Soon after a boat was acquired by the Village of 亚洲天堂 Lake, it was just discovered that it was an actual dragon boat used in races in the Lower Mainland.

亚洲天堂 Lake resident Victor Yancovitch, who enjoys building large model ships as a hobby, was asked to repair the boat鈥檚 broken steering oar.

Yancovitch went a step further and decided to carve a dragon head and place it on the edge of the boat, just in time for Canada Day celebrations.

鈥淚 thought it would be more attractive, and bring the boat to life,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t would be more likely to encourage young folk, or young at heart to get together and row.鈥�

Yancovitch made the impressive dragon head by picking up a few sheets of blue styrofoam, gluing them together on each side of a wooden template and carving the wood with a grinder.

鈥淎fter five days, a reasonably-looking dragon emerged,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t was sure fun to follow the dragon boat on our canoe on Canada Day while my wife Lynn took photos of it [the dragon boat] in action.鈥�

鈥淥nce in a while the rowers would all get synchronized, and we couldn't keep up with them even with a little electric motor attached,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 sure feel it was worth it.鈥�