Great Labrador Canoe Race

Herman Perry and Rodney Roberts, paddling hard towards the finish line on the Expedition Race. Jenny McCarthy photo 1 height:288px;width:432px Goronwy and Corena Price carry their canoe to the water at the start of the race. Tom Niles photo 2 width:500px;height:333px Father and son team Malcolm Graham and Phil Graham had the best overall time for the 67-kilometre race and they finished first in the Male Over-45 category. Jenny McCarthy photo 3 width:500px;height:331px Wendy Marsh and her mother Helen Marsh coming down the Churchill River with sand kicking up in the blustery wind. They placed 3rd in the senior women’s category of the 10 km Classic Race. Jenny McCarthy photo 4 width:500px;height:331px Candace Mercer and Karen Gregory head out to begin the 10-kilometre race. Jenny McCarthy photo 5 width:500px;height:339px

Jack Penashue waits in line to begin day the 10-kilomtere race. Jenny McCarthy photo 6 height:288px;width:432px Delphine Roberts and Colleen Baikie ended up in the water after their canoe overturned. They were soon back at it to take first in the Female Over-45 10 kilometre race. Jenny McCarthy photo 7 width:500px;height:333px John Bursey, Stewart Michelin and Kevin Boyden of the Goose Bay Ground Search and Rescue Team assisting with an overturned canoe. Safety is the number 1 priority of the event. With the support of the Team and strict rules on the wearing of life jackets, participants are able to quickly continue on their way without issue. Jenny McCarthy photo 8 width:500px;height:331px Brothers Anautak Phillips and Joseph Townley took first place in the Under-45 category of the Endurance Race. Jenny McCarthy photo 9 width:500px;height:331px Joe Goudie’s tea stop and portage was a stop all canoeists had to make. Jenny McCarthy photo 10 width:500px;height:375px

John Graham and John Osmond were very excited about their first place finish. Tom Niles photo 11 height:288px;width:432px Samantha Pilgrim and Natasha Fudge were the only all women team to complete the grueling 67 Km Expedition Race. Tom Niles photo 12 height:288px;width:432px Perry Trimper organizes the annual race but he also participates. Here he is pictured with his teammates—Zoey and Caroline Hong. Jenny McCarthy photo 13 width:500px;height:333px 14 height:288px;width:432px Kathy and Michael Jong finished first in the Mixed Over-45 endurance race. Tom Niles photo 15 width:500px;height:333px

The canoes at the start of the 10-kilometre race. The causeway just after the turnoff towards Cartwright. Kevin Lane photo 16 height:288px;width:432px Nayna Penashue was a spectator at the races, there to cheer on her friends from North West River. Jenny McCarthy photo 17 height:288px;width:432px