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Skate Canada Manitoba Will honour its best
Skate Canada Manitoba will hold its annual Awards Gala on Saturday April
30. “This is the one time of the year that our organization comes together
to celebrate the successes of our skaters, coaches and officials,” said Donna
Yee, Chair of Skate Canada Manitoba. “And also to thank our volunteers.”
The first set of our recipients were selected from nominations submitted
by our members throughout the entire province in skater, coach and
volunteer categories:
Skate Canada Section CanSkate Athlete Award: Kiera Schutz from the
Stony Mountain Skating Club.
Skate Canada Section STARSkate Athlete Award: Hillary Bennie from the
Waskada Skating Club.
Skate Canada Section CompetitiveSkate Athlete Award: Andrea Laskovic
from Skate Winnipeg.
Skate Canada Section Program Assistant Award: ill Sawchuk from Skate
Gillam.
Skate Canada Section Volunteer Award: Trudy Nernberg from the Stony
Mountain Skating Club.
Skate Canada Section Volunteer Coach Award: Roni Swischuk from
Skate Winnipeg.
Heather Hollinda from the Roblin Skating
Club was selected as the Skate Canada Section
Volunteer of Excellence winner and will be
attending the Skate Canada Awards Banquet in St.
John’s Newfoundland at the end of May to receive
her award
A number of other award/bursary recipients
were also announced;
Ian Carmichael Memorial Award winner: Erin
Bay from Skate Winnipeg
Dodie Wardle Memorial Award winner: Kylie
Holmstrom
Manitoba Open Junior Artistic Award winner:
Robyn Ward of the Century Skating Club
Manitoba Open Senior Artistic Award winner:
Tori Thiessen of Skate Brandon
Manitoba Open Bursaries awarded to Olivia
Orbanski from the Arborg Skating Club, Abby
Bestland from the Winnipeg Winter Club Skating
School and Robyn Ward from the Century Skating
Club
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