthy activity.”

The increase in new equipment also means an additional instructor will be hired for the summer.

The Ottawa River Canoe Club’s mandate is to promote sport through canoeing and kayaking for the west-end and rural parts of the City of Ottawa. The Club operates children’s programs and other activities including sprint canoe, dragon boats, and water safety.

The Club has been operational since 2002. Membership doubled in its first year and programs are being expanded in 2004 to include reaching out to schools in the community to get canoe and water safety courses offered and a high school dragon boat racing competition established. The Club also offers days camps for children.

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For more information contact:

Lanark-Carleton MPP Norm Sterling at: (613) 253-1171