Mr. Speaker, the Boucherville rowing club is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024. From its inception in 1974, the club has taken full advantage of its outstanding geographic location across from the majestic St. Lawrence River in Boucherville.
Over the years, many of the club's athletes have been selected to join our national teams. Some have even made it to the Olympics. The Club d'aviron de Boucherville is a learning ground where members develop positive values like mutual support, team spirit, determination, surpassing personal limits and good lifestyle habits. It boasts a family-oriented, fraternal atmosphere, which, I have to say, is great to see.
Congratulations to the club's president, Julie Dermine, and its head coach, Christian Hardy-Cardinal.
I want to thank everyone who has contributed to this organization over its half-century of adventures. Clearly, everyone is rowing in the same direction, toward excellence.