We declared 2015 The Year of Women in Sport.
With the FIFA Women’s World Cup of Soccer
and the Pan Am Games in Canada in 2015,
it was a great time to celebrate women in sport!
Over 15 municipalities and 200 people declared
“2015 – The Year of Women in Sport!”
What’s more is a Motion to Declare was issued in Canada
This motion was submitted to the Canadian government House of Commons by Member of Parliament Don Davies.
Yes!
We Declared
2015 – The Year of Women in Sport.
Sample photos — from our Government proclamation events
Governments (Canadian) having declared “2015 – The Year of Women in Sport!”
July 2015
Prince George, BC, Canada – BC, Canada
Mayor Lyn Hall
January 8, 2015
City of Richmond, BC, Canada – BC, Canada
Mayor Malcolm Brodie
Jan 2015
Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada – Quebec, Canada
Mayor Morris Trudeau
February 23, 2015
City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, SK – Saskatchewan, Canada
Mayor Don Atchison
February 23, 2015
City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, SK – Saskatchewan, Canada
Mayor Don Atchison
2015-01-12
The City of Fredericton – NB, Canada
Mayor Brad Woodside
2015-01-06
The City of Coquitlam (Metro Vancouver) – BC, Canada
Mayor Richard Stewart
2014-12-18
City of Maple Ridge (Metro Vancouver region) – BC, Canada
Mayor Nicole Read
2014-12-18
City of Medicine Hat – AB, Canada
Mayor Ted Clugston
2014-12-16
City of Regina – SK, Canada
Mayor Michael Fougere
2014-12-15
City of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada – New Brunswick, Canada
Mayor Mel Norton
2014-12-15
District of North Vancouver (Metro Vancouver region) – BC, Canada
Mayor Richard Walton
2014-12-15
The City of Surrey (Metro Vancouver region) – BC, Canada
Mayor Linda Hepner
2014-12-08
City of Winnipeg – Manitoba, Canada
Mayor Brian Bowman
2014-11-03
The City of North Vancouver (Metro Vancouver) – BC, Canada
Mayor Darrell Mussatto
2014-10-06
The City of Burnaby (Metro Vancouver) – British Columbia, Canada
Mayor Derek Corrigan
Declaring Organizations, Leaders and Personalities
Atlantic Wellness Community Center
Riverview
Canada
Lesley Adams, Executive Director
CBI Health Centre – Surrey
Surrey
Canada
Gillian Tews, Regional Manager
St. Lawrence United SC
Brinston
Canada
Bill Ault, DOC
Bold Moves 702
Johannesburg
South Africa
Gavin Kinnear, Executive Director
Reenergize Entertainment and Sports
Johannesburg
South Africa
Gavin Kinnear, Executive
Burnaby MoreSports
Burnaby
Canada
Maria Bamba, Program Coordinator
Vancouver Squash League
Vancouver
Canada
Mark Ingram, Chair
Surrey Women’s Centre
Surrey
Canada
Sonya Boyce, Executive Director
Squash Canada
Ottawa
Canada
Danny Da Costa, Executive Director
Squash Republic
Vancouver
Canada
Robert Pacey, Owner
Cythera Transition House Society
Maple Ridge
Canada
Teresa Green, Executive Director
North Shore Aquatics Society
North Vancouver
Canada
Linda Sullivan, President
North Vancouver Minor Hockey Association
North Vancouver
Canada
Lawrence Smythe, President
Tri-City Transitions Society
Port Coquitlam
Canada
Nigel Lark, Board Chairperson
Tri-City Transitions Society
Port Coquitlam
Canada
Carol Metz Murray, Carol Metz Murray
Saint John Soccer Club
Saint John
Canada
Tracy Hickey, Soccer Coach
UNIVERISTY OF NEW BRUNSWICK-SAINT JOHN WOMEN’S SOCCER
Quispamsis
Canada
JASON BROWN, HEAD COACH
Fundy Soccer Club
quispamsis
Canada
JEAN KEITH, President
City of Vancouver Women’s Advisory Committee, 2011- 2014
Vancouver
Canada
Wendy Williams, Women’s Advisory Committee
Sport BC
Richmond
Canada
Rob Newman, President & CEO
New Heights Basketball Academy
North Vancouver
Canada
Kaitlyn Burke, Director
North Vancouver Sport Council
North Vancouver
Canada
Greg Beaudin, Chair
Audacious Living Inc./Dale Choquette
Surrey
Canada
Dale Choquette, President
GetThrival! Training & Consulting
Surrey
Canada
Carol Carter, Group and On-Line Leadership and People Skills Expert
Micro Footie
Vancouver
Canada
Jason Kyle, Founder
Key innovations
surrey
Canada
Bryson Sask, General Manager
Hockey Players for Kids
Vancouver
Canada
Dustin Sproat, CEO
Maximum Impact Training and Development
Surrey
Canada
Jamie MacDonald, President
The Power in Sport
Vancouver
Canada
Linda Diano, Founder & Executive Director
Government proclamations “2015 – The Year of Women in Sport!”
