Winter Paddle Pool Training -November 2024 - May 2025

Winter paddle pool training is well underway for 2024!

Practice takes place at the Mississauga Canoe Club on Wednesday evenings from 8pm - 9pm. This session provides our paddlers with a great way to learn, and improve on their technique and endurance in the off season, preparing us for the challenging spring/summer season ahead.

Puerto Rico - International Festival Feb 8-9, 2025.

BIG NEWS FROM OUR CREW!

This past February, a few of our paddlers traded Canada’s icy temps for tropical waves as they headed to the Puerto Rico International Dragon Boat Festival! After braving the chill at the Annual Ice-Dragon Boat International in Ottawa - and having the event cancelled a number of times in the past - our 10-woman crew was ready to shake things up and paddle under the sun. They had been training hard, building strength, and honing their skills, but this trip was about more than just racing. It was about embracing the warmth, celebrating friendship, and soaking up a week of fun and adventure.

The competition was fierce, but this crew managed a magnificent silver medal!

Spring/Summer Training - May 2025

Starting the first week of May, after a long, cold winter, we’ll finally be back on the Burloak Creek! Team captains are currently working beind the scenes, organising our crews and weighing up our choice of festivals. Communication will be going out soon!

We’ve got great training sessions and hard work ahead of us as we prepare for competition. We also have fun, friendships and ton’s of laughter ahead—and don’t forget those picture-perfect sunsets out on Lake Ontario—moments that remind us why we love this sport.

So, get ready to grow stronger, build friendships, and make memories that you’ll carry with you long after the season’s over. Paddles up, ladies—it’s nearly time! Let’s make this season unforgettable!

  • Extra training, endurance and technique.

    7pm - 8pm (May - July)
    Captain - Michelle Lindsay

  • Festival crew.

    7:30pm - 8:30pm (May - August)
    Captain - Elizabeth Pearse

  • Advanced/Festival Crew - Competitive

    7pm - 8pm (May - July)
    Captain - Julie van Hemelrijk