Matt Canning
Matthew Pleamon "Matt" Canning (born 21 December 1981) is a landlord, cryptocurrency enthusiast, and bodybuilding entrepreneur. He was raised in, and continues to live in, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Early Life
Matthew's middle name is an extremely rare name, which is "Pleamon", and NOT the slightly less rare "Pleaman". This name came from his "Great-Uncle", according to his mother Gerarda. Matthew has both Newfoundland and Italian ancestry. In fact, this name is so rare that since 1880, fewer than 5 babies each year have been given the name "Pleamon" in the United States. [4] "Pleamon" does seem to be a much more popular name in Newfoundland; for instance, a Pleamon Rimmer died there in 2024 [5], as well as several others (search for Pleamon Newfoundland to see), and also the variance "Pleman" and "Pleaman", for instance, Pleman Green [1]
He and Michael Currie first met in September 1990 in the 3th grade at Pine Street School.
In December 1998, his family house on Windemere burned down. This made it a "depressing year". [2]
In 1999 he was friends with a levitating magician. [3]
He and Currie have both used the services of Herman Hanshke.
He received his High School diploma from Hammaskjold High School [2] and his university degree from Lakehead University [3].
Later Life
On 27 December 2013, he and Currie visited A New Day Records.
He has continued to reside on Windemere Avenue in Thunder Bay as of 2025.
Sources
[1] BodybuildingPro.com [4]
[2] Chronicle-Journal, December 1998 [5]
- Canning, Adam PIC n/a 23 Dec 1998 p.A1 Coping with disaster
- Canning, Gerarda BIO n/a 10 Dec 1998 p.A1 pic House fire rocks family
- Canning, Gerarda BIO n/a 11 Dec 1998 p.A1 Burned out family needs help
- Canning, Gerarda BIO n/a 14 Dec 1998 p.A3 Family's fortunes brighten
- Canning, Gerarda BIO n/a 23 Dec 1998 p.A1 pic Coping with disaster
- Canning, Gerarda BIO n/a 26 Dec 1998 p.A7 Family says thank you
- Canning, Lisa PIC n/a 23 Dec 1998 p.A1 Coping with disaster
- Canning, Lisa (age 13) BIO n/a 10 Dec 1998 p.A1 pic House fire rocks family
[3] Chronicle-Journal, June 1999 [6] Canning, Matthew (age 17) PIC n/a 29 Jun 1999 p.D1 With levitating magician
[4] https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PL/PLEAMON/index.html
[5] https://familiesfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/431/Pleamon-Rimmer/obituary.html