East Coast Hospitality

September 2008 Issue 30
East Coast Hospitality
2009 Canada Games preview
Also in this issue:
Good coaching matters . . . . 4
Funding pays dividends . . . . 8
Skipper Chicks on the water . . . 16
September 2008 Issue 30
Sport Nova Scotia
Editor
Brent Sedo
Cover
Katie MacAlpine
Jamie Ferguson
Chief
Executive Officer
Layout & Desktop
Paula Yochoff
Senior Staff
Chief Executive Officer
Jamie Ferguson
Director of Finance
& Administration
Debbie Buckoski
Acting Director of Public Relations
Erin Gray
Director of Marketing
Jeff LeDrew
Director of Sport Development
Mark Smith
Sport Quarterly,
a publication of Sport Nova Scotia.
Letters to the editor must
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phone number.
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E-mail: [email protected]
www.sportnovascotia.ca
Senior Funding Partner of
Sport Nova Scotia
B
y the time you read this column,
it seems likely that we will be
in the process of a federal election,
which makes this a good time to
examine some key issues that the
federal government has the ability to
address which would help move the
sport system forward. The majority
of federal government funding for
sport goes towards National Sport
Organizations and high-performance
programming—with that in mind,
it’s fair to ask what role the federal
government might play in directly
improving the sport system at the
provincial level.
Sport Nova Scotia believes the
federal government has an important
role to play in providing opportunities
for more people to take part in sport.
We also believe sport is important,
and we continue to stress the benefits
that it provides in areas such as
health, education, justice and social
development. One of the main barriers
to sport participation has been—and
continues to be—cost. The federal
government can take steps that will
help the sport community address
that barrier.
The sport system is just that, a
“system”, and because of that, any
initiatives to address the issue of cost
need to be systematic in order to truly
be effective. The most commonlysought solution to the cost issue by
the sport community has been to
ask governments for more money.
While this remains important—and
government has a vital role to play—it
does not address one key issue in the
sport system, and that is the hard
costs that are associated with offering
sport opportunities. These costs—such
as equipment, facility rentals, coach
and official training, etc.—remain
the same (or in most cases, continue
to increase). In addition, there are
mechanisms governments could
put in place that would allow sport
organizations to expand their avenues
for revenue generation, outside of the
usual government or user fee options,
which could also help to decrease costs
to sport consumers.
Financing the System
of Sport
To truly build a sustainable system
that addresses the cost issue, we need
to develop both ways of increasing
revenue generation to provide more
programs, and ways of decreasing
what it costs to offer the programs.
With that in mind, here are some
potential federal initiatives that
could help address the cost issue in a
systematic manner:
collaborating on sport infrastructure
in the development of the Mainland
Common Centre—a positive step
towards addressing our infrastructure
needs. One of the keys to this initiative
was the involvement of the federal
government. What we would like to see
is a specific program that would enable
more of this type of collaboration
around infrastructure development.
“One of the main barriers to
sport participation has been—and
continues to be—cost.”
Incentives for corporate investment
in sport
If the federal government
implemented a program that increased
the incentives for corporations to
invest in non-profit sport, it would
open up an additional funding source
for sport organizations across the
country. Although currently there is
significant sport investment from the
corporate sector, this is an area that has
the potential for considerable growth.
When the benefits of sport participation
are taken into consideration, this type
of federal initiative makes sense.
Tax credits
We have seen the federal government
introduce tax credits for participating
in sport—and in Nova Scotia, our
provincial government now has tax
programs for participation for people
of all ages. What about tax credits for
coaches and officials to help offset the
cost of their training and certification?
This is a key area of the amateur sport
system, and one that could potentially
decrease costs of running programs,
which could in turn decrease costs for
participants.
Dedicated sport infrastructure
funding
OK, this is an old one, but the
problem isn’t going away. In Nova
Scotia, we recently saw the result
of all three levels of government
Currently, the federal government
has no dedicated program for sport
infrastructure investment—outside of
major games hosting—which simply
isn’t systematic enough to address
this issue.
These are only a few of the potential
policies that could help eliminate the
cost issue of sport participation. Of
course, to be truly effective, we would
need involvement from the provincial
and municipal levels of government
as well. Areas such as insurance,
which the provincial government
has indicated it will be investigating
in its most recent budget, can also
drastically affect the hard cost of
offering programs. At the municipal
level, a systematic look at how we
operate and finance municipal sport
and recreation facilities could also help
reduce user costs and increase access
to sport programs for all.
So there you have it. Although
elections might not always be the most
exciting topic, when it comes to sport,
these types of federal issues could
certainly be the beginning of a true
system that would significantly reduce
the cost barrier to sport participation.
And if we do happen to be in the
middle on an election as you read
this column, it might also make for
some interesting questions to ask your
federal candidates.
Athlete’s Column
Bowling for Dad
Steve Bezanson
Lawn Bowls
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dan adult, for the past several years Steve
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my Dad and I looking for a sport we
could play together. My Dad was quite
an athlete—he was actually drafted by
the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team—and
had been trying for two or three years
to get me interested in Lawn Bowls. He
even started his own club that, including
us, only ever had three or four members,
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and so essentially I just decided to try and
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keep the dream alive, and in 2000, I made
the Canadian national team. I was 51, but
that’s the beauty of Lawn Bowls, that you
can play at an advanced age.
I was on the National team for about
seven or eight years. I think it was in
2002 that I got to play in the Asia-Pacific
Championships, and went to Australia on
the fours-team and we played Australia
in the final and won a silver medal. So I
finally got to represent my country and
live the dream that Dad and I had talked
about.
Because we don’t have a lot of facilities
in Nova Scotia, it was kind of tough to
stay with the national team, so I still keep
playing—but not with the national team
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is a knock-out (tournament) down there,
so you can go a long way just to play a
couple of games. I ended up winning my
first game and then losing my second
on the last shot. But the thing you learn
playing like that is that every shot is
important, and you just have to keep
grinding it out and trying to hang in
there. And I think that is one thing that
has taken my game up from the level
it was last year, to the level it’s at this
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4
Why Good Coaching Matters
Mark Smith
Director
of Sport
Development
A
s the expression goes; “If I had a
nickel for every time I’ve heard
someone questioning a coaching decision
I’d be rich.” In truth, I am often asked
about coaching decisions and when the
question arises it provides an opportunity
to not only discuss coaching strategy, but
also to talk about why good coaching
is important. Coaching is an extremely
challenging responsibility and the older
and more competitive the age group the
greater the challenge. Wins and losses
tend to be the most common criteria
identified when evaluating a coach and
in high-performance environments,
success is the primary measuring stick.
But have you ever wondered, beyond
that one specific criterion, what makes
a good coach?
Imagine for a moment the responsibility
of being a coach. Coaches take on a
variety of roles such as administrator,
mentor, friend, role model, technical
expert, taxi, babysitter, psychologist—
the list goes on. But perhaps the most
important role a coach takes on is to
develop young people. Sport can be an
incredibly powerful vehicle for teaching
young people many life skills and it is
the coach who creates that environment
and facilitates those life lessons through
a variety of sport experiences. As a
young athlete playing my favorite sport
in the summer, I was one of the players
who got to play a lot, but in the winter
season when I played other sports that
wasn’t always the case. I remember my
father helping me to understand that on
a team, everyone has a role to play, and
by understanding how roles on teams
work I then had a better understanding
of how those other kids who played on
my summer sport team felt when they
weren’t getting to play as much as they
would have liked.
As I grew older, I began to realize that
beyond the knowledge that a coach can
provide about the correct way to play a
sport, the “softer skills” of coaching, such
as how to communicate effectively, how
to take responsibility, how to lead as well
as follow, how to support others in the
group and how to be a good teammate,
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Founded in 1995, the corporation is
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“In 2007-08, NSGC provided $154
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“To put that in context, this funding
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“We believe that good corporate
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alone,” she says. “Whether it’s through
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that provides local charities with the tools
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were not only important in team sport,
but also in a workplace environment. It
was my coaches who exposed me to this
and many other life skills through sport.
You can pick pretty much any sport in this
province and where you see consistent
success in terms of depth in participation
levels across all age categories, high skill
development and kids generally having
fun, you can be sure that one of the key
elements contributing to that success is
good coaching.
Sport has come a long way in terms of
ensuring that quality coaching education
is affordable and available for those who
are interested in learning how to coach.
Gone are the days when the person
who volunteered to coach is expected
to take on that task without experience
or access to the theory and technical
information associated with becoming
a coach. Today, through the National
Coaching Certification Program and
Long Term Athlete Development Model,
most provincial sport organizations
are able to provide coaching education
specific to the age group and skill and
ability. Volunteers who wish to learn
how to coach are able to get the necessary
information.
Good coaching is essential to building
long-term capacity, participation and
growth within not only sport programs
but any organization in general. And
while it can be argued that Nova Scotia
has a sport facility infrastructure deficit
(although things are improving in that
area), having new fields, arenas, courts
and pools is only a piece of the equation
for developing champions. Good coaches
make learning fun, enhance the sport
experience, develop confidence, character,
skill, integrity, independence, maturity,
and can change the way athletes of all
ages see themselves and the world they
live in.
The challenge for most organizations
is finding people who want to coach. It
is a commitment, especially if you want
to be an effective coach, but what better
way to give back to your community and
help the next generation of young athletes
develop into happy and healthy people?
So the next time you are at a sporting
event and you wonder why that stupid
coach made that bonehead decision,
take a minute to think about the many
responsibilities that the coach decided
to accept on behalf of the kids he/she
is coaching. Good coaching is about the
final result at the end of a lifetime, not just
a game or a season.
our Social Responsibility Ambassador
Program that encourages our employees
to donate their time to the communities in
which they live, giving back at NSGC is an
important part of what we do.”
Another aspect of giving back includes
working with Sport Nova Scotia through
the Support 4 Sport Program.
“Our objective is to help make Nova
Scotia a better place to live. And one of
the main areas of focus that we believe can
help achieve this is by providing funding
support for amateur sport,” she says.
“ We w a n t e d t o h e l p i m p ro v e
participation rates and ensure people
have access to sport programs across
the province. Investing in sport means
investing in a healthier, stronger future.
Support 4 Sport Program funding will create
opportunities for everyone from 5-yearolds who want to play soccer to 19-yearolds who want to compete in Olympic
paddling, to 60-year-olds who want to play
recreational tennis.”
One hundred per cent of the profits from
all Support 4 Sport branded lottery products
go directly to sport in Nova Scotia. The
program raised $2.0 million in 2007-08,
representing a 50 per cent increase in
funding for amateur sport in Nova Scotia.
To date, 138 athletes, 19 coaches and 60
community sport programs received
assistance (see related story page 8). It is
expected that an additional $2.2 million
will be raised in 2008-09.
“We are really proud to offer the
Support 4 Sport Program as part of our
wider community-support efforts,”
Mullally says.
In addition to giving back to the
communities in which they live, Mullally
adds, the staff at NSGC believe in being
active.
“Many of our staff volunteer or
participate in sport and health-related
causes,” she says. “For example, our
Director of Lottery Gaming is actively
involved in coaching his sons’ soccer
and hockey teams. We have several
runners on staff who have participated
in marathons in support of charities.
Others participate in intramural sports
like softball, Ultimate Frisbee and
sailing. We also have a former Canada
Games athlete. And last year, our staff
volunteered as a group to help out at the
Bluenose International Marathon. Our
team at NSGC recognizes the importance
and benefits of participating in and
supporting sport.”
5
Youth Leadership Program Sets a Career Path
Student wants to be a teacher for life
I
d t’s no exaggeration to say getting
s involved with Sport Nova Scotia’s
dYouth Leadership Program has changed
aTiffany McEachern’s life.
t “Even though I was always involved
tin sports, I never thought of sports as
sany kind of a career,” says McEachern.
n“Now I’m heading to the University of
sNew Brunswick to start my Bachelor
tof Recreational Sports Studies degree,
,and after that I’ll take my Bachelor of
,Education.”
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in post-secondary education. Two years
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Holland College Wildlife Conservation
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program, but was finding that it just
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wasn’t for her. Last September, at home
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near Amherst and wondering what she
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was going to do with her life, she got a
dcall that set her on a new path.
s “I actually got a call from my ex?boyfriend’s mom, who worked at E.B.
gChandler Junior High, who told me the
dschool was looking for someone to take
,part in this program, and she thought
yit would be right for me,” McEachern
dsays. “I didn’t really know anything
eabout it, but I called Sport Nova Scotia,
egot a call back the next day, filled out the
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application and was accepted.”
After two weeks of training, including
first-aid, coaching and youth development
training, McEachern was back at E.B
Chandler.
“Basically, what I did was supervise
in the gym in the morning and in the
afternoons I’d work with the special
education kids in all different areas
including reading, math and even
cooking class,” she says. “Over the eight
months, I designed a program to help
get the special education students more
physically active—as well as a program
for Healthy Living Week, and organized
two field days.”
With virtually no previous experience
working with kids, McEachern admits
she was a little nervous to begin with and
not sure if she was up to the task.
“Being only 19 myself, the kids were
fairly close to my own age, and those
grade 7 and 8’s can be a tough age
group,” she says with a laugh. “But one
thing that did surprise me was how
willing everyone was to take part in the
activities.”
McEachern says she also learned
something about herself.
“I learned I have a lot more patience
than I would have
thought,” she says.
“I really didn’t know
much when I started,
but I decided to give
it a try because I saw
some value in the youth
leadership training, and
the money was actually
pretty good.
For anyone else
interested in the
p ro g r a m , I w o u l d
advise just not to give
up if it seems frustrating
in the beginning,” she
continues. “This was
my first time doing
this kind of work and I
stuck with it and it turned out to be the
best experience I have ever had. Prior to
this I never thought I would want to be
a teacher, and now it’s what I want to do
for the rest of my life.”
The Youth Leadership Program is a youth
employment initiative designed to assist
individuals, between the ages of 18 and 30,
through providing one-to-one employment
mentoring to assist participants in gaining
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employable skills in the area of program
development and delivery. The Sport Nova
Scotia program provides participants with
training and hands-on experience delivering
sport and physical activities to children and
youth. At the completion of the program the
goal is for each youth leader to move into fulltime employment or return to school to further
their education. For more information, contact
Mark Smith at (902) 425-5450 ext. 366.
6
Team Nova Scotia Beginning to Take Shape
Behind-the-scenes planning well underway
W
ith just under a year to go before
the kickoff the 2009 Canada
Summer Games in PEI, Nova Scotia
athletes are moving into the most
important part of their training. Many
of the team sports will be finalizing their
rosters this fall, while many of those
competing in individual events will
have until the spring to nail down their
place on Team Nova Scotia.
Behind the scenes, the management
and staff of Team Nova Scotia has
been put in place as well, with final
appointments having been made in
late August. The 16-person Mission
Staff will be led by Chef de Mission
Ron O’Flaherty, former executive
director of the Nova Scotia School
Athletic Association and Assistant Chef
de Mission Glenn Johnston, former
executive director of both Rugby Nova
Scotia and Ringette Nova Scotia, and
currently the head coach of the St.
Mary’s University women’s rugby
team.
O’Flaherty comes to Team Nova
Scotia 2009 with previous experience
as assistant chef de mission of the 2007
Nova Scotia Canada Winter Games
team. The other 14 members of the staff
come from every region of the province
and represent a widely diverse sport
background.
Nova Scotia will be sending
approximately 450 athletes to the 2009
Games to participate in all of the 18
Games’ sports, and the Mission Staff
members are charged with being the
liaison between the sport organizations
and the organizing staff.
“Mission Staff liaisons have
been in contact with their
respective sports,
communicating with
the coaches and
managers that have
been appointed by
the respective sport
bodies,” explains
O’Flaherty.
Later this month,
O’Flaherty and
Johnston will be
travelling to PEI
for a meeting with
Games’ organizers
to get an update on
preparation in terms
of venues, housing, travel and media
logistics, which they will then pass on
to coaches and managers.
“At that point we will get the dialogue
started as far as the nuts-and-bolts of
our team’s preparation for the Games,”
he says.
O’Flaherty explains that the main
purpose of the Mission Staff is to
ensure, as much as possible, that when
the athletes and coaches begin Games
competition, they can focus solely on
what’s taking place on the field or court
without worrying about organizational
distractions.
“Through the coaches and managers,
the Mission Staff keep the various sport
teams informed as to every aspect of
participating in the Games, meaning
everything from getting box lunches to
scheduling,” he says. “Leading up to the
Games, there will be a number of issues
2009 Games Lineup
C
ompetition at the 2009 Canada
Summer Games will take place
over two weeks from August 15 – 29,
featuring approximately 4,400 athletes
from all provinces and territories
competing in 18 different sporting
events. Nova Scotia will actually play
a part in the Games as a ‘satellite’
venue for 10-metre platform diving,
which will be held at Centennial
Pool in Halifax. Male and female
athletes will take part in all sports with
the exception of baseball for males
and softball for females. Sporting
events for the Games are decided five
years in advance, and for 2009, field
hockey and men’s softball have been
dropped from the schedule, while
beach volleyball will return after an
absence from the 2005 Games, and
triathlon and golf will make their
Canada Games debut.
At the 2005 Canada Summer Games
held in Regina, Team Nova Scotia
captured 46 medals to finish in sixth
place in the medal count.
For more information on the 2009
Canada Games, visit the website at
www.2009canadagames.ca
such as timelines
when teams have
to be finalized or
questions regarding
eligibility issues.
For example, that
could mean getting
a clarification on an
athlete who may be
attending university
in another province,
making sure they
are eligible to
compete for Nova
Scotia. The Mission
Staff will deal with
all of those issues.”
As we move into
the New Year and rosters are finalized,
the Mission Staff will begin to focus on
the needs of the individual athletes.
“Things will certainly pick up steam
as we move into 2009 as the sport
governing bodies define their teams,”
he says. “For one thing, there is a
requirement for all members of Team
Nova Scotia to participate in a doping
control education program, and it’s
the responsibility of Mission Staff to
facilitate that through the Canadian
Centre for Ethics in Sport—which has
been a part of the Canada Games for
many years.
In the final stages of preparation,
Mission Staff will be dealing with
issues such as uniform fittings for
competition, as well as opening and
closing ceremonies, organizing a rally
to send the team off and the basic issue
of transporting the team over to the
Island.
“As the year goes on, we’re expecting
to have at least two more meetings
with the entire group of coaches and
managers to keep them up to speed
and address any questions they may
have,” he says. “That’s a normal part
of any Games’ preparation. There will
be a number of issues that come up as
we get closer to the Games. From a staff
point of view, right now I would say we
are in the planning stage.”
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7
Archery Medallists
A
foursome of archers from
Nova Scotia made their way to
Winnipeg for the Canadian National
Championships this summer and
ended up returning with three medals
between them.
Ken Saulnier of Georgefield captured
the Gold in the Master Men’s Compound division, Marc LeBlanc of Hubley took the Silver in the Junior Men’s
Compound division, and Jeff Ryan of
Prospect took the Bronze in the Senior
Men’s Compound division. The fourth
member of the team, Laurie Bolivar of
Halifax, finished eighth in the Senior
Men’s Compound division.
All four archers took part in what is
called the Field competition. In Field
archery, competitors make their way
around a course comprised of 24 targets, shooting at distances that vary
from five to 60 metres. The competition takes place over two days, and
the scores from both days are tallied to
produce the final standings.
For LeBlanc, who shoots out of the
Osprey Archery Club in Shad Bay, this
marks the second consecutive year he
has returned from the National Championships with a silver medal.
“I actually shot a higher score this
year, but the competition was a lot
tougher,” says LeBlanc, whose twoday total of 700 points left him just five
points behind the gold-medal winner
from Alberta. “In fact, the 352 I shot on
the second day is my personal best.”
Although the Nationals are behind
them, Nova Scotia archers will continue
to hold shoots at various locations
around the province through the fall,
before moving to indoor competitions
in the winter months.
For more information on archery in Nova
Scotia, visit the Archers Association of
Nova Scotia website at aans.ca or e-mail
Lindsey Poehl at [email protected].
Canoe ‘09 Update
W
ith just under a year until the
paddles go into the water at
the 2009 ICF World Senior Canoe
Championship on Dartmouth’s Lake
Banook, organizers are expecting
the event to make a big splash in the
province.
To be held August 12 -16, Canoe ‘09
is expected to attract approximately
1500 athletes representing 90 different
countries to compete in both canoe and
kayak racing, double the participation
the last time the event was held here
in 1997.
“The sport of canoe/kayak has really
grown world-wide over the past few
years, and Canada’s participation in
the sport has grown right along with
it,” explains Chris Keevill, president
and chair of the Canoe ‘09 organizing
committee. “We’re a top-10 nation in
the world in terms of the success of
our athletes, and in fact, Sport Canada
ranks canoe/kayak as the number one
sport for Canada in terms of podium
finishes at international events.”
The World Championships was
awarded to Halifax/Dartmouth five
years ago, and the organization of the
event has really taken off in the last 18
months, Keevill says. In addition to the
logistics of bringing in and housing
the athletes and officials, rounding up
volunteers for a multitude of tasks, and
preparing for as many as 10,000 spectators per day, the race course at Lake
Banook will also be getting an overhaul
in several different areas.
“We’re gong to be implementing new
technology on the race course for both
the starting system and timing system,
as well as changes to the actual course
itself,” says Keevill. In late August it
was announced that Aliant had signed
on as Presenting Sponsor of Canoe ‘09,
includes funding for the construction of
the Aliant Racing Centre.
“The legacy of Canoe ‘09 will be in
the new training centre that will be
built in partnership with the Canada
Sport Centre Atlantic,” he says. “Forty
percent of our national paddling team
members are based here, and so having
this new physical asset will really help
the sport in Nova Scotia for a long time
to come.”
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Increased participation is the biggest pay-off for PSOs
O
ne sport requires snow, the other
requires water, but both are perfect
examples of how new funding streams
such as the Nova Scotia Gaming
Corporation’s Support 4 Sport can help
develop diverse sports in Nova Scotia—
at both the elite and grass-roots levels.
Launched in August 2006, the Support
4 Sport lottery ticket program has already
provided over 2.2 million in new funding
for sport. Provincial Sport Organizations
that wish to apply for funding are
required to use the money to enhance
one or more of four sport development
areas; participation development,
athlete, coaching development and
Canada Games programs.
For the growing sport of snowboarding,
the money will help Nova Scotia athletes
with training that will put them on par
with other provinces.
“We’ve used some of the new funding
to help develop our Canada Games
team,” explains Natasha Burgess,
administrative coordinator of the Nova
Scotia Snowboarding Association
(NSSA). “Other provinces like BC and
Ontario are able to send their athletes
out of the country to places like Chile in
July or August for pre-season training,
and this year for the first time we’ll be
sending 13 athletes to Italy in November
for 10 days.
We’ve also been able to get more
equipment for the athletes such as a
trampoline boards, and we can use the
money for fitness testing though the
Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic,” Burgess
continues. “It also helps to assist sending
our athletes to competitions like the
Nationals and Nor-Am competitions.”
On the multi-year development side,
Burgess explains the NSSA has decided
to focus on getting more girls involved
in the sport through a program called
Pro Girls.
“Up until the last two years, there
have been very few females competing
in the province,” she says. “[2006
Olympian] Sarah Conrad sort of started
it, and then there was a drop-off until
Alex Duckworth—who is also now on
the national team—and then there was
another big gap, until Emily Ernst, who
is also climbing the national team ladder.
But the problem was these athletes were
basically one-offs—they didn’t have
anyone to compete against. In Emily’s
case, for two or three years she was the
only female competitor at Provincials.”
Last year, the NSSA launched the Pro
Girls program at Martock, with almost
instant results.
“With the multi-year program funding
from Support 4 Sport we were able to
train Emily as a coach and also hire two
other coaches to work with 10 girls on
a 10-week training program,” she says.
“We were then able to enter all 10 of
them together in three or four different
competitions as a group. We went from
one or two girls in each competition to
more than 10. It was hugely successful,
and we saw the level of competition go
through the roof.”
Burgess says there are now plans to
expand the Pro Girls program to the
Wentworth and Ben Eoin ski hills as
well. In addition, the new funding has
allowed the NSSA to hire Steve Fairbairn
as a full-time provincial coach. Besides
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province to get
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Additional
funding to grow
sport across the Synchro Nova Scotia is expanding programs across the province.
province has
competitive program in Bridgewater.
been the big change for synchronized
In addition, introductory programs
swimming. Pam Kidney, executive
are now being offered in Lunenburg,
director of Synchro Nova Scotia, says the
Milton, Amherst, Digby, Windsor and
money means a program that, for a long
Mahone Bay.
time, was basically confined to Metro
“For us, this funding has had a huge
Halifax, is now taking root in multiple
impact,” says Kidney. “Now the trick
communities.
is going to be to continue to provide
“We’ve used some of this recent
resources for those new programs.”
funding primarily on developing
On the officiating side, Synchro
participation and officiating programs,”
Nova Scotia was able to send one
she says. “What we did was hire a
official to write her Level 3 certification.
technical director who was qualified to
Also, money was used to bring former
give coaching and instructor courses.
national team member Kasia Kuleszia to
Then we sent her out to basically do
the province to work with the Canada
“cold-calls” in as many communities
Games team.
as possible to try and get a synchro
On the slopes or in the pool, these
program started, by training pool staff
provincial sport organizations are
to be instructors.”
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That effort has paid off big time for
matching our young athletes’ dedication
Syncho Nova Scotia. Kidney says there
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SPORT NOVA SCOTIA
How to enter:
Select one player from each of the 16 rounds provided.
Mail or drop off entries to Sport Nova Scotia by 4:00 p.m. October 17, 2008.
X
Round 1 - Center
Sidney Crosby
Joe Thornton
Vincent Lecavalier
Pavel Datsyuk
Evgeni Malkin
GP G A PTS Team
53 24 48
72 PIT
82 29 67
96 SJ
81 40 52
92 TB
82 31 66
97 DET
82 47 59 106 PIT
X
Round 7 - Right Wing
Jason Pominville
Shane Doan
J-P Dumont
Patrick Kane
Ales Hemsky
GP G A PTS Team
82 27 53
80 BUF
80 28 50
78 PHX
80 29 43
72 NSH
82 21 51
72 CHI
74 20 51
71 EDM
X
Round 13 - Center
Jonathan Toews
Olli Jokinen
Paul Stastny
Niklas Backstrom
Mike Richards
GP G A PTS Team
64 24 30
54 CHI
82 34 37
71 PHX
66 24 47
71 COL
82 14 55
69 WSH
73 28 47
75 PHI
X
Round 2 - Left Wing
Alexander Ovechkin
Dany Heatley
Ilya Kovalchuk
Daniel Sedin
Brendan Morrow
GP G A PTS Team
82 65 47 112 WSH
71 41 41
82 OTT
79 52 35
87 ATL
82 29 45
74 VAN
82 32 42
74 DAL
X
Round 8 - Defense
Mike Green
Mark Streit
Brian Rafalski
Tomas Kaberele
Zdeno Chara
GP G A PTS Team
82 18 38
56 WSH
81 13 49
62 LI
73 13 42
55 DET
82
8 45
53 TOR
77 17 34
51 BOS
X
Round 14 - Left Wing
Milan Michalek
Markus Naslund
Patrik Elias
Marco Sturm
Andrei Kostitsyn
GP G A PTS Team
79 24 31
55 SJ
82 25 30
55 NYR
74 20 35
55 NJ
80 27 29
56 BOS
78 26 27
53 MTL
Round 3 - Right Wing
Daniel Alfredsson
Marian Gaborik
Alexei Kovalev
Jarome Iginla
Martin St. Louis
GP G A PTS Team
70 40 49
89 OTT
77 42 41
83 MIN
82 35 49
84 MTL
82 50 48
98 CGY
82 25 58
83 TB
X
Round 9 - Center
Marc Savard
Derek Roy
Mats Sundin
Anze Kopitar
Henrik Sedin
GP G A PTS Team
74 15 63
78 BOS
78 32 49
81 BUF
74 32 46
78 FA
82 32 45
77 LA
82 15 61
76 VAN
X
Round 4 - Defense
Andrei Markov
Sergei Gonchar
Nicklas Lidstrom
Dion Phaneuf
Brian Campbell
GP G A PTS Team
82 16 42
58 MTL
78 12 53
65 PIT
76 10 60
70 DET
82 17 43
60 CGY
83
8 54
62 CHI
X
Round 10 - Left Wing
Kristian Huselius
Paul Kariya
Thomas Vanek
Dustin Brown
Alex Tanguay
GP G A PTS Team
81 25 41
65 CBJ
82 16 49
65 STL
82 36 28
64 BUF
78 33 27
60 LA
78 18 40
58 MTL
X
X
Round 5 - Center
Henrik Zetterberg
Jason Spezza
Eric Staal
Ryan Getzlaf
Mike Ribeiro
GP G A PTS Team
75 43 49
92 DET
76 34 58
92 OTT
82 38 44
82 CAR
77 24 58
82 ANA
76 27 56
83 DAL
X
Round 11 - Right Wing GP G A PTS Team
Petr Sykora
81 28 35
63 PIT
Nathan Horton
82 27 35
62 FLA
Nikolai Zherdev
82 26 32
58 NY
Marian Hossa
72 29 37
66 DET
Brad Boyes
82 43 22
65 STL
X
Round 6 - Left Wing
Rick Nash
Alexander Frolov
Zach Parise
Vaclav Prospal
Cory Stillman
GP G A PTS Team
80 38 31
69 CBJ
71 23 44
67 LA
81 32 33
65 NJ
80 33 38
71 TB
79 24 41
65 FLA
X
Round 12 - Defense
Ryan Whitney
Kimmo Timonen
Lubomir Visnovsky
Chris Pronger
Marek Zidlicky
X
X
GP G A PTS Team
76 12 28
40 PHX
80
8 36
44 PHI
82
8 33
41 EDM
72 12 31
43 ANA
79
5 38
43 MIN
Official Ballot
Round 16 - Defense
Scott Niedermayer
Dan Boyle
Jay Bouwmeester
Sergei Zubov
Wade Redden
GP G A PTS Team
48
8 17
25 ANA
37
4 21
25 SJ
82 15 22
37 FLA
46
4 31
35 DAL
80
6 32
38 NY
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$500 cash and QMJHL
weekend getaway
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$250 cash and QMJHL
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Full prize list available at:
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Milan Hejduk
77 29 25
54 COL
Corey Perry
70 29 25
54 ANA
Brian Gionta
82 22 31
53 NJ
Brendan Shanahan
73 23 23
46 NY
Mike Knuble
82 29 26
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by Trish Smith
espite a summer that proved, shall we say, ‘challenging’ in terms of weather (just ask the kids who played
in the Canadian Little League Championship in Glace Bay and Sydney), Nova Scotians are a hardy bunch
that won’t let a little rain slow them down. So we went out to ask:
“What has been a highlight for you and your family in terms of sports and
recreation activities this summer?”
Tammy Degarie
Heidi Kennedy
Tammi Yarn
Tracey Grey
“My first day of
mixed softball this
year, I was going
backwards for a
flyball and caught
it, but then my feet
came up from underneath me and I did
a back flip and heard a ‘snap’ …and I
broke my leg in three spots—my ankle
bones and my tibia. I had surgery the
next day and was in a cast for six weeks,
so no more ball for me this year. I run
my women’s team, so I still go to all the
games and cheer them on and mark the
score for them.”
“We enrolled my
son in two different
hockey schools
this summer—in
Antigonish and
Truro. The people
running it every day were awesome folks
to deal with—they’ll do anything for you
and really care about the kids. We really
are so lucky to be able to take part in
something like this and it is only minutes
away from home! I leave work at lunch
and spend my lunch at the rink.”
“I think that the
most important
activity for me
and my family this
summer has been
walking—either
just down the waterfront or on a hike
in the woods. We get the benefits of
spending time together and of keeping
fit at the same time.”
“The highlight of
m y s u m m e r, i n
terms of sports, was
my baton twirling
group travelling to
Ontario to compete
in the Canadian Championships at the
beginning of July. We had many groups
and individuals place in the medals. It
was a great group experience.”
Carrie Smith
Lisa Day
“Participating in the
2008 Dragon Boat
Race on the River
in New Glasgow,
and fishing in our
local rivers with
my husband.”
“The highlight was
my son being a very
active part of the
Metro Mustangs
Varsity Football
team who took the
championship this season. It was great
fun to go out and support the team at
every game.”
Sackville
Truro
Halifax
Stellarton
Halifax
Sackville
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Larry Daniels
Ben Ramey
Kevin Matheson
Cassie Turple
“Me and my wife
and two kids go to
the beach and do a
lot of stuff at home.
This year we have
a pool. We played
frisbee, badminton and ball. Our kids are
11 and six, so it keeps them busy.”
“Sadly, I worked
most of the summer,
but went boating a
few times. My family has a jet boat
that we take up to
Shipyards Landing and we head up to
LaHave.”
April Horsman
Enjoli Pezzarello
“The highlight this
summer, for me,
would have to be
taking up cycling
to improve my allaround fitness. It
started with biking to work each day,
to evolving into part of my everyday
exercise. Not only does it help the
environment, it saves me money. It also
helped me improve a lot in my Mixed
Martial Arts training. As summer closes,
I would like to encourage more people
to take up cycling next summer. It really
is worth it.”
“My husband and
I like being active
year round, but
what seems to take
up most of our time
in the summer is
stock car racing. He’s a competitor in the
Maritime Pro Stock Tour and every weekend sees us travelling to a race. Although
it’s a big commitment, the passion you
get from everyone involved—including
the fans—is as strong as any sport I’ve
seen. And you have to give kudos to all
of the drivers and pit crews because the
preparation that goes into every race is
phenomenal.”
Auburndale
Catidian Place
Mount
Uniacke
Musquodoboit
Harbour
“We’ve done a lot
of fun activities this
summer—camping,
hiking to some local
waterfalls and a lot
eof swimming and walking. My husband
splayed on a summer hockey league as
twell. It really was one of the best and most
active summers as a family yet!”
“The highlight for
me and my family this summer
in sports has been
winning the Co-Ed
E Maritime Softball Championship last
weekend. My husband and I both play
for the Eastern Shore Selects ball team,
so it was pretty exciting!”
Enfield
Halifax
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Celebrating Five Years of Getting Youth
Moving: Youth Running for Fun Program
Message from Doctors Nova Scotia
D
octors Nova Scotia’s highly
successful Youth Running for Fun
program celebrates its fifth anniversary
in September. To mark the occasion,
Doctors Nova Scotia is hosting two
simultaneous anniversary celebrations
in Halifax and Sydney on Tuesday,
September 30.
“We have a lot to celebrate. The
success of the program throughout
the province has exceeded our
expectations,” said Dr. Don Wescott,
President, Doctors Nova Scotia.
“Every year the program grows and
receives more provincial and national
attention.”
The anniversary celebrations will
include a short run with some of
the young runners and physician
volunteers who have helped make
the program successful. There will
also be participation awards, and a
presentation by Doctors Nova Scotia
and the program’s sponsors, as well
as a cake cutting.
In the past four years, the Youth
Running for Fun program has grown
from 3,500 participants during the
2004-05 school year to almost 9,000
in 2007-08.
“There has been interest in the
program from across the country and
the United States,” said Kerry Copeland,
Running Program Coordinator. “This
year, Doctors Nova Scotia had requests
for information and materials from
several provinces. We even had the
program implemented in two New
Brunswick locations.”
The program was created five years
ago to help increase youth physical
activity levels. The program sets up
running clubs for interested schools
and focuses on teaching students
the basics of running in a fun, noncompetitive environment.
As part of the program, each
participating school receives support
from a Doctors Nova Scotia running
coordinator, as well as a coach’s
handbook to help develop and
personalize running routines. Every
student-participant receives a runner’s
handbook, a water bottle and an
end-of-year participation certificate.
French materials were also developed
at the end of the 2007-08 school year
to increase participation in Frenchspeaking schools.
The program’s continued success
is rooted in Doctors Nova Scotia’s
commitment to providing the program
free of cost to participants, organizers
and schools. To help with increasing
costs associated with the growth
of the program, the association
entered into partnerships with the
Department of Health Promotion and
Protection, the Royal Bank of Canada
and the Chronicle Herald in 2007.
This important financial boost makes
it possible for Doctors Nova Scotia
to continue providing the program
at no cost, while still increasing the
program’s participation numbers.
“We wanted to make sure every child
had the opportunity to participate in
the program,” explained Dr. Wescott.
“The program is a way for doctors
to directly improve physical activity
levels among the province’s youth.”
For more information about the
running program or event details visit
Doctors Nova Scotia’s website, www.
doctorsNS.com.
Celebrating five years
of
Youth Running for Fun
Doctors Nova Scotia will mark the fifth anniversary of
its hugely successful Youth Running for Fun program
with simultaneous celebration events in Halifax and
Sydney on Tues., Sept. 30.
Since its start in 2004, the program has grown from
3,500 youth from more than 55 schools participating
to more than 9,000 youth from more than 150 schools
across the province taking part in 2007-08. The
program teaches youth the basics of running and how
to be active and eat healthy.
To find out more about the Youth Running for Fun
program and event details, visit www.doctorsNS.com.
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NS Basketball Players Live Out Hoop Dream
Colley and Duinker help Canada qualify for 2009 World Championship
T
wo Nova Scotia basketball players
lived out a hoop dream this summer
when they represented Canada for the
first time ever in the U-18 Women’s
FIBA World Qualifier in Buenos Aries,
Argentina.
Justine Colley, a guard from East
Preston, and Abbey Duinker, a forward
from Cambridge Station were named
to the 12-player Canadian Junior
Women’s squad after a selection
camp held in Barrie, ON in mid-July.
For both players, it was the first
time representing their country in
international competition.
“We didn’t get our Team Canada
uniforms until we were in Argentina,
and for me, when we got into the first
game, that’s when it really hit me—I
realized I was playing for Canada—and
what that meant,” says Colley, a grade
12 student at Halifax Grammar School.
“It was a huge thing, very exciting.”
“It took awhile for it to all sink in,”
adds Duinker, who is attending Horton
High this year, after spending last year
at the National Elite Development
Academy in Hamilton, in a program
run by Canada Basketball. “We got our
uniforms and took team pictures and
then I really started to realize who we
were and what we were doing there
and what we were representing.”
The tournament itself was something
of a whirlwind. The team spent nine
days in the Argentina capital, and
played five games in five days. They
finished in second place, with a 4-1
record, beating Brazil, Argentina,
Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Their
only loss coming at the hands of the
powerful US team. The second-place
finish qualifies the team for the FIBA
U-19 2009 World Championships.
Both players mention the game
against the host team as one of the most
memorable.
“The gym was absolutely packed,
and the people were so loud you could
not hear,” says Duinker. “At time-outs,
our coach basically had to yell at us
to be understood. There was just so
much energy in the gym, but we used
that to our advantage to keep our own
energy up.”
Duinker adds that the Argentina game
also featured a personal highlight.
“For every game we set goals, how
many points we want to score, and
how many we want to hold the other
team to,” she says. “So with about two
minutes left in the Argentina game we
were two points from meeting our goal
and I was able to score that basket. So
that was a personal highlight.”
Colley says the team took a lot
of pride from how they played the
Americans, many of whom are the
most sought-after college recruits in
the US.
“We watched them play the other
teams—they were winning every game
by 30 or 40 points—and we wanted to
show them that we could play with
them,” she says. “We ended up playing
really well. I think we lost by about 15,
but we were competing with them the
whole way.”
Both players mention the biggest
difference in international play is the
way the game is refereed, with players
allowed to be much more aggressive on
the court.
“That was the
biggest change,” says
Colley. “And so the
thing was, after that
tournament, when I
came back and played
with the Nova Scotia
team at the Nationals,
I had to change my
game again—I found
myself getting in foul
trouble.”
Colley says the taste
of playing for her
country has definitely
made her determined
to get better and
continue to try and
make the National
Te a m p r o g r a m s .
Duinker adds that the Justine Colley and Abbey Duinker. (Photo courtesy Basketball Nova
experience has shown Scotia)
her what she needs to
do to compete with the top players in
players,” says Colley.
the country.
Duinker adds that the success of
“Now that I’ve played in an
players from this province is starting
international tournament for Canada,
to be noticed.
I realize how much harder I have to
“People are starting to realize that
work if I want to be part of the National
Nova Scotia basketball is as good
program,” she says. “The experience
as in any other province,” she says.
of playing against the top players
“With two of us making the Junior
in the world was a great learning
team, when we play at Nationals
experience.”
the other teams are a little scared of
Both players also take pride in the
us. They know they have to come to
fact two Nova Scotians were able to
play.”
crack the Junior team line-up.
“What that means is that basketball
For more information on basketball in
in Nova Scotia is just as good as
Nova Scotia, visit the website at www.
basketball in the West, that we can
basketball.ns.ca or call (902) 425-5454,
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Profiles courtesy of the Sport Hall of Fame
Always one of the most anticipated events on the Nova Scotia sport calendar, the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame will this year welcome eight new inductees in the
athlete, builder and team categories. The 2008 Induction Ceremony will take place on Friday, October 24th at the World Trade and Convention Centre, Halifax.
Builder Category
Wayne Finck – Halifax
ver the last 38 years, Wayne Finck has had a
major impact on the sport of lacrosse in Nova
Scotia as a player, coach, official, administrator,
educator, organizer and sponsor. As a player, Finck
started his career in Halifax in 1969 and in that same
year represented Nova Scotia at the 1969 Canada
Games. He played senior lacrosse in Halifax at
various times in his career between 1972 and 1992.
Finck had the chance to represent Nova Scotia at
the Jr. ‘B’ Championships in 1970-1971 and the
President’s Cup nine times throughout 1973-1990.
In 1975, he was drafted to the Montreal Quebecois
of the National Lacrosse League where he had a
strong season. Finck also left his mark on lacrosse
as a coach. Since 2000, he coached successful minor
teams in Halifax before going on to coach senior lacrosse, Jr. High inter-lacrosse and
elementary school lacrosse. In 2003, Finck coached at an international level when
he was appointed coach of the men’s and women’s National inter-lacrosse teams
(women won silver and men won bronze). Throughout his playing and coaching
career he became a level-4 certified referee and assisted in organizing several lacrosse
tournaments around Halifax. Finck has stayed connected to the sport of lacrosse in
Nova Scotia through successful and difficult times, building the sport from less than
100 kids participating ten years ago to over 2,000 playing today. He is a quiet leader
that leads by example and has helped build the sport throughout the province.
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Charles Arnold Patterson – Bedford
s a predominant figure in Nova Scotia media (best
known for his radio work on CJCH and CFDR
covering hockey and baseball), C.A (Arnie) Patterson
has made major contributions to many sports and
venues within the province. For 60 years Patterson
played the role of journalist and broadcaster with
enthusiasm and did much to promote sport and
talented athletes. He has been a leader in many of
the administrative and promotional roles connected
with hockey, golf, canoeing and marathon running
within Nova Scotia. Some highlights of his career
include his support of the Nova Scotia Voyageurs
American Hockey League team. CFDR covered
broadcasts in several cities across the United States and Patterson was twice named
the ‘American Hockey League Broadcaster of the Year’ and the winner of the James H.
Ellery Award. Hockey is a lifetime love for Patterson, but he has also played a major
role in golf promotion in Atlantic Canada. He was President of Maritime Seniors’
Golf Association, President and Founder of the Maritime Pre-Seniors Association,
Director of the Nova Scotia Golf Association, and honourary member of the Atlantic
Professional Golf Association. These are just a few of Patterson’s contributions to
the sport of golf in Nova Scotia and, until recently, he was also a golf columnist
for the Halifax Daily News. Patterson was also involved in canoeing as an athlete,
a founding member of the Maritime Canoe Association, and Director of the Lake
Banook Interclub Canoe Association. He was a major supporter of the construction
of the Halifax Metro Centre and first president of the 1969 Canada Summer games
held in Halifax and Dartmouth.
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David Sheldon Fraser – Halifax
uring Fraser’s time at the Sir Frederick Fraser
School for the Blind he recognized the benefits
of sport for the blind community. In 1976 Fraser
took a team of blind athletes to the Ontario Games
for the Disabled where his passion for blind sport
grew. He went on to form the Nova Scotia Blind
Sports Association in 1974 with the help of friends
and fellow employees and took on the roles of
coach, public relations director, and fundraising
for the first two years until he moved on to assist
with the Canadian Blind Sports Association. Some
other major accomplishments for Fraser included
coaching the 1978 National Blind Track and Field
team, National coach of the 1979 Goal Ball team
that participated in the first World Goal Ball Games,
responsibility for a CBC special on Blind Sports in 1978, and organizing and chairing
the first Canadian Indoor Games for the Blind in 1976 (in which he also raised all funds
needed to host the event). In 1979 Fraser was the National Coach for Track and Field
and led the Canadian team to the first Pan American Games for the Blind in Chicago.
The Canadian team placed first and set six world records and eleven new Canadian
records. He was the coach of the Canadian Olympic disabled team in 1980 that broke
26 Canadian records and won 34 medals. After Fraser’s contributions to blind sport,
he went on to help establish road racing in Nova Scotia by opening up a sporting
goods shop, organizing several races, and bringing in Boston Marathon Champions
and Canadian Marathon Champions to present clinics across the province. Fraser is
a great leader who has made a major impact in Blind Sport across the nation.
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Team Category
Amherst Ramblers Hockey
he 1960-1961 Amherst
Senior Ramblers hockey
team overcame many
challenges before the Allen
Cup Eastern Canadian Finals.
1960 was the Ramblers first
season back on the ice after
the town’s rink burned down
in 1958. The Ramblers had a
successful regular season with
32 wins, seven losses and one
tie. In the post season they
only had one loss on their way to the Allen Cup Easter Canadian Finals and won the
Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League Championship and the Maritime Senior Hockey
League Championship. A major obstacle that the team had to overcome before being
able to reach their ultimate goal was serious financial challenges. With the support
of the local Amherst fans the Ramblers were able to raise $2,000 in 24 hours; money
that would be used to help the team travel to the Allen Cup in Ontario. The team
was loved by their small town, which showed its greatest support when it came to
helping the team travel to the Eastern Canadian Finals. Unfortunately, the team was
defeated in four games by the Ontario Champions the Galt Terriers. Upon their return
to Amherst, the team was honoured at the annual Amherst Board of Trade Banquet.
Team members included Frank Dorrington, Frank Gouthreau, Sam Gregory, David
Kiley, Lou Kiley, Maurice Lamirande, Roger Legere, Denny Malone, Russ Malone,
Jim McLean, Jacques Moneitte, Norman Mullins, Bill Payne, Gilles Picard, Ralph
Shepard and Dick Van Snick and coach Lou Kiely.
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Al MacInnis – Port Hood
l MacInnis is a hockey legend.  His long list
of achievements throughout his junior and
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professional hockey career make him one of the
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best defenseman in the history of the National
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Hockey League.  In 1981, MacInnis was drafted
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to the Calgary Flames and a year later won the
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Memorial Cup with the Kitchener Rangers of
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the OHL.  In 1983, he was rewarded the Max
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Kaminsky Trophy as the most outstanding
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defenseman in the Ontario Hockey League. 
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His NHL career started off strong and he
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participated in the NHL All-Star Game in 1985 at
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just 21-years-of-age (went on to play in 14 more
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All-Star Games throughout his career).  During
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the 1986 NHL Playoffs he led the league in assists
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and in 1989 won the most prized possession in
,hockey, the Stanley Cup, with the Calgary Flames. That year, he was also awarded
gthe Conn Smythe Trophy in recognition of his outstanding performance during the
splayoffs (31 points in 22 games making him the first NHL defenseman in history
dto lead the playoffs in points). MacInnis has also represented Canada as part of the
.1990 World Championships, 1991 Canada Cup Championships—in which Canada
nwon gold—1998 Winter Olympic Team, and the 2002 Gold Medal Olympic Team
e(MacInnis was the first Nova Scotian to win gold at a Winter Olympics).  The St. Louis
,Blues retired MacInnis’ jersey in 2006 and he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of
gFame in 2007.  MacInnis has also done a lot for his local community of Port Hood,
sby contributing time and money to the renovations of the local rink.
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Carroll Joseph Morgan – Whiteside
rowing up in rural Cape Breton, Carroll Morgan
did not have the opportunity to participate in any
organized sport until he attended St. FX University
where he played football and helped his team capture
their first College Bowl. It was there at the age of 20 that
he became involved in boxing. Morgan’s boxing career
included several highlights such as being the ‘Top Heavy
Weight Representative’ as a member of the 1972 Canadian
Olympic Team in Munich, Germany. He also represented
Canada in the 1974 Commonwealth Games. Throughout
his career he held heavyweight titles as seven-time
Provincial Champion, four-time Atlantic Champion,
three-time Canadian Champion, Eastern Canadian Champion and North American
Champion. In 1974, he was the only Atlantic-area athlete out of 140 athletes chosen
to represent Canada in the British Commonwealth Games. Throughout Morgan’s
boxing career as he never lost a fight to another Canadian. In 1990, he was inducted
einto the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame and was also inducted in the Nova Scotia
ySport Hall of Fame in 1994 as a member of the 1966 St. Francis Xavier X-Men football
gteam. Morgan is an extremely accomplished boxer who currently resides in Halifax
twith his wife and two sons.
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Peter Corkum - Halifax
eter Corkum excelled as an athlete in football,
hockey, golf and curling. He was the captain of
several hockey teams that won many titles and won
personal awards that included MVP of the Dalhousie
Tigers 1959-1960 team. While attending Dalhousie,
Corkum was also the captain of the football team and
holds the record for most points in a season with 176.
Other major accomplishments that Corkum had as a
Dalhousie football player included Rookie of the Year
in 1957 as well as fourth in league scoring and a total
of 2,515 yards throughout his five-year career. In 1962,
he was invited to attend training camp for the Montreal
Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, but turned
down the offer to focus on management of his family’s construction company. During
his time at Dalhousie, Corkum was also part of the curling team and on top of his
impressive university performances he also produced results in provincial curling
events. He was a part of the semi-finals of the Nova Scotia Mixed Championship on
three different occasions and participated in the Canadian Brier three times. Corkum
has competed in six Canadian National curling events in total and continues to curl
as a Senior and Master Curler. While having a successful curling career of his own,
Peter went on to coach three different championship curling teams, including the
2004 Brier Cup Winners, Team Dacey. In 2004, he was an inaugural inductee to the
Dalhousie University Sport Hall of Fame and is recognized as one of Nova Scotia’s
great multi-sport athletes. Corkum is an extremely competitive athlete who is known
for his high-level of passion and dedication to sport.
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Don Brien – Halifax
on Brien is a life-long athlete whose achievements
in the sport of kayaking propelled him onto the
international and national stage. His career began at
the Banook Canoe Club in 1975 when he decided to join
his brother, Alvin, who would become his mentor in
the sport. Success came quickly for Brien as he became
National Champion, received gold at the Canada
Games, and was the North American K-1 Champion.
Hard work paid off for Brien when he was named to
the National team in 1977 (a position he would hold for
12 years). Brien and his brother Alvin both made the
Olympic team in 1980; unfortunately the boycott of the
Games by Canada and a number of other nations over
the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan would mean the brothers were denied the chance
to compete together. Sadly, Alvin passed away two years later and Brien would
find strength by looking to him as his internal training companion. Throughout
his career, Brien has won 20 Canadian Paddling Championships (K-1, K-2 and K-4
at the juvenile, junior and senior levels). Internationally, Brien represented Canada
every year from 1982-1989. Between 1983 and 1987 he was ranked in the top five
in the world in K-2 and K-4 events and was part of the Olympic team in 1984 and
1988. In 1985 Brien and Colin Shaw won a bronze at the world championships in the
K-2 1000m and in 2007 Brien returned to the water to train after being invited to the
World Dragon Boat Championships. His team won gold at the event in Australia.
After his retirement from kayaking, he used his talent and dedication from years of
competition to become an Orthopaedic Surgeon. Along with all of Brien’s success
he continues to be involved in the community.
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Tickets for the 2008 Induction Ceremony will be available at the NSSHF starting
September 2nd. Cost is $20 for adults and seniors and $5 for students. Children under
12 will be admitted for free. For information call (902) 421-1266.
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Skipper Chicks Take to the Water
Aylesford Lake program tries to get more girls sailing
A
lthough she admits they didn’t
quite capture all of their target
audience, Robin Eaton says a program
designed by the Aylesford Lake Yacht
Club this past summer to encourage
more girls to take up sailing was still
a success.
“We had looked at our numbers and
realized that only approximately 20
percent of the kids in our Learn-to-Sail
programs were girls,” says Eaton. “So
we applied for some funding in the
hopes of starting a small program that
targeted girls.”
Thus, the Skipper Chicks program
was born. Eaton says that the
Aylesford Lake Club does have two
female instructors, so they launched
a program to have those instructors
visit area schools last spring to try and
drum up interest.
“What we really hoped was to
interest girls who had never considered
sailing, just to get them out for one or
two days and try to dispel the myth
of sailing only being for the rich, blue-
blazer crowd. One thing for us was to
really try and keep the cost low—only
$20 for the one-day session.”
Although, in the end, 12 girls did
sign up and participate, Eaton explains
that those girls generally were ones
who already participated in other
sports. As for targeting girls from
lower-income families, Eaton feels the
program missed the mark.
“I was speaking with a physical
education instructor at one of the
schools, and what he explained to me
was that to reach those lower-income
groups, you really need to make it
completely accessible,” she says. “For
example, our club is a bit isolated, so
transportation was a problem. With
no public transportation, you need to
have access to a vehicle to get to the
club, and that was simply a problem
for some of the girls.
Still, Eaton is happy that 12 girls,
without previous experience in sailing,
did take to the water for the one-day
Skipper Chicks session, and of those
12 girls, four of them subsequently
signed up for a week-long Learn-toSail program.
“Now at the end of the season, we’ve
looked at our numbers and we’ve had
an overall rise of 20 per cent females
to over 30 per cent females taking part
in all of our programming, so we’re
happy with that,” she says.
Eaton believes that the Aylesford
Lake club will go ahead and offer the
program again next year. For anyone
else thinking of trying something
similar, she can offer some advice.
“One thing is to really look at
the cost and try to keep it as low as
possible and also really consider the
transportation issue,” she says. “But
the other thing that I think would lead
to the most success would be to really
get into the schools, work with the
physical education teachers and see
if there is some way to put together a
program and offer something that is
part of the school course. I think that
would really be a key in attracting
Skipper Chicks on Aylesford Lake. (Courtesy of
Robin Eaton)
those girls who have never been in a
boat before.
In all levels of sailing, we find that
women need to be more involved
in actually getting their hand on the
tiller and being in control of the boat,
because usually you have a husband
and wife sailing together, and the
husband is the skipper,” she continues.
“That’s really where the name Skipper
Chicks comes from.”
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Calendar of Events
For more information on these events or to find the right sport near you, visit www.sportnovascotia.ca
September
September 14
3rd Annual Fitz of Fury Mountain Bike
Race, Fitzpatrick Mountain in Scotsburn,
Pictou County. Contact Pictou County
Cycle at 902-928-0331.
September 14
R estless P ines F inale G old C S how
[E questrian ], Restless Pines Farm,
Hammonds Plains. Contact info@
restlesspines.com or call 902-835-6522.
September 21
2 0 0 8 N o va S c o t i a O p e n K a t a
Championships [Judo], Truro. Contact
[email protected].
September 26-28
Canadian Laser Masters Championship
[Sailing], St. Margaret Sailing Club, St.
Margaret’s Bay. Visit www.nsya.ns.ca for
more information.
September 27-29
21st Annual NS Junior Development
Curling Camp, Mayflower Curling Club,
Halifax. Visit www.nscurl.com.
October
October 4
C ome T ry R ingette , Berwick Arena.
Contact 425-5454, ext. 335.
October 8-13
U - 1 6 N at i o n a l S o c c e r C l u b
C h amp i o n s h i p s , S y d n e y. F o r
information and schedules, visit www.
soccercapebreton.com.
October 10-19
M aritime F all F air G old A S how
[Equestrian], Exhibition Park, Halifax.
Call 902-798-9466 or email eemg@
eastlink.ca.
October 12
T i m H o rt o n s V a l l e y H a rv e s t
M arathon & S tutz V alley H arvest
H alf M arathon , Acadia University,
Wolfville. For information, visit www.
valleyharvestmarathon.com.
October 18-19
B asketball N ova S cotia C oaching
Summit, Halifax. For information, visit
www.basketball.ns.ca.
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October 18-19
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Riverport Duathlon. For information,
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Cape Breton Fiddlers Run [Marathon,
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November 2
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Stanish Roast
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he Arthritis Society and the Nova
Scotia Sport Hall of Fame will
present a roast of Dr. William D.
Stanish on Wednesday October 29,
2008 at the Halifax World Trade and
Convention Centre.
A 2007 recipient of the Order of
Nova Scotia and a world-renowned
orthopedic surgeon and researcher,
Dr. Stanish has touched the lives
of thousands of Nova Scotians and
Canadians to make them healthier
and to make Nova Scotia a better
place to live.
A former captain of both the
Dalhousie University football and
hockey teams, Dr. Stanish was
inducted in 1997 into the Builder
category of the Nova Scotia Sport
Hall of Fame for his work in sports
medicine.
For more information, including a ticket
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Sport Nova Scotia Member Staff & Presidents
Nova Scotia Equestrian Federation
Executive Director – Heather Myrer
President – Barbie Lewis
Nova Scotia Rowing Association
Admin. Coord. – Janessa Green
President – Yetta Withrow
Fencing Association of Nova Scotia
Admin. Coord. – Janessa Green
President – Ron Dewar
Rugby Nova Scotia
Executive Director – Marty Williams
President – Derek Short
Field Hockey Nova Scotia
President – Mario DeMello
Shooting Federation of Nova Scotia
President – Ray Fisher
Nova Scotia Arm Wrestling Association
President – Rick Pinkney
Football Nova Scotia
Admin. Coord. – Karen Ouellette
President – Richard MacLean
Skate Canada Nova Scotia
Executive Director – Jill Knowles
President – Terry Woods
Athletics Nova Scotia
Executive Director – Peter Lord
President – Craig Grace
Nova Scotia Golf Association
Executive Director – David Campbell
President – Sue Rait
Nova Scotia Snowboard Association
Admin. Coord. – Natasha Burgess
President – John Duckworth
Atlantic Division, CanoeKayak Canada
Program Coord. – Julia Rivard
President – Ralph Orton
Gymnastics Nova Scotia
.Acting Executive Director – Tamara Stephen
President – Jan Chipman
Soccer Nova Scotia
Executive Director – George Athanasiou
President – Ken MacLean
Nova Scotia Badminton Association
Executive Director – Vacant
President – Linda Pride
Hockey Nova Scotia
Executive Director – Darren Cossar
President – Dan Matheson
Softball Nova Scotia
President – Dave Houghton
Baseball Nova Scotia
Executive Director – Brad Lawlor
President – Jody Frowley
Nova Scotia Horseshoe Players Assoc.
President – Margaret Berry
Provincial Sport
Organizations
Alpine Ski Nova Scotia
Executive Director – Lorraine Burch
President – Edward Wilton
Archers Association of Nova Scotia
President – Lindsey Poehl
Basketball Nova Scotia
Executive Director – Donnie Ehler
President – Mike Brien
Judo Nova Scotia
Admin. Coord. – Tamara Stephen
President – Anne Tobin
Biathlon Nova Scotia
President – Murray Wylie
Nova Scotia Karate Association
Admin. Coord. – Janessa Green
President – Dave Kelly
Bicycle Nova Scotia
Administrator – Ike Whitehead
President – Simon Myatt
Lacrosse Nova Scotia
Admin. Coord. – Natasha Burgess
President – Kevan Mills
Boxing Nova Scotia
Admin. Coord. – Tamara Stephen
President – Bill Arsenault
Lawn Bowls Nova Scotia
President – Valerie Bechard
Speed Skate Nova Scotia
Acting President – Greg Taylor
Squash Nova Scotia
Executive Director – Dave Hubley
President – Blair Cook
Swim Nova Scotia
Executive Director – Bette El Hawary
President – Sue Jackson
Synchro Nova Scotia
Executive Director – Pam Kidney
President – David Murray
Nova Scotia Table Tennis Association
President – Delano LaiFatt
Associate
Members
Blind Sports Nova Scotia
President – Yvon Clement
Nova Scotia 55+ Games Society
President – Peter Nordland
Nova Scotia Deaf Sports Association
President – Justin DeBaie
Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation
Executive Director – Tom Fahie
Chairman – Gary Walker
Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame
Executive Director – Bill Robinson
Chairperson – Fred MacGillivray
Nova Scotia Wheelchair Sports
Federation
President – Ron Wheeler
Special Olympics Nova Scotia
President & CEO – Mike Greek
Chair – Natalie Woodbury
Registered Users
Camping Association of Nova Scotia
President – Heather MacDonald
Canadian Ski Patrol, Nova Scotia Zone
Administrator – Ike Whitehead
President – Sandy Gillis
Canoe Kayak Nova Scotia
Administrator – Ike Whitehead
President – Jim L. Colwell
Nova Scotia Taekwondo Association
President – Kathy Pyke
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award – Nova
Scotia Division
Executive Director – Connie Miller
President – Kevin MacDonald
Tennis Nova Scotia
Executive Director – Roger Keating
President – Andrew Oxner
Nova Scotia Fitness Association
Office Administrator – Jennifer Hitchcock
President – Fran Dunn
Hostelling International – Nova Scotia
President – Vacant
Nova Scotia Amateur Body Building Assoc.
President – Georgina Dunnington
Orienteering Association of Nova Scotia
Executive Director – Andrew Harding
President – Michael Price
Climb Nova Scotia
President – Nathan Smith
Nova Scotia Powerlifting Association
President – John Fraser
Nova Scotia Cricket Association
President – Bhan Deonarine
Nova Scotia Racquetball Association
President – Paul Keeping
Triathlon Nova Scotia
Executive Director – Sarah Wood
President – Dan Gaudreau
Cross Country Ski Nova Scotia
Administrator – Ike Whitehead
Acting President – Kenzie MacDonald
Nova Scotia Rhythmic Sportive
Gymnastics Association
President – Heather Gillis
Volleyball Nova Scotia
Executive Director – Liam Blanchard
President – Eugene Tan
Nova Scotia Curling Association
Executive Director – Jeremiah Anderson
President – Georgina Granchelli
Nova Scotia Rifle Association
President – Andrew Webber
Water Polo Association of Nova Scotia
President – Guy Lavoie
DanceSport Atlantic Association
President – John McDermott
Ringette Nova Scotia
Executive Director – Lindsay Bennett
President – Dennis Barnhart
Nova Scotia Water Ski Association
President – Gary Allen
Nova Scotia Amateur Diving Association
Admin. Coord. – Natasha Burgess
President – Lewis Wood
Rope Skipping Association of Nova Scotia
Admin. Coord. – Karen Ouellette
President – Doyle Safire
Wrestling Nova Scotia
Admin. Coord. – Karen Ouellette
President – Peter Coulthard
Nova Scotia Yachting Association
Executive Director – Frank Denis
President – Mike Archibald
Lifesaving Society, Nova Scotia Branch
Executive Director – Gordon Richardson
President – Krista Elvidge
Recreation Facility Association of
Nova Scotia
Executive Director – Bill Cruickshank
President – Bud MacInnis
Recreation Nova Scotia
Executive Director – Dawn Stegen
President – Linda Atkinson
Snowmobilers Association of Nova Scotia
Executive Director – Jamie Wolverton
President – Steven McLelan
Nova Scotia Trails Federation
Executive Director – Vanda Jackson
President – Terry Norman
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