Salmon Arm Observer, October 02, 2015

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Shuswap Your Classified Connection / Vol. 26 No. 40 Oct. 2, 2015

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Apple of her eye

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n Two-year-old Violet Biggs munches on an apple during Applefest at Ross Street Plaza on Saturday, Sept. 26. Hosted by Downtown Salmon Arm, the event drew a large crowd and organizers intend for it to become an annual celebration.

Spooktacular nixed Popular Haney event put off for this year. Plus Election profile

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Chase

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Hot month for Heat

Team topples some of the best in the KIJHL. Plus RCMP report A17 What’s On A18

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Dragon boats get new lease on life By Barb Brouwer

MARKET NEWS STAFF

Left to the elements and birds under a Vancouver bridge, several tired-looking dragon boats will be restored to their former beauty here in Salmon Arm. Rooted in an ancient folk ritual, dragon boat races have been held for more than 2,000 years throughout southern China. The sport was introduced to Canada when the Chinese boats were donated to Expo ’86, the World Exposition on

Transportation and Communication in Vancouver. “Several years later, the Vancouver Taiwanese Cultural Society introduced six of their traditional yellow cedar racing boats to Vancouver, bringing the complete collection to a total of 15 wooden dragon boats,” notes Ted Crouch, a Shuswap Association for Rowing and Paddling (SARP) director. “Following two decades of regular use by thousands of paddlers, they have been dry-docked under the Burrard Street bridge since 2008

and each of the boats require varying degrees of restoration.” The Chinese Cultural Centre Dragon Boat Association (CCCDBA) who owned the boats was asked to move them or lose them to the landfill. After trying unsuccessfully to get a Lower Mainland club to take the boats, a ‘for-sale’ notice was posted on a Dragon Boat West web forum. See Groups on page 3

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n Ed Campbell poses with one of the Taiwanese dragon boats he will be working to restore in the coming months.


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