Rideau River / Dow's Lake (Rideau Canal)

Brantwood Beach Canoe Club began in 1933 on the Rideau River at Brantwood Park, having been organised by Chick Haddelton and friends, former Rideau and Ottawa-New Edinburgh paddlers. The club entered CCA in June, 1935 and hosted the Northern Division regatta in 1936. By 1938, the club moved down the Rideau canal to Dow’s Lake but folded a year later due to space restrictions on the lake. The advent of World War II also contributed to the club's demise. It is possible that the Brantwood Beach Canoe Club was an extension of the Brantwood Beach Aquatic Club which already existed in the area as early as 1922, giving out silver spoons to the winners of War Canoe races. The club's entrance into CCA was announced in the papers as "Brantwood Beach Aquatic Club." The Brantwood club also hosted regattas exclusively for Ladies paddling events.