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Kayak and canoe racers test their skills on a slalom course set up on the Credit River in Mississauga yesterday as fishermen try their luck on the str(...)
Kayak and canoe racers test their skills on a slalom course set up on the Credit River in Mississauga yesterday as fishermen try their luck on the str(...)

Kayak and canoe racers test their skills on a slalom course set up on the Credit River in Mississauga yesterday as fishermen try their luck on the str(...)

Date3/28/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Kayak and canoe racers test their skills on a slalom course set up on the Credit River in Mississauga yesterday as fishermen try their luck on the stretch south of Burnhamthorpe Rd. For most of the year the Credit is sluggish; but in the spring it throws out some swift currents that challenge white water enthusiasts from all over Ontario.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0106259F
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