News and Events

The Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival only happens once a year, but related events take place in almost every month on the calendar. Fundraising, preparation, and festival-related benefits take place in every season, so keep checking back for the latest bulletins.

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2010 Festival Photo Album - check it out!

Thank you to everyone who helped make our 17th annual festival a huge success...our volunteers, sponsors and numerous supporters!

The link to our festival photo album is posted below for everyone to enjoy the memories created throughout the weekend...

2010 Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival Photo Album

 

 

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TerraChoice eQ News

The Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival (THODBF) is very proud that it has become the first festival to achieve certification by EcoLogo, one of North America’s largest, and most respected environmental standard and certification marks.

Check out page 10 in the summer edition of TerraChoice's eQ News for a special acknowledgement of the festival's accomplishment.

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DONATE TODAY: Support Local Charity Through the Dragon Boat Foundation's Pledge Challenge

May 18, 2010

Donations to the Pledge Challenge can be made by following the DONATE NOW link.

For more information on the Pledge Challenge or the Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation please visit www.dragonboatfoundation.net

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Staff & board members join My Arms Hurt! on the water

Special thanks to My Arms Hurt! for inviting Festival and Foundation staff and board members to join them at practice on Friday, May 14th. A great time was had by all and after a refreshing beverage at Foundation Chair, Michelle Lavoie's house, we hit the water and finished our practice with a whopping 2:40 in our 500m test run! Not bad considering we had a few open seats and seven newbies on board!

Here are a few pics from our fun evening on Mooney's Bay...

The crew gets ready to hit the water!

Simon and Michael from My Arms Hurt!

Mark, Logistics Manager at the DB office

Shelley, Team Services Manager and Lenore, Foundation Board Member

Leah, Development Officer at the DB office

Jessica and Russel from the DB office and Steve from My Arms Hurt!

 

John, Executive Director and steersperson extraordinaire (complete with sailing boots circa 1970)

The whole gang!

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First Ecologo Certified Festival!

The Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival (THODBF) is very proud to announce that it has become the first festival to achieve certification by EcoLogo, one of North America’s largest, and most respected environmental standard and certification marks.

EcoLogo provides customers – public, corporate and consumer – with assurance that an event bearing their logo meets stringent standards of environmental leadership. To be awarded EcoLogo certification, the THODBF has met criteria in a variety of categories including materials, waste, energy and transportation, and will undergo on-site audits to ensure compliance.

“On behalf of the EcoLogo Program, I am proud to recognize the Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival as the first to be certified under the EcoLogo Program’s standard for Events,” says Scott McDougall, President of TerraChoice, managers of the EcoLogo Program. “Tim Hortons, the Festival organizers, and the paddlers themselves can be proud of creating and participating in this great greener event. EcoLogo certification means leadership in the use of renewable electricity, offsetting carbon emissions, waste reduction and disposal, and the use of environmentally greener products and services.” 

Join us onsite from June 18th-20th to learn more about what we've done to achieve this certification!

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Visit the Foundation's New Website

The Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation has launched its very own website! Visit www.dragonboatfoundation.net to check out the new site and learn more about the local charities supported through the Pledge Challenge as well as various fundraising events and resources.

 

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National Dragonboat Club Bulletin

Check out the National Dragonboat Club's recent bulletin. Get tips on your off-season training and other dragon boat events coming up across the country!

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Tim Hortons~Proud New Title Sponsor!

The Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival is very happy to announce that Tim Hortons is its new title sponsor. Tim Hortons has been a proud supporter of the festival for many years and will now be the title sponsor of this popular annual Ottawa event!

Please refer to our Media Page for more information.

 

 

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GWN 2010 Events-Discounts for Ottawa teams!

Finish off your 2010 dragon boat season with a bang! 

Great White North are hosting two exicting events in 2010 including the 16th Annual GWN Dragon Boat Challenge on Sept 11th-12th at Marilyn Bell Park in Toronto and the 3rd Annual Orlando International DBF at Walt Disney World Resort.

Discounts available to Ottawa based teams! Click here for more details.

Contact Carolyn for more information at carolyn@gwndragonboat.com or visit www.gwndragonboat.com.

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GWN Newsletter

Check out GWN's latest newsletter or click on their logo below to visit their website for info about various dragon boat events and resources.

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Become a Friend of the Festival!

Click here for more information about how you can become a Friend of the Festival sponsor in 2010!

It's a great way to show your support for this 17th annual community event that offers something for everyone and attracts nealy 70,000 visitors!

          

 

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2009 Festival Photo Gallery

Photos from the 2009 Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival are available for viewing through our official photographer's website! Please click on the link below to view the gallery.

Special thanks to Laurie Wierzbicki for once again capturing the fun had by all, both on and off the water!

2009 Dragon Boat Festival Gallery

Photo Gallery Archives:
2008 Dragon Boat Festival Gallery

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Join our Facebook Group!

We've created a new Facebook Group so feel free to join and invite friends of the festival as well. Click here for the link or search for "Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival".