Thanks to all the Maskwa volunteers for helping make a great regatta weekend

Michelle Pugh Toole with her daughter Rileigh volunteered for
hours in the Maskwa canteen on Sunday to help out. Thanks so much gals! 

A glimpse of the crowd of people here at Maskwa for regatta weekend.

On behalf of the Board and indeed all Maskwavites, I would like to thank you all for your tremendous support this past weekend at our two regattas whether you were donating time and/or food. We received nothing but praise from the Division officials and all visiting clubs about our facilities, the logistics, the food and most importantly, the quality (and quantity!) of volunteers that made things run so smoothly. It is a real tribute to the excellence of our club and a direct result of having members like all of you!



Maskwa boys finishing war canoe on Sunday

We raised approximately $4000 this past weekend between the Canteen ($1600), the BBQ ($1500), and the fundraising for the Boat Fund ($850). Quite an accomplishment and something we can all be proud of.

Do you think we could fit another kayak somewhere?

Thanks again!

Mike Haley, Volunteer Coordinator
Maskwa Aquatic Club
835.7861 (o)  | 499.5425 (c)
maskwa1@landmark.ca

Mark de Jone Photo Celebration

In honor of our Olympic Athlete we've created a special photo blog of Mark de Jonge. The children enjoyed getting autographs from Mark at the special Chronicle Herald send off at the club.

Great Atom Regatta

(l-r) Annie Savoie, Talia Field, Enya Hickey
and Mia Giles getting ready for their races

Hey Maskwa people!

Jesse Scott here, I’m the one of the Atom coaches
this year and I just wanted to take this opportunity to express how much fun I had at this last regatta and how amazingly our Atoms did.
We got everyone in tons of races and the whole lot of them seemed exhausted and happy at the end, and isn’t that really the goal? On top of that, Maskwa had an incredible showing points-wise at the regatta.
Whether it’s coming 1st in Mixed War Canoe or our many ribbons in other single and team events, Maskwa made a huge splash at Sackawa! We even won the coveted “Most Points per Paddler” award and were runners up in the “Most Points Overall” category. So all in all an awesome weekend and I’m looking forward to another one at the end of the summer with Atom Champs!

Also I want to give a shout out to LA Dempster and Peter Giles who were both a gigantic help at the regatta, LA with getting kids on the water and to their races (and even finding a couple boats for us) and to Peter for basically loading the trailer for the coaches. Thanks so much guys! I’d also like to give a very special thank you to my new Assistant Coach, Brandon Pace, for his help at the regatta. I can’t pay you, but it was a great help to have you there! I'd also like to say a big thank you to all parents and helpers at the races, you make my job and the jobs of my fellow coaches much easier with all your efforts.

- Atom Coach Jesse Scott

Weeks of Fun Ahead at Maskwa

Look at our new Peewee paddlers get in the K-4

Well week one was great and week two is off to an even better start. The weather goddess has been smiling on us.

Canteen and Pre-order Meals:

A reminder that all Quiznos Sub and Pizza Pizza orders can be picked up from the Canteen – payment is required in full and all orders need to be in by Tuesday of each week.

Canteen specials include Tuesday Mac & Cheese day for $3.50 and Friday is our BBQ day.

When not our water the coaches play basketball and
games with the children

A number of parents asked me about summer babysitters.

Mollie MacLean, 14 is a Maskwa member. She’s looking to babysit this summer. Her number is 453-1964. She’s a grade 10 student at Halifax West High School and has her babysitting course. She can also be reached by email at rilla.macleod@ns.sympatico.ca.

This weekend is the Atom regatta – please check the regatta schedule under our paddling program for detailed information on more upcoming regattas.

Two Regattas at Maskwa:

We are seeking volunteers for Maskwa’s two regattas on Saturday, July 21 and Sunday, July 22. We are looking for volunteers to help with parking from 8am-12pm and 12pm-3pm, Canteen volunteers from 9am-3pm, BBQ volunteers from 11am-2pm and parents willing to make vegetable salads and cold salads or desserts to help feed our 25 judges and safety boat volunteers.

If willing to volunteer please email our Volunteer Coordinator – Mike Haley at mhaley@landmark.ca

We will also be looking for parents to donate pop, water, chips, snack food etc. Stay tuned for an email from each paddling division.

Gordon MacLeod Memorial Fund:

One of Gord’s last wishes was to see a large grassy area created which would provide more play space for the children at Maskwa. We are seeking donations for this fund which is estimated to be about $6,000. We are working on getting a mock-up of the area we are proposing to create so please stay tuned. This area will be located behind the