OFFICERS of the CANADIAN CANOE ASSOCIATION / CANOEKAYAK CANADA

The Commodore of the Canadian Canoe Association was originally the de facto Executive Director of the organisation. The Commodore was both the figurehead and the top administrative official. For a long time, the role was held only for one year until 1977 when Thomas Deakin was the first of many two-year durations (notwithstanding S.J. Milligan's tenure during WWI). Today, the role of Commodore is now the Chairperson of the Sprint Racing Council of CanoeKayak Canada which is but one arm of a much larger paddle sport organisation. The "Commodore" today may hold office for multiple years.

ASSOCIATE CLUBS

Years
Commodore Rear Comm. Sec.-Treasurer  
1900 Ernest A. Black C. A. McNaughton E. R. 'Eddie' McNeill
  Ottawa C.C.
Brockville R.C. Britannia B.H.C.
d. July 18, 1902
         
 
1901 James Powell E. R. 'Eddie' McNeill T. A. Martin
  Grand Trunk B.C. Britannia B.H.C.
Brockville R.C.
1902 Ernest A. Black D. S. MacLeod
      Ottawa C.C. St. Lambert B.C.
1903 James M. Hurcomb W. S. Walker H. J. Lyons
  Ottawa C.C. Longueuil B.C. Britannia B.H.C.
 
 
 
1904 William F. Boardman R. A. Elliot C. H. Clendenning
  Ottawa C.C. Longueuil B.C. Ottawa C.C.
d. January, 1907
 
 
1905 W. P. Kennedy C. H. Clendenning H. C. Bowine
  Grand Trunk B.C.   Rideau C.C. St. Lambert B.C.
1906   O. K. 'Kenny' Gibson Wesley E. Gowling
    Ottawa C.C.   Rideau C.C.
1907 O. K. 'Kenny' Gibson W. A. McNabb Charles N. Marshall
  Ottawa C.C. Toronto C.C. Grand Trunk B.C.
1908   W. A. McNabb Charles N. Marshall
    Toronto C.C. Grand Trunk B.C.
Years
Commodore Vice Comm. Rear Comm. Sec.-Treasurer  
1909 W. A. McNabb Charles N. Marshall Albert E. Cram A. E. Cuff
  Toronto C.C. Grand Trunk B.C. Carleton Place C.C. Toronto C.C.
 
 
 
1910 Charles N. Marshall Albert E. Cram L. T. Coppins K. C. Folger
  Grand Trunk B.C. Carleton Place C.C. Buffalo C.C. St. John's Y.C.
d. February 25, 1920
 
 
 
1911 Wesley E. Gowling Charles T. Hoare G. R. Futvoye J. Saxon Fraser
  Rideau C.C. Toronto C.C. St. John's Y.C. Britannia B.C.
 
 
 
1912 Charles T. Hoare William M. Jennings Horace Merrill A. E. Cuff
  Toronto C.C. Grand Trunk B.C. New Edinburgh C.C. Toronto C.C.
 
 
 
1913 William M. Jennings E. R. 'Eddie' McNeill Robert F. Wilson L. E. Church
  Grand Trunk B.C. Britannia B.C. Toronto C.C. St. John's Y.C.
d. 1915
 
 
 
1914 E. R. 'Eddie' McNeill Robert F. Wilson S. J. Milligan Walter T. Lamb
  Britannia B.C. Toronto C.C. St. Lambert B.C. New Edinburgh C.C.
 
 
 
1915 Robert F. Wilson S. J. Milligan Walter T. Lamb Jack S. McGregor
  Toronto C.C. St. Lambert B.C. Ottawa-New
Edinburgh C.C.		 Toronto C.C.
1916 S. J. Milligan Walter T. Lamb Frank R. Longstaff Sr.  
  St. Lambert B.C. Ottawa-New
Edinburgh C.C.		 Parkdale C.C.
1917   Walter T. Lamb Frank R. Longstaff Sr.
    Ottawa-New
Edinburgh C.C.		 Parkdale C.C.
1918   Walter T. Lamb Frank R. Longstaff Sr.
    Ottawa-New
Edinburgh C.C.		 Parkdale C.C.
1919 George E. Radford Walter T. Lamb Frank R. Longstaff Sr. C. G. Wilkinson
  Cartierville B.C. Britannia B.C. Parkdale C.C. St. John's Y.C.
1920 Walter T. Lamb Frank R. Longstaff Sr. C. G. Wilkinson J. G. Craig
  Britannia B.C. Parkdale C.C. St. John's Y.C.    
 
 
 
1921 Frank R. Longstaff Sr. George Peterson George W. Carson Harry D. Weismiller
  Parkdale C.C. St. Lambert B.C. Carleton Place C.C. Parkdale C.C.
 
 
 
1922 George Peterson George W. Carson Aubrey E. Ireland Sr. George E. Radford
  St. Lambert B.C. Carleton Place C.C. Island A.A.A. Cartierville B.C.
 
 
 
1923 George W. Carson Aubrey E. Ireland Sr. Andrew F. Marnell Charles C. Mason
  Carleton Place C.C. Island A.A.A. Grand Trunk B.C. Rideau A.C.
 
 
 
1924 Aubrey E. Ireland Sr. Andrew F. Marnell Ernest G. Tresidder Eric F. Thompson
  Island A.A.A. Grand Trunk B.C. Rideau A.C. Humber Bay C.C.
 
 
 
1925 Andrew F. Marnell Ernest G. Tresidder Harry D. Weismiller Ernest G. Tresidder (Tr.)
  Grand Trunk B.C. Rideau A.C. Parkdale C.C. Rideau A.C.
 
    Fred S. Nickle (Sec.)
    Grand Trunk B.C.
1926 Ernest G. Tresidder Harry D. Weismiller James C. Pettigrew Eric F. Thompson
  Rideau A.C. Parkdale C.C. Valois B.C. Balmy Beach C.C.

1927

 Harry D. Weismiller James C. Pettigrew William J. Wing Eric F. Thompson
  Parkdale C.C. Valois B.C. Gananoque M.& C.C. Island A.A.A.
 
 
 
Years
Commodore Vice Comm. Rear Comm. 2nd Rear Comm. Sec.-Treasurer  
1928 James C. Pettigrew Eddie M. MacMillan Jack S. McGregor Angus C. Barwick R. Edgar Gilbert
  Valois B.C. Britannia B.C. Toronto C.C. Cartierville B.C. Valois B.C.
 
 
 
1929 Eddie M. MacMillan Jack S. McGregor Angus C. Barwick L. Reg Gisborne J. S. Forsyth
  Britannia B.C. Toronto C.C. Cartierville B.C. Ottawa-New
Edinburgh C.C.		    
1930 Jack S. McGregor Angus C. Barwick L. Reg Gisborne Edgar T. Alberts Roy C. Nurse 
  Toronto C.C. Cartierville B.C. Ottawa-New
Edinburgh C.C.		 Toronto C.C. Balmy Beach C.C.
 
 
 
1931 Angus C. Barwick L. Reg Gisborne Roy C. Nurse  Frank Clement R. Edgar Gilbert
  Cartierville B.C. Ottawa-New
Edinburgh C.C.		 Balmy Beach C.C. Lachine R.C.C. Valois B.C.
 
 
 
1932 L. Reg Gisborne J. P. Swalm Frank Clement Allan R. Groves R. Edgar Gilbert
  Ottawa-New
Edinburgh C.C.		 Parkdale C.C. Lachine R.C.C. Carleton Place C.C. Valois B.C.
 
 
1933 H. H. McKee Frank Clement Allan R. Groves Edgar T. Alberts R. Edgar Gilbert
  Parkdale C.C. Lachine R.C.C. Carleton Place C.C. Toronto C.C. Valois B.C.
 
 
 
1934 Frank Clement Allan R. Groves Edgar T. Alberts E. Elder Barlow R. Edgar Gilbert
  Lachine R.C.C. Carleton Place C.C. Toronto C.C. Cartierville B.C. Valois B.C.
 
 
 
1935 Allan R. Groves Edgar T. Alberts E. Elder Barlow Gordon F. Potter R. Edgar Gilbert
  Carleton Place C.C. Toronto C.C. Cartierville B.C. Gananoque M.& C.C. Valois B.C.
1936 Edgar T. Alberts E. Elder Barlow Fred W. Brown Roy C. Nurse  R. Edgar Gilbert
  Toronto C.C. Cartierville B.C. Brantwood Beach C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Valois
Boating Club
 
 
 
1937 E. Elder Barlow Fred W. Brown Roy C. Nurse  Andrew B. Martin R. Edgar Gilbert
  Cartierville B.C. Brantwood Beach C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. St. Lambert A.A.A. Valois B.C.
 
 
 
1938 Fred W. Brown Roy C. Nurse  Andrew B. Martin Eric A. Roy R. Edgar Gilbert
  Brantwood Beach C.C.
d. 1961  		Balmy Beach C.C. St. Lambert A.A.A. Ottawa-New
Edinburgh C.C.		 Valois B.C.
 
 
 
1939 Roy C. Nurse  Andrew B. Martin Eric A. Roy Walter H. Barlow R. Edgar Gilbert
  Balmy Beach C.C.
d. 1984  		St. Lambert A.A.A. Ottawa-New
Edinburgh C.C.		 Parkdale C.C.
(Boulevard) 		Valois B.C.
 
 
1940 Andrew B. Martin Eric A. Roy William Bond William H. Nickle R. Edgar Gilbert
  St. Lambert A.A.A. Ottawa-New
Edinburgh C.C.		 Parkdale-Swansea C.C. Grand Trunk B.C. Valois B.C.
 
 
 
1941 Eric A. Roy A. Churchill Rice William H. Nickle Cecil W. Powers R. Edgar Gilbert
  Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C. Toronto C.C. Grand Trunk B.C. Ottawa-New
Edinburgh C.C.		 Valois B.C.
 
 
 
1942 A. Churchill Rice William H. Nickle Cecil W. Powers Len B. Johnson R. Edgar Gilbert
  Toronto C.C. Grand Trunk B.C. Ottawa-New
Edinburgh C.C.		 Island C.C. Valois B.C.
 
 
 
1943 William H. Nickle Cecil W. Powers Len B. Johnson William G. Cleevely R. Edgar Gilbert
  Grand Trunk B.C. Ottawa-New
Edinburgh C.C.		 Island C.C. Otterburn B.C. Valois B.C.
 
 
 
1944 Cecil W. Powers Len B. Johnson William G. Cleevely Harry B. Bourassa R. Edgar Gilbert
  Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C. Island C.C. Otterburn B.C. Rideau C.C. Valois B.C.
 
 
 
1945 Len B. Johnson William G. Cleevely Harry B. Bourassa Albert D. Fluker R. Edgar Gilbert
  Island C.C. Otterburn B.C. Rideau C.C. Island C.C. Valois B.C.
 
 
 
1946 William G. Cleevely Harry B. Bourassa Albert D. Fluker J. M. MacNicol R. Edgar Gilbert
  Otterburn B.C.
d. November 26, 1990		 Rideau C.C. Island C.C. Lachine R.C.C. Valois B.C.
 
 
 
1947 Harry B. Bourassa Albert D. Fluker J. M. MacNicol James A MacIsaac R. Edgar Gilbert
  Rideau C.C.
d. December 11, 2009		 Island C.C. Lachine R.C.C. Britannia B.C. Valois B.C.
 
 
1948 Albert D. Fluker E. Howard Radford James A MacIsaac Allan W. Whiskin R. Edgar Gilbert
  Island C.C. Cartierville B.C. Britannia B.C. Island C.C. Valois B.C.
  (H. Brown - Acting)
     
     
1949 E. Howard Radford James A MacIsaac Allan W. Whiskin Dan Ryan Sr. R. Edgar Gilbert
  Cartierville B.C.
d. March 25, 2004		 Britannia B.C. Island C.C. Grand Trunk B.C. Valois B.C.
(H. Brown - Acting)
     
     
1950 C. Kenneth Stroulger E. Ralph Reilly Dan Ryan Sr. Gordon H. Jermyn E. Howard Radford
  Rideau C.C.
d. February 15, 1990		 Island C.C. Grand Trunk B.C. Gananoque M.& C.C. Cartierville B.C.
 
 
1951 E. Ralph Reilly Dan Ryan Sr. Gordon H. Jermyn Hank E. Farintosh E. Howard Radford
  Island C.C. Grand Trunk B.C. Gananoque M.& C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Cartierville B.C.
 
 
 
1952 Dan Ryan Sr. Gordon H. Jermyn Hank E. Farintosh E. Robert Richardson E. Howard Radford
  Grand Trunk B.C.
d. 1961  		Gananoque M.& C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Chateauguay C.C. Cartierville B.C.
 
 
 
1953 Gordon H. Jermyn Hank E. Farintosh E. Robert Richardson John Muff E. Howard Radford
  Gananoque M.& C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Chateauguay C.C. Carleton Place C.C. Cartierville B.C.
   
   
   
1954 Hank E. Farintosh E. Robert Richardson John Muff Jack B. Watts E. Howard Radford
  Balmy Beach C.C.
d. March 5, 2013		 Chateauguay C.C. Carleton Place C.C. Toronto S.& C.C. Cartierville B.C.
   
   
   
1955 E. Robert Richardson John Muff Jack B. Watts F. K. Joseph Geisler E. Howard Radford
  Chateauguay C.C. Carleton Place C.C. Toronto S.& C.C. Otterburn B.C. Cartierville B.C.
   
   
   
1956 John Muff Jack B. Watts F. K. Joseph Geisler Harold A. McCarney E. Howard Radford
  Carleton Place C.C. Toronto S.& C.C. Otterburn B.C. Gananoque M.& C.C. Cartierville B.C.
   
   
   
Years
Commodore 1st Vice Comm. 2nd Vice Comm. 3rd Vice Comm. 4th Vice Comm. Sec.-Treasurer
1957 Jack B. Watts F. K. Joseph Geisler Thomas A. Jamieson Kenneth R. Lane William L. Patterson E. Ralph Reilly
  Toronto S.& C.C. Otterburn B.C. Rideau C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Mic Mac A.A.A. Island C.C.
   
   
   
1958 F. K. Joseph Geisler Thomas A. Jamieson Kenneth R. Lane William L. Patterson William J. Colligan William G. Cleevely
  Otterburn B.C. Rideau C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Mic Mac A.A.A. Grand Trunk B.C. Otterburn B.C.
   
   
   
1959 Thomas A. Jamieson Kenneth R. Lane William L. Patterson William J. Colligan David G. Findlay William G. Cleevely
  Rideau C.C.
d. February 10, 1999		 Balmy Beach C.C. Mic Mac A.A.A. Grand Trunk B.C. Carleton Place C.C. Otterburn B.C.
 
 
1960 Kenneth R. Lane William L. Patterson William J. Colligan David G. Findlay Robert M. Sleeth William G. Cleevely
  Balmy Beach C.C.
d. January 22, 2010		 Mic Mac A.A.A. Grand Trunk B.C. Carleton Place C.C. Cartierville B.C. Otterburn B.C.
 
 
1961 William L. Patterson William J. Colligan David G. Findlay Robert M. Sleeth Gordon M. Cummings William G. Cleevely
  Mic Mac A.A.A. Grand Trunk B.C. Carleton Place C.C. Cartierville B.C. Banook C.C. Otterburn B.C.
   
   
   
1962 William J. Colligan David G. Findlay Robert M. Sleeth Gordon M. Cummings Kenneth E. Smith William G. Cleevely
  Grand Trunk B.C.
d. 1975		 Carleton Place C.C. Cartierville B.C. Banook C.C. Chateauguay C.C. Otterburn B.C.
   
   
   
1963 David G. Findlay Robert M. Sleeth Gordon M. Cummings Kenneth E. Smith E. D. Pat Way William G. Cleevely
  Carleton Place C.C.
d. September 13, 2010		 Cartierville B.C. Banook C.C. Chateauguay C.C. Rideau C.C. Otterburn B.C.
 
 
1964 Robert M. Sleeth Gordon M. Cummings Kenneth E. Smith E. D. Pat Way William L. Dinsmore William G. Cleevely
  Cartierville B.C. Banook C.C. Chateauguay C.C. Rideau C.C. Mohawk C.C. Otterburn B.C.
   
   
   
1965 Gordon M. Cummings Kenneth E. Smith E. D. Pat Way William L. Dinsmore Lawrence J. Murphy Frank Clement
  Banook C.C.
d. June 2, 1996 		Chateauguay C.C. Rideau C.C. Mohawk C.C. Mic Mac A.A.A. Lachine R.C.C.
 
 
1966 Kenneth E. Smith E. D. Pat Way William L. Dinsmore Lawrence J. Murphy Harry W. Ford Frank Clement
  Chateauguay C.C.
d. May 24, 1985		 Rideau C.C. Mohawk C.C. Mic Mac A.A.A. Lachine R.C.C. Lachine R.C.C.
 
   
   
Years
Commodore Vice Comm. Sec.-Treasurer  
1967 E. D. Pat Way William L. Dinsmore Frank Clement
  Rideau C.C. Mohawk C.C. Lachine R.C.C.
   
   
   
1968 William L. Dinsmore Lawrence J. Murphy Frank Clement
  Mohawk C.C.
d. May 8, 2008		 Mic Mac A.A.A. Lachine R.C.C.
 
   
   
1969 Lawrence J. Murphy Allan C. More Frank Clement
  Mic Mac A.A.A.
d. September 20, 2016		 Lachine R.C.C. Lachine R.C.C.
   
   
   
1970 Allan C. More Raymond J. Knight E. Ralph Reilly
  Lachine R.C.C. Toronto S.& C.C. Island C.C.
   
   
   
Years
Commodore Vice Comm. Executive Director Patron  
1971 Raymond J. Knight G. Glen Adams E. Ralph Reilly  
  Toronto S.& C.C.
d. May, 2016		 Otterburn B.C. Island C.C.
   
   
   
1972 G. Glen Adams Wilfred Simon E. Ralph Reilly
  Otterburn B.C.
d. July 5, 2014  		Cartierville B.C. Island C.C.
 
 
 
1973 Wilfred Simon Hugh Plant E. Ralph Reilly
  Cartierville B.C.
d. September 24, 1980		 Rideau C.C. Island C.C.
   
   
   
1974 Hugh Plant Michael Moir E. Ralph Reilly
  Rideau C.C.
d. May 10, 2014		 Mohawk C.C. Island C.C.
   
   
   
1975 Michael Moir Thomas Deakin E. Ralph Reilly
  Mohawk C.C. Senobe A.C. Island C.C.
 
 
 
1976 Thomas Deakin G. Glen Adams Jean Matheson Clifford Baden Powell
  Senobe A.C.
d. August 10, 2014  		Otterburn B.C.        
1977   C. Fred Johnston        
    Cataraqui C.C.        
 
1978
 C. Fred Johnston Donald May Jean Matheson Clifford Baden Powell
  Cataraqui C.C.
d. August 18, 2024  		Toronto S.& C.C.        
         
           
           
1980
 Donald May Arthur Quartermain Jean Matheson Clifford Baden Powell
  Toronto S.& C.C.
d. January 27, 2023  		Carleton Place C.C.        
  Richard Munro    
         
 
1982
 Arthur Quartermain Ray Palmer Richard Munro Clifford Baden Powell
  Carleton Place C.C.
d. November 30, 2024  		Calgary C.C.        
           
           
           
1984
 Ray Palmer Michael Chambers Richard Munro Clifford Baden Powell
  Calgary C.C. Rideau C.C.        
           
           
           
1986
 Michael Chambers David Egan Daniel Bourdeau Clifford Baden Powell
  Rideau C.C. Banook C.C.        
   
   
   
1988
 David Egan Rick Robida Daniel Bourdeau
  Banook C.C.   West Rouge C.C.    
1989   Mary Jane Abbott Richard Munro
    Burnaby A.C.    
         
1990
 Mary Jane Abbott Peter Fardy Kerry T. Moynihan
  Burnaby A.C. Maskwa A.C.    
1991   Hugh Plant
    Rideau C.C.
     
1992
 Peter Fardy Kerry T. Moynihan  
  Maskwa A.C.            
   
   
   
Years
Commodore Vice Comm. Director General / CEO Patron
1994
 Sharon Mousseau K. T. Moynihan/D. Bourdeau Hugh Plant
1995 Carleton Place C.C.     Anne Merklinger Rideau C.C.
       
               
               
1998 Dwight Corbin Anne Merklinger    
  Orenda R.C.C.            
 
2000       John Wood
            Mississauga C.C.
             
2002
 Diana Schafer Anne Merklinger  
  Cheema A.C.            
             
               
               
2004
 Georges Delisle Anne Merklinger  
  C. de C.K. Lac Beauport            
           
2007 Madeleine Hall        
  Pointe Claire C.C.
2008 Peter Giles Anne Merklinger  
  Orenda R.C.C.        
2010     Lorraine Lafrenière
         
 
2012
 Madeleine Hall Sara Hopkins Lorraine Lafrenière
  Pointe Claire C.C. Ridge C.& K.C.    
2014     Casey Wade
         
         
2017   No Vice Commodore  
2018 Sara Hopkins   Casey Wade
  Ridge C.& K.C.    
       
       
       
2020 Leslie-Ann Schmidt Casey Wade
  Ottawa River C.C.    
     
     
       
2024 Chris Laplante Casey Wade
  Wascana R.C.C.    
     
     
             
Honourary Commodores
Years:
  Name: Home Club:
1950-1966 R. Edgar Gilbert
Valois Boating Club
1967-1969 Aubrey E. Ireland Sr.
Island Amateur Aquatic Association
1970-1971 E. Howard Radford
Cartierville Boating Club
1972-1973 William G. Cleevely
Otterburn Boating Club
1974-1975 William L. Patterson
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Association
1976-1977 Harry B. Bourassa
Rideau Canoe Club
1978-1979 Edgar T. Alberts
Toronto Canoe Club
1980-1983 Kenneth R. Lane
Balmy Beach Canoe Club
1984-1986 Thomas Deakin
Senobe Aquatic Club
1986-1987 David G. Findlay
Carleton Place Canoe Club
1987-1990 C. Kenneth Stroulger
Rideau Canoe Club
1990-1995 Gordon M. Cummings
Banook Canoe Club
1996-2001   vacant    
2002-2008 G. Glen Adams
Otterburn Boating Club
2009-present   vacant