North Bay's Mark Clout wins 37th Annual Mattawa River Canoe Race

The 37th Annual Mattawa River Canoe Race kicked off in North Bay on the shores of Trout Lake Saturday morning.

Thirty Five teams from across Ontario and Quebec took part in the grueling 64km race, sanctioned Ontario Marathon Canoe and Kayak Racing Association, saw top competitors in a number of classes competing in a variety of categories including a team of OPP officers.

Paddlers left Olmsted Beach battling headwinds, tackling five mandatory portages to end at the Mattawa Island Conservation Area.

Officials confirm that North Bay's Mark Clout and teammate Stan Anusiewicz of Brights Grove captured the Fastest Overall Time trophy with a time of 6 hours 19 minutes and 48 seconds, just 16 secs ahead of second place finishers Dean Brown of Hamilton and Bob Vincent of Dorchester.

North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority General Manager Brian Tayler says it is important to run the race in order to remember the first highway in the area.



Full details contained in the release below:

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Thirty Five teams from across Ontario and Quebec participated in North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority’s 37th Annual Mattawa River Canoe Race. Paddlers launched from Olmsted Beach, North Bay and made their way through the 64 km trek, five mandatory portages and battling headwinds to Mattawa Island, competing for the top spot in the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority’s race.

Stan Anusiewicz of Brights Grove and Mark Clout of North Bay captured the Fastest Overall Time trophy, finishing with a time of six hours, nineteen minutes and forty-eight seconds, 16 secs ahead of second place finishers Dean Brown of Hamilton and Bob Vincent of Dorchester.

An additional five teams took part in the 13 km family race, launched from Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park.

First place finishers in the other race categories are:

C2 OPEN: Stan Anusiewicz of Brights Grove and Mark Clout of North Bay with a time of 6:19:48

C2 MIXED: Christopher Weber and Joanna Faloon of Ottawa with a time of 6:21:06
C1 OPEN: Andre Leblanc of Mindemoya with a time of 7:56:16

RECREATIONAL MEN’S A: Soern Petersen of Clarence Creek and Claude Roux of Vaudreuil-D’Orion with a
time of 7:57:15

RECREATIONAL MIXED A: Gunther Krausbar and Ellen Pazdzior of Ottawa with a time of 7:48:54

RECREATIONAL MIXED B: Christine Pelland and Mark Hesketh of Mitchell with a time of 11:16:55

RECREATIONAL MEN’S B: Nicolas Drolet of Midhurst and Kollin Monsigner of Barrie with a time of 9:24:38

RECREATIONAL WOMEN’S: Bonnie Pankiw of Chelsea and Johanna VanSchie of Mattawa with a time of
8:49:11

RECREATIONAL FAMILY A: Susan Weiskopf and Joshua MacDonald of Callander with a time of 1:55:37

RECREATIONAL FAMILY B: James and Kyle Parsons of Cache Bay with a time of 2:12:45

OPEN KAYAK: Zoltan Wighardt of Ancaster with a time of 7:40:12

VOYAGEUR: OPP Officers of Northeastern Ontario with a time of 9:19:20

JUNIOR RECREATIONAL: Audra Nicholson of Rosseau and Miranda Cole of McDougall with a time of
2:36:10

Second place finishers in the other race categories are:

C2 OPEN: Dean Brown of Hamilton and Bob Vincent of Dorchester with a time of 6:20:04

C2 MIXED: Carol Zimbalati and Mark Swain of Corbeil with a time of 7:35:44

C1 OPEN: Derek Reed of Sudbury with a time of 8:16:18

WOMEN’S: Tamara Flannigan of Whitefish Falls and Amanda Kosmerle of Sudbury with a time of 9:37:24

RECREATIONAL MEN’S A: Yves Villeneuve and Yvon Ranger of Alexandria with a time of 8:24:31
RECREATIONAL MIXED A: Kim Kilpatrick of Guelph and Zev Bromberg with a time of 9:33:41

RECREATIONAL MIXED B: Carol Grant and Eppo Van Houten of Deep River with a time of 11:31:10

RECREATIONAL MEN’S B: Matthew Porteons of Toronto and Steve of Phelpston with a time of 9:33:12

RECREATION FAMILY B: Max and Edward Hong of North Bay with a time of 2:19:54

OPEN KAYAK: Sam Wyss of Mulmur with a time of 8:17:49

Third place finishers in the other race categories are:

C2 OPEN: Steve Tail of Ingersoll and Don Stoneman of Cambridge with a time of 6:55:08

C1 OPEN: Chris Near of Huntsville with a time of 8:59:55

WOMEN’S: Maria Moore and Alisha Matheny of North Bay with a time of 10:24:40

RECREATIONAL MEN’S A: Neil Guilbeault and Cody Kress of Mattawa with a time of 8:50:56

RECREATIONAL MIXED A: Katherine Zappala and Chris Veldhuis of North Bay with a time of 10:59:15

RECREATIONAL MIXED B: Norm Drolet and Isabelle Drolet of Midhurst with a time of 11:38:50

RECREATIONAL MEN’S B: Randy Jacobs and Dan Kuehl of North Bay with a time of 9:37:24

RECREATIONAL FAMILY B: Brayden & Robert Kochut of North Bay with a time of 2:37:11

All other race results and photos will be available on Monday, July 29 on the NBMCA’s website located at www.nbmca.on.ca. Please contact Paula Loranger at 474-5420 ext. 2002 if you require further information.

The North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority (NBMCA) was founded in 1972 by the Province of Ontario and the NBMCA’s 10 member municipalities. 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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