CPS BAD BUOYS win Gold in the Calgary Dragon Boat Festival!
August 26th, 2011
Congratulations to the Calgary Police Services Women’s Dragon Boat Team on winning gold at the Calgary Dragon Boat Festival held on August 6 & 7 at the North Glenmore Park in Calgary. The team finished first in the Calgary Chinatown Centennial Cup (Women’s Final) with a time of 2 minutes, 28 seconds. A week later, members of the team also went to compete in the Banff Dragon Boat Festival on August 13th and again won a Gold Medal in the Women’s Division!
CPS Bad Buoys are now off to New York City to compete in the 2011 World Police & Fire Games, to be held on September 11th. “We will be working hard to defend our Gold medal from the 2009 Vancouver Police and Firefighter Games,” says Tanya Paziuk, a detective in the robbery unit, who led her dragon boat racing team to gold in 2009.
This year, she expects no different for her team of 15 female officers. “I think it’s really important this year. With the tribute to all the fallen officers, we’re really excited to go – even talking about it, you get chills, you remember that day,” said Paziuk, 40.
When Paziuk last led her team to victory in 2009, it was her first games event. Now, she says there’s even more meaning to the competition. “It’s about trying to entice women to join the world of policing. It’s more than just the work environment. There’s a sisterhood and a way of engaging in the community. To date, we know that there will be 14 teams and competition is going to be challenging….but we are all very excited!”
Albi’s a proud supporter of the Calgary Police Services Women’s Dragon Boat Team. Good luck to the CPS Bad Buoys in New York City.
(Adapted from a news story by Sherri Zickefoose, Calgary Herald, August 24, 2011)
