August 13, 2018 / Athletes

For me, the Summer 2017 racing season was notable for many reasons

By Stu Chase It took until the Summer of 2018, but I finally received one of those bada** big plaques for winning a national championship–I am a para paddler, and in 2017 I won the VL3 200m race (No, I don’t expect anyone outside of para to understand what that category means!) It felt incredibly special to hold this award in my hands. It’s going to hang proudly on my wall (right next to my wife’s!! SHE won a national championship when we were teenagers. Kate Ballem, Juvenile women’s K1 500m champion, 1997. Look it up!).     My new plaque, […] Read More

Alumni, Community

In 1995, Canada was the first country to include women-in-canoe at its Nationals

August 13, 2018

By Wendy Perkins   I am sharing this post in honour of our own Sheila Kuyper who ignited a vision for women to paddle Canoe in the Olympics – just as men do. She is an extraordinary paddler. In 1995, Canada was the first country to include women-in-canoe at its Nationals. Sheila set records that were unrivalled at the time and is known as Canada’s most decorated female canoeist, (8 Golds in 1997 alone) and she began to champion inclusion for women in canoe at the Olympics. What a long road it proved to be! I am proud to have helped a […] Read More

Community

The Betsiamites really is one of our greatest find

July 26, 2018

By Quebec Connection   The Betsiamites really is one of our greatest find. It is such a shame that we might never paddle this gem again. This river would be a worldclass section of whitewater with a natural flow. Theses images have been captured during the first three descents of the gorge.   Betsiamites River – VIDEO -The Betsiamites really is one of our greatest find. It is such a shame that we might never paddle this gem again. This river would be a worldclass section of whitewater with a natural flow. Theses images have been captured during the first […] Read More

Athletes

There is nothing cooler than the national team

July 1, 2018

By Katie Vincent   For as long as I can remember my dream has been to compete for Canada at the Olympics. Something about wearing a maple leaf on the biggest sporting stage in the world fuels me every day.     I played a lot of different sports growing up, my mom can tell you many stories of picking me up from the ski hill after Sunday morning training in Collingwood so I could make it back to Mississauga for my Sunday afternoon hockey game (I was a very lucky kid). I was high-level alpine skiing around the same […] Read More

CKC, Community

The sport of canoe kayak from the eyes of the ADCKC

June 30, 2018

By Canoe Kayak Canada and The Atlantic Division CanoeKayak Canada   If you haven’t seen these awesome videos from The Atlantic Division CanoeKayak Canada yet, you must take some time and visit The ADCKC channels. Their Facebook Page is full of great videos about Canoe Kayak Sprint athletes, clubs and events and their Instagram Feed will make you wanna go paddle, that’s for sure!   Check out our Canadian Sprint Women’s Canoe crib: ADCKC CRIBS – Woman's Canoe Welcome to their crib Posted by The ADCKC on Thursday, June 7, 2018   Or check out this chat with Atlantic division member […] Read More

Athletes

I fell in love with the sport after I did my first K1 race at the Lac Sergent regatta, 3 years after my debut

June 30, 2018

By Pierre-Luc Poulin   I started paddling in 2003 at the  Lac Beauport Canoe Kayak Club. At first, I wanted to race canoeing to do like my big brother Maxim, but I could not find my balance and comfort. I fell in love with the sport after I did my first K1 race at the Lac Sergent regatta, 3 years after my debut. Since then, I never wanted to touch a C1 ever again!   My brother was named after Maxime Boillard, Canoe Olympian who participated in the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and has since become an important mentor in […] Read More

Alumni, CKC

Strong Beauty: Power Up the Champion Within

June 25, 2018

Strong Beauty: Power Up the Champion Within is an Olympic athlete’s journey to harness the POWER of self-belief and appreciate the beauty in us all.     Karen Furneaux, sprint kayaking world champion, Sports Hall-of-Famer and international speaker, shares her deepest insights and the golden nuggets that it takes to succeed at your goals. Karen’s actionable P.O.W.E.R. tools help you to find your unique strengths and bring your best to the world. Building confidence and conviction to energize your life and overcome challenges when you get stuck. By understanding the energy of emotion and intention, you too can activate your authentic […] Read More

Alumni

I was basically born with a paddle in my hands

June 20, 2018

By Liam Fisher   Back to where it all began. I was basically born with a paddle in my hands. My dad was an Olympic gold medalist in sprint kayaking, a tremendously physical sport that balances strength, power and finnesse into the narrowest of boats! Before I could walk he used to put me on his lap and take me out paddling. By the time I was in school you bet I was out on the water myself. By 14, I was racing competitivley and not long after that was making development squads heading down to California and Florida for […] Read More

Athletes

The bond between athlete Zane Clarke and coach Jon Pike is strong and they both have a strong desire to win

June 20, 2018

By Petro-Canada FACE   The relationship between Canadian sprint kayak athlete, Zane Clarke and his coach, Jon Pike, didn’t start off that great. “There was a lack of understanding, a lack of respect at the start,” says Clarke. But now, their Bond is strong and they both have a strong desire to win. “There was a lack of understanding, a lack of respect at the start,” – Zane Clarke   See how the Petro-Canada FACE™ grant has helped bring the pair together as they pursue their dream of being the best by watching this video produced by CBC Olympics.     […] Read More

Alumni, Community

Mississauga Canoe Club 60thAnniversary and Hall of Fame

June 15, 2018

By Doug Tutty   On June 9, 2018, the Mississauga Canoe Club celebrated their 60thanniversary at the Annual Home Regatta on the Credit River in Port Credit, Ontario. The MCC has a rich history of canoe and kayak racing in Canada beginning in 1958, when the club was founded by Bert Oldershaw. Over the past 60 years, the MCC has won 19 overall club burgees at the National Championships, developed many paddlers who would go on to represent Canada at the Olympics, and has provided paddlers of all ages in the community of Mississauga a place to call home.   […] Read More