Bridgewater nurse Italy-bound for international dragon boat race

by Janice Middleton LighthouseNow July 4th, 2018 Joy Vienot knows the benefits of regular exercise. They add up to a trip to Italy with 3,000 girlfriends for some dragon boat racing and days of “wine and gelato.” The Bridgewater nurse is one of the breast cancer survivors group, Nova Scotia Bosom Buddies, dragon boat racing […]

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Breast cancer survivor group Bosom Buddies prepares for upcoming rowing season

No strangers to adversity, the Bosom Buddies South Shore have taken a bit of bad news and turned it into a way to spread awareness about their organization. Bosom Buddies is a breast cancer survivor support group made up of two dragon boat rowing teams — based Lake Banook in Dartmouth and Mader’s Cove in

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Bosom Buddies Celebrate 20 Years of Breast Cancer Paddling Worldwide on June 13, 2015

Our story begins when Vancouver’s Abreast in a Boat Team was formed. Sharon Driscoll was living in Vancouver and was introduced to this breast cancer survivor team. With plans to move to Mahone Bay, N.S. in 1997, Sharon had thoughts as to how a team might be formed in NS. She met co-founder Margo Kleiker that summer and

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