#MeetTheRacers: All 10 Teams Now Revealed for Season 6 of CTV’s Highly Anticipated and First-Ever THE AMAZING RACE CANADA: HEROES EDITION, Premiering July 3
– Canada’s most-watched summer series returns for Season 6 celebrating everyday Canadian heroes among us, with the first-ever THE AMAZING RACE CANADA: HEROES EDITION –
– Teams this season include Mounties, navy sailors, community volunteers, and a pair of first-responders –
– For more on all 10 teams, visit CTV.ca/TheAmazingRaceCanada –
– Racers take off on epic trip across Canada and around the world beginning Tuesday, July 3 at 8 p.m. ET / 9 p.m. MT on CTV and CTV GO –
@CTV_PR #MEETTHERACERS: Click on the group picture above to get to know all 10 teams competing in the first-ever THE AMAZING RACE CANADA: HEROES EDITION.
To tweet this release: http://bit.ly/2LOP84f #MeetTheRacers
TORONTO (June14, 2018) – CTV has now unveiled the 10 teams competing in THEAMAZINGRACECANADA: HEROES EDITION, as announced this week by @CTV_PR via #MeetTheRacers on Twitter and Instagram. Featuring advocates, coaches, elite athletes, first responders, mentors, Mounties, navy sailors, retired air force pilots, and volunteers, Season 6 follows 10 intrepid teams as they push themselves out of their comfort zones in a non-stop, action-packed adventure. THEAMAZINGRACECANADA airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET / 9 p.m. MT, beginning July 3 on CTV and CTV GO.
#MeetTheRacers and let the race begin!
Chewy & Happy, boisterous friends and retired air force pilots from Ontario
Courtney & Adam, first responders and engaged couple from Alberta
Dylan & Kwame, friends and youth mentors/football coaches from Alberta
Joseph & Akash, young community volunteers, entrepreneurs, and best friends from Ontario
Leanne & Mar, energetic teammates and youth mentors from Ontario
Martina & Phil, strong-willed brother and sister and volunteers from British Columbia
Nancy & Mellisa, teammates and elite athletes from Alberta
Taylor & Courtney, quick-witted siblings and fourth-generation Mounties from British Columbia
Todd & Anna, dating couple and compassionate advocates from Alberta
Zainab & Monica, fiercely-driven co-workers and navy sailors from Ontario
**MEDIANOTE** DownloadartworkforTHEAMAZINGRACECANADA: HEROES EDITIONatBellmedia.ca/PR.
More information about THEAMAZINGRACECANADA: HEROES EDITION teams below. Click on the team names for full bios and photography.
CHEWY & HAPPY – FRIENDS/RETIRED AIR FORCE PILOTSCorey “Chewy” LiddleAge: 47
CurrentCity: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Occupation: Retired Air Force Pilot
Twitter: @chewy_happy| Instagram: @chewyandhappy
Mark “Happy” LaVerdiereAge: 48
Current City: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Occupation: Retired Air Force Pilot
Twitter: @chewy_happy| Instagram: @MarkLaverdiere / @chewyandhappyCOURTNEY & ADAM – ENGAGED/FIRST RESPONDERSCourtney BerglindAge: 28
CurrentCity: Calgary, Alta.
Occupation: Nurse
Instagram: @xxCourtneyhopexx
Adam KovacsAge: 29
Current City: Calgary, Alta.
Occupation: Firefighter
Instagram: @rampagexjDYLAN & KWAME – FRIENDS/COACHESDylan EliasAge: 28
CurrentCity: Fort McMurray, Alta.
Occupation: Youth Mentor/Sport Program Developer
Twitter: @DylElias| Instagram: @dylan.elias.83
Kwame OseiAge: 34
Current City: Fort McMurray, Alta.
Occupation: Phys Ed Teacher/Football Coach
Twitter: @4kwameosei| Instagram: @iamkwameoseiJOSEPH & AKASH – FRIENDS/VOLUNTEERSJoseph TruongAge: 23
CurrentCity: Mississauga, Ont.
Occupation: Non-Profit Founder
Twitter: @josephtruong77| Instagram: @jtruong77
Akash SidhuAge: 22
Current City: Brampton, Ont.
Occupation: Non-Profit Founder
Twitter: @theakashsidhu| Instagram: @akash.sidhuLEANNE & MAR – TEAMMATES/MENTORSLeanne LarsenAge: 25
CurrentCity: Toronto
Occupation: Toronto Argonauts Cheerleader
Instagram: @leanneenicole
Marielle LyonAge: 26
Current City: Ottawa
Occupation: Toronto Argonauts Cheerleader
Instagram: @Mllyon18MARTINA & PHIL – SIBLINGS/VOLUNTEERSMartina SeoAge: 40
CurrentCity: North Vancouver B.C.
Occupation: Home Economics Teacher
Twitter: @martinaseo| Instagram: @martinaseo
Phil SeoAge: 37
Current City: North Vancouver, B.C.
Occupation: Banking Manager
Twitter: @PhilSeo1| Instagram:@pseo20NANCY & MELLISA – TEAMMATES/ELITE ATHLETESNancy CsabayAge: 49
CurrentCity: Taber, Alta.
Occupation: Professional Barrel Racer/Horse Trainer
Instagram: @nancycsabay
Mellisa HollingsworthAge: 37
Current City: Pinelake, Alta.
Occupation: Olympian/Public Speaker/Realtor
Twitter: @Racer_Mel| Instagram: @Racer_MelTAYLOR & COURTNEY – SIBLINGS/MOUNTIESTaylor CallensAge: 25
CurrentCity: Williams Lake, B.C.
Occupation: RCMP Officer
Instagram: @taylorcallens
Courtney CallensAge: 27
Current City: Langley, B.C.
Occupation: RCMP Officer
Instagram: @courtney.callensTODD & ANNA – DATING/ADVOCATESTodd KirkAge: 24
CurrentCity: Edmonton, Alta.
Occupation: Electrician
Instagram: @tkirk77
Anna HoltbyAge: 24
Current City: Edmonton, Alta.
Occupation: Writer
Twitter:@aholtby1 |Instagram: @anna.holtbyZAINAB & MONICA – CO-WORKERS/NAVY SAILORSZainab AnsariAge: 32
CurrentCity: Toronto
Occupation: Navy Sailors, Royal Canadian Navy
Twitter: @RCNZainab|Instagram:@lefthookzai
Monica DemianAge: 24
Current City: Ajax, Ont.
Occupation: Navy Sailors, Royal Canadian Navy
Instagram: @Monicademiann
To get to know the roster of teams competing on THEAMAZINGRACECANADA: HEROES EDITION, viewers can visit CTV.ca/TheAmazingRaceCanada and explore the team pages presented by Chevrolet. The site features team videos, bios, fun facts, and exclusive content. For full episodes, sneak peeks, and extras, head to the site after the Season 6 premiere of THEAMAZINGRACECANADA: HEROES EDITION on July 3.
Season 5 of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA averaged 1.8 million viewers per week last summer, making it the #1 summer series for five consecutive years, and the #1 Canadian series of the 2016/2017 broadcast season.
Hosted by Olympic Gold Medallist Jon Montgomery (@jonmonty), Season 6 will see racers travel across Canada and beyond, tackling intense challenges in the country’s favourite summertime adventure. The winners of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA: HEROES EDITION will each take home the All-New 2018 Chevrolet Traverse Redline, a once in a lifetime trip for two around the world, $250,000 in cash, and the coveted title of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA champions.
Encore presentations of THEAMAZINGRACECANADA: HEROES EDITION air Saturday at 5 p.m. ET /MT and Sundays at 7 p.m. ET / MT on CTV and CTV GO. Visit CTV.ca to check local listings. Previous seasons are also available for streaming now on CraveTV.
Season 6 of THEAMAZINGRACE CANADA welcomes back returning partner Chevrolet, which has been with the series for all six seasons, and Woods, which enters its second consecutive season as a partner. New partners include Alcon Dailies Contact Lenses, Dempster’s, The Royal Canadian Legion, and SkipTheDishes.
Insight Productions, known for its award-winning ratings juggernauts, is Canada’s most established content producer and an industry leader in the development, financing, and production of hit programming, both scripted and unscripted, as well as digital content. With thousands of hours of programming under its belt, the company has created some of the most dynamic and top-rated programs in the world including The Amazing Race Canada – the most watched Canadian show on record, Executive Produced by John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby and Mark Lysakowski, ratings hit Big Brother Canada, The JUNO Awards, Top Chef Canada, Intervention and original formats including The Launch and Battle of the Blades. Insight’s scripted programming includes award-winning Ready Or Not, Falcon Beach, Hatching, Matching & Dispatching, A Fury Christmas, But I’m Chris Jericho! and The Jon Dore Television Show. In 2017, Insight produced The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration, a live concert special watched by one in three Canadians. Insight Productions was founded in 1979 and has since created thousands of hours of groundbreaking content. For more information on Insight Productions, please visit www.insighttv.com or on Twitter –@insightprod, or Facebook www.facebook.com/InsightProductions.
About CTV
CTV is Canada’s #1 private broadcaster. Featuring a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming, CTV has been Canada’s most-watched television network for the past 17 years in a row. CTV is a division of Bell Media, Canada’s premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, digital, and Out-of-Home. Bell Media is owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. More information about CTV can be found on the network’s website at CTV.ca.
Contact
Jessica Charbonneau
Publicist, Bell Media Studios, Talent & Partnerships