ANNUAL REVIEW WHO WE ARE

MISSION Sport assists, supports, and influences the growth of .

VALUES

Accountability Collaboration Community Well-Being

Diversity Health & Fitness Partnerships

Service Quality Transparency

OBJECTIVES

Advocacy Development Education

Engagement Governance Research

1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mary Moran, Chair

Kim Koss, Vice Chair

Nazir Walji, Treasurer

Rob Kerr, Secretary Lisa Bowes STANDING COMMITTEES Salimah Janmohamed

Jennifer Konopaki Charity Callahan

Al Price Lachlan Griffiths

Andrew Tankard Christiane Job

Sheila Taylor Juan Osuna

Jennifer Duggan Jason Ribeiro

Cllr. Ray Jones Alyson Robb

Jason Zaran

STAFF

Catriona Le May Doan  President & CEO

David Benson Vice President

Murray Sigler  Executive Advisor

Sandra Paire Director, Events & Member Services

Becca Gould Coordinator, Marketing & Events 2 PRESIDENT & CEO

MARY MORAN CHAIR

MESSAGE FROM CEO AND CHAIR

Sport Calgary enjoyed continued successful growth in 2019. Our Board-approved a 2020-23 Strategic Plan update that reflects our accomplishments to date, along with revised actions and KPIs to ensure Sport Calgary remains an effective voice for sport in our city going forward.

This year is notable for being a year of leadership transition at Sport Calgary. Our new Board Chair is Mary Moran, President & CEO of Calgary Economic Development (CED), who is entering her sixth year on our volunteer Board of Directors. Under her leadership at CED, there has been a greater focus on Calgary’s competitiveness in the new economy including in the areas of talent development, innovation, placemaking and being a business friendly city. As well, Catriona Le May Doan has moved into the role of President & CEO of Sport Calgary. She has played a critical role in Sport Calgary’s recent growth, as we transformed from a small group of sport enthusiasts into an official Civic Partner of the City of Calgary, representing over 275 sport member organizations throughout the city.

In 2019, we continued to improve our financial results and event attendance, including our signature All Sport events. A new digital platform is in place, ready to tell the exciting stories of our members, with additional staff resources managing this ever- expanding content.

3 Sport Calgary advocated for many important causes over the past year. This included the support for a new multisport Fieldhouse at Foothills Athletic Park, which is being stewarded by the City of Calgary’s Foothills Athletic Park Redevelopment Advisory Committee (FAPRAC). This facility, if built, will be an important community gathering space for all Calgarians. As well, Sport Calgary was supportive of the downtown Events Centre that will keep the in our city for decades to come.

We also advocated for improved safety measures for women in Canadian sport, and broad civic investment in community-level infrastructure. We assisted with the Special Olympics Provincial Games, Red Deer 2019 Games, Respect Group, and local Indigenous schools. We also were public supporters of the successful launch of Cavalry FC, and hosted a Leadercast event in May that had local kids learning from leaders from across the world.

The civic Sport for Life Policy delivers a mandate to Sport Calgary to support Calgary Recreation in designing and delivering sport programs and initiatives, building infrastructure, and allocating amenity use. We have a defined role to build the capacity of local sport organizations through education, training, and best practices, as well as lead a community advisory committee.

Sport Calgary is proud of our work with community partners to promote sport as part of a larger community. This includes work with local school boards, PLAY Calgary, facility advisory groups, Comrie’s Sports Bank, KidSport, Dare to Care, Respect Group, and others. We continue to promote an understanding of Canadian Sport for Life, a framework to engage education, health, sport and recreation sectors with the goal of improving the quality of sport and physical activity for all Canadians.

Our organization acts as a central resource to the sport community, functioning as a liaison and facilitator for connections between sport organizations in Calgary. Sport organizations are also able to contact Sport Calgary for assistance with grant applications and governance best practices, including organizational bylaws. We have a zero-tolerance stance on sexual harassment, bullying, and discrimination in sport.

We will continue working closely with the City, our members, and all stakeholders in advocating for sport in 2020.

Thanks to all for your ongoing participation and support!

Catriona Le May Doan, O.C. Mary Moran President & CEO, Sport Calgary Chair, Sport Calgary

4 SPORTCALGARY.CA

Our website is a central resource for the entire Calgary sport community. The modern re-design, completed with the expert support of Evans Hunt, allows Sport Calgary to serve the needs of its 275+ member organizations.

It is constantly updated with the latest information possible by our small team of marketing and communications staff.

The digital platform showcases news, events, member profile videos, podcasts, facility and sport directors, job and volunteer opportunities, research, and much more. Through these mediums, Sport Calgary is successfully telling the stories of our sport organization members. These stories inspire Calgarians of diverse backgrounds to discover new sports, re-engage with familiar activities, and learn more about our member organizations.

The website is a leading source for community resources. This includes information and links that support active living, funding programs, general sport and recreation, grants and awards, professional development, sport advocacy, fair play, and volunteer/board development.

5 CELEBRATION OF SPORT

Calgary’s Celebration of Sport honours the countless athletes, coaches, parents, volunteers, facilities, sport organizations, and businesses that make Calgary an incredible sport city.

This year’s event at WinSport saw over 500 people attend an afternoon reception co-hosted by Catriona Le May Doan and Rob Kerr. Attendees were treated to presentations and discussions on current sport issues in the city, including a hot stove discussion with Olympic gold medallist Beckie Scott. Our 2019 award winners, presented by Evans Hunt: RON SOUTHERN BUSINESS AND SPORT AWARD RBC FINANCIAL Over the years, RBC has supported various sport organizations through community initiatives, donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. Some of the efforts include Junior Hockey League, Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference’s Make Some Noise for Mental Health, Alberta Summer and Winter Games, , RBC Race for the Kids, the Olympics, and Play Hockey/Learn to Play programs. PERRY CAVANAGH SPORT LEADERSHIP AWARD REPSOL SPORT CENTRE This is the first year for the renamed Perry Cavanagh Sport Leadership Award, in recognition of Perry’s significant contributions to Calgary’s sport culture.

Repsol Sport Centre, housed under their iconic tent, continues to excel in a hyper competitive market. The facilities more than 250 dedicated staff all strive to push the boundaries on sport and recreation excellence, driving innovation in training and competition, and building upon their world-class reputation as the best place to train for excellence, compete with champions and play hard all under one roof. Their sport roots continued to flourish this year, as they hosted 57 sporting events that had teams and athletes from all over the world competing at the facility.

6 ALL SPORT EVENTS

ALL SPORT ONE DAY The most recent instalment of All Sport One Day showcased 77 sports across 20 facilities.

Sport Calgary would like to thank all facilities, sport organizations, parents and youth for using All Sport One Day to connect with their community through sport while promoting a healthy lifestyle. BY THE NUMBERS 4319 PARTICIPANTS 77 SPORTS 99.6% SATISFACTION RATE SESSIONS LOCATIONS INTENT TO RETURN TO 383 20 98.9% THE EVENT NEXT YEAR PARTNERS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN 91 91.1% CONTINUING THE SPORT ALL SPORT ONE CITY In January 2019, All Sport One City provided a week of free sport activities for adults in Calgary to encourage sport participation and a more active lifestyle. Select sessions were also open to teenagers to try a new sport.

By working with key sport organizations and facilities in the city, our goal is to provide adults with a positive re-introduction to sport and physical activity. Through discovery/introductory sessions, they can become more active. BY THE NUMBERS 2748 PARTICIPANTS 97 SPORTS 96% SATISFACTION RATE SESSIONS LOCATIONS INTENT TO RETURN TO 245 55 97% THE EVENT NEXT YEAR PARTNERS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN 76 92% CONTINUING THE SPORT

7 8 SPORT CALGARY IN THE COMMUNITY

LEADERCAST 2019 - CALGARY Sport Calgary partnered with Comrie’s Sports Equipment Bank and KidSport Calgary to present a Leadercast Live event host site in Calgary. Leadercast is the largest one-day leadership event in the world and broadcasts live each year from Atlanta to select locations around the globe, adding some amazing local, sport themed, content that will inspire us all to be stronger leaders. As part of the local hosting model, we also welcomed 30 local high school student athletes to take in the day with us as a way for this event to give back and build up our future leaders. SCHOOL VISITS Sport Calgary continues to foster our working relationship with local elementary schools. President & CEO Catriona Le May Doan visited schools in the spring, promoting All Sport One Day to kids and teachers, as well as sport videos and resources for schools to use. EMPOWERING WOMEN & GIRLS THROUGH SPORT Sport Calgary, in partnership with Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, presented a panel discussion about empowering women & girls through sport.

OLYMPIC OVAL OPEN HOUSE/LIONS FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS In September, Sport Calgary took part in the ’s inaugural Open House event, where it promoted All Sport One City to the public. Sport Calgary connected with hundreds of students and families in promoting the events and services Sport Calgary offers to the public.

In November, Sport Calgary, in partnership with City of Calgary Golf, co- promoted All Sport One City and the City of Calgary’s golf services at the Lions Festival of Lights kickoff event The event was a success, as the event over 3,000 people in attendance.

9 MAJOR PROJECT ADVOCACY

Sport Calgary played a lead role this year in advocating for new major sport infrastructure in our city.

In the early months of the year, Sport Calgary strongly advocated for funding approval for a multisport fieldhouse. This multi-purpose facility will accommodate play, practice, training, and competition in multiple sports and activities for people of all ages and abilities. Led by the grassroots efforts of Sport Calgary member organization Calgary Multisport Fieldhouse Society (CMFS), the case for a fieldhouse is clear. The project has broad community support, including from the .

The project received approval in March, and Sport Calgary continues to represent the local sport community as a member of the City of Calgary’s Foothills Athletic Park Redevelopment Advisory Committee (FAPRAC) as an active and vocal presence. The proposed Multisport Fieldhouse location is at Foothills Athletic Park (near McMahon Stadium), an excellent central location with great accessibility by transit for all Calgarians. In July, Sport Calgary voiced its strong support for the construction of a new public sports and entertainment event centre, as jointly announced on July 22, 2019 by the City of Calgary, Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) and .

The deal as announced will provide $75 million of support to amateur sport from CSEC, in addition to all they and their ownership group already do in our community through the Calgary Flames Foundation.

10 SPONSORS

PRIMARY FUNDER PLATINUM

GOLD SILVER Air Canada Alberta Blue Cross Altius Corporation Alberta Sport Connection Axia Fibrenet Calgary Airport Authority EFW Radiology Calgary Sports & Entertainment Corporation Grey Cup Festival GEC Architecture Players Bench Team Apparel Gibbs Gage Architects RGO Office Products Spruce Meadows/Cavalry FC Stuart Olson Walsh LLP West Canadian Digital Imaging BRONZE Avenue Living Plains Midstream Canada The Balance Foundation RBC Boyden Repsol Sport Centre Calgary Economic Development Respect Group Calgary Municipal Land Corporation Shaw Charity Classic DLA Piper Sport Chek Jarislowsky Fraser Tourism Calgary Lucy Tries Sports University of Calgary Faculty of Kinesiology Mawer YMCA Calgary Parks Foundation Calgary

11 2019 MEMBER SPORT ORGANIZATIONS

403 Selects Volleyball Club Calgary Association of Skateboarding Enthusiasts (CASE) Absolute Academy & Fitness Centre Calgary Axemen Association Ace Volleyball Club Calgary Barbell Aikido Tanren Juku - Aikido Club of Calgary Calgary Bike Polo Alberta Biathlon Club Calgary Buffalo Hockey Association Alberta Bobsleigh Association Calgary Canoe Club Alberta Cerebral Palsy Sports Association Junior A Hockey Club Alberta Champions Cup (The) Calgary Central Sportsplex Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Calgary Chieftains Alberta Equestrian Federation Calgary Corporate Challenge Alberta Field Hockey Association Calgary Cowboys Rugby League Club Alberta Golf Calgary Coyote Baseball Alberta Gymnastics Federation Calgary Dance Stampede Alberta Handball Association Calgary Disc Golf Club Alberta Luge Association Calgary Elite Synchro Alberta Netball Association (Netball Alberta) Calgary Fellowship of the Sword Alberta Orienteering Association Calgary Fencing Club Alberta Padel Association Calgary Fianna GAA CLG Alberta Skeleton Association Calgary Field Lacrosse Club Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak Association Calgary Floorball Committee Alberta Sports & Rec. Association for the Blind Calgary Grizzlies Speed Skating Club Alberta Water Polo Association Calgary Grizzlies Wheelchair ALIEN IN-LINE Calgary Gymnastics Centre Alpine Canada Alpin Calgary Heat Wrestling Society Altadore Gymnastics Club Calgary Hockey Development Centre Altius Nordic Ski Club Calgary Horseshoe Club AMP Sports Academy Calgary Interclub Squash Association Anderson Goncalves Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Tilt MMA) Calgary J.K.A. Karate Archery & Axe Games Calgary Calgary Jewish Community Centre (Calgary JCC) Ares Pentathlon & Fencing Calgary Jump Crew Athletica Gymnastics Australian Football Club Autism Aspergers Friendship Society of calgary Calgary Lawn Bowling Club Axé Capoeira Calgary Calgary Minor Basketball Association Badminton Alberta Calgary Minor Football - Community Information Department BATL - The Backyard Axe Throwing League Calgary Minor Soccer Association Battle Balls Canada Inc. Calgary Minor Softball Association Big Sky Fitness Calgary North Edge Skating Academy B-LINE Indoor Bike Park Calgary Padel Club Bow Valley Lawn Bowling Club Calgary Pickleball Club Bow Valley Rugby Club Calgary Quidditch Club Bow View Association Calgary Renegades Water Polo Club Bowls Alberta Calgary Rifle and Pistol Club BPK Industries Inc (Breathe Parkour) Calgary Roadrunners Club Brookfield Residential YMCA at Seton Calgary Calalta Figure Skating Club Calgary Rollers Wheelchair Basketball Society Calgary 55 plus Games Association Calgary Rowing Club Calgary Aerial and Movement Arts Calgary Saints Rugby Football Club Calgary Amateur Broomball Association Calgary Saracens Rugby Club Calgary Amateur Combatives Society (Rebels Wrestling) Calgary Seawolves Water Polo Calgary Aquabelles Synchronized Swimming Club Calgary Ski Club

12 2019 MEMBER SPORT ORGANIZATIONS

Calgary Skip Squad Club Evolve Kickboxing Academy Calgary Sledge Hockey Association Fast and Female Calgary Speed Skating Association Fencing Academy of Calgary Calgary Sportsing meetup FeverSports Calgary Storm Basketball Club FHL Football Hockey Link Society Calgary Synchronized Skating Club Flip Factory Inc. Calgary Tennis Club Flying Squirrel Sports Calgary Ultimate Association Foothills Nordic Ski Club Calgary Underwater Hockey Club Foothills Orienteering Calgary United Soccer Association Freestyle Alberta Calgary Winter Lacrosse Frisbee Rob Calgary Wolfpack Football Club Frontier Performance Calgary Youth Curling Association Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi® Calgary Youth Flag Football League (CYFFL) fusion coed soccer Caltaf Athletic Association Garrison Curling Club Canada West Volleyball Club Genesis Centre Canadian Sport Institute Calgary Gladiators Fencing Club Capoeira Aché Brasil Calgary Glenmore Cricket Club Cardel Rec South Glenmore Gymnastic Club Cavalry FC Glenmore Sailing Club Chestermere Regional Community Association GoPerformance Fitness Lab Chinook City Roller Derby Greater Forest Lawn 55+ Society Chinook Kendo Dojo Grey Family Eau Claire YMCA Chinook Rythmique Gymnastic Club Hiro’s Judo Club City of Calgary - Golf Courses Hockey Calgary City of Calgary - Southland Leisure Centre Huntington Hills Skating Club City of Calgary - Wildflower Arts Centre InjaNation Coach Alberta Irwin School of Irish Dancing Coach Throw Flag Football League (Kids up to 12) Keep ‘em Rolling Cochrane Cowboys Wrestling Club KidSport Society of Calgary Cochrane Minor Soccer Kizuna Karate Comrie’s Sports Equipment Bank Laser City Calgary Curling Alberta LDK Foundation Cyclebar Strathcona Lions Volleyball Club Dance with France Little League Alberta District 8 Dark Horse Athletic Inc MAKIN HOOPS DC Dance Club Melcor YMCA at Crowfoot Decidedly Jazz Danceworks MHK Taekwondo Dinos Wrestling Club Momo Movement Dinos Wrestling Team Monkeynastix Calgary Diversity Dance and Performing Arts Mount Royal University Cougars Athletics & Rec. Dubasov Dance and Wellness Inc. National Sport School Dynasty Cheer Allstars Northwind Training Eastside Memorial Football Club Nose Hill parkrun ELEV8 Lacrosse Nova Pentathlon En L’air Academy of dance and circus Olympic Oval Encorps Winterguard Osten & Victor Alberta Tennis Centre Epic Fencing Club Osuna Karate Esteem Martial Arts Outlaw Country Ltd Evolve Camps Outrun the Stigma Calgary

13 2019 MEMBER SPORT ORGANIZATIONS

Pedealheads Bike Camps The Kanto Sho Karate Club Pegasus Gymnastics The Park by Youth Brigade Perfect Storm Athletics The RUN YYC PGA of Alberta The Stampede Challenge Pride Lawn Bowling league The Tao of Peace Ltd Priori Epee Fencing Club The Tennis Academy Pursuit Volley Touché Fencing Club Recess Calgary Tri Fit Training Ltd Remington YMCA at Quarry Park Trico Centre for Family Wellness Remix Baton Club Ultimate Events Repsol Sport Centre Ultimate Wheelchair Sports Foundation Ringette Calgary Association United Field Hockey Club Rocky Mountain Adaptive Unity Integration Studios Rocky Mountain Diving Club University of Calgary - Active Living Rocky Mountain Flying Trapeze University of Roller Recreation Association Vivo for Healthier Generations Saddletowne YMCA Volleyball Alberta SAIT Volleyball Calgary Inc Satori Wellness Studio Wanna Polo SAWHA Waterwerks Kayak Club Sentenashi Karate School West Hillhurst Squash & Fitness Shane Homes YMCA at Rocky Ridge Western Ball Hockey League Ltd. Shawnessy YMCA Western Canada Martial Arts Academy Skate Canada:AB-NWT/Nunavut Westside Recreation Centre Snap Dance Studios Wheelchair Sports Alberta SoCal Basketball Wiffle Baseball Game Wiffle.com Soccer Without Boundaries Wild Rose Figure Skating Club Softball Calgary Wild Water Polo SOGO Adventure Running (Foothills Orienteering) WinSport South Calgary Recreational Hockey League Inc WTM Muay Thai South Health Campus YMCA Wymbin Southern Alberta Junior Roller Derby Xtreme Beach Volleyball Club SouthPaw Boxing YouQuest Space Dogs Ski Club YYC Cornhole Spectrum Volleyball Calgary YYC Dodgeball Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre Spruce Meadows Ltd. Squash Alberta Stanley Park Lawn Bowling Club STARS Volleyball Strike Combat Archery Studios Group Martial Arts Ltd SUNS Basketball Academy Superleagues Sports Club Swim Alberta Taekwondo - Chungdokwan Calgary The Beach YYC The Calgary Archers Club The Cu Nim Gliding Club The Forge: Western Martial Arts Club

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