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Freestyle kayaker makes national team

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For weeks now, as often as twice a day, before and after work, Whitehorse’s Joel Brennan, has been putting his boat in the water as a freestyle kayak enthusiast.   Sep 01 » by Tom Patrick (0 Comments)

Zach Bell dominates national track championships

Watson Lake’s Zach Bell is now, without exaggeration, one of Canada’s best track cyclists. The 27-year-old elite rider hammered home that point by winning four gold and one silver at the 2010 Track Cycling Canadian Championships, held at the National Cycling Centre in Bromont, Quebec, over the weekend.   Aug 30 » by Tom Patrick (1 Comment)

Winning team ‘zips’ through new adventure race

Not only did the “Old Way of Seeing” team finish the first annual August Rush adventure race in high velocity, zooming down a 1,000-foot zipline, they flew through most of the course – perhaps a little too fast at times. “We made it as short as possible,” said Darren Holcombe. “It was how we expected it to be – we only just decided to do it a week ago.”   Aug 30 » by Tom Patrick (0 Comments)

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