2023 Skate Canada Awards

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From: https://skatecanada.ca/2023/05/skate-ca ... lebration/

Skate Canada Members Honoured at 2023 Skate Canada Awards Celebration
May 29, 2023/by Skate Canada

Ottawa, ON (May 29, 2023) – Skate Canada was pleased to honour 19 award winners at its annual Skate Canada Awards Celebration at the 2023 Ice Summit which took place virtually over the weekend.

The Skate Canada Awards program honours dedicated members of the skating community who have donated their time to help contribute to improving the quality of skating in Canada.

The 2022-2023 recipients were:

National Grassroots and STAR Pathway Coach Award
Cheryle Gaston-McMullen (NS)

National Podium Pathway Coach Award
Patrice Lauzon (QC)

National Grassroots Official Award
Ginette Charbonneau (QC)

National Official Award
Beth Crane (BC/YT)

National Event Volunteer Award
Ron Matsuba (AB/NT/NU)

National Operational Committee Member Award
Patty Klein (QC)

National Athlete Impact Award
Keegan Messing (AB/NT/NU)

National Club/School Award
Mount Pearl Paradise Skating Club (NL)

Billie Mitchell Award
Glenn Fortin (ON)

Skate Canada also presents a volunteer award to one member of each of the Skate Canada sections. The following exceptional volunteers were awarded the 2022-2023 National Volunteer Award:

British Columbia/Yukon Section
Shelley Verhelst

Alberta/Northwest Territories/Nunavut Section
Diana Peters

Saskatchewan Section
Blair Seifert

Manitoba Section
Donna Wytinck

Ontario Section
Muriel Blaker

Quebec Section
Rémi Gibara

New Brunswick Section
Tracey Carroll

Nova Scotia Section
Sarah-Jane Raine

Prince Edward Island Section
Debbie MacMurdo

Newfoundland/Labrador Section
Susan Dean

Skate Canada congratulates all the award winners, nominees and our countless volunteers on their invaluable contributions to the sport.

The announcements were made in a video on YouTube which included photos and more information about the recipients: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MdVe7aab8A