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Dragon Boat Festival Raises Funds Through Shiver 'n Giver

The Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival will look a little different this year without the usual frenzy of activity coming from the Rideau Canal.

Dragon Boat Festival Raises Funds Through Shiver 'n Giver

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The Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival will look a little different this year without the usual frenzy of activity coming from the Rideau Canal.


Because of the ongoing pandemic, the dragon boat races have been cancelled, but its companion events will continue. Presented by BeaverTails, its programming will be available for free viewing on its website and YouTube channel from now through Feb. 21.  A festival representative told Samaritan that sports challenge Shiver 'n Giver is the main charitable event in this year's festival, while most of their other funding comes through individual donations.

The Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival is a part of the city’s annual Winterlude event which celebrates winter. Winterlude was started in 1979, but only added the Ottawa Ice Dragon Boat Festival in recent years. – Continue reading Steve McLean’s feature at Samaritanmag.com

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Sarah McLachlan Announces Her Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 30th Anniversary Canadian Tour

Sarah McLachlan Announces Her Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 30th Anniversary Canadian Tour

Originally scheduled for 2024, the tour was cancelled because of McLachlan's vocal health issues, now resolved. The trek runs Oct. 15 to Nov. 9

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Long one of Canada’s most successful singer-songwriters, McLachlan was set last year to celebrate the 30th anniversary of her multi-platinum third album, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, but she was forced to cancel that tour because of vocal health issues. Thankfully she has recovered from those, and today (April 17), Live Nation and McLachlan announced her Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 30th Anniversary 2025 Canadian tour.

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