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KAYAK CANADA TROPHIES |
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The following
is a list, by age category, of the various event
trophies awarded at the national championships.
photographs ©
CanoeKayak Canada / Liam Birch | Text courtesy C. Fred
Johnston
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The
first trophies donated to the CCA for annual competition came
by way of an intervening party, usually a member of the Board.
Boards typically accepted trophies recommended by a Board member,
or indeed, one offered by the member himself. This informal, collegial
process of obtaining trophies continued until the post WWII era
when the expansion of competition classes and events stimulated
trophy donations. At times the informality of the process resulted
in confusion and delay in the acceptance of awards.
At
the Annual Meeting of February 17, 1968, the membership approved
a report which established procedures and standards governing
the acceptance of new trophies for National Championship events.
By the late 1970s the number of trophy donations were continuing
to increase, along with the need for the association to deal with
nominations of its members for a variety of national awards. The
Trophy Committee was reconstituted as the Trophy and Awards Committee
with responsibility for recommending to the Board nominations
for awards as well as awards offered by donors.
In
1980 the Board approved Policies and Procedures Relating to
the Acceptance of Perpetual Awards which included any award
offered by the Association for competition as well as recognition.
Formal procedures were identified to guide potential donors, criteria
governing acceptance, as well as conditions and procedures governing
the withdrawal of trophies from use. In 1990 an addendum to the
above policy was approved - Policies and Procedures relating
to the Care and Maintenance of Sprint Racing Trophies. Over
time the Association has assembled policies, procedures and criteria
that govern offers, acceptance, materials and design, care and
maintenance and withdrawal of trophies - sufficient to insure
that awards and trophies of quality are presented that do honour
to recipients, the name associated with the award, the Association
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SENIOR
EVENTS |
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Aubrey
E. Ireland Sr. Trophy |
1921 |
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Island
Amateur
Aquatic Association |
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Aubrey E. Ireland Sr. Trophy was the first trophy donated
for small boat competition at the annual Canadian Championships.
The donor, Aubrey Ireland Sr., was a top single blade singles
paddler in the Western Division and runner up to national
champion Alistair McKenzie in 1913 and 1914. In 1919, at
the first championships after the war, Ireland won the Senior
Singles Championship and repeated the feat in 1920 whereupon
he retired from serious training and competition. During
the prewar years Ireland was also the outstanding single
blade paddler winning the Paddling Trophy of the American
Cane Association in 1915 and 1916, and after the war, in
1920. His donation was made in his year of retirement from
competition. A leader in his club, the Island Amateur Aquatic
Association, in the sport of swimming and canoeing, as well
as an administrator in the Western Division, he became Commodore
of the CCA in 1924 and Commodore of the ACA in 1928. He
was a prime force in the move to send a demonstration canoe
racing team to the 1924 Olympics. |
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Mike
Scott Trophy |
1976 |
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Rideau
Canoe
Club |
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trophy was donated by the Rideau Canoe Club in 1976 to honour
R. Patrick "Mike" Scott for 25 years of dedication
not just to the Rideau Canoe Club but to canoeing. Clubs
that have ongoing success can usually attribute that success
to a series of individuals who metaphorically serve as the
'glue' that binds the club together through the ups and
downs of most amateur sport organisations. Since 1949, Mike
had been a Rideau man, a canoe man. It's hard to find his
name in the record books, but there are many a Rideau paddler
who acknowledges Mike as the man who motivated success at
Rideau through the "Scott" years. He worked hand
in hand with that other dedicated Rideau man, Ken Stroulger,
and as Ken relinquished his caring concern which comes with
age, Mike Scott filled the breach. Mike served as Rideau's
Commodore for 15 years when the trophy was donated. With
Mike, anything and everything seems possible: he chaired
eight National Championship regattas in Ottawa, a driver
for the National Team van, national and provincial Team
Manager, even a replacement for a departed member of the
national office staff. He did it all. In 1985 Mike completed
his 25th successive year as Commodore and thirty-three years
on the Board of Directors. Mike was honoured by his sport
with the Edgar Gilbert Award for Builder in 1985. |
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William
(Bill) Cleevely Memorial Trophy |
1995 |
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Otterburn
Boating
Club |
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by the Cleevely Family; Commodore Otterburn Boating Club,
Flag Officer Eastern Division (now Quebec Division), Manager
Rome Olympics, Commodore of CCA in 1946; Honourary Commodore
CCA in 1972 |
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Harry
L. Butler Memorial Trophy accompanied
by two medals |
1952 |
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Rideau
Canoe
Club |
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the death of Harry L. Butler (1899-1951) the Rideau Canoe
Club donated a trophy to the Association in his memory for
the Senior Men's Single Blade Tandem event. His Rideau friends
were able to take advantage of 'connections' at the Royal
Canadian Mint to have dies made for the production of a
medal to accompany the trophy. The Butler medal holds a
unique place in the Mint's Coin collection and the trophy
collections of men who have won the Senior Tandem event.
Butler's association with canoeing began in 1912 when, as
a twelve-year-old, he joined the Rideau Canoe Club. Over
a competitive career that lasted 39 years, Harry Butler
missed competing in only two National Championships. Butler's
life evolved around canoeing, first as a competitor in team
events, tandem, fours and war canoe, where he won ten Championships.
Frank Amyot, among others, benefitted from Harry's knowledge
and skill as a coach and trainer. Near the end of the war,
in 1944, Rideau lost its clubhouse; Harry was one of the
small group of members who banded together in 1946 to re-establish
a new club on Mooney's Bay. He was elected the first Commodore
of the new Rideau Canoe Club. |
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John
Wood Trophy |
1976 |
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Mississauga
Canoe
Club |
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| Donated
by the Mississauga Canoe Club to the Canadian Canoe Association
for annual competition for the Men's Senior Class 500m C2
event to honour John Wood, winner of the silver medal at
the 1976 Olympics in Men's 500m C1. Wood's medal was the
first Olympic medal for Canadian paddlers since 1952 when
Ken Lane and Don Hawgood won a silver medal in 10,000m C2.
His medal had a significant impact on a national team programme
that had suffered through a twenty-five year medal drought.
A young boy in the community of Mississauga by the name
of Larry Cain took great encouragement from Wood's Olympic
success and dedicated himself to achieving his own Olympic
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Senior
Men's C4 1000m |
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W.
E. Gowling Trophy |
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Open Men's IC4 500m |
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Colonel
Herbert Molson Memorial Trophy |
1931 |
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Lachine
Racing Canoe Club |
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C. N. Valiquet, a Past Commodore of the Lachine Racing and
Canoe Club, presented the trophy to the Canadian Canoe Association,
a donation of Col. Herbert Molson, with assurances that
it was not a "Brewery Trophy," but rather a personal
gift of the Colonel.
Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the CCA, May 9,
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Bert
Oldershaw Trophy |
1957 |
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Island
Canoe
Club |
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| Bert
Oldershaw, Olympic competitor, organiser and promoter of
canoe sport, grew up on the Toronto Islands, joined the
Island Canoe Club in 1939 at age 18 and won his first of
many National Championships for that club in 1940, Intermediate
Double Blade Fours and Intermediate Single Blade Singles.
At the time, many paddlers crossed over between single blade
and double blade paddling; Bert excelled in both disciplines,
although he had more Championship medals in single blade,
tandem being a specialty for him. That event took him to
two Olympic Games: London in 1948 (C2 1000m) and Melbourne,
Australia in 1956 (C2 10,000m). At Helsinki in 1952, he
paddled K1 1000m. Oldershaw finalled in his events at three
Olympic Games. After 17 years of competition, a bag full
of medals, three Olympic Games, the expropriation of private
property on the Islands in 1956 and the subsequent closing
of the Island Canoe Club, was an appropriate time to leave
the Island and start anew in the Port Credit area. In 1956
he founded the Canadian Canoe Association annual Year Book
dedicated to the promotion and development of canoeing across
Canada; he was a founder of the Mississauga Canoe Club in
1958 and an enthusiastic promoter of canoeing locally and
nationally. Not restricted to sprint racing only, he played
a principal role in the entry of white water paddlers into
the CCA as the Canadian White Water Affiliate in 1964. Bert
Oldershaw donated his trophy to the Association for competition
in 1958.
Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the CCA, May 3, 1958 |
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Alvin
Brien Memorial Trophy |
1983 |
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Banook
Canoe
Club |
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| Canadian
Champion kayak paddler, Member of 1980 Olympic Games Team
who tragically drowned while on a sailing trip |
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Henry
James Harper Memorial Trophy |
1958 |
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Gananoque
Motorboat
& Canoe Club |
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Henry James Harper Memorial Trophy was donated in 1958 by
the Gananoque Bar Association to honour the life of Gananoque
resident Henry Harper. Harper commenced his paddling career
at the Gananoque Motorboat and Canoe Club during World War
II. He excelled in double blade paddling when the boat used
for singles and tandem events was the same as that used
for single blade singles and tandem, the Canadian sheel
, or "peanut." At the 1949 Championships Harper
took second in Senior double blade singles 1/2 mile and
third in the 10,000 m. And, with partner Bing Jackson, first
in the 1/2 mile tandem event. In 1950 the Gananoque tandem
repeated the 1/2 mile tandem victory and with Gerald Covey
and Bennie Tackaberry, won the Double Blade Fours 1/2 mile.
But Harper's greatest achievement took place in 1948 when
he and Covey came out of nowhere to win selection to the
1948 Olympic Games team. At the Games, Harper and Covey
had but days to practise using a decked tandem kayak and
still managed a 7th place finish. In 10,000 m K2, the tandem
completed the race in 14th place. Harper was a proud member
of the Ontario Provincial Police, serving in the Gananoque
region of Ontario when he was killed in a traffic accident.
Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the CCA, May 3,
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Pierre
Tremblay Memorial Trophy |
1975 |
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Quebec
Canoe Club |
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trophy was offered to the Association for annual competition
by Michel Hebert, Commodore of the Lachine Racing Canoe
Club on behalf of "a group of competitors and officials"
(primarily from the Eastern Division), in memory of Pierre
Tremblay, a young paddler for the Quebec Canoe Club who
was killed in an automobile accident. Tremblay paddled single
blade and in 1971 placed 1st in Junior Fours 1000m, 3rd
in Junior Tandem 1000m and 2nd in Senior Fours 1000m.
Minutes
of the Annual Meeting of the CCA, May 24/25, 1975 |
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William
L. "Bill" Patterson Trophy |
1972 |
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Mic
Mac Amateur
Aquatic Association |
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| Bill
Patterson was associated with many "first time"
events in his illustrious years of involvement in canoe
sport. He made no reputation for himself on the water; but
Bill was a builder and organizer who had a significant impact
on the course of development of paddling in his native province
of Nova Scotia. Patterson was from the Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic
Association on Dartmouth's Lake Banook where he was a prime
force in the development of age-class paddling on the very
competitive canoeing scene on that lake after WWII. On his
own initiative, he travelled to Ottawa in 1949 to see what
a CCA Championships was all about; he was not disappointed.
His decision to bring Mic Mac into the CCA that year was
no doubt a consequence of that very positive experience
at Ottawa. Anticipating another trip east, he "imported"
the first "peanut" racing shell from Central Canada
and in 1952 he brought the first Maritimer, Henry Moser,
to compete in a CCA regatta. Patterson was instrumental
in bringing the clubs in the Dartmouth area if Nova Scotia
into the Canadian Canoe Association in 1956 as the Maritime
Division. In the same year, a C4 from Dartmouth won the
first National Championship for the Maritimes. The crew
was from Mic Mac. Patterson was elected Commodore of the
CCA in 1961, the first of a long line of Maritimers to hold
that office. Patterson was also Flag Officer for the Atlantic
Division in 1960, Honourary Commodore of the CCA 1974-1975,
and a recipient in 1988 of the R. Edgar Gilbert Award -
Builder Category. |
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Shirley
Horne MemorialTrophy |
2008 |
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Banook
Canoe
Club |
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by the Society for Canoe Championships. Shirley contributed
to most facets of the Canadian canoe world as parent, competitor,
national official, Divisional Officials Coordinator and
Club Director |
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Tom
Dienstmann Trophy |
1967 |
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Lachine
Racing Canoe Club |
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Hungarian emigré settled into the Montreal community
paddling for the Lachine and Cartierville clubs in the 1960s.
The trophy was donated in 1967 by Dienstmann in memory of
his infant son Eric who died shortly after his birth. Tom
Dienstmann served as the Technical Director for Canoeing
at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
Minutes of a meeting of the CCA Board of Directors,
May 13, 1967 |
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Karen
Furneaux OLY Trophy |
2023 |
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Cheema
Aquatic Club |
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by Karen Furneaux OLY, former National Team member. Karen
is a three-time Olympian, representing Canada in 2000, 2004
and 2008. She is a double World Champion, 9-time Worlds
medalist, Pan-Am Games and University Games Champion. Karen
was inducted to the NS Sport Hall of Fame in 2016 and awarded
the QE2 Golden Jubilee Medal. She is an honourary Lieutenant
Colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces. |
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G.
M. McTavishTrophy |
1973 |
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Island
Canoe
Club |
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trophy for the new Women's Senior K2 500m event was presented
to the Board of the CCA in 1973, as the donation of G. "Sandy"
McTavish, a former Secretary to the Association Board. Sandy
was associated with the Island Canoe Club in the 1950s and
later took out membership in the Mississauga Canoe Club,
lured there by former Islanders, Bert Oldershaw and Bill
Collins.
Minutes of a Meeting of the CCA Board of Directors,
Aug 17, 1973 |
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Susan
Holloway Trophy |
1978 |
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Rideau
Canoe
Club |
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Donated by Thea and Morris Holloway, parents of 1980 and
1984 Olympic paddler Sue Holloway. Sue had an illustrious
paddling career from 1973-1984 including Junior World bronze,
and a double medal performance at the 1984 Olympics in Los
Angeles. Sue was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall
of Fame in 1986 and was the first woman to compete in both
Winter and Summer Olympics (1976 Cross-Country Skiing and
Canoeing). |
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Sheila
Kuyper Trophy |
2012 |
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Burloak
Canoe
Club |
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by McNie Protective Paddling Gear. 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.
Her 1998 time for the Senior Women C-1, 1000m remains unbroken
at 4:43.89. Her international lobbying efforts and mentoring
of women canoeists influenced the introduction of women’s
canoe at the ICF World Championships in 2001. |
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William
'Bill' McKee Trophy |
2018 |
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Grand
Trunk Boating
Club |
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National and International Official; proud supporter of
women's canoeing. Donated by Canoë-Kayak Quebec.
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Senior
Women's C4 500m |
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Henry
(Hank) Farintosh Trophy |
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Open Women's IC4 500m |
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Harry
L. Butler Trophy |
1949 |
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Rideau
Canoe
Club |
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1946 women were permitted to race in the Canadian Canoe
Association Championships for the first time; the event
was an exhibition women's war canoe race. It was 50-year-old
Harry L. Butler who donated the trophy in 1949 for the exhibition
event which became an official event in 1965. On the occasion
of the trophy's first presentation, the Ottawa Citizen refers
to the prize as the "Rideau Cup." |
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JUNIOR
EVENTS |
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Tom
McHugh Trophy |
1934 |
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has been a mystery surrounding the donor of this trophy;
no one appears to be familiar with a "Mr. Tom McHugh."
The minutes of the 1934 Semi-Annual Meeting of the Association
might provide some information relating to this donation.
At the meeting, Commodore Frank Clement advised the Association,
August 3, 1934, that he had accepted a trophy for the Junior
Single Blade Singles event from "an old friend of the
paddling game, Mr. Thomas McKeown." The membership
approved the actions of the Commodore. Given the phonetic
similarity in the two names, the minuted statement may refer
to the trophy donor, whether his name be McHugh or McKeown.
Minutes of the Semi-Annual Meeting of the Eastern
Division of the CCA, Montreal, QC, Friday, August 3, 1924 |
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Glen Adams Memorial Trophy |
2019 |
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Otterburn
Boating
Club |
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| Glen
Adams was a member of the Otterburn Boating Club who served
as Commodore of the CCA in 1972. He was a member of the
Board of Directors for thirteen years and served on the
Olympic and International Committee for eleven years where
he provided forceful leadership and sage advice. Trophy
inscription reads: "May each winner be encouraged to
strive for excellence." Adams received the R. Edgar
Gilbert Award in the Official Category in 1982. When the
original trophy was retired in 2017, a new "memorial"
trophy was commissioned to continue Adams's legacy. |
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Centenerian
of Club de Canotage Lac Sergent |
2009 |
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Club
de Canotage du Lac Sergent |
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by Lac Sergent Canoe Club and the City of Lac Sergent in
celebration of the Club's 100th anniversary |
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Len
Johnson Trophy |
1964 |
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Island
Canoe
Club |
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B. Johnson was a member of a paddling family that had a
significant impact on the paddling community of Toronto's
Centre Island. He was one who must assume some responsibility
for bringing the sport through the war with some semblance
of continuity and organization. He kept the Island Club
open and active by drawing young teen-age boys to the sport
in what was to become a new Juvenile class. He was a Commodore
of the Island Canoe Club and served as Commodore of the
CCA in 1945. He moved to the West Coast where he played
an active role promoting the expansion of "Olympic
style canoe and kayak racing" with some success. |
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Jacques
Turcot Trophy |
1978 |
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Quebec
Canoe Club |
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trophy was presented by the family of Dr. Jacques Turcot,
a noted surgeon in Quebec City, following his death in 1975,
in recognition for his devotion and service to canoeing
spanning a period of over 35 years. Jacques competed for
the Lake St. Joseph Aquatic Association 1926-1939, co-founded
and served as Commodore of Le Club de Canotage de Quebec
in 1949, served as coach and organizer 1960-1966, and President
of the Quebec Division if the CCA, 1971-1973. The Trophy,
a representation of a singleblade tandem crew, was hand-carved
by his two sons, Roger and Bernard Turcot, themselves outstanding
paddlers from the Quebec Canoe Club.
Corr. Thérese Turcot to Ken Smith, Trophy
and Awards Committee, Oct 9, 1977; Glen Adams Director-at-Large
to Roger Turcot, Nov 17, 1977 |
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George
"Ginger" Powell Trophy |
2013 |
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Otterburn
Boating
Club |
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by Otterburn Boating Club, to honour George (Ginger) Powell
for his commitment to the Club for over 50 years either
as a coach or administrator. Ginger has been a constant
member of Otterburn since he began paddling with the Club
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John
W. Black Trophy |
1928 |
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John's Yacht
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It
took three years before the Canadian Canoe Association
finally accepted the offer of the Black Trophy from the
St. John's Yacht Club, St. John's, Quebec. It was first
offered in 1925, but not accepted, pending resolution
of a dispute between the club and the Eastern Division
executive. Not until July 18, 1928 at an Eastern Division
meeting was the trophy accepted on behalf of the Canadian
Canoe Association from Mr. Rollo, Trustee for the donor,
Mr. John W. Black. "The Black" is a much-coveted
trophy by Canadian paddlers. Many are the stories that
could be told about the Black. In 2001 the trophy had
major restoration that it may reflect its lustre for another
75 years.
Minutes of a Meeting of the Eastern Division of
the Canadian Canoe Association, May 15, 1925 / July 18,
1928
John
W. Black Trophy Stories
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Francis
"Frank" Amyot Memorial Trophy |
1964 |
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Britannia
Yacht
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This
trophy was donated by the Britannia Yacht Club in loving
memory of Frank Amyot who had been a life member of the
club. Frank won his first Senior Singles Championship
in 1924 for the Rideau Aquatic Club and over the next
10 years, he won five more. His paddling career was interrupted
by the depression and the need to gain employment, wherever
he had to go to get it. During the 20s he competed against
the finest collections of single blade paddllers in the
Association's history up to that time: Alexander Lindsay,
ROy Nurse, Ernie Jarvis to name only a few. The 1936 Olympics
doubtlessly prolonged his paddling career; a mature paddler
at 32 years of age, Amyot was manager, and coach to his
younger team mates when he left for Germany and the Olympic
Games of 1926. There, he won Canada's first gold medal
for canoeing. He retired from competition after the 1936
Olympics but continued his involvement with canoeing as
a member of the Olympic and International Committee of
the CCA and as an official at local competitions. Amyot
served in the navy during World War II and continued his
involvement with canoeing on his return. He is a distinguished
member of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.
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Gordon
Potter Memorial Trophy |
1972 |
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Gananoque
Motorboat
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At
a meeting in February, 1972, Committee Chair Ken Lane
informed the Association that Mrs. Gordon Potter of Gananoque
had offered a trophy to the Association in the name of
her late husband, Gordon Potter who had been a member
of the 1936 Olympic Team.
Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the CCA, Feb 18, 1972
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Don
Ring Memorial Trophy |
2007 |
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Banook
Canoe
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donated
by the Ring family of Nova Scotia to recognize Don’s
commitment to the sport in various capacities with the
Banook Canoe Club and the Atlantic Division and instilling
in his family the need to give back to the sport.
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Ken
E. Smith Trophy |
1965 |
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Chateauguay
Canoe
Club |
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On
February 6, 1965, Ken Smith, Vice Commodore of the Association,
offered to donate a trophy for the Junior K2, 1000m event.
The offer was accepted and Smith presented his trophy
to the Association at the semi-annual meeting in Ottawa,
August 6 of the same year. Ken was a member and past Commodore
of the Chateauguay Aquatic Club of the Eastern Division
and served as Commodore of the Association in 1966, after
which he devoted much of his canoeing time to the development
and preservation of the Association's much-valued trophy
collection. Smith served as a flag officer of the Quebec
Division in 1965 and was a recipient of the R. Edgar Gilbert
Award - Official Category in 1983. He passed away May
24, 1985.
Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the CCA, Feb
6, 1965
Minutes of the Semi-Annual Meeting of the CCA, Aug 6,
1965
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Judy
Tutty Trophy |
2008 |
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Mississauga
Canoe
Club |
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donated
by Western Ontario Division; Flag Officer of WOD; recipient
in 1993 of R. Edgar Gilbert Award Builder Category; member
of various divisional, provincial and national committees;
national and ICF Official
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Richard
Chapman Memorial Trophy |
1966 |
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Cartierville
Boating
Club |
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Introduced
in 1966, the trophy was donated by the family in memory
of their son, Richard, who paddled for the Cartierville
Boating Club and drowned during a K4 training session.
The original Richard Chapman Memorial Trophy, donated
in 1966, was lost in the summer of 1989 and replaced with
the current trophy in 1991.
Minutes of a meeting of the CCA Executive Committee,
July 1, 1966
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Marjorie
Homer-DixonTrophy |
1973 |
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Mississauga
Canoe
Club |
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This
trophy was donated in 1973 by Marjorie Homer-Dixon who
competed for the Mississauga Canoe Club during the 1965-1972
period. In 1967 she won her first CCA medals, first in
K2 with Joanne Nischan and second in the Mississauga women's
K4. In 1968 she took gold at the Nationals in both K1
and K2, the latter, again with Nischan. She, along with
Claudia Hunt and Betty-Ann Gowans, were the first women
selected to an Olympic Canoeing team in 1968. She was
challenged by Claudia Hunt in 1969 and 1970 but came back
in 1972 to claim Women's K1 again. She and Claudia Hunt
were selected to the 1972 Olympic Team.
Minutes of a meeting of the CCA Board of Directors,
Aug 17, 1973
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Kevin
Duffey Trophy |
1973 |
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Chateauguay
Canoe
Club |
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This
trophy was donated by Kevin Duffey, a long time Commodore
of the Chateauguay Boating Club and a Director in the
Eastern/Quebec Division of the CCA.
Minutes of a Meeting of the CCA Board of Directors,
Aug 17, 1973
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Frank
Clement Memorial Trophy |
1970 |
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Lachine
Racing Canoe Club |
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From
the Lachine Racing Canoe Club, Clement was Commodore of
the CCA in 1934 and remained involved at the division
and national levels as administrator and official until
he was required by age to 'withdraw.' He served in the
very demanding position of Secretary-Treasurer 1965-1969.
The conditions associated with the appearance of this
trophy are unique; it was initiated by the CCA Executive
Committee and paid for with contributions from the divisions.
Minutes of the CCA Executive Committee, Oct 18,
1969
Minutes of the Semi-Annual Meeting of the CCA, Aug 7,
1970
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Russ
Dunn Trophy |
2007 |
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Balmy
Beach
Canoe Club |
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donated
by the Balmy Beach Canoe Club to recognize Russ for his
many contributions to the sport since 1948 as athlete,
administrator in several roles, and founder of Canadian
Masters (CanMas).
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Junior
Women's C2 500m |
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Darren
McPhee Memorial Trophy |
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U18 Women's C2 1000m |
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Island
Canoe Club Trophy |
2004 |
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Island
Canoe
Club |
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donated
by “Island Four from ‘54” to commemorate
50th anniversary gold performances by Jack Hayward, Gus
La Mantia, Paul Lambert and Art Dierden in Junior and
Senior C-4 events
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Mike
Moir Trophy |
1990 |
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Mohawk
Canoe
Club |
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donated
by friends of Mike Moir in recognition of his contribution
to the Mohawk Canoe Club as founder, administrator and
coach; Flag Officer of Western Ontario Division 1970-1974,
1989-1991; Commodore of CCA in 1975; Commodore Mohawk
Canoe Club; Commodore of Ak-o-Mak Canoe Club; Co-founder
of Burloak Canoe Club; recipient in 1987 of the R. Edgar
Gilbert Award Official Category
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OPEN
EVENTS |
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Trophy |
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C.
Fred Johnston Trophy |
2020 |
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Sudbury
Canoe
Club |
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| donated
by Friends of Fred Johnston. C. Fred Johnston’s name
is synonymous with canoeing in Canada. Fred’s involvement
with paddling began at the Sudbury Canoe Club in the 1950s
where he won several medals at the National Championships,
particularly in crew boats. Upon a career move to Kingston,
Fred was instrumental in rejuvenating the Cataraqui Canoe
Club. He became involved in officiating and served as the
Eastern Ontario Division Flag Officer from 1973-1976. The
following year, Fred served as Vice Commodore of the Canadian
Canoe Association and then served two years as Commodore
from 1978-1979. Fred’s vast knowledge of canoe sport
led him to become involved on an international level with
the International Canoe Federation. Fred acted as chair
of the ICF Public Relations Committee for sixteen years
from 1984 until 2000. In 1983, Fred was presented with the
R. Edgar Gilbert award by the CCA, a prestigious recognition
of his contributions as a builder within the canoe-kayak
community. But what Fred is most known for is his historical
contributions to Canadian canoeing. In 1975, Fred initiated
a call to action from paddling alumni to contribute items
to a proposed Canoe Museum. These items eventually became
the beginnings of the CCA archives, a vast collection of
materials from across the country, collected and stored
where else, but in Fred’s basement! This in turn led
to Fred’s publication “The Book of Champions”
in 1984, a complete list of medalists from each National
Championships race dating back to the first championships
in 1900. The Book of Champions was updated and expanded
in 2003 to include a wealth of racing information beyond
just the National Championships.
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W.
E. Gowling Trophy |
1922 |
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Rideau
Aquatic
Club |
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trophy was named after its donor, W. E. Gowling, President
and Principal of the Gowling Business College in Ottawa.
He was a founding member and Commodore of the Rideau Canoe
Club in 1902, Commodore of Rideau again from 1908 to 1926,
and Commodore of CCA in 1911. (originally awarded to Senior
Mens C4 1/2 Mile-1000m, 1922-2014) |
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James
"Jim" McGown Memorial Trophy |
2004 |
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Mississauga
Canoe
Club |
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| donated
by the McGown family and Western Ontario Division, R. Edgar
Gilbert Award recipient (Official category), and outstanding
volunteer for 30 years. |
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Henry
"Hank" Farintosh Trophy |
1995 |
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Balmy
Beach
Canoe Club |
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| donated
by son Jim Farintosh; Honourary Life Member of Balmy Beach
Canoe Club; Flag Officer of Western Ontario Division 1952;
CCA Commodore in 1954, active as on-water official for many
years at Canadian Championships, was instrumental in the
adoption of our motto "per aquas ad fraternitatem"
(through the waters to friendship) (originally awarded to
Senior Womens C4 500m, 1995-2014) |
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/ U19 / JUVENILE EVENTS |
| Event |
Trophy |
Donated |
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Ken
Stroulger Trophy |
1991 |
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Rideau
Canoe
Club |
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| donated
by Rideau Canoe Club Boosters; CCA Commodore in 1950, Manager
of 1956 Olympic Games Team and long term member of Rideau
Canoe Club; Flag Officer of Eastern Ontario Division in
1949; Commodore of CCA in 1950; Honorary Commodore of CCA
in 1986-1990. |
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W.
J. "Bill" Colligan Trophy |
1946 |
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Grand
Trunk Boating
Club |
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J. Colligan (1911-1975) donated the trophy bearing his name
for the Men's Juvenile Single Blade Singles event in 1946.
His competition years were in the decade that preceded the
suspension of the Championships in 1942, when he paddled
both single and double blade for Grand Trunk, winning Double
Blade Fours in 1940 and 1946. He was elected Commodore of
the Grand Trunk Boating Club for three years. At the National
level he served his long apprenticeship culminating as Commodore,
in 1962, after which he habitually served as an official
at the National Championship Regatta. |
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David
M. Jones Memorial Trophy |
1987 |
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Banook
Canoe
Club |
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| donated
by 1985-1986 National Team in memory of David M. Jones,
competitor, coach, volunteer, and national team manager.
David paddled for the Banook Canoe Club and was a member
of the C4 crew in 1975 which won the Juvenile event and
placed second in the Junior race. For health reasons he
shifted his involvement from competition to administration.
He became involved with the National Team and served as
manager for several tours. David died in 1985. In appreciation
for his contributions to the sport, members of the national
team donated funds for the purchase of a trophy in his name.
CCA Annual Report, 1987 |
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Mac
Hickox Trophy |
1977 |
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Mississauga
Canoe
Club |
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| Presented
to the CCA by the Mississauga Canoe Club's Ladies' Auxilliary
to honour the coaching contribution Mac Hickox made to the
sport and to the Mississauga Club where he had served as
head coach for a number of years. Mac was John Wood's personal
coach leading up to the Montreal Olympics and was selected
as a coach to the 1976 Olympic Canoeing Team. In 1976 Mac
received the Air Canada Amateur Coach of the Year award.
The Hickox Trophy was assigned to the Men's Juvenile Class
500m C2 event commencing 1977 as replacement for the Art
Filiatrault Trophy that was seriously damaged as well as
having run out of space for additional winner's name plaques.
That trophy was retired to the History and Archives Collection
of the CCA. Mac was a recipient of the R. Edgar Gilbert
award in the Coach Category in 1996.
Corr. Ken Lane to T.A. Deakin, CCA Commodore, Oct
7, 1976 |
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E.
Ralph Reilly Trophy |
1952 |
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Island
Canoe
Club |
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Ralph Reilly was a member of Island Canoe Club, located
on Long Pond, Centre Island, off the Toronto shoreline.
Through his involvement with the administration of the club,
and through the club with the Western Division of the CCA,
he earned a reputation for his organisational abilities
which served him well as a representative to the National
Association. He was elected Vice Commodore in 1950 and moved
up to the Commodore's position in 1951. It was from his
Commodore's position that he offered to donate a trophy
for the the Men's Juvenile Single Blade Fours event at the
National Championships. In 1957 he was appointed Secretary-Treasurer
by the Board for 1957 and again in 1970. In 1971 when the
Association advertised the position for a full-time, paid
Executive Director, Ralph Reilly was selected for the position
which he held for five years. Having a knowledgeable, well-organised
and dedicated "canoe man" available to set up
the first national office provided a solid foundation on
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F.
K. Joseph Geisler Trophy |
1959 |
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Otterburn
Boating
Club |
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| Geisler
paddled for the Otterburn Boating Club in the pre-WWII years
where he was a founding member and Commodore. In 1955 he
was elected Second Rear Commodore of the National Association
and Commodore in 1958. Upon retiring as Commodore he donated
a trophy to the association for Men's Juvenile War Canoe,
500m. In 1980, just before his death, Joe exchanged his
trophy for a plaque.
Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the CCA, May 7,
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Jean
Fournel Memorial Trophy |
1999 |
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Pointe
Claire Canoe Club |
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| donated
by the Pointe Claire Canoe Club and the Lachine Fire Department
in memory of Jean Fournel, 1976 and 1980 Olympian, co-founder
Pointe Claire Canoe Club. |
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Gabor
Joo Trophy |
1967 |
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Toronto
Sailing
& Canoe Club |
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| Gabor
Joo left his homeland in the wake of the 1956 Hungarian
uprising against the Soviet Union and made Canada his home.
With him, he brought Hungarian kayaking experience, with
its classical style and dedication to year-round training.
A young John Wood learned much of his early training routine
from Gabor. Joo, paddling for the Toronto Sailing &
Canoe Club, was Senior K1 1000m Champion 1958 to 1966, with
the exception of 1962, and four times Senior K2 Champion.
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Michael
Schaus Memorial Trophy |
2009 |
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Banook
Canoe
Club |
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| donated
by Laura Tupper-Ring and the Banook Canoe Club; in memory
of Michael Schaus, member 2005 Junior World Team and 2005
Pan American Team, Banook coach and youngest ever board
member. |
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Kenny
"Ken" Jewer Memorial Trophy |
2006 |
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Orenda
Canoe
Club |
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| donated
by family; trophy hand-crafted by Harold Jewer, father to
Ken. |
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David
M. Smith Memorial Trophy |
1999 |
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Burloak
Canoe
Club |
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| donated
by the Smith Family, in memory of David Smith, member of
national team; sculpture by Milt Jewell. |
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Lucy
Slade Memorial Trophy |
2013 |
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Rideau
Canoe
Club |
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| donated
by family and friends of Lucy Slade (1972-2011), former
National Team and Ontario Team athlete, a member of the
1991 Pan American Games Team who won a medal in Havana,
Cuba, a four-time gold medalist at the 1989 Canada Games,
and she won many provincial and national medals throughout
her career. Lucy was a member of the Rideau Canoe Club.
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William
J. Crocker Memorial Trophy |
1975 |
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Mississauga
Canoe
Club |
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| Dorothy
Jamieson of the Mississauga Canoe Club presented a trophy
at the annual meeting of 1975, a donation by the John Mansville
Company to honour the career in sport of William Crocker.
The membership voted to accept the William Crocker Memorial
Trophy for the Women's Juvenile class K1 500m event.
Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the CCA, May 24/25,
1975 |
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Chris
Hook Trophy |
1976 |
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Banook
Canoe
Club |
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| Presented
to the CCA in 1975 by Clary Hook, in honour of his son,
Chris Hook. Chris was an outstanding paddler from the Maritimes
who commenced paddling with the Banook Canoe Club but never
raced in his first CCA competition until 1963, winning Juvenile
C1 500m and a second in the Banook Juvenile C4 crew. In
the same year he won his first North American title, Juvenile
C1 500m. Junior C1 500m was won in 1965 following which
he took four successive Senior C1 1000m titles, 1967-1970.
In Canada-USA competition he took successive C1 1000m championships
1966-1968. Over these same years he won the North American
C1 10,000m championships in 1966 and 1968. Selected to the
1968 Canadian Olympic team, Hook was the only Canadian paddler
to make it to the finals that year. He continued paddling
in the early 1970s and was selected to the 1970 and 1971
Senior Worlds Teams. Hook was the first Nova Scotian paddler
to graduate from national to international competition;
he served as inspiration for those who followed in the 1970s
- Ann Dodge, Dave McNaughton, Bruce Chaisson...
Chris Hook, The Nova Scotia Sports Heritage Dinner
Program, 1982 |
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Frank
Garner Trophy |
1975 |
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Mississauga
Canoe
Club |
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| Frank
commenced paddling with the recently established Mississauga
Canoe Club in the community of Port Credit, Ontario. He
was there as a novice paddler and remained long enough to
make a major contribution to the moulding of what became
the most successful canoe club in Canada. As a young single
blade paddler Frank experienced success, particularly in
tandem paddling. Under the watchful eye of Bill Collins,
Head Coach and mentor, Frank was directed to the Juvenile
war canoe as trainer and cox where he led Mississauga to
four successive National Championships, 1963-1966. That
war canoe was the development boat for a generation of young
single blade paddlers who played a major role in the five
National club titles garnered by Mississauga 1966-1970.
Frank pursued his university studies at St. Mary's University
in Nova Scotia, 1964-1967, and remained in the province
to commence his teaching career and, in 1969, his ten year
term as volunteer head coach with the newly established
Cheema Aquatic Club in Waverley. With Garner as head coach,
Cheema was transformed into the top club in the Dartmouth
area and in 1977, the best club in Canada winning its first
CCA burgee. Frank's skill working with young, national team-inspired
athletes brought him to the attention of those responsible
for the CCA's international program. His first international
assignment was as an assistant coach with the 1974 Senior
World Team to Mexico City. Thereafter he served on National
Junior and Senior teams as team leader and coach culminating
with his selection as Head Coach, Canadian Olympic canoe
team in 1984 at the Los Angeles Olympics, where he led a
triumphal National Team to six Olympic medals, canoeing's
best-ever performance in international competition. He was
a promoter of Lake Banook as an international regatta site
and one of a small group that was successful in attracting
International Canoe Federation regattas to the community:
World Junior Championships in 1989 and Senior Worlds in
1997. For the latter event Frank served as General Manager
and Technical Director. Frank's coaching achievements have
been duly recognized: 1984, Coaching Association of Canada
Coaching Excellence, 1985, Nova Scotia's Coach of the Year
Award and in the same year, the Canadian Canoe Association's
much-coveted Gilbert award for Coaching Excellence. He is
a member of the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame and the Canadian
Olympic Hall of Fame. Since retiring from coaching, Frank
continues his association with canoeing, as a member of
the Canadian Canoe Association's High Performance Committee
since 1988 and as a member of the sprint racing Technical
Committee of the International Canoe Federation since 1994.
In that position he has served on the Technical Committee
responsible for the conduct of Senior World Championships
and Olympic Games canoeing events. The trophy was donated
by Frank for the Women's Juvenile K4, 500m event for competition
in 1975.
JoAnn Sherwood, Frank Garner, Nova Scotia's Heritage
Centre |
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Gananoque
Cup |
1997 |
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Gananoque
Motorboat
& Canoe Club |
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by the Gananoque Canoe Club; to recognize Lesley White who
in 1995 was the first Woman C-1 national champion in the
Juvenile category. |
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Darren
McPhee Memorial Trophy |
2007 |
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Otterburn
Boating
Club |
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| in
recognition of dedicated service for 25 years to the Otterburn
Boating Club including eight years as head coach. (originally
awarded to Junior Women C2 500m, 2007-2010) |
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Balmy
Beach Canoe Club Centennial Trophy |
2005 |
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Balmy
Beach
Canoe Club |
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| donated
by the Balmy Beach Canoe Club on the occasion of its 100th
anniversary, and to recognize its many members who have
contributed to the sport. |
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Wilf
Simon Memorial Trophy |
1982 |
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Cartierville
Boating
Club |
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| donated
by Quebec Division, member of Cartierville Boating Club,
Flag Officer of Quebec Division, CCA Commodore 1973. |
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/ U17 / MIDGET EVENTS |
| Event |
Trophy |
Donated |
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Donald
Stringer Memorial Trophy |
1988 |
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Sudbury
Canoe
Club |
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| donated
by his father Weir Stringer, member of Sudbury Canoe Club,
member of Olympic Team 1956 and 1960. |
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Ken
Lane Trophy |
1981 |
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Balmy
Beach
Canoe Club |
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| made
and donated by his wife Madge Lane; Canadian Champion paddler,
Silver Medallist in 1952 Olympic Games; Treasurer of Western
Ontario Division 1944-1999; Flag Officer of Western Ontario
Division 1959; CCA Commodore in 1960, Honourary Commodore
of CCA 1980-1983; recipient in 1984 of R. Edgar Gilbert
Award Builder Category; inducted Canada’s Olympic
Hall of Fame 2003. |
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Don
May Trophy |
2006 |
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Toronto
Sailing
& Canoe Club |
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| donated
by Don May, who has been active in the sport for over 58
years at the divisional, provincial, national, and international
levels; CCA Commodore 1980-1982, recipient R. Edgar Gilbert
Award Builder Category, and national Official. |
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Bill
Collins Trophy |
1979 |
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Island
Canoe
Club |
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| donated
by friends of Bill Collins, member of 1956 Olympic team;
member Mississauga Canoe Club, Island Canoe Club, Burloak
Canoe Club. |
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Renn
Crichlow Trophy |
2006 |
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Rideau
Canoe
Club |
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| donated
by friends of Dr. Renn Crichlow, Olympian 1988, 1992, 1996;
first Canadian male to win medal Junior World Championships
in kayak 1987; first Canadian to win gold at senior world
championships 1991; Vice Chair Canadian Olympic Association
Athletes Council. Sculpture by Milt Jewell. |
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Caroline
Brunet Trophy |
2007 |
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Club
de Canoë-Kayak Lac Beauport |
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| donated
by Lac Beauport Canoe Club to honour Caroline, a four-time
Olympian, and her extraordinary career over several years
at the national and international levels. (originally awarded
to Midget Womens K1 1000m, 2007-2013) |
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Rideau
Canoe Club Trophy |
2002 |
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Rideau
Canoe
Club |
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| donated
by the Rideau Canoe Club, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary,
to recognize its volunteers, and its contribution to canoe
kayak. Carved by artist Jesper Lind. (originally awarded
to Midget Womens K4 1000m, 2002-2013) |
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Naomi
Morris Award |
1997 |
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Island
Canoe
Club |
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| donated
by Sheila Kuyper to recognize Naomi Morris as a pioneer
of women paddling C-boats and for her outstanding contribution
to the sport of canoeing over 50 years. (originally awarded
to Midget Womens C1 1000m, 1997-2013) |
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David
G. Findlay Memorial Award |
2012 |
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Carleton
Place
Canoe Club |
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| donated
by the Carleton Place Canoe Club. Mr. Findlay was involved
with CPCC from an early age until his death in September
2010. As a paddler he won Canadian Championship medals in
several events. He developed a vision that CPCC, despite
being a small club, could compete on a national level. Mr.
Findlay was also involved with CKC for over 20 years, serving
as Treasurer and Committee member, as well as Commodore
in 1963. He took on national team duties during the 1970’s
and was Manager of the 1976 Olympic Team. In 1987 he was
appointed Honourary CCA Commodore and in 1988 he received
the R. Edgar Gilbert Award, the highest honour in the sport.
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Tamas
Buday Sr. Trophy |
2012 |
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Mississauga
Canoe
Club |
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| donated
by athletes, coaches and friends in canoeing, in recognition
of Tamas Buday Sr. serving as Canada’s National Canoe
Team Coach for 25 years, his enduring passion for the sport
and his volunteerism. Following his successes as a Hungarian
National Team canoeist, highlighted by Olympic medals, Tamas
Sr. accepted a coaching position in 1987 with Western Ontario
Division and shortly thereafter with Canada’s National
Canoe Team. (originally awarded to Midget Womens C2 1000m,
2012-2013) |
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Mississauga
Canoe Club Trophy |
1994 |
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Mississauga
Canoe
Club |
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| donated
by Mississauga Canoe Club, on occasion of its 35th anniversary,
to recognize winning 14 national burgees, and many national,
international and Olympic athletes from Mississauga. (originally
awarded to Midget Womens C4 500m, 1994-1996) |
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Jim
Mossman Trophy |
1995 |
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Balmy
Beach
Canoe Club |
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| donated
by Balmy Beach Canoe Club to recognize Jim's 60+ years,
coach Balmy Beach, war canoe coxswain; Olympic coach 1960,
1964, 1968; Commodore at Beach; founding director Coaching
Association of Canada; Technical Coordinator CCA; organizer
first World Masters Games; recipient in 1983 of the R. Edgar
Gilbert Award Coach Category |
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EVENTS |
| Event |
Trophy |
Donated |
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Tom
Hodgson Trophy |
1995 |
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Island
Canoe
Club |
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| donated
by Masters at the Mississauga Canoe Club to recognize and
honour Tom's 60+ years of continuous active participation
in paddling; artist of the R. Edgar Gilbert Award. |
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Alan
McCleery Trophy |
2023 |
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Cartierville
Boating
Club |
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| donated
by Alan's daughter, Colleen McCleery. |
Alan
McCleery's paddling journey began in Montreal in the 1940s,
paddling at the famed Grand Trunk Boating club on the St.
Lawrence River. Here, he first experienced National level
success winning his first CCA Championship in Junior Men’s
C-4 in 1949, lifting the John W. Black Trophy as a twenty-year-old.
A dynamic partnership for Al began when he partnered with
Lou Lukanovich, then a member of the Sudbury Canoe Club,
for the 1956 trials at Rideau. They won the 10,000m race
by a half mile and seemed set for an Olympic nomination.
However, that same evening, Alan was advised Lou was not
eligible to compete for Canada. In 1957, both joined Cartierville
Boating Club, as Grand Trunk was greatly impacted by the
construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway. With both Al and
Lou moving to Cartierville, the balance of power in Montreal
area clubs moved with them, with an outstanding group of
paddlers developing together through the 1950s on the Rivière
des Prairies (Back River) in Montreal. McCleery reached
international success as part of the 1960 Olympic Team,
putting to rest the disappointment of 1956 when they competed
in Rome at Lago Albano with Lukanovich in the K2 1000m.
Ian Mortimer, Chief Technical Director, CKC 2023 |
| RETIRED
& MISCELLANEOUS |
| Event |
Trophy |
Donated |
Senior
Men's C15 1/2 mile |
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Henry
Birks Cup |
1921 |
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| Donated
by Henry Birks & Sons of Montreal, it was the only trophy
not granted in perpetuity; the trophy could be claimed by
a club that won the trophy three times, and not necessarily
in succession. The trophy was claimed on August 3, 1929
by the Ottawa-New Edinburgh Canoe Club of Ottawa, having
won the trophy in 1924, 1928 and 1929. It was replaced the
following year by the Colonel Herbert Molson Memorial Trophy.
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by Ottawa-New Edinburgh Canoe Club, 1929 |
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George
Fulford Trophy |
1902 |
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Brockville
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Fulford I was a wealthy Brockville resident who made his
fortune from the world wide sale of "Dr. William's
Pink Pills for Pale People." His pharmaceutical business
financed a grand, three-storey stone mansion at the east
end of Brockville overlooking the St. Lawrence River. A
supporter of local sports, Fulford was President of the
Brockville Rowing Club, a founding club member of the Canadian
Canoe Association in 1900, by virtue of its involvement
in the sport of war canoe racing. In 1902 Fulford offered
a magnificent silver trophy to the CCA for a war canoe tug-of-war
competition that he wished to see on the CCA Championship
programme. The event was held and won by the Brockville
Rowing Club. As few clubs had much experience with tug-of-war
racing, Senator Fulford was requested and agreed to allow
the trophy to be used for the open, mile war canoe race
with a turn, first held in 1903. The first winner of the
Fulford Trophy was the Grand Trunk Boating Club of Montreal
that beat out the Bohemian Amateur Athletic Association
of Brockville. The Mile Race, the last race of the annual
championships, was discontinued in 1979 and the Fulford
Cup was retired from competition.
Ottawa Evening Journal, August 6, 1902
Montreal Daily Star, August 11, 1902 |
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G.
Glen Adams Trophy |
1976 |
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Otterburn
Boating
Club |
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| Glen
Adams was a member of the Otterburn Boating Club who served
as Commodore if the CCA in 1972. He was a member of the
Board of Directors for thirteen years and served on the
Olympic and International Committee for eleven years where
he provided forceful leadership and sage advice. Trophy
inscription reads: "May each winner be encouraged to
strive for excellence." Adams received the R. Edgar
Gilbert Award in the Official Category in 1982.
The trophy was retired after the 2017 National Championships
upon the wishes of the donor. |
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Retired
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Art
Filiatrault Trophy |
1959 |
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Grand
Trunk Boating
Club |
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| Art
Filiatrault was a long-time member of the Grand Trunk Boating
Club and a very active and diligent member of the Eastern
Division when he offered his trophy to the Association in
1959. Seriously damaged, the trophy was retired to the History
and Archives Collection in 1977. |
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Retired
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William
J. Colligan Trophy |
1960 |
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Grand
Trunk Boating
Club |
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second of two trophies donated by eventual 1962 Commodore
William J. Colligan, (see U19 Men's C1 500m) this trophy
was first presented at the National Championships, August
1960. It appears to have been retired in 1971 to be replaced
by the Bill Patterson Trophy.
Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the CCA, May 7,
1959 |
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Commodore's
Cup |
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Cup is presented to the Commodore each year by the Athlete’s
Representative during the traditional Commodore’s
Salute at the Championships. The Commodore accepts the Cup
on behalf of all volunteers and gives a big wave to the
crowd after the war canoes give three rousing cheers. |
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Fair
Play Award |
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Fair Play Award is presented to recognise an act of fair
play by an athlete or team during the year, up to and including
the Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships. |
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Canada
Cup |
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Canada Cup was first awarded in 2000 to the Pointe Claire
Canoe Club. |
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