Mushers 2022
Jesse Terry
DOG 300Q
Qualifier: Yukon Quest, Iditarod
Home: Sioux Lookout, ON
Occupation: Self Employed
Interests: Sled dogs, canoeing, back scratches
Kennel: On The Land
Mushing years: 25+
Experience: HBQ 2012/13/15, Canadian Challenge 2020
Anna Bolvin
DOG 300Q
Qualifier: Yukon Quest
Home: Porcupine, SK
Interests: Sled dogs
Kennel: YesIcan Racing
Mushing years: 15+
Experience: Canadian Challenge, Torch River Run, Underdog100, Eagle Cap Extreme, The Pas world championships, World Championships Halliburton 2017 and numerous sprint races
Leon Church
DOG 300Q
Qualifier: Iditarod
Home: Bowsman, Manitoba
Occupation: Trapper/Labourer
Interests: Hunting, fishing, canoeing, hiking, camping, guiding, gardening, woodworking
Kennel: Church Kennels
Mushing years: 2+
Experience: Vita, Manitoba January 2020
Marie-Eve Drouin
DOG 300Q
Qualifier: Yukon Quest
Home: Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix, Quebec
Occupation: Sewing machine operator
Interests: Dog sledding, Fishing
Kennel: Chenil de la Montagne
Mushing years: 20+
Experience: Fortkent 250, Defi taïga 200
Michael Burtnick
DOG 300Q
Qualifier: Yukon Quest
Home: Teulon, MB
Occupation: Engineer
Interests: Sled dogs, Outdoors, and Family
Kennel: Keystone Kennels
Mushing years: 10+
Experience: Rookie season racing
Maxime Berthou-Queau
DOG 300Q
Qualifier: Yukon Quest
Home: Porcupine plain, Sask
Occupation: Enjoying life!
Interests: Sled dogs, trekking, canoeing, traveling, French wine…
Kennel: YesICan
Mushing years: 2+
Experience: Under dog
BraverMountain
DOG 300Q
Home: Mountain WI, USA
Occupation: Outdoor Edutainment
Interests: TK
Kennel: BraverMountain Mushing
Mushing years: 5+
Experience: We love the Canadian Challenge and look forward to having a team in the race again this year. Who will mush the team—Quince Mountain or Blair Braverman?? Stay tuned!
Clayton Perry
DOG 300Q
Home: Power Mt USA
Occupation: Retired
Interests: Horses and mule packing, skiing, hiking, fishing, hunting, diving, anything in the mountains
Kennel: T S A kennel
Mushing years: 10+
Experience: Eagle cap, Race to the Sky, Stage Stop Pedigree, Idaho challenge, Canadian challenge
Katherine Langlais
DOG 300Q
Home: Glenwood, NB
Occupation: Vet Tech
Interests: Dog sledding
Kennel: Akkada
Mushing years: 15+
Experience: Eagle lake 30 and 100, Can-Am-Crown 30, 60, 100 and 250 Defi Taiga 200(km), UP200
Guillaume Lizotte
DOG 300Q
Home: Sayabec, Quebec
Occupation: Foresty figher fighter
Interests: Dog sledding
Kennel: Chenil rose des vents
Mushing years: 20+
Experience: Running my dog for travel in my trap line and run the Can-Am-Crown 250
Pamela Turcotte Boutin
DOG 300Q
Qualifier: Yukon Quest, Iditarod
Home: Rawdon, Québec
Occupation: Biologist, Business owner
Interests: Dog tracted sports, trail running, horticulture, falconry, bee-keeping
Kennel: Kinadapt
Mushing years: 17+
Experience: Tchitogama sled dog race 2X50 and Can-Am Crown 100 (2020)
Mary England
DOG 300Q
Qualifier: Yukon Quest, Iditarod
Home: Sioux Lookout, ON
Interests: Spending time with our dogs, camping, bike rides and family
Kennel: On The Land
Mushing years: 4+
Experience: Canadian Challenge - 8 dog in 2019
Gerry Walker
DOG 200
Home: Pierceland Sask
Occupation: Retired Rancher
Interests: Hunting, fishing, sled dogs & grandkids
Kennel: SmokeyHill Sled Dogs
Mushing years: 20+
Experience: Canadian Challenge, Race to the Sky, Caledonia Classic, Percy de wolfe, Neckbone 120, Torch River Run
Rhonda Heerschap
DOG 200
Home: Nolalu, Ontario
Occupation: Border Services Officer
Interests: Camping, hiking and fishing, traveling and exploring Canada with our dog team
Kennel: Paws on Patrol Sled Dogs
Mushing years: 19+
Experience: Beargrease mid distance & Wolftrack Classic. Many mid distance races in Ontario and Midwest
Hans Péladeau-Bissegger
DOG 200
Home: St-david-de-Falardeau, Quebec
Occupation: First aid instructor and adventure guide
Interests: Adventure guiding, backcountry skiing, rock climbing, canoeing, cooking, movies
Kennel: Équipe de course chiens de traîneau Orca
Mushing years: 10+
Experience: Professional sled dog guide in Québec
Randy MacKenzie
DOG 200
Home: Fort McMurray, Alberta
Occupation: Boarding Kennel Owner
Interests: Anything dog related. running sled dogs and agility with my Border Collies
Kennel: Controlled Chaos
Mushing years: 20+
Experience: Canadian Challenge, Yukon Quest 2013, the Knik 200 in 2012. The Canadian Challenge is "home" and I always enjoy coming back to see friends
Remy Leduc
DOG 200
Home: Glenwood, NB
Occupation: Helicopter pilot
Interests: Dog sledding
Kennel: Akkada
Mushing years: 20+
Experience: Odysse Appalachienne 45, 100, Eagle Lake 100, Defi Taiga 200(km), Can-Am-Crown 60, 100, 250, UP200, Canadien Challenge 300 Yukon Quest 1000
Earl Stobbe
DOG 200
Home: Christopher Lake, SK
Interests: Nature, canoeing, photography
Mushing Years: 40+
Experience: I ran recreational and trapline teams in the 1070-1980's. I ran quite a few Wildcats, PA 180's, and other mlid-distance during the 1990's, I was in the 1st Canadian Challenge. The last few years I have been running CC 8 dog and Torch River Run
Ragnar Robinson
DOG 200
Home: La Ronge, SK
Occupation: Mining engineer at Cigar Lake Uranium Mine
Interests: Canoeing & cross country skiing
Mushing Years: I have been dog mushing with my Dad's dogs for as long as I can remember
Experience: First competitive race
Jacob Betker
DOG 100
Home: Connaught, Ontario
Occupation: Carpenter
Interests: Dogs, gardening and enjoying life in the northern boreal
Kennel: Abitibi Sled Dogs
Mushing years: 15+
Experience: Rouyn Noranda 6 dog sprint
Garrick Schmidt
DOG 100
Home: Kennedy, Sask
Occupation: Land Based Educator for Whitebear First Nations
Interests: Hunting, trapping, fishing, hide tanning, canoeing
Kennel: Eagle Ridge Kennel
Mushing years: 2+
Experience: First race
Marcel Marin
DOG 100
Home: Yellow Knife, St James
Occupation: Truck Driver
Interests: My dogs
Kennel: Underdog
Mushing years: 30+
Experience: Percy x 3, Great Slave 200 x 2, Qimmiq x 5, Underdog x 5, Yukon Quest, 2006/2012/2018, Canadian Challenge, Wind River, South Slave, Caledonia Classic
Christina Traverse
DOG 100
Home: Fort McMurray , Ab
Interests: Training dogs (sledding, obedience, agility, etc.), riding my horses, camping, basically anything outside
Kennel: Mush McMurray
Mushing years: 10+
Experience: Canadian Challenge 300, Kink 200, Quesnel 200, Grand Forks, Yukon Quest, Three Forts
Kevin Lewis
DOG 100
Home: Island Lake, SK
Occupation: Life Long Learner/ Indigenous Language Instructor
Interests: Paddling, swimming, hiking & backpacking. I enjoy Hide Tanning, the dogs, fishing & trapping. Visit our camp [HERE]
Kennel: kâniyâsihk Culture Camps
Mushing years: 16+
Experience: Mostly Sprint Races and a lot of tours
Jillian Lawton
DOG 100
Home: Rocky Mountain House, AB
Occupation: Registered Nurse
Interests: Hiking and backpacking
Kennel: Aurora Grae
Mushing years: 25+
Experience: Canadian Challenge, Caledonia classic, Eagle Cap, Torch river run
Remy Leduc
DOG 100
Home: Glenwood, NB
Occupation: Helicopter pilot
Interests: Dog sledding
Kennel: Akkada
Mushing years: 20+
Experience: Odysse Appalachienne 45, 100, Eagle Lake 100, Defi Taiga 200(km), Can-Am-Crown 60, 100, 250, UP200, Canadien Challenge 300 Yukon Quest 1000
Jesika Reimer
DOG 50
Home: Emigrant Gap, CA
Occupation: Wildlife Biologist
Interests: Hiking, skiing, paddling, usually all with at least one dog leading the way.
Kennel: The Reimer Pack
Mushing years: 5+
Experience: Dogsled guide, bikejoring, skijoring and running a small 3-6 dog team after moving to Alaska. Majority of experience is traveling the backcountry on multi-day adventures.
Amanda Grant
DOG 50
Home: Untiy, Sask
Occupation: Accounting clerk
Interests: Anything involving our sled dogs, fishing, singing, hunting
Mushing years: 10+
Experience: Torch River 2012/2020, Canadian Challenge 6-dog 2019/2020
Kaden Bertoia
DOG 50
Home: Untiy, Sask
Occupation: Student
Interests: Snowboarding, dirt-biking, dog-sledding, golfing
Mushing years: 1+
Experience: First race
Ethan Bertoia
DOG 50
Home: Untiy, Sask
Occupation: Student
Interests: Baseball, hockey, swimming, camping, working out, pickleball, biking
Mushing years: 1+
Experience: First race
Julia Cross
DOG 50
Home: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Occupation: Student
Interests: Dog mushing, hiking, fishing, dog training
Kennel: Criss Cross Racing
Mushing years: 15+
Experience: 2020 Junior Iditarod, 2020 Nome Sign Race, Jr Beargrease 2016-2019, 2019 gunflint mail run, 2018 mid Minnesota
Kaija Kolehmainen
DOG 50
Home: Kakabeka Falls, ON
Occupation: Child Welfare
Interests: Showing and breeding horses, camping, any time spent out doors
Kennel: Twister Mule Company and Kennels
Mushing years: 2+
Experience: First race
Rookie Musher
DOG 50
Home: Rocky Mountain House, AB
Interests: Dogs and the outdoors
Kennel: Aurora Grae
Mushing years: 5+
Experience: First race rookie
James Willier
DOG 50
Home: Enilda, AB
Occupation: Mechanic/Chef
Interests: Anything outdoors, teaching Land based learning and wilderness survival,mushing, hunting, fishing, trapping, art, family & dogs
Kennel: Willier Dogsledding
Mushing years: 1+
Experience: I raced once last year, just a fun race with the mushers club. I now have my own team
Dean DePape
DOG 50
Home: Yorkton, SK
Occupation: Teacher
Interests: Camping, water sports, scuba diving, hockey and woodworking
Kennel: Kaelaney Kennels
Mushing years: 18+
Experience: Lakeland Invitational 40 mile and 80 mile, Torch River Run 6-dog, Preeceville 6-dog
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