Mission Statement

• To provide a year round Sports facility for young people, where personal excellence is an achievable goal for all.

• To promote the sport of Paddling by creating a stimulating environment which supports individual and team accomplishments.

• To encourage confidence building and skills of leadership in our young people.

• To compete as a successful Club at both Provincial and National Levels.

• To train athletes towards representing Canada Internationally.

Club Profile

Orenda Racing Canoe Club is a non-profit, parent run organization, with a membership of approximately 150. One full time coach is employed along with summer coaches. The Club is situated 15 kilometers east of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, in the community of Lake Echo.
Since the formation of the Club in 1977, the mandate and objectives have changed little. The Club started out to provide a much needed facility within the growing community of Lake Echo; a place children and youth could look upon as their own. It has now expanded to include participants from the communities of Lawrencetown, Porters Lake, Oyster Pond and Dartmouth.
The Club aims to provide a facility where participants can achieve their own personal best in an atmosphere that is physically challenging but stresses the value of mutual support, companionship, enjoyment and fair play. Orenda, as a Club, works with the community to give participants a sense of their own potential and self worth.

Facility Includes:

WEIGHT ROOM
CHANGING ROOMS
WASHROOMS
CLUB OWNED CANOE/KAYAKS
1000M RACE COURSE
SAFETY BOATS
VOLLYBALL COURT
SWIM DOCK
CANTEEN (not permitted due to COVID)