Try something new Join the ROBUSTERS CREW At a past festival in San Francisco the Robusters were the only breast survivor team there. There wasn’t a division in the festival that fit their profile. Either the teams were Amazonian young women in the ultra-competitive women’s division or the mixed division comprised of 12 men + 8 women on the team. Still, the Robusters headed out on the course with the same focus that they bring to every festival and were soon impressing spectators and other teams with the precision, positive attitude and ironical team cheer, “Bust or no bust, we are robust!” Surprisingly, dragon boat racing as a sport for breast cancer survivors has not reached the same levels of participation in
California as other areas. Few other paddlers at the San
Inspiration & Donation
Francisco Festival knew the story of how Dr. Don MacKenzie of the Sports Medicine Clinic
The Kootenay Robusters Dragon Boat Team has donated over $50,000 to the KBRH Foundation. We, as much as anyone, know the value of investing in health care in the Kootenays. Our largest fundraiser is the Kootenay Robusters calendar! If you would like to sponsor our calendars call Lorraine at 250-365-6141. Pictured (left to right) Pat Tjader, Lydia Sorenson, Margaret Green, Jan Mickelwaite, Mary Hatlevik (All members of the Kootenay Robusters) and Lisa Pasin (KBRH Foundation).
For more information call: Joy 250-365-3794
Kathy 250-362-9644 Debbie 250-364-0993
at UBC recruited a dragon boat team of breast cancer survivors to take part in research on breast cancer surgery and upper body exercise. That made the Robuster’ presence at the festival even more important since one of the team goals is to raise breast cancer awareness and demonstrate the fact that exercise has a role in cancer prevention as well as helping survivors return to good health. As the festival unfolded it soon became clear that the Robusters were inspiring others, as breast cancer survivors from
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other teams came to talk to them. As one young woman who had just finished her cancer treatment put it, “I watched your races and thought you looked great, just like a pink ribbon on the water. Now I can’t wait to get back home and start working on setting up a survivor team. If you can do it, I can too!” The Robusters paddling season for 2014 is just getting started and team members would like to invite any interested women to consider paddling with them.
250-442-3333 250-447-6169
The Kootenay Robusters dragon boat team is beginning its 14th season and are inviting you to come and try it. We are recruiting more paddlers for fun, fitness and friendly competition. We are planning to be on the water by late April and the best news: no experience - with breast cancer or paddling - is necessary. The West Kootenay crew requires 20 paddlers to race and a minimum of 14 to practice in addition to a steersperson and drummer. The team encourages all ages from teenagers to women in their eighties to come and try it out, the only requirements are a good attitude, the desire to join a great social group with exercise and enjoyment the top priorities. “We have ladies in their seventies out there doing it, so there’s a whole
bunch of benefits - the health side, the friendships, and the support,” added Debbie LeRose. Kathy Hanson, a veteran paddler of 12 years, stresses that being a breast cancer survivor is not a requirement to
“We just want ladies to come and try dragon boating, because once people get out and try it, they realize they can do it.” Kathy Hanson joining and with an average age of 62, the team races against much younger paddlers so an interjection of youth would be welcome.
Are we your neighbours?
“We just want ladies to come and try dragon boating, because once people get out and try it, they realize they can do it... and you can be at any fitness level to start.” The Robusters dragon boat team originally formed in 2001 as a group of breast cancer survivors and associate paddlers from Trail, Rossland, Grand Forks, Christina Lake and Castlegar. They excelled early , placing second in Kelowna’s Breast Cancer Challenge after just one month of training.
During the winter, team members work out in the gym and use the Kayakpro ergonomic trainers (also called the D1) purchased with a grant from Columbia Basin Trust to refine technique and build fitness. Thanks to the generosity
of FortisBC, Trail and Rossland paddlers are able to use a spare office in the Fortis building on the Esplanade to house their machine. Castlegar and Grand Forks also have a Kayakpro trainer to practice on. The Kayakpros are used summer and winter. During the paddling season, if a member is unable to get to practice at Christina Lake, she can use the trainer to maintain and improve her fitness and technique.
Connie Miller Castlegar, survivor 8-year paddler
Gail Ross Rossland, survivor 3-year paddler
Debbie LeRose Trail, survivor 5-year paddler
Denise Maier Castlegar, survivor 1-year paddler
Patricia Logan Grand Forks, associate 7-year paddler
Lydia Sorenson Castlegar, survivor 13-year paddler
Lorraine Bell-Lebedoff Castlegar, survivor 11-year paddler
Maureen Corrado Rossland, survivor 8-year paddler
Pat Bruce Trail, survivor 13-year paddler
Rae Salkeld Grand Forks, associate 6-year paddler
Jan Mickelwaite Rossland, survivor 12-year paddler
Jeanie Tourcotte Christina Lake, survivor 1-year paddler
Joy Anderson Castlegar, survivor 13-year paddler
Kathy Hanson Rossland, associate 12-year paddler
Mary Hatlevik Rossland, survivor 13-year paddler
Barb Cornelius Grand Forks, associate 11-year paddler
Pat Tjader Trail, survivor 5-year paddler
in Lethbridge in 2013.
Since then the team has competed in dozens of dragon boat festivals, culminating in a first place result in the Kelowna Festival in 2006 and a trip to the 17th Annual Kaiser Permanente International Dragon Boat Festival in San Francisco. Most recently the team had a strong fifth place finish at a festival With the paddling season here, the Kootenay Robusters dragon boat team is stepping up their dry land training schedule in order to be ready for their first practice on Christina Lake.
Trudi Toews Rossland, Associate 13-year paddler
But a team’s success is ultimately tied to good coaching. A serendipitous meeting in a Rossland coffee shop landed the Robusters their coach of 13 years and Trish Ostlund. In the 1990s Ostlund paddled with the world champion False Creek women’s team, and has brought her expertise, knowledge, and enthusiasm to the Robusters ,transforming new and experienced paddlers into a coherent force.
KOOTENAY ROBUSTERS Want to Try it? All women welcome
For more information call Joy 250-365-3794 Kathy 250-362-9644 Debbie 250-364-0993 Rae 250-442-3333 Jeanie 250-447-6169
The Kootenay Robusters would like to thank
HOME GOODS FURNITURE for donating this space in their flyer
The Kootenay Robusters dragon boat team is beginning its 14th season and are inviting you to come and try it. We are recruiting more paddlers for fun, fitness and friendly competition. We are planning to be on the water by late April and the best news: no experience - with breast cancer or paddling - is necessary. The West Kootenay crew requires 20 paddlers to race and a minimum of 14 to practice in addition to a steersperson and drummer. The team encourages all ages from teenagers to women in their eighties to come and try it out, the only requirements are a good attitude, the desire to join a great social group with exercise and enjoyment the top priorities. “We have ladies in their seventies out there doing it, so there’s a whole
bunch of benefits - the health side, the friendships, and the support,” added Debbie LeRose. Kathy Hanson, a veteran paddler of 12 years, stresses that being a breast cancer survivor is not a requirement to
“We just want ladies to come and try dragon boating, because once people get out and try it, they realize they can do it.” Kathy Hanson joining and with an average age of 62, the team races against much younger paddlers so an interjection of youth would be welcome.
Are we your neighbours?
“We just want ladies to come and try dragon boating, because once people get out and try it, they realize they can do it... and you can be at any fitness level to start.” The Robusters dragon boat team originally formed in 2001 as a group of breast cancer survivors and associate paddlers from Trail, Rossland, Grand Forks, Christina Lake and Castlegar. They excelled early , placing second in Kelowna’s Breast Cancer Challenge after just one month of training.
During the winter, team members work out in the gym and use the Kayakpro ergonomic trainers (also called the D1) purchased with a grant from Columbia Basin Trust to refine technique and build fitness. Thanks to the generosity
of FortisBC, Trail and Rossland paddlers are able to use a spare office in the Fortis building on the Esplanade to house their machine. Castlegar and Grand Forks also have a Kayakpro trainer to practice on. The Kayakpros are used summer and winter. During the paddling season, if a member is unable to get to practice at Christina Lake, she can use the trainer to maintain and improve her fitness and technique.
Connie Miller Castlegar, survivor 8-year paddler
Gail Ross Rossland, survivor 3-year paddler
Debbie LeRose Trail, survivor 5-year paddler
Denise Maier Castlegar, survivor 1-year paddler
Patricia Logan Grand Forks, associate 7-year paddler
Lydia Sorenson Castlegar, survivor 13-year paddler
Lorraine Bell-Lebedoff Castlegar, survivor 11-year paddler
Maureen Corrado Rossland, survivor 8-year paddler
Pat Bruce Trail, survivor 13-year paddler
Rae Salkeld Grand Forks, associate 6-year paddler
Jan Mickelwaite Rossland, survivor 12-year paddler
Jeanie Tourcotte Christina Lake, survivor 1-year paddler
Joy Anderson Castlegar, survivor 13-year paddler
Kathy Hanson Rossland, associate 12-year paddler
Mary Hatlevik Rossland, survivor 13-year paddler
Barb Cornelius Grand Forks, associate 11-year paddler
Pat Tjader Trail, survivor 5-year paddler
in Lethbridge in 2013.
Since then the team has competed in dozens of dragon boat festivals, culminating in a first place result in the Kelowna Festival in 2006 and a trip to the 17th Annual Kaiser Permanente International Dragon Boat Festival in San Francisco. Most recently the team had a strong fifth place finish at a festival With the paddling season here, the Kootenay Robusters dragon boat team is stepping up their dry land training schedule in order to be ready for their first practice on Christina Lake.
Trudi Toews Rossland, Associate 13-year paddler
But a team’s success is ultimately tied to good coaching. A serendipitous meeting in a Rossland coffee shop landed the Robusters their coach of 13 years and Trish Ostlund. In the 1990s Ostlund paddled with the world champion False Creek women’s team, and has brought her expertise, knowledge, and enthusiasm to the Robusters ,transforming new and experienced paddlers into a coherent force.
KOOTENAY ROBUSTERS Want to Try it? All women welcome
For more information call Joy 250-365-3794 Kathy 250-362-9644 Debbie 250-364-0993 Rae 250-442-3333 Jeanie 250-447-6169
The Kootenay Robusters would like to thank
HOME GOODS FURNITURE for donating this space in their flyer
The Kootenay Robusters dragon boat team is beginning its 14th season and are inviting you to come and try it. We are recruiting more paddlers for fun, fitness and friendly competition. We are planning to be on the water by late April and the best news: no experience - with breast cancer or paddling - is necessary. The West Kootenay crew requires 20 paddlers to race and a minimum of 14 to practice in addition to a steersperson and drummer. The team encourages all ages from teenagers to women in their eighties to come and try it out, the only requirements are a good attitude, the desire to join a great social group with exercise and enjoyment the top priorities. “We have ladies in their seventies out there doing it, so there’s a whole
bunch of benefits - the health side, the friendships, and the support,” added Debbie LeRose. Kathy Hanson, a veteran paddler of 12 years, stresses that being a breast cancer survivor is not a requirement to
“We just want ladies to come and try dragon boating, because once people get out and try it, they realize they can do it.” Kathy Hanson joining and with an average age of 62, the team races against much younger paddlers so an interjection of youth would be welcome.
Are we your neighbours?
“We just want ladies to come and try dragon boating, because once people get out and try it, they realize they can do it... and you can be at any fitness level to start.” The Robusters dragon boat team originally formed in 2001 as a group of breast cancer survivors and associate paddlers from Trail, Rossland, Grand Forks, Christina Lake and Castlegar. They excelled early , placing second in Kelowna’s Breast Cancer Challenge after just one month of training.
During the winter, team members work out in the gym and use the Kayakpro ergonomic trainers (also called the D1) purchased with a grant from Columbia Basin Trust to refine technique and build fitness. Thanks to the generosity
of FortisBC, Trail and Rossland paddlers are able to use a spare office in the Fortis building on the Esplanade to house their machine. Castlegar and Grand Forks also have a Kayakpro trainer to practice on. The Kayakpros are used summer and winter. During the paddling season, if a member is unable to get to practice at Christina Lake, she can use the trainer to maintain and improve her fitness and technique.
Connie Miller Castlegar, survivor 8-year paddler
Gail Ross Rossland, survivor 3-year paddler
Debbie LeRose Trail, survivor 5-year paddler
Denise Maier Castlegar, survivor 1-year paddler
Patricia Logan Grand Forks, associate 7-year paddler
Lydia Sorenson Castlegar, survivor 13-year paddler
Lorraine Bell-Lebedoff Castlegar, survivor 11-year paddler
Maureen Corrado Rossland, survivor 8-year paddler
Pat Bruce Trail, survivor 13-year paddler
Rae Salkeld Grand Forks, associate 6-year paddler
Jan Mickelwaite Rossland, survivor 12-year paddler
Jeanie Tourcotte Christina Lake, survivor 1-year paddler
Joy Anderson Castlegar, survivor 13-year paddler
Kathy Hanson Rossland, associate 12-year paddler
Mary Hatlevik Rossland, survivor 13-year paddler
Barb Cornelius Grand Forks, associate 11-year paddler
Pat Tjader Trail, survivor 5-year paddler
in Lethbridge in 2013.
Since then the team has competed in dozens of dragon boat festivals, culminating in a first place result in the Kelowna Festival in 2006 and a trip to the 17th Annual Kaiser Permanente International Dragon Boat Festival in San Francisco. Most recently the team had a strong fifth place finish at a festival With the paddling season here, the Kootenay Robusters dragon boat team is stepping up their dry land training schedule in order to be ready for their first practice on Christina Lake.
Trudi Toews Rossland, Associate 13-year paddler
But a team’s success is ultimately tied to good coaching. A serendipitous meeting in a Rossland coffee shop landed the Robusters their coach of 13 years and Trish Ostlund. In the 1990s Ostlund paddled with the world champion False Creek women’s team, and has brought her expertise, knowledge, and enthusiasm to the Robusters ,transforming new and experienced paddlers into a coherent force.
KOOTENAY ROBUSTERS Want to Try it? All women welcome
For more information call Joy 250-365-3794 Kathy 250-362-9644 Debbie 250-364-0993 Rae 250-442-3333 Jeanie 250-447-6169
The Kootenay Robusters would like to thank
HOME GOODS FURNITURE for donating this space in their flyer
The Kootenay Robusters dragon boat team is beginning its 14th season and are inviting you to come and try it. We are recruiting more paddlers for fun, fitness and friendly competition. We are planning to be on the water by late April and the best news: no experience - with breast cancer or paddling - is necessary. The West Kootenay crew requires 20 paddlers to race and a minimum of 14 to practice in addition to a steersperson and drummer. The team encourages all ages from teenagers to women in their eighties to come and try it out, the only requirements are a good attitude, the desire to join a great social group with exercise and enjoyment the top priorities. “We have ladies in their seventies out there doing it, so there’s a whole
bunch of benefits - the health side, the friendships, and the support,” added Debbie LeRose. Kathy Hanson, a veteran paddler of 12 years, stresses that being a breast cancer survivor is not a requirement to
“We just want ladies to come and try dragon boating, because once people get out and try it, they realize they can do it.” Kathy Hanson joining and with an average age of 62, the team races against much younger paddlers so an interjection of youth would be welcome.
Are we your neighbours?
“We just want ladies to come and try dragon boating, because once people get out and try it, they realize they can do it... and you can be at any fitness level to start.” The Robusters dragon boat team originally formed in 2001 as a group of breast cancer survivors and associate paddlers from Trail, Rossland, Grand Forks, Christina Lake and Castlegar. They excelled early , placing second in Kelowna’s Breast Cancer Challenge after just one month of training.
During the winter, team members work out in the gym and use the Kayakpro ergonomic trainers (also called the D1) purchased with a grant from Columbia Basin Trust to refine technique and build fitness. Thanks to the generosity
of FortisBC, Trail and Rossland paddlers are able to use a spare office in the Fortis building on the Esplanade to house their machine. Castlegar and Grand Forks also have a Kayakpro trainer to practice on. The Kayakpros are used summer and winter. During the paddling season, if a member is unable to get to practice at Christina Lake, she can use the trainer to maintain and improve her fitness and technique.
Connie Miller Castlegar, survivor 8-year paddler
Gail Ross Rossland, survivor 3-year paddler
Debbie LeRose Trail, survivor 5-year paddler
Denise Maier Castlegar, survivor 1-year paddler
Patricia Logan Grand Forks, associate 7-year paddler
Lydia Sorenson Castlegar, survivor 13-year paddler
Lorraine Bell-Lebedoff Castlegar, survivor 11-year paddler
Maureen Corrado Rossland, survivor 8-year paddler
Pat Bruce Trail, survivor 13-year paddler
Rae Salkeld Grand Forks, associate 6-year paddler
Jan Mickelwaite Rossland, survivor 12-year paddler
Jeanie Tourcotte Christina Lake, survivor 1-year paddler
Joy Anderson Castlegar, survivor 13-year paddler
Kathy Hanson Rossland, associate 12-year paddler
Mary Hatlevik Rossland, survivor 13-year paddler
Barb Cornelius Grand Forks, associate 11-year paddler
Pat Tjader Trail, survivor 5-year paddler
in Lethbridge in 2013.
Since then the team has competed in dozens of dragon boat festivals, culminating in a first place result in the Kelowna Festival in 2006 and a trip to the 17th Annual Kaiser Permanente International Dragon Boat Festival in San Francisco. Most recently the team had a strong fifth place finish at a festival With the paddling season here, the Kootenay Robusters dragon boat team is stepping up their dry land training schedule in order to be ready for their first practice on Christina Lake.
Trudi Toews Rossland, Associate 13-year paddler
But a team’s success is ultimately tied to good coaching. A serendipitous meeting in a Rossland coffee shop landed the Robusters their coach of 13 years and Trish Ostlund. In the 1990s Ostlund paddled with the world champion False Creek women’s team, and has brought her expertise, knowledge, and enthusiasm to the Robusters ,transforming new and experienced paddlers into a coherent force.
KOOTENAY ROBUSTERS Want to Try it? All women welcome
For more information call Joy 250-365-3794 Kathy 250-362-9644 Debbie 250-364-0993 Rae 250-442-3333 Jeanie 250-447-6169
The Kootenay Robusters would like to thank
HOME GOODS FURNITURE for donating this space in their flyer
The Kootenay Robusters dragon boat team is beginning its 14th season and are inviting you to come and try it. We are recruiting more paddlers for fun, fitness and friendly competition. We are planning to be on the water by late April and the best news: no experience - with breast cancer or paddling - is necessary. The West Kootenay crew requires 20 paddlers to race and a minimum of 14 to practice in addition to a steersperson and drummer. The team encourages all ages from teenagers to women in their eighties to come and try it out, the only requirements are a good attitude, the desire to join a great social group with exercise and enjoyment the top priorities. “We have ladies in their seventies out there doing it, so there’s a whole
bunch of benefits - the health side, the friendships, and the support,” added Debbie LeRose. Kathy Hanson, a veteran paddler of 12 years, stresses that being a breast cancer survivor is not a requirement to
“We just want ladies to come and try dragon boating, because once people get out and try it, they realize they can do it.” Kathy Hanson joining and with an average age of 62, the team races against much younger paddlers so an interjection of youth would be welcome.
Are we your neighbours?
“We just want ladies to come and try dragon boating, because once people get out and try it, they realize they can do it... and you can be at any fitness level to start.” The Robusters dragon boat team originally formed in 2001 as a group of breast cancer survivors and associate paddlers from Trail, Rossland, Grand Forks, Christina Lake and Castlegar. They excelled early , placing second in Kelowna’s Breast Cancer Challenge after just one month of training.
During the winter, team members work out in the gym and use the Kayakpro ergonomic trainers (also called the D1) purchased with a grant from Columbia Basin Trust to refine technique and build fitness. Thanks to the generosity
of FortisBC, Trail and Rossland paddlers are able to use a spare office in the Fortis building on the Esplanade to house their machine. Castlegar and Grand Forks also have a Kayakpro trainer to practice on. The Kayakpros are used summer and winter. During the paddling season, if a member is unable to get to practice at Christina Lake, she can use the trainer to maintain and improve her fitness and technique.
Connie Miller Castlegar, survivor 8-year paddler
Gail Ross Rossland, survivor 3-year paddler
Debbie LeRose Trail, survivor 5-year paddler
Denise Maier Castlegar, survivor 1-year paddler
Patricia Logan Grand Forks, associate 7-year paddler
Lydia Sorenson Castlegar, survivor 13-year paddler
Lorraine Bell-Lebedoff Castlegar, survivor 11-year paddler
Maureen Corrado Rossland, survivor 8-year paddler
Pat Bruce Trail, survivor 13-year paddler
Rae Salkeld Grand Forks, associate 6-year paddler
Jan Mickelwaite Rossland, survivor 12-year paddler
Jeanie Tourcotte Christina Lake, survivor 1-year paddler
Joy Anderson Castlegar, survivor 13-year paddler
Kathy Hanson Rossland, associate 12-year paddler
Mary Hatlevik Rossland, survivor 13-year paddler
Barb Cornelius Grand Forks, associate 11-year paddler
Pat Tjader Trail, survivor 5-year paddler
in Lethbridge in 2013.
Since then the team has competed in dozens of dragon boat festivals, culminating in a first place result in the Kelowna Festival in 2006 and a trip to the 17th Annual Kaiser Permanente International Dragon Boat Festival in San Francisco. Most recently the team had a strong fifth place finish at a festival With the paddling season here, the Kootenay Robusters dragon boat team is stepping up their dry land training schedule in order to be ready for their first practice on Christina Lake.
Trudi Toews Rossland, Associate 13-year paddler
But a team’s success is ultimately tied to good coaching. A serendipitous meeting in a Rossland coffee shop landed the Robusters their coach of 13 years and Trish Ostlund. In the 1990s Ostlund paddled with the world champion False Creek women’s team, and has brought her expertise, knowledge, and enthusiasm to the Robusters ,transforming new and experienced paddlers into a coherent force.
KOOTENAY ROBUSTERS Want to Try it? All women welcome
For more information call Joy 250-365-3794 Kathy 250-362-9644 Debbie 250-364-0993 Rae 250-442-3333 Jeanie 250-447-6169
The Kootenay Robusters would like to thank
HOME GOODS FURNITURE for donating this space in their flyer
The Kootenay Robusters dragon boat team is beginning its 14th season and are inviting you to come and try it. We are recruiting more paddlers for fun, fitness and friendly competition. We are planning to be on the water by late April and the best news: no experience - with breast cancer or paddling - is necessary. The West Kootenay crew requires 20 paddlers to race and a minimum of 14 to practice in addition to a steersperson and drummer. The team encourages all ages from teenagers to women in their eighties to come and try it out, the only requirements are a good attitude, the desire to join a great social group with exercise and enjoyment the top priorities. “We have ladies in their seventies out there doing it, so there’s a whole
bunch of benefits - the health side, the friendships, and the support,” added Debbie LeRose. Kathy Hanson, a veteran paddler of 12 years, stresses that being a breast cancer survivor is not a requirement to
“We just want ladies to come and try dragon boating, because once people get out and try it, they realize they can do it.” Kathy Hanson joining and with an average age of 62, the team races against much younger paddlers so an interjection of youth would be welcome.
Are we your neighbours?
“We just want ladies to come and try dragon boating, because once people get out and try it, they realize they can do it... and you can be at any fitness level to start.” The Robusters dragon boat team originally formed in 2001 as a group of breast cancer survivors and associate paddlers from Trail, Rossland, Grand Forks, Christina Lake and Castlegar. They excelled early , placing second in Kelowna’s Breast Cancer Challenge after just one month of training.
During the winter, team members work out in the gym and use the Kayakpro ergonomic trainers (also called the D1) purchased with a grant from Columbia Basin Trust to refine technique and build fitness. Thanks to the generosity
of FortisBC, Trail and Rossland paddlers are able to use a spare office in the Fortis building on the Esplanade to house their machine. Castlegar and Grand Forks also have a Kayakpro trainer to practice on. The Kayakpros are used summer and winter. During the paddling season, if a member is unable to get to practice at Christina Lake, she can use the trainer to maintain and improve her fitness and technique.
Connie Miller Castlegar, survivor 8-year paddler
Gail Ross Rossland, survivor 3-year paddler
Debbie LeRose Trail, survivor 5-year paddler
Denise Maier Castlegar, survivor 1-year paddler
Patricia Logan Grand Forks, associate 7-year paddler
Lydia Sorenson Castlegar, survivor 13-year paddler
Lorraine Bell-Lebedoff Castlegar, survivor 11-year paddler
Maureen Corrado Rossland, survivor 8-year paddler
Pat Bruce Trail, survivor 13-year paddler
Rae Salkeld Grand Forks, associate 6-year paddler
Jan Mickelwaite Rossland, survivor 12-year paddler
Jeanie Tourcotte Christina Lake, survivor 1-year paddler
Joy Anderson Castlegar, survivor 13-year paddler
Kathy Hanson Rossland, associate 12-year paddler
Mary Hatlevik Rossland, survivor 13-year paddler
Barb Cornelius Grand Forks, associate 11-year paddler
Pat Tjader Trail, survivor 5-year paddler
in Lethbridge in 2013.
Since then the team has competed in dozens of dragon boat festivals, culminating in a first place result in the Kelowna Festival in 2006 and a trip to the 17th Annual Kaiser Permanente International Dragon Boat Festival in San Francisco. Most recently the team had a strong fifth place finish at a festival With the paddling season here, the Kootenay Robusters dragon boat team is stepping up their dry land training schedule in order to be ready for their first practice on Christina Lake.
Trudi Toews Rossland, Associate 13-year paddler
But a team’s success is ultimately tied to good coaching. A serendipitous meeting in a Rossland coffee shop landed the Robusters their coach of 13 years and Trish Ostlund. In the 1990s Ostlund paddled with the world champion False Creek women’s team, and has brought her expertise, knowledge, and enthusiasm to the Robusters ,transforming new and experienced paddlers into a coherent force.
KOOTENAY ROBUSTERS Want to Try it? All women welcome
For more information call Joy 250-365-3794 Kathy 250-362-9644 Debbie 250-364-0993 Rae 250-442-3333 Jeanie 250-447-6169
The Kootenay Robusters would like to thank
HOME GOODS FURNITURE for donating this space in their flyer
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