Ancestral lands of the Mi'kma'ki, Wabanaki

Jersey artwork © Liam Birch	Dartmouth NOVA SCOTIA  Official Name: Abenaki Aquatic Club Former Name: Bel Ayr Boat Club Water: Bell Lake Founded: 1970 Founders: Telephone: 902-434-6111  Website: www.abenakiclub.org Social Media: Club Colours: ACHIEVEMENTS Greatest Points Total: 2009: 54 (21st) NATIONAL TEAM COACHES Jonathan Pike - Coach 2020-2022
INFORMATION
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 C15s. Abenaki’s motto is “Recreation, Citizenship, Conservation Through Water Activities.” “Abenaki” is a Mi’Kmaq word meaning “People of the Rising Sun.”

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photograph © Bill Cruikshank Bell Lake		photograph © courtesy Abenaki A.C. C15 Crews 2009