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Discover the Balloons<\/h2>\n

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Pilot: Brad Armstrong
Hometown: Sussex, NB
Years at River Bend: 6<\/p>\n

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Pilot: Seth Bailey
Hometown: Wolfville, NS
Years at River Bend: 7<\/p>\n

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Pilot: Kenny Blackburn
Hometown: L\u00e9vis, QC<\/span>
Years at River Bend: 2<\/p>\n

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Pilot: Francis Bonnette
Hometown: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC
Years at River Bend: 1<\/p>\n

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Pilot: Marian Deeney
Hometown: Monticello, FL
Years at River Bend: 4<\/p>\n

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Pilot: Dave Demerchant
Hometown: New Line, NB
Years at River Bend: 1<\/p>\n

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Pilot: Johann Fr\u00e8ve
Hometown: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC
Years at River Bend: 2<\/p>\n

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Pilot: Alexandre Houle
Hometown: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC
Years at River Bend: 3<\/p>\n

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Pilot: Rick Jones
Hometown: Concord, NH
Years at River Bend: 3<\/p>\n

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Pilot: Jeremy McFarlane
Hometown: Sussex, NB
Years at River Bend: 4<\/p>\n

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Pilot: S\u00e9bastien Poupart
Hometown: Mont-Saint-Gr\u00e9goire, QC<\/span>
Years at River Bend: 1<\/p>\n

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Pilot: Annie Santerre
Hometown: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Years at River Bend: 1<\/p>\n

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Pilot: Martin Unsworth
Hometown: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC
Years at River Bend: 8<\/p>\n

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Pilot: John Viner
Hometown: North Muskham, UK<\/span>
Years at River Bend: 5<\/p>\n

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