in the area which is now the Ladies Locker room. The club-house was re-shingled in 1927. In 1929, a new lounge in the south west corner of the cub-house, which is now the manager's Office, was built. In 1929, Britannia Boating Club's water polo team swam out of the Plante Baths. The Britannia Boating Club's Basketball team were the Eastern Champions in 1928–29. The Club avoided closure during the dark days of the early 1930s; the club did not have a single unencumbered asset during that period. In 1932, Britannia Boating Club's basketball team, the Ottawa Valley Champions, were scheduled to compete in the Dominion playdowns in Quebec, however they were unable to make the trip to Quebec for financial reasons. In 1931, the Club property was sold for arrears of taxes. A group of members purchased the property on behalf of the Club, receiving clear title from the Crown. In 1931, an addition in the North side of the Clubhouse accommodated a men's locker room and washrooms for men and women. The Club's semi-monthly booklet outlining varied water and land based activities, known as the 'Amphibian', was founded in 1931. On August 10, 1933, Frank Amyot rescued Ottawa Rough Riders Dave Sprague and Eddie Bond, when their canoe overturned on Lake Deschenes on June 18, 1933. During a tempest in the region, on July 26, 1934 the railing on the long Britannia Boating Club pier was blown away and numerous trees on the grounds were felled by the sudden gale. A photo of Britannia Yacht Club, 1935 by Clifford M. Johnston is in the Library and Archives Canada collection. In 1936, BBC-sponsored paddler Frank Amyot gives Canada first win (1000 meter paddling) at the Olympics in Berlin. At the time, the population of Britannia Bay was 630 (1936) and 758 (1937). In 1937, the Ladies' Auxiliary presented the play, 'Good Morning Bill' at the Masonic Temple Hall in Westboro. In 1937, wood supports were built for the old pier. Nepean Township supported plans in 1939 and 1944 for a riverfront parkway from Britannia to downtown Ottawa. In 1939, Fraser Duntile Ltd. supplied a bulldozer to dredge the area behind the Club pier. The materiel dug out was used to fill in the end of Cassels Street where the memorial flower bed is now. A masonry wall was built to retain the fill. On August 14, 1940, Her Royal Highness