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CKC Board of Directors Annual Report 2013 Cover Photos: Mark de Jonge (Balint Vekassy) War canoe (JP Thuin) Whitewater (Rfort Fotos) 1 Contents Listings 2 Board, Councils, Staff 5 Sprint Clubs 6 Past Commodores 7 Olympic Medalists Reports 8 Chair and Director General’s Report Sprint 12 Strategic Plan 14 High Performance Report 17 Domestic Development Report 25 Director of Coach and Athlete Development Report 31 Athletes’ Representative Report 33 Marketing Report 37 Pan American Federation Report 39 Officials’ Report 40 History and Archives Report 43 Trophies and Awards Report – Sprint 45 Individual Membership Report 46 Nominating Committee Report 47 Flag Officer’s Report – Atlantic 49 Flag Officer’s Report – Quebec 52 Flag Officer’s Report – Eastern Ontario 56 Flag Officer’s Report – Western Ontario 56 Flag Officer’s Report – Prairies 57 Flag Officer’s Report – Pacific Whitewater 61 President’s Report 64 High Performance Manager and Head Coach’s Report 68 Education and Certification Committee Report 72 Canoe-Polo Report 75 Freestyle Report 79 Wildwater Report 80 BC Report 83 Alberta Report 87 Saskatchewan Report 89 Ontario Report 92 Quebec Report Marathon 95 Marathon Report Audited Financial Statements 97 Appendix 2 Listing of Board, Councils, Staff CanoeKayak Canada Board of Directors Governance Review Committee Commodore Madeleine Hall Chair Peter Giles Vice Commodore Sara Hopkins Member Madeleine Hall Past Commodore Peter Giles Member Sara Hopkins Marathon Representative Don Stoneman Member Laura Hodgson Marathon Representative Fiona Vincent Member Sara Hopkins Sprint Representative Charles Slade Member Steve Pomeroy Sprint Representative Julia Rivard Member Harold Van Winssen Whitewater Representative Harold Van Winssen Member Fiona Vincent Whitewater Representative Julie Crepeau-Boisvert Director General* Lorraine Lafrenière Director General* Lorraine Lafrenière *ex-officio By-Laws Committee Chairperson Peter Giles Marketing Committee Member Harold Van Winssen Chairperson Julia Rivard Member Don Stoneman Member Don Stoneman Member Julie Crepeau-Boisvert History and Archives Committee Chairperson Fred Johnston Staff Director General Lorraine Lafrenière Sprint High Performance Director Scott Logan Domestic Development Director John Edwards Director of Coach and Athlete Development Peter Niedre Senior Programs Manager Christine Bain Slalom High Performance Manager James Cartwright Communications and Marketing Officer Ian Miller Development Coordinator Julie Beaulieu Administrative Coordinator Claire Severa Director of Finance Sally Clare National Coaching Staff Sprint Podium Coach, Men’s 1000m & National Training Hub – Toronto Scott Oldershaw Podium Coach, Men’s 200m & National Training Centre – Lac Beauport Frédéric Jobin Podium Coach, Paracanoe, Women’s Kayak & National Training Centre – Montreal Mark Granger National Team Coach, Men’s Canoe 1000m & National Training Centre – Atlantic Laszlo (Csom) Latorovszki National Team Coach, Men’s Kayak 1000m Dave Robertson National Team Coach, Men's Canoe 200m Robert Stott National Team Coach, Junior & U23 Lead, National Training Centre – Montreal Kenna Robins National Team Coach, National Training Centre – Atlantic Chad Brooks Slalom National Slalom Head Coach Michal Staniszewski 3 Sprint Committees Sprint Racing Executive Committee Domestic Development Committee Chairperson Madeleine Hall Chairperson Rick Fair Past Chairperson Peter Giles Coaches' Representative Adam Oldershaw Vice Chair, Marketing Julia Rivard Athletes' Representative Pierre-Luc Laliberté Vice Chair, High Performance Chris Helyar Officials' Representative Mike Moir Vice Chair, Domestic Development Rick Fair Member L.A. Schmidt Vice Chair, Athlete Relations Thomas Hall Member Mary-Jane Abbott Coaches' Representative Marc Creamer Domestic Development Director* John Edwards Treasurer Charles Slade Director General* Lorraine Lafrenière Director General* Lorraine Lafrenière Sprint Racing Council Coaches Technical Committee Sprint Racing Council is comprised of the Executive Chair Marc Creamer Committee and Flag Officers Domestic Development Representative Flag Officer - Atlantic Paul Dean Adam Oldershaw Flag Officer - Québec Bill McKee High Performance Representative Mike Robinson Flag Officer - Eastern Ontario Bevin Schmidt Officials' Committee Representative Chad Brooks Flag Officer - Western Ontario Ted Roworth Learning Facilitator Representative Vacant Flag Officer-Prairie Chris LaPlante Member at large Joanne Devlin-Morrison Flag Officer-Pacific Sara Hopkins Member at large Jeff Houser Member at large Sara Hopkins High Performance Committee CKC Staff Representative* Peter Niedre Chairperson Chris Helyar Coaches' Representative Mike Robinson Trophies and Awards Committee Athletes' Representative Andrew Russell Chairperson Judy Tutty Member Bruce Chiasson Member Georges Delisle Member Adam Klevinas Member Dana Schafer Director General* Lorraine Lafrenière Member Donna Coupal Member Kyle Jeffery Officials Committee Past Commodore Peter Giles Chairperson Mike Moir Domestic Development Director* John Edwards Member Floyd Fry Member Judy Williams Individual Members Committee Member David Graham Chairperson Judy Tutty Coaches' Representative Chad Brooks Athletes' Representative Shaun Fair CKC Staff Representative* John Edwards Nominating Committee Chairperson Peter Giles Member Mary-Jane Abbott Member Marc Creamer Member Ralph Orton Member Jim Reardon Member Georges Delisle Director General* Lorraine Lafrèniere *ex-officio 4 Whitewater Committees Whitewater Executive Committee Polo Committee Chair Harold Van Winssen Chair Jean-Christophe Pothier Immediate Past Chair Ian Jobe National Head Coach Scott Forbes 1st Vice-Chair Julie Crepeau-Boisvert Saskatchewan Representative Ross Phillips 2nd Vice-Chair Dan Fuller BC Representative Mike Goodman Athlete's Representative Michael Tayler Alberta Representative Keegan Smith National Coach* Michal Staniszewski Quebec Representative Julie Brisson Ontario Representative Travis Dube Whitewater Council NWT Representative Steve Hatch Chair Harold Van Winssen Female Athlete Representative Christie Siddle Standing Committee Representative Chuck Lee Male Athlete Representative Kyle Polsfut Slalom Committee Chair Harold Van Winssen High Performance Representative / Past Chair Polo Committee Chair Jean-Christophe Pothier Dale Obrien Freestyle Committee Chair Robert Zwanenburg Domestic Development Travis Dube Wildwater Committee Chair Ed Winnacott Sponsorship Program Carol Janigo British Columbia Representative Rob Fletcher Alberta Representative Simon Gibson Freestyle Committee Saskatchewan Representative Brendan Curson Chair Robert Zwanenburg Ontario Representative Jim Tayler New Brunswick Representative Harold Cox Quebec Representative Julie Crepeau-Boisvert Quebec Representative Patrick Levesque Athlete's Representative Michael Tayler Ontario Representative Joey Hitchins Immediate Past Chair Ian Jobe Alberta Representative Scott Feindel National Coach* Michal Staniszewski Yukon Representative Walter Brennen Director General* Lorraine Lafrenière British Columbia Representative Chris Ryman CKC-W Employee* James Cartwright Team Manager Daryl-Lisa Oldham National Team Coach Ryan Whetung Slalom High Performance Committee COPAC Representative James McBeath Chair Harold Van Winssen Member at Large Mike Holroyd Wildwater Committee Member at Large Margaret Langford Chair Ed Winacott Athlete's Representative Michael Tayler Head Coach Michal Staniszewski Standing Committees CKC-W Employee* James Cartwright Education and NCCP Certification Marathon Committees Committee – Whitewater Chair Chuck Lee Marathon Racing Executive Council Ontario Representative Claudia Van Wijk British Columbia Representative Chris Ryman President Fiona Vincent Alberta Representative Mark Taylor Vice President Darryl Spencer Saskatoon Representative Brendan Curson Treasurer-Secretary Don Stoneman NWT Representative Saskia van Mourik Past Chairperson Iain Craig Quebec Representative Marc Gilbert Marathon Canoe Racing Council Environment Committee – Whitewater British Columbia Michael Jordan Saskatoon Representative Jimmy MacDonald Saskatchewan Mike Vincent Alberta Representative Mark Taylor Manitoba Jerome Seremak Ontario Stephen Herbert Quebec Martin Rogers Marketing Committee – Whitewater Chair Julie Crepeau-Boisvert Atlantic Danika van Proosdij (NS) Domestic Development Director* John Edwards 5 Sprint Clubs Abegweit Paddling Club - Montague, PEI* Pickering Rouge Canoe Club - West Hill, ON Abenaki Aquatic Club - Dartmouth, NS Pisiquid Canoe Club - Windsor, NS Aka:we Canoe Club - Oshweken, ON Pitt Meadows Paddling Club - Maple Ridge, BC Ak-O-Mak Canoe Club - Ahmic Harbour, ON Richmond Hill Canoe Club - Richmond Hill, ON Balmy Beach Canoe Club - Toronto, ON Rideau Canoe Club - Ottawa, ON Banook Canoe Club - Dartmouth, NS Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club - Maple Ridge, BC Burloak Canoe Club - Oakville, ON Sack-A-Wa Canoe Club - Lower Sackville, NS Burnaby Canoe and Kayak Club - Burnaby, BC Saskatoon Racing Canoe Club - Saskatoon, SK Calgary Canoe Club - Calgary, AB Selkirk Canoe and Kayak Centre - Selkirk, MB Carleton Place Canoe Club - Carleton Place, ON Senobe Aquatic Club - Dartmouth, NS Cascades Club - Chelsea, QC South Niagara Canoe Club - Welland, ON Cheema Aquatic Club - Waverley, NS St. Albert Canoe and Kayak Club - St. Albert, AB Chinook Racing Canoe Club - Victoria, BC Sudbury Canoe Club - Sudbury, ON Club de canoë de Pointe-Claire - Pointe-Claire, QC Sunnyside Paddling Club – Toronto, ON Club de canoë-kayak Deux Rives - Coteau Landing,
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