{"id":18,"date":"2026-01-23T20:51:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlanticschooners.ca\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-01-25T19:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T19:36:37","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/atlanticschooners.ca\/?page_id=18","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18\" class=\"elementor elementor-18\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a871296 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a871296\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b955414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"b955414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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0-33.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9b0da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae9b0da\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ad8e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61ad8e8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-063dece e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"063dece\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e261957 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e261957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Atlantic Schooners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92d5290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92d5290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More than a football team concept \u2014 Atlantic Canada\u2019s CFL dream.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b7b973 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b7b973\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9509801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9509801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Atlantic Schooners are more than a football team concept \u2014 they\u2019re a long-running promise to give Atlantic Canada its own place on the Canadian Football League map. Born from big dreams, tested by setbacks, and kept alive by loyal fans, the Schooners embody the spirit of the East Coast: resilient, proud, and always ready for the next wave.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d1178 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7d1178\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d79a60 e-con-full animated-slow elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d79a60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c99936a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c99936a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/atlanticschooners.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture177-1024x573.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-817\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atlanticschooners.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture177-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atlanticschooners.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture177-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atlanticschooners.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture177-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atlanticschooners.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture177-1536x860.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/atlanticschooners.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Picture177.jpg 1695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d6fcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67d6fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Schooners name surged back to life in 2018, when Schooners Sports and Entertainment reignited the push to bring professional football to Atlantic Canada.<br \/>Proposed base: Halifax, Nova Scotia, with potential temporary home games in Moncton, New Brunswick, anchored by the vision of a new stadium project in the Halifax area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1322b8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1322b8f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f4c80 elementor-align-left elementor-align--mobilecenter elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"a4f4c80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#legacy\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tExplore Our Legacy<i class=\"icon icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-545f449 elementor-align-left elementor-align--mobilecenter elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"545f449\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/atlanticschooners.ca\/kitchen-party\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDown East Kitchen Party<i class=\"icon icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcc50ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fcc50ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca04c45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca04c45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who We Are<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f748efa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f748efa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Atlantic Schooners represent the dream of a truly coast-to-coast CFL, rooted in the culture, communities, and coastline of Atlantic Canada.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e292d4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e292d4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edbab93 e-con-full e-grid top-card e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edbab93\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b222b elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-square elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"57b222b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounded\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1982\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ff6ad5 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-square elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"8ff6ad5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTeam Colors\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSilver \u2022 Maritime Blue \u2022 Nautical Brass \u2022 White\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc61fd6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc61fd6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e16917 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e16917\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bffd0cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bffd0cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Origins<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aebe2e4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aebe2e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"487\">In 1982, the CFL granted a conditional expansion franchise to the Atlantic Schooners, based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The team was led by the Maritime Professional Football Club Ltd., including <strong data-start=\"2193\" data-end=\"2242\">John Donoval, J.I. Albrecht, and R.B. Cameron<\/strong>. The plan was bold: the Schooners would kick off in 1984 as the CFL\u2019s first Atlantic Canadian team. However, the required stadium funding never fully materialized \u2014 and in 1983, before a single snap was taken, the franchise was withdrawn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b4ecd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61b4ecd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef35641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef35641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/atlanticschooners.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/full-frame-of-wavy-sea-2026-01-06-09-19-34-utc-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-410\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atlanticschooners.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/full-frame-of-wavy-sea-2026-01-06-09-19-34-utc-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/atlanticschooners.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/full-frame-of-wavy-sea-2026-01-06-09-19-34-utc-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atlanticschooners.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/full-frame-of-wavy-sea-2026-01-06-09-19-34-utc-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074bda2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"074bda2\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"legacy\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96f4c44 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96f4c44\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd48c3 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2cd48c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9347207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9347207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Legacy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c0bed e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36c0bed\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c70d68 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c70d68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee79e9b elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-square elementor-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ee79e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-flag1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSymbol of Aspiration\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA reminder that Atlantic Canada belongs in the national football conversation.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a18841b e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a18841b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-842f03d elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-square elementor-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"842f03d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-users2\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFan-Driven Legacy\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom Grey Cup gatherings to regional watch groups, supporters keep the dream alive.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cafe8a e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cafe8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e71746 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-square elementor-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7e71746\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-globe\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCoast-to-Coast Vision\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Schooners represent the missing piece in a truly national CFL footprint.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06fe50b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06fe50b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-951da31 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"951da31\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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The proposed base is <strong data-start=\"2987\" data-end=\"3011\">Halifax, Nova Scotia<\/strong>, with potential temporary home games in <strong data-start=\"3052\" data-end=\"3078\">Moncton, New Brunswick<\/strong>. A key element remains a new stadium project in the Halifax area. While stadium plans have faced funding hurdles and shifting priorities, the vision hasn\u2019t faded.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3671d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3671d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe5f88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bfe5f88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/atlanticschooners.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/101.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-880\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atlanticschooners.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/101.png 468w, https:\/\/atlanticschooners.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/101-300x174.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlantic Schooners More than a football team concept \u2014 Atlantic Canada\u2019s CFL dream. The Atlantic Schooners are more than a football team concept \u2014 they\u2019re a long-running promise to give Atlantic Canada its own place on the Canadian Football League map. 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