WOMEN IN SPORTS ARCHIVES

Canadian Aerial Trampoline and Development Coach Caroline Franc was recognized this week with a FACE (Fuelling Athletes and Coaching Excellence) award

On June 14 Canada West volleyball convenor Sandy Silver will receive an honour that she never imagined possible… a spot in Volleyball Canada’s Hall of Fame.

Goyette, from St-Nazaire, Que., is the sixth female player the IIHF has inducted. She joins Canadians Angela James and Geraldine Heaney, who entered in 2008.

What started as a sport where women could compete only by disguising themselves as men has certainly evolved over the last 100 years, as reflected by the fan support evident during this year’s IIHF Women’s World Championship in Ottawa.

Low is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario.

Diane Jones Konihowski and Chantal Petitclerc will be among the 10 inducted into Athletics Canada’s Hall of Fame in Moncton, New-Brunswick on June 20, 2013.

Four-time Olympic cross-country skier Shirley Firth Larsson died Tuesday at her home in Yellowknife, surrounded by family.

The Canadian Paralympic Committee is proud to announce that Karen O’Neill will lead the organization as Chief Executive Officer effective June 3, 2013.

Softball Canada is pleased to announce that Noreen Murphy (Saskatoon, SK) has been appointed as the new chair of the Long-Term Player Development (LTPD) Committee.

Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced two nominations on Thursday for the third annual FISU Gender Equality – Sport Awards.