Credit River Downriver Race

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The Credit River Downriver Race is an annual event held on the Credit River in Mississauga, Ontario, just west of Toronto.

The 2008 race will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2008. Race time is 1 p.m. It will be the 50th anniversary of the race.

The race is co-presented by the Ontario Voyageurs Kayak Club (OVKC).

The race begins below the broken dam above Barbertown Road. Follow Culham trail north from the Portico Community Church. The race finishes at the footbridge in Erindale Park (north side of Dundas St. West, take the first entrance just east of Mississauga Rd.)

The course covers 10 km of Class I - II rapids.

The race is broken into the following classes:
* K-1 Long
* K-1 Jr Long
* K-1 Women
* K-1 Rec.
* K-1 Jr
* Masters
* C-1 Open
* C-2 Open
* Adult & Child
(Long = wildwater racing kayaks)

There is a $10 per person entry fee. Racers who are not members of a Canoe Ontario Affiliate must add $2 for insurance.

Registration:

Saturday 9 am - Noon at Culham trail crossing off Barbertown Road.

Parking is permitted at The Portico Community Church. Enter at the first driveway and park along the west end of the parking lot.

To access the river, walk the Culham Trail which starts just across from the white gazebo by the Portico main building.

The downriver race has a slalom counterpart which takes place the following day.