KRC 2024 Season planning is underway! We are excited to bring back our 6-week High School Program May 13 – June 21, 2024. KRC coaches are currently recruiting students from TA and BBSS, reach out if you would like to know more! We are holding an open house at the club house on Sat May 4 from 10:30am – noon. No RSVP required, come on down, tour the club, and speak with KRC coaches about getting started with our club!
See this month’s newsletter for details on club happenings! At a glance…
Kenora Rowing Club is pleased to announce our regatta dates for the 2023 season! Tops and Bottoms will be held on Saturday July 29th, 2023, and the 118th North West International Rowing Association Championship Regatta will be held on Friday August 18th and Saturday August 19th, 2023. Mark your calendars! We encourage participants travelling from out of town to book your accommodations as soon as possible as options are limited in Kenora, please reach out if you need any suggestions!
KRC is currently recruiting volunteers to help out for one or both regattas, no rowing or prior volunteer experience necessary, we’ll teach you! Volunteer roles include: boat holders, boat drivers, timers, concession stand and merchandise, umpire and volunteer food preparations, and banquet setup. Please email [email protected] or message us on facebook or instagram if you are interested in helping out!
The Kenora Rowing Club is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the 117th NWIRA Regatta after a two-year hiatus. Our Regatta Planning Committee is asking for volunteers from the community to help us out on Friday July 22 and Saturday July 23 on Rabbit Lake. No rowing experience or regatta experience is necessary and volunteers will receive training on their specific role. Volunteer roles include: boat holders, concession stand assistance, kitchen/catering assistance, IT assistance, safety boat drivers, etc.. Please email [email protected] or message us on social media if you are interested in being a part of this awesome event!
It’s good to be talking about rowing this season. Registration for 2022 season memberships is now available on Rowing Canada, you can register here. We are excited about offering increased programming this year and we will be getting back to regatta form. The Kenora Rowing Club will be hosting the 117th annual NorthWest Invitational Rowing Regatta July 22-23 this year!
The Kenora Rowing Club held our annual AGM on Sunday May 29th, thank you to all that attended and for volunteers that helped to install the club docks for the season! Our Board is always looking for new and old members to join our awesome team, please reach out if you are interested!
Sincerely,
Mike Limerick
Kenora Rowing Club President
Date Effective: May 29, 2021
Kenora Rowing Club is open only to members who are cleared to row singles without supervision. All members who are cleared MUST follow the strict protocols below. Failure to comply with these protocols may result in temporary revocation of access rights to the boathouse.
Read more and find links for registration and rowing reservations on the “KRC & COVID-19” page.
UPDATE ON PROGRAMS:
Juniors and inexperienced adult members are NOT permitted to row at this time. Club programming requiring coaching will be permitted only after Ontario enters Phase 1 of the “Roadmap to Reopening”.
As of Monday, August 17, 2020 everyone entering in the KRC boathouse must be wearing a mask. Note: Masks are required inside even when the bay doors are open.
Masks can be removed once outside and when rowing but must be put back on when re-entering the club and returning your shell after rowing.
Under instructions issued by the Medical Officer of Health, all businesses and organizations in the Northwestern Health Unit area must adopt a policy that requires all members of the public and employees who enter or remain in an enclosed public space to wear a mask or face covering. This policy will be effective Monday August 17, 2020 at 12:01 am.
Read more at https://www.nwhu.on.ca/covid19
As of July 6, 2020 we have moved into Phase 2 of our opening at the Kenora Rowing Club.
A lot of the Phase 1 requirements remain the same but with Phase 2 we will see the Junior program starting up (for experienced juniors), allow doubles/pairs if partners are committed to rowing consistently with the same partner, and see an increase to allow 2 people per bay and a maximum of 6 in the boathouse at any one time.
Distancing must be maintained at all times unless you are with someone from your “bubble”.
With increased traffic at the club please know that the use of the reservations documents (even for private boats) as well as the sign in/out sheet becomes even more important. All boats must continue to be cleaned and disinfected before and after every row. For those using club boats this step is of particular importance.
Please make sure you continue to follow the procedures as outlined on the KRC & COVID-19 page.
KRC has started Phase 1 of our opening!
Beginning on May 28, 2020, the Kenora Rowing Club is open only to members who are cleared to row single sculls.
All members who are cleared MUST follow the Phase 1 rules for boathouse access, equipment cleaning, and maintaining physical distancing. It’s not quite rowing as usual but at least it is rowing!
Phase 1 rowers, please make sure you have read and completed all of the requirements detailed on our KRC and COVID-19 page.
May 24, 2020
An Important Message from the Board of Directors
These exceptional times of COVID-19 require that the Kenora Rowing Club implement exceptional measures, and that its members show exceptional discipline to ensure that we all stay healthy and still have a great rowing season.
The Club has developed a COVID-19 Code of Conduct that will be in effect for the 2020 rowing season. This document will ensure that all who come to the Club maintain appropriate physical distancing and sanitation measures. Please read this document carefully.
Our passion to be on the water must be tempered by our sense of community. We must all work together to ensure the health and safety of all and to ensure the Club can remain open throughout the summer.
The Board is currently hard at work finalizing the club policies and procedures and ensuring the boathouse has all of the supplies and signage needed to open for Phase 1. In the first phase, starting on May 28, we will be open only to Masters rowers that are cleared to row a single on their own. Single boats only unless you live with your 2x partner. The KRC online registration will open on May 26 for these members. Fees must be paid via credit card or e-transfer only. Members that have completed the online registration, completed payment, and agreed to the Phase 1 COVID-19 Contract will be given clearance to begin reserving rowing times/shells and accessing the Club.
Please note that Juniors and inexperienced Masters are not permitted to row at this time. Any programming or rowing requiring coaching or multiple people carrying/rowing a shell is prohibited until further notice. We will open up to these programs when it is permissible to have multiple people in closer proximity.
We will continue to evolve with the situation and policies will change as we learn more and see our efforts in action. If you have suggestions or want to assist the club during this time, please communicate with a member of the Board.
I wish you all good health and the best rowing season we can have!
Erin McCuaig
President, Kenora Rowing Club
