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                      The 
                      Abenaki 
                      Aquatic Club, founded in 1970 as the 
                      Bel Ayr Boat Club, offers sprint and 
                      recreational paddling as well as swimming to south Dartmouth 
                      residents. Situated on a former water supply lake, Abenaki 
                      was the first Atlantic club to move to both fibreglass and 
                      Kevlar war canoes. Abenaki’s motto is “Recreation, 
                      Citizenship, Conservation Through Water Activities.” 
                      “Abenaki” is a Mi’Kmaq word meaning “People 
                      of the Rising Sun.”   |