If any of the links are no longer active, please drop us a line at avalondragonboating@gmail.com.

Breast Cancer:

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Canadian Breast Cancer Research Initiative                                 

Canadian Breast Cancer Network                                 

Breast Cancer Society of Canada              

MAMM magazine, Women, Cancer and Community

Lymphedema:
Lymphovenous Canada
National Lymphedema Network

Clinical practice guidelines for lymphedema can be found in the Jan 23, 2001 issue of: Canadian Medical Association Journal

Dragon Boating:

International Dragon Boat Website
International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF)
Alcan Dragon Boat Festival (Vancouver)
Toronto Dragon Boat Festival
Polish Dragon Boat Federation
www.dragon-boats.net
Six Sixteen Dragon Boats Ltd, Vincent Lo
False Creek Racing Canoe Club

Alberta

Abreast of 'bridge

Lethbridge, Alberta
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Pat Mackintosh, doug.mack@shaw.ca

Breast Friends

Edmonton, Alberta
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Marlene Torgerson, baba22@shaw.ca
Website: www.cbcn.ca/breastfriends

Sistership

Calgary, Alberta.
First dragon boat season: 1998
E-mail: Heather Webber, hwebber@shaw.ca

British Columbia

Abreast In A Boat

Vancouver, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 1996
E-mail: Ysa Luz, teamcontact@abreastinaboat.com
Website: www.abreastinaboat.com

Abreast In The Rockies

Cranbrook, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 2006
E-mail: Dauneen LaRose, LEROSE@cotr.bc.ca

Abreast of Life

Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Janet Farooq, janetfarooq@shaw.ca

Angels Abreast

Nanaimo, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2001
E-mail: Elaine Shaw, twoshaws@shaw.ca
Website: angelsabreast

Buoyant Buddies

Vernon, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: Pat Eveleigh, pateveleigh@shaw.ca

Bustn' Loose

Kelowna, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Judy, bustnloose@hotmail.com

Dragon Divas

Duncan, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: Laura Fee, dragondiva@shaw.ca

Friends Abreast

Shuswap, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2002
E-mail: Donna Hazell, dragon@friendsabreast.com

Hope Afloat - Canada

Comox, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2002
E-mail: Barb Thompson thompsongb@shaw.ca or
            Jacqui Gillespie jacquigillespie@telus.net
Website: www.hopeafloatcanada.ca

Island Breaststrokers

Victoria, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 1997
E-mail: Joan Foz, joanfox@shaw.ca
Website: www.islandbreaststrokers.com

Kootenay Rhythm Dragons

Nelson, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: Mary Walters, mbwalters@telus.net
Website: www.krd.kics.bc.ca

Kootenay Robusters

Trail, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2001
E-mail: Sheana Green (Manager), sheanagreen@telus.net
Website: www.kootenayrobusters.org

NorthBreast Passage

Prince George, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Becky Girard, bgirard@mackbc.com
Website: www.community.cnc.bc.ca/nbpdragonboat

Paddling for Life

Powell River, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2002
E-mail: Leslie Graham, lmg73@shaw.ca

Pink Piston Paddlers

Shuswap, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2006
E-mail: Cynde Russell, pinkpistonpaddlers@gmail.com
Website: www.tappensailor.net/PinkPistonPaddlers.htm

Rainbow Warriors

Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: Kris Castle, kriscastle@yahoo.com

River Spirit

Campbell River, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Juli Gibson, jjgibson@island.net

Spirit Abreast

Chilliwack, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2002
E-mail: Florence Williams, Fwilliams@telus.net
Website: www.spiritabreast.com

Sunshine Dragons Abreast

Sechelt, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2005
E-mail: Sally Haugen shaugen@dccnet.com

Survivorship

South Okanagan, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Sharon DeGelder, survivorship@shaw.ca
Website: www.survivorshipteam.org

Manitoba

Chemo Savvy

Winnipeg, Manitoba
First dragon boat season: 1998
E-mail: Sherry Wallis, chemosvy@mts.net
Website: www.mts.net/~chemosvy

Waves of Hope

Brandon, Manitoba
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Arlene Woods, ANCRUM@mb.sympatico.ca or
           Diane Harrington, dianeh@mts.net
Website: www.wavesofhope.ca

New Brunswick

Breasts Ahoy

Saint John, New Brunswick
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Breasts Ahoy, generalInfo@breastsahoy.abcn.ca
Website: breastsahoy.abcn.ca/

'tit Bateau

Southeast New Brunswick
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Karen Baird, info@titbateau.ca
Website: www.titbateau.ca

Nova Scotia

Abreast a River

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Susan Hartley, sc.hartley@ns.sympatico.ca

Bosom Buddies

Nova Scotia provincial team
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Anne Harland, anneharland@ns.sympatico.ca
Website: www.bosombuddies.ca

Cape Breastoners

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
First dragon boat season: 2001
E-mail: Cora Shebib, President, lcshebib@syd.eastlink.ca

Ontario

A Breast Or Knot

Windsor, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: Lyn Turner, turnerlyn@sympatico.ca

Breast Buddies

Chatham, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2001
E-mail:           Barbara Toye, Team Manager, barbaratoye@sympatico.ca
           Karen Minard, Team Captain, arminard@kent.net

Busting Out

Ottawa, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 1998
E-mail: Karen Whillans, Team Captain Karen.Whillans@Rogers.com
Website: www.bustingout.ca

Canadians Abreast - Messengers of Hope

National Team

Chestmates

Kingston, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Suzanne Bodner, bodnersuz@primus.ca

Dragon Flies

Lindsay, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: info@thedragonflies.org
Website: www.thedragonflies.org

Dragons Abreast

Toronto, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 1998
E-mail: Doreen Davenport, doreend01@aol.com
Website: www.dragonsabreast.org
Toronto Sun article "Breast cancer survivors prove strenuous exercise can make a difference"

Dragons of Hope

Thunder Bay, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: slecky53@hotmail.com

Guelph Breaststrokes

Guelph, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: mvisserkerr@rogers.com

Knot A Breast

Hamilton, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 1998
E-mail: Helen Shearer, bhshearer@sympatico.ca

Kupsized

Stratford, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Wendy Hunter Beintema,beintema@strat.net

Pink Dragons

Belleville/Trenton, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Beth Wylie, wylieb@hotmail.com

Ribbons of Hope

Barrie, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Susan Macallum, barriesribbonsofhope@yahoo.ca

Rowbust

London, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Penny Dobbs or Linda Kuska, rowbust_dragonboat_racing_team@hotmail.com

Survivor Thrivers

Cobourg, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Edith Carr, edicar@sympatico.ca

Survivors Abreast

Peterborough, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Darlene Prager, macany@ptbo.igs.net
Website: www.survivorsabreast.com

Warriors of Hope

North Bay, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Margaret Kervin, appletreekitchens@sympatico.ca
Website: www.warriorsofhope.com

Wonder Broads

Windsor, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Peggy Hurley, phurley@netcom.ca

Quebec

Côte-à-Côte (Two Abreast)

Montreal, Quebec
First dragon boat season: 1998
E-mail: Donna Tremblay, dtremblay@ca.inter.net
Website: www.geocities.com/colosseum/Park/9839/

Vise-à-vie (a play on words, means focus on life)

Quebec City, Quebec
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: Jocelyne Boutet, jobouz@sympatico.ca
Website: www.geocities.com/viseavie

Les Dragons de l'ouest-de-l'ile (West Island Dragons)

Pointe Claire, Quebec
First dragon boat season: 2003

E-mail: Manager, Dawn Rheault, mdrheault@sympatico.ca

Saskatchewan

Busting with Energy

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Sandra Messett, 77signs@sasktel.net