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Let there be dragons

Posted By Andre Nantel On July 29, 2005 @ 2:23 pm In Uncategorized | Comments Disabled

This weekend, the Olympic Basin [1] will be the site of the annual Dragon Boat Festival [2] in which 180 teams from all over Canada, the United States and abroad will compete in 250 meter and 500 meter races.

Admission is FREE! unless you want to drive in which case there is a $10 parking charge on Notre-Dame Island. A free shuttle service will be available from Chinatown (on the corner of La Gauchetiere Ouest and St-Urbain streets) to the Olympic Basin every 30 minutes starting from 10am to 6pm.

In addition, funds will be collected on behalf of the McGill University Health Center Foundation and la Fondation du Centre hospitalier de l


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[1] Olympic Basin: http://www.parcjeandrapeau.com/en/acces/cartes.asp

[2] Dragon Boat Festival: http://www.montrealdragonboat.com/site/index.php?event=home

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