Summerside champion rower Emily Cameron honoured by Rowing P.E.I. - Action News
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Summerside champion rower Emily Cameron honoured by Rowing P.E.I.

Emily Cameron's career with the Canadian rowing team was celebrated Saturday night with a party at the Charlottetown Yacht Club, and a new racing boat named after her.

Championship P.E.I. rower is moving to England to attend Oxford University

Emily Cameron is spending the summer helping P.E.I. rowers train for the Canada Summer Games in 2017. (Krystalle Ramlakhan/CBC)

Emily Cameron's career with the nationalCanadian rowing team was celebrated Saturday night at the Charlottetown Yacht Club.

The Summerside rower, who has won silver medals for Canada at the World Championships and World Cup, even had a boat named after her.

"It's an honour. It's a little surreal," she said.

"I certainly have days where I don't feel worthy to he honest. I think we forget sometimes when we get into our own little world in rowing and in sport, just how much it means to others especially when we come from such a small place like P.E.I."

Cameron, 33, is retiring from the team and moving to England to attend Oxford University.

She had hoped to be part of Team Canada for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

But Rowing Canada decided against qualifying a heavyweight women's foursome in sculling.

Instead, Cameronwill spend the summer helping young Island rowers train for the Canada Games in 2017.

Lea Bryden of Rowing P.E.I., which hosted Saturday night's celebration, is thrilled to have her on board.

Emily Cameron (second from left) is joined by Tony Theriault, Lea Bryden and Will Bryden as they inspect the "Emily Cameron" racing boat at the Charlottetown Yacht Club on Saturday. (Krystalle Ramlakhan/CBC)

"Being so committed to supporting the kids that are coming up behind her,amidst all of her disappointment in not being at Rio but being able to turn that back to the kids, it is emotional," she said.

Proceeds from Saturday night's celebration will go toward Rowing P.E.I.'s new racing boat the Emily Cameron.

With files from Krystalle Ramlakhan