National team trials are this coming weekend. They were supposed to be in Montreal. I'd even considered going for day one because it's not far and there are some exciting races. Then I noticed a few athletes fb posts in the past couple of days saying they had to go to Dartmouth.
CKC's website just says "because of the situation in Montreal...etc" without further details. One coach said that there is a faulty wire related to the Grand Prix timing system and they have to lower the water level in the basin to get at the electrical access point. I ran into Ryan and Hayley at the mouth of the river last night and he said an electrical fire precipitated them having to lower the water level. Whatever the cause, they couldn't raise the water level back up in time for trials and they failed to notify CKC in a timely manner. It's really too bad for the athletes who had finalized their travel and accommodation arrangements. Hayley said she can't go now and I'm sure there are others in the same position.

Here's part of the email sent out by the CKC commodore to canoe clubs;

"please note that this emergency relocation was made necessary by the actions and neglect of the City of Montreal. Our Director General Lorraine Lafreniere has been in direct conversation with the city of Montreal to try and resolve the issue but was informed that they cannot remedy the electrical issue in time for the trials. Lorraine was also in touch with the mayor's office to indicate the situation and our displeasure with this outcome and received no support. We will be taking action to attempt to recover expenses incurred by CKC and you – our members - as a result of the city's breach in commitment. We will also need to carefully consider whether we can support future use of the Olympic Basin as a competition venue. Own the Podium and the Sport Centre Montreal (CNMM) have been informed of this situation. I hope that we will be able to return for future events. To decide otherwise would have an undeserved impact on our long standing partners at CanoeKayak Quebec. However, we must have certainty that we will not be let down again by the municipal authorities in Montreal."

Props to Atlantic Canada division for jumping in and making the course at Lake Banook & volunteers available on such short notice!