Английская Википедия:Commonwealth Sport Canada
Шаблон:Other uses Шаблон:Use Canadian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox organization Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) (Шаблон:Lang-fr), formerly Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC), is the Commonwealth Games Association of Canada responsible for Commonwealth Games and the Commonwealth Sports movement in Canada.[1]
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.[2] By 1937, J. Howard Crocker was the president and secretary of the association.[3]
Board of directors
Board of directors are elected for a quadrennial term.[4]
| 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".[5][6]
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.[7] 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.[8]
See also
References
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