Two canoe paddlers portaging a canoe    Two canoeist portaging a canoe
Mark Clout and Dean Brown                                John Larmer and Rob Gregoris  
First place overall                                                   First Place, Men's A         
Fifty-four teams from across the province and a few from out of country participated in North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority’s Mattawa River Canoe Race presented by Susan Weiskopf, Senior Financial Planner - IG. Paddlers launched from Olmsted Beach, North Bay and made their way through the 64 km trek, five mandatory portages and low water levels to Mattawa Island, competing for the top spot.

Dean Brown from Hamilton and Mark Clout from Port Colborne in the Pro C2 Men’s class took the top spot in a time of 6:42:31.

An additional 7 teams took part in the 13 km family and adult races, launched from Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park.

Top 3 finishers in each race divisions are:

 

EXP82

Jamie-leigh Chapman

Haliburton

C1 STOCK OPEN

9:52:55

 

 

 

 

 

EXP9

Conor Abrahams
Bill McGowan

Ottawa
Torrance

C2 STOCK MEN'S

7:24:50

EXP13

Paul Terry  
Evan Styles

Stirling
Carrying Place

C2 STOCK MEN'S

7:56:16

EXP12

Don Stoneman
Gord Cole

Bancroft  
Parry Sound

C2 STOCK MEN'S

8:03:31

 

 

 

 

 

EXP70

Mike De Abreu  
Sophie Coupal

Arnprior  
Cantley

C2 STOCK MIXED

7:11:41

EXP57

Stephen Wasteneys  Ellen Pazdzior

Ottawa

C2 STOCK MIXED

7:11:59

EXP71

Eileen Visser  
Will Siegfried

Potsdam, NY

C2 STOCK MIXED

7:28:51

 

 

 

 

 

305

Susan Weiskopf
Sandra Garvey

Callander

REC WOMEN'S

11:25:46

311

Mary Miller Lynch Stephanie Finn

Waterloo  
Kitchener

REC WOMEN'S

12:09:35

 

 

 

 

 

514

John Larmer  
Rob Gregoris

Greater Sudbury

REC MEN'S A

7:50:30

516

Raymond deGuzman Ted McRae

Toronto
Prince Edward

REC MEN'S A

9:16:51

512

Michael Stemp  
Randy Herman

North Bay

REC MEN'S A

10:29:10

   

 

 

 

622

Kyle Newman  
Norm Drolet

Huntsville
Midhurst

REC MEN'S B

9:31:26

601

Chris Frappier
Wes Chambers

Chisholm
North Bay

REC MEN'S B

9:33:47

624

Steve Moschenross
Kollin Monsigner

Phelpston

REC MEN'S B

9:36:24

 

 

 

 

 

409

Sean Lougheed  
Lauren Andersen

East Ferris
Corbeil

REC MIXED A

7:59:15

411

Buck Miller  
Jenny Galt

Huntsville

REC MIXED A

8:43:15

410

Bob Vincent
Gwyn Hayman

Huntsville

REC MIXED A

9:16:50

 

 

 

 

 

907

Nicolas Drolet
Isabelle Drolet

Midhurst  

REC MIXED B

9:43:54

909

Michael McNeil  
Andrea Davis McNeil

Georgina

REC MIXED B

10:45:06

 

 

 

 

 

205

Stan Anusiewicz

Brights Grove

USCA C1 OPEN

8:16:00

202

Trystan Glynn-Morris

Ottawa

USCA C1 OPEN

10:07:23

201

Rod Burns

Bonfield

USCA C1 OPEN

12:16:20

 

 

 

 

 

801

Shawn Urban

Sarnia

OPEN KAYAK

7:30:49

807

Andrei Zoubakine

Richmond Hill

OPEN KAYAK

7:39:52

810

Patrick Bridgham

Lancaster

OPEN KAYAK

10:27:05

 

 

 

 

 

10

Dean Brown
Mark Clout

Hamilton
Port Colborne

PRO C2 MEN'S

6:42:31

 

 

 

 

 

103

Jen Nicholson  
Dean Coulson

Huntsville
Kearney

PRO C2 MIXED

7:14:40

100

David Johnston  
Raina Vingerhoeds

Sarnia
Hensall

PRO C2 MIXED

7:36:32

102

David Harju
Leslie Davenport

Gloucester

PRO C2 MIXED

9:48:35

 

 

 

 

 

SUP10

Tim Oliver

Clarksburg

OPEN SUP

7:12:04

SUP11

Trevor Quinton

Huntsville

OPEN SUP

9:02:46

SUP 13

Ariel Amaral

Barrie

OPEN SUP

9:26:16

 

 

 

 

 

703

Jessica (Jay) Ryan George Sanschagrin

Sudbury
Corbeil

FAMILY

2:09:35

700

Kathryn Park
Carol Zimbalatti

Corbeil

FAMILY

2:13:55

 

 

 

 

 

758

Cheryl Mackay

Richards Landing

OPEN REC Kayak

3:06:51

759

Asa Chong

Richards Landing

OPEN REC Kayak

3:06:51

 

 

 

 

 

757

David Cowcill  
Luke Mcquarrie

North Bay

OPEN REC

2:17:38

754

Hannah Durrwachter Pierre Beaudry

Toronto

OPEN REC

2:36:15

 

All other race results and photos will be posted the Mattawa River Canoe Race website www.mattawarivercanoerace.ca

Please contact Paula Loranger at 705-494-5115 if you require further information.

The North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority (NBMCA) was founded in 1972 by the Province of Ontario. A non-profit organization, the NBMCA works closely with the public to balance human needs with the environmental needs of the region’s watershed. The NBMCA is one of 36 Conservation Authorities who are members of Conservation Ontario.

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Contact:          Paula Loranger           Community Relations Coordinator                 705-494-5115