Roadside sighting by a father and son north of Brockville witnessed in Ontario, Canada

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My father (75) was driving to Addison (town) to see his mechanic to give him an early Christmas gift. I (49) was sitting in the passenger seat (front) of a 2002 Montana van. We were approaching a curve in the road with a house on the left with two large cedars, when I noticed a large dark brown object (furry, like an otter coat) run behind a billboard sign (LUCKY LOON CAMPGROUND) into the brush and wooded area. I saw it for about five seconds as it made its way over the crossroad. I estimated its size by comparing it to the cedars that were on the property, and it was more than half the cedar's height of around 16-17 feet (so approx. 8-9 feet). It appeared to be running upright like a man with a swinging motion. Thick body (trunk 3-4 feet wide). Arms held tightly to side of body-no visible hands. Rear view only. Appearance of shoulders and head. There was newly fallen snow from the night before, but it seemed that the object jumped over the shoulder of the road and left an impression ...