Commonwealth Sport Canada
AbbreviationCSC
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Location
President
Rick Powers[1]
WebsiteOfficial Website

Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) (French: Jeux du Commonwealth Canada), formerly Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC), is the Commonwealth Games Association of Canada responsible for Commonwealth Games and the Commonwealth Sports movement in Canada.[2]

History

After conclusion of the 1930 British Empire Games, the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada established a permanent committee known as the British Empire Games Association of Canada. The association oversaw selection of athletes for the games, with Edward Wentworth Beatty as chairman, and Melville Marks Robinson as secretary.[3] By 1937, J. Howard Crocker was the president and secretary of the association.[4]

Board of directors

Board of directors are elected for a quadrennial term.[5]

Name Designation
Richard Powers President
Andrew Pipe Past President
Keith Gillam Treasurer
Claire Carver-Dias Director
Marty Deacon Director
Karen Hacker Director
Simon Farbrother Director
Graham Smith Director
Nicole Forrester Athletes Commission, Commonwealth Games

Federation (CGF)

Andrew Pipe President, Commonwealth Games Foundation of Canada
Bruce Robertson Vice President, CGF
Linda Cuthbert Sport Committee, CGF

New Brand

On 10 March 2020, during Commonwealth Day, the association launched its new brand. In addition to the new name, CSC has also introduced its new CSC logo which links to the new CGF brand by incorporating the three "Victory Marks".[6][7]

Commonwealth Games Foundation of Canada

The Commonwealth Games Foundation of Canada (CGFC) is a body within CSC, established in 1982 with an aim to raise the funds required to send the Canadian delegation—athletes and officials—to the Commonwealth Games.[8] Former president of the Hudson's Bay Company George Heller is the incumbent president of the CGFC, who was also the president and CEO of the 1994 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rick Powers | Commonwealth Sport Canada".
  2. ^ "OUR PLAN, 2019 - 22 | Commonwealth Sport Canada". commonwealthsport.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  3. ^ "Amateurs May Compete Against Pros in Team Games Only, Says A.A.U. of C." Lethbridge Herald. Lethbridge, Alberta. The Canadian Press. November 11, 1930. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Anchors A-weigh!". Medicine Hat News. Medicine Hat, Alberta. The Canadian Press. December 23, 1937. p. 2.
  5. ^ "Board of Directors | Commonwealth Sport Canada". commonwealthsport.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  6. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES CANADA ANNOUNCES NEW BRAND | Commonwealth Sport Canada". commonwealthsport.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  7. ^ "Commonwealth Games Association of Canada new brand". www.insidethegames.biz. 2020-03-10. Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  8. ^ "Board of Directors | Commonwealth Sport Canada". commonwealthsport.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  9. ^ "Executive Biographies – George Heller". hbc.com. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2005. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
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