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2006 News (summaries)
Cindy Klassen awarded the Lou Marsh Award (CBC Sports)

Long-track speed skater Cindy Klassen, who set a Canadian record with five medals at the Torino Olympics, was named the winner of the Lou Marsh Award on Monday.

The award is given annually to Canada's outstanding athlete by the Toronto Star and is named after the newspaper's former sports editor. The winner is chosen by a panel of sports editors and broadcasters.  Read more....

 
City Council approves funding for the Calgary Sport Council

November 27, 2006 City Council approved a budget adjustment for base funding for the Calgary Sport Council for 2007 and 2008.  The funding request made to Council in September will support the Calgary Sport Council's role in the implementation of Canada's first Civic Sport Policy.

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1907 Calgary Caledonians named Team of Distinction by the Soccer Hall of Fame

The Calgary Caledonians won the People's Shield, the unofficial championship of Canada in 1907.

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Peter Van Loan appointed federal sport minister
Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Peter Van Loan as the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of State for Sport.  Read his biography here.
 
The Harper Government Announces the Creation of Podium Canada
Podium Canada is a partnership between the major national funding partners for high performance sport in Canada: Sport Canada, the COC, the CPC, and VANOC. Podium Canada's role, as an advisory body, will be to make funding recommendations to the national funding partners based on expert analysis and to help NSOs implement their technical programs.  Read more...click here.
 
Alberta Funding propels construction of CODA’S Centre of Sport Excellence
Athletic and Ice Complex will deliver more Olympic medals to Canada’s athletes.  Want to read more... click here
 
RONA announces 100 Canadian athletes involved in its Growing With Our Athletes Program

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Sweat required for child fitness tax credit

Meagan Fitzpatrick, CanWest News Service Friday, October 27, 2006

OTTAWA -- Parents anxiously awaiting details on the child fitness tax credit got a somewhat clearer picture Thursday when an expert panel delivered its recommendations on what activities should qualify, but if parents were expecting to see a list of what sports count and what sports do not, they didn't get one.

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Calgary Sport Council elects new Directors

On Thursday, October 26, 2006 at the Calgary Sport Council Annual General Meeting four directors were added to the Board of Directors.

Justin Higa (Cardel Place), Mary Ann Downing (Calgary Track Council) and Nicky Brown (Calgary Rugby Union) were elected for a two year term. Current Board member Daryl Leinweber was re-elected for a two year term also.  Many thanks to Board Members retiring this year; Jennifer Gibson, Patti Newfield, and Scott Hayes.

 
Athletes will be faster, stronger with new centres for Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Medicine Hat

It is expected the centres will be operational by November 2006, joining a provincial network that also includes the centre already established in Red Deer.

Click here for more information about Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie and Medicine Hat

 
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