PANAM Canoe 2018 - Member's Statement

 MS. CLAUDIA CHENDER « » : I rise today to welcome the PanAm Canoe Championships to Lake Banook in Dartmouth, which opens this evening at Dartmouth High School.

Dartmouth will be welcoming over 350 athletes from at least 16 countries from North and South America, and we have never been more poised or proud to do so. Spectators will have the opportunity to witness truly elite athleticism over the coming weekend. These games will be made even more exciting as they serve as a qualifier for the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.

Lake Banook is a world-class lake that has been the incubator of so many local athletes, including Craig Spence, Mark de Jonge, and Alex Scott.

I welcome all the visiting competitors and their supporters, welcome home our local heroes, and good luck to everyone this weekend.