TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS
Special Olympics Ontario
2020 National Games
Training Squad Updated
Posted: November 26, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
It is with great pleasure that we make the first announcement for the Team Ontario Training Squad for the 2020 National Winter Games which will take place in Thunder Bay, Ontario from February 25 – 29, 2020. The National Games will host 1185 athletes, coaches and mission staff from across the country. Team Ontario is comprised of 251 athletes, 70 coaches and 16 Team Management.
The athletes named to Team Ontario will begin their training immediately in preparation for National Games with the goal to be selected to Team Canada for the 2021 World Winter Games to be held in Sweden. We feel the members of Team Ontario will represent our province with dignity, respect and with great enthusiasm to perform at their highest ability. We are very excited to be working with the members for National Games.
Congratulations to all members named to the Team Ontario training squad.
Sincerely,
Juli Prokopchuk Brattan
Chef de Mission, Team Ontario
2020 Special Olympic Canada National Winter Games
Team Ontario Announcement
November 26, 2019
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL TEAM MEMBERS ON YOUR SELECTION TO TEAM ONTARIO
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CHEF DE MISSION |
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Juli Prokopchuk Brattan |
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TEAM MANAGER |
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Vicki Murdoch |
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MISSION STAFF / HEAD COACHES |
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Name |
Community |
Position |
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Cheryl Atkinson |
Huntsville |
5 Pin Bowling |
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Allen Smith |
Cambridge |
5 Pin Bowling |
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Samantha Damiani |
Barrie |
Alpine Skiing |
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Cindy Blake |
Novar |
Cross Country Skiing |
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Pat Hall |
Milton |
Curling |
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Tracey Zwiers |
Orillia |
Figure Skating |
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Joanne Duval |
Williamsburg |
Floor Hockey |
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Rachel Mathews |
Orleans |
Snowshoeing |
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Duncan LeBlanc |
Port Perry |
Speed Skating |
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Barbara King |
Owen Sound |
General |
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Pratima Bhatt |
Toronto |
General |
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Jason Hussak |
Ottawa |
General |
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Cheryl Atkinson |
Huntsville |
5 Pin Bowling |
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Allen Smith |
Cambridge |
5 Pin Bowling |
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Dr. Karen Chrobak |
Bolton |
Medical |
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Pat Durston |
Perth |
Medical |
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Dorie Woolrich |
Mitchell |
Medical |
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5 PIN BOWLING |
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ATHLETES |
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Andrew Bourgeois |
Haliburton |
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Annette Playter |
Richmond Hill |
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Arthur Castro |
Hamilton |
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Bailie Prince |
Garson |
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Bradley Sibbick |
Barrie |
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Brandon Kalaw |
Elliot Lake |
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Brandon Khan |
Brampton |
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Brendan Caslick |
Paris |
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Brianna Giguere |
Sudbury |
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Campbell K. Brown |
Brampton |
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Casey Heley |
Minden |
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Chris Miller |
Welland |
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Crystal Cochrane |
Peterborough |
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D'arcy Rivait |
Markham |
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Dennis Chamberlain |
Orillia |
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Evan Pittam |
Orillia |
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Jacob Connolly |
Burlington |
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Jahnee Thompson |
Hamilton |
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Jan Heeney |
Pickering |
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Jason Gordy |
Simcoe |
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Jeffrey Wakefield |
Hamilton |
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Jem Moeller |
Kenora |
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Jesse St. Louis |
Welland |
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Jessica Benard |
St. Catharines |
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Jody Derouard |
Kenora |
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Joel Devakumar |
Ajax |
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Joshua Tomagatick |
Thunder Bay |
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Julia Luck |
Thunder Bay |
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Justin LaBlance |
Port Elgin |
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Kaitlyn Ferguson |
Simcoe |
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Kayla Lubja |
Brampton |
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Kayla Rutenberg |
Marathon |
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Kendall Steinhoff |
Simcoe |
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Kenneth Freeman |
Toronto |
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Kimberly Buie |
Algonquin Highlands |
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Korissa Hammond |
Port Dover |
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Kristen Domingues |
Brampton |
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Lloyd Janes |
Barrie |
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Lucas Anderson |
Minden |
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Lynda Larkin |
Orillia |
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Marc Stuart |
Brampton |
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Marcus Klinck-Howard |
St-Charles |
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Mari-anne Stammers |
Haliburton |
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Michael Krija |
Hamilton |
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Michele Freeman |
Belleville |
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Mike Campanaro |
Kingston |
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Michele Schroeder |
Dryden |
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Miranda Klinck-Howard |
St-Charles |
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Robbie Sherren |
Kingston |
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Ryan Sulikowski |
Stanns |
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Scott Pichlyk |
Sioux Lookout |
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Scott Swinson |
Beamsville |
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Steven Mau |
Thunder Bay |
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Tara Smith |
Sudbury |
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Terri Johnston |
Port Elgin |
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Tiffany Keller |
Stratford |
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Tyrina Cyr |
Elliot Lake |
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Uma Balachandran |
Markham |
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Victor DeLorme |
Orleans |
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Zach Phipps |
Tillsonburg |
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5 PIN BOWLING |
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COACHES |
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Brenda Budarick |
Arnprior |
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Garry Socholotuk |
Kenora |
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Karen Hayward |
Waterford |
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Margaret French |
Newmarket |
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Mary Ann Connoly |
Burlington |
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Nancy DeWitt |
Dunnville |
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Nancy McKercher |
Thunder Bay |
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Reggie Lacroix |
Hagar |
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Rick West |
Haliburton |
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Tim Dixon |
Welland |
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Vicki Garinger |
Sudbury |
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Wilhelmina Brown |
Brampton |
ALPINE SKIING |
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ATHLETES |
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Alexander Szakall |
Collingwood |
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Alisha Windsor |
North Bay |
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Amy Cizmar |
Thunder Bay |
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Ashley Keizer |
Timmins |
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Carson Smith |
Fowler |
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Cole Dobson |
Stouffville |
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David Szakall |
Collingwood |
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Matthew Fields |
Toronto |
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Robert Desautels |
Gatineau |
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Sam Williams |
Minesing |
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Steven Clapperton |
Newmarket |
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Sydney Paul |
Campbellville |
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ALPINE SKIING |
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COACHES |
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Emily Fields |
Toronto |
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Marc Cockburn |
Wakefield |
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Stephen Daleman |
Acton |
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Sue Diggins |
Collingwood |
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CROSS COUNTRY SKIING |
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ATHLETES |
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Anne Howlett |
Owen Sound |
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Carter Meeuwisse |
Severn |
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Derek Morton |
Wiarton |
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Grant Vahi |
Midhurst |
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Hudson Booth |
South River |
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Jacqueline Gravel |
Port Elgin |
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James Clarke |
Port Sydney |
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Jeffrey Mullaly |
Timmins |
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John Groenevelt |
Novar |
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Justin Campbell |
Thunder Bay |
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Katie Lesperance |
Allenford |
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Kelly McKenna |
Barrie |
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Lisa Butler |
Peterborough |
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Malaika Gaudette |
Gatineau |
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Mark Cheek |
Huntsville |
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Mike Roy |
Nepean |
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Neal Condron |
Brockville |
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Nicholas Paribello |
Brampton |
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Noah Filice |
Thunder Bay |
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Philip Lock |
Barrie |
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Randy MacDonald (Coon) |
Bracebridge |
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Robbie Lewis |
Sault Ste.Marie |
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Samantha MacKenzie |
Huntsville |
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Steve Caban |
Selwyn |
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Trevor Knight |
Orr lake |
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CROSS COUNTRY SKIING |
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COACHES |
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Andrea Rogers |
Victoria Harbour |
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Ann Scully |
Barrie |
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Ellen Libertini |
Waterloo |
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Jane Waring |
Barrie |
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Kathy Mccarroll |
Orr Lake |
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Kim Sjolund |
Thunder Bay |
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Kurt Sjolund |
Nepean |
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Michelle Smith |
Cookstown |
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Renee Stewart |
Arnprior |
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CURLING |
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ATHLETES |
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Allan Moore |
Kincardine |
Kincardine Curling |
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Chris Weese |
Kincardine |
Kincardine Curling |
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Jackie McDonald |
Kincardine |
Kincardine Curling |
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Ryan Brodhagen |
Kincardine |
Kincardine Curling |
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Jessica Belyea |
Kincardine |
Kincardine Curling |
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Bill Amey |
Kingston |
Kingston Curling |
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Brian Secker |
Kingston |
Kingston Curling |
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Kevin Beauregard |
Kingston |
Kingston Curling |
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Ron Kiley |
Kingston |
Kingston Curling |
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Yvon Cloutier |
Kingston |
Kingston Curling |
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Isaac McDonell-Gordon |
London |
London Curling |
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Jon Adlington |
London |
London Curling |
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Melinda Hames |
London |
London Curling |
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Rick Fitzpatrick |
London |
London Curling |
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Scott Arthur |
Thorndale |
London Curling |
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Bill Hickson |
Oakville |
Oakville Curling |
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Dylan Hansen |
Burlington |
Oakville Curling |
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Noah Banton |
Oakville |
Oakville Curling |
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Sofia Dershko |
Oakville |
Oakville Curling |
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Dominique Perrin |
Hanmer |
Sudbury Curling |
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Kenneth Beauvais |
Sudbury |
Sudbury Curling |
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Nathan Harman |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Sudbury Curling |
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Odette St-Gelais |
Sudbury |
Sudbury Curling |
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Paul Logan |
Sudbury |
Sudbury Curling |
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Janice Martinsen |
Thunder Bay |
Thunder Bay Curling |
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Jordan Pretchuk |
Thunder Bay |
Thunder Bay Curling |
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Marco Pauselli |
Thunder Bay |
Thunder Bay Curling |
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Mykola Cuthbertson |
Thunder Bay |
Thunder Bay Curling |
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Rachel Warren |
Thunder Bay |
Thunder Bay Curling |
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CURLING |
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COACHES |
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Angela Taylor |
Ripley |
Curling - Kincardine |
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Stacy MacGregor |
Kincardine |
Curling - Kincardine |
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Bernadette Myslicki |
Kingston |
Curling - Kingston |
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Bill McCormick |
Inverary |
Curling - Kingston |
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Kristen McDonald |
London |
Curling - London |
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Paul Ollson |
Parkhill |
Curling - London |
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Delores McCallum |
Oakville |
Curling - Oakville |
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Patricia Wheatley |
Burlington |
Curling - Oakville |
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James Logan |
Sudbury |
Curling - Sudbury |
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Louise Logan |
Sudbury |
Curling - Sudbury |
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Marcy Barry |
Thunder Bay |
Curling - Thunder Bay |
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Tricia Sampson |
Thunder Bay |
Curling - Thunder Bay |
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FIGURE SKATING |
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ATHLETES |
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Alicia Smith |
Uxbridge |
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Brooke Thomas |
Kincardine |
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David Robertson |
Hamilton |
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Grace Morris |
Ajax |
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Jack Fan |
Kanata |
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Katie Xu |
Kanata |
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Michael Raytchev |
Kanata |
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Nadia Bouillon |
Chelmsford |
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Nicole Vespa |
Hamilton |
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Rosie Laidler |
Kincardine |
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Sarah Ryan |
Perth Rd |
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Taylor Bennett |
Port Dover |
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Theresa-Rose Camposeo |
Whitby |
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Timothy Goodacre |
Dundas |
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FIGURE SKATING |
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COACHES |
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Cathy Skinner |
Stittsville |
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Kathy Pickard |
Mount Hope |
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Nancy Harding Eastman |
Oshawa |
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Nicole Handy-Richardson |
Tiverton |
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FLOOR HOCKEY |
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ATHLETES |
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Benjamin Harding |
Pefferlaw |
Brantford Floor Hockey |
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Brendan Van Horn |
Brantford |
Brantford Floor Hockey |
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Carter Hull |
Aurora |
Brantford Floor Hockey |
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Christopher Taverner |
Brantford |
Brantford Floor Hockey |
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Jennifer Sywyk |
Brantford |
Brantford Floor Hockey |
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Jess Horvath |
Princeton |
Brantford Floor Hockey |
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Jesse Lee Jewson |
Brantford |
Brantford Floor Hockey |
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Matthew Garvey |
Brantford |
Brantford Floor Hockey |
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Neil Mac Donald |
brantford |
Brantford Floor Hockey |
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Peter Charnish |
Brantford |
Brantford Floor Hockey |
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Ryan Murphy |
Brantford |
Brantford Floor Hockey |
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Scott Gowing |
Brantford |
Brantford Floor Hockey |
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Steven Samwell |
Paris |
Brantford Floor Hockey |
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Donny Tobicoe |
Brantford |
Brantford Floor Hockey |
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Robert Pipitone |
Newmarket |
Brantford Floor Hockey |
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Steven Haderer |
Chatham |
Brantford Floor Hockey |
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Andrew Beauchesne |
Oakville |
Oakville Floor Hockey |
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Connor Gillespie |
Oakville |
Oakville Floor Hockey |
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Jason Mclaughlin |
Oakville |
Oakville Floor Hockey |
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Josh Black |
Oakville |
Oakville Floor Hockey |
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Marco Lorio |
Oakville |
Oakville Floor Hockey |
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Mark Stajduhar |
Oakville |
Oakville Floor Hockey |
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Maxime Baraya |
Mississauga |
Oakville Floor Hockey |
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Robert Hindmarsh |
Stoney Creek |
Oakville Floor Hockey |
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Samantha Morin |
Mississauga |
Oakville Floor Hockey |
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Steven Reist |
Oakville |
Oakville Floor Hockey |
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Andrew Nairouz |
Oakville |
Oakville Floor Hockey |
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David Colford |
London |
Oakville Floor Hockey |
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James Taylor |
London |
Oakville Floor Hockey |
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Jason Hocking |
London |
Oakville Floor Hockey |
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Jonathan Brown |
Oakville |
Oakville Floor Hockey |
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Stephen Anderson |
Caledon |
Oakville Floor Hockey |
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Alvin Henrickson |
Ottawa |
Ottawa Floor Hockey |
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Andrew Boyd |
Ajax |
Ottawa Floor Hockey |
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Audla Geetah-Cyr |
Ottawa |
Ottawa Floor Hockey |
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Brandon Terrell |
Ottawa |
Ottawa Floor Hockey |
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Farboad Larche |
Ottawa |
Ottawa Floor Hockey |
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Jay Convery |
Kingston |
Ottawa Floor Hockey |
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Jonathan Grant |
Kingston |
Ottawa Floor Hockey |
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Justin Williams |
Ajax |
Ottawa Floor Hockey |
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Matt Meloche |
Ottawa |
Ottawa Floor Hockey |
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Philip Gaudaur |
Ottawa |
Ottawa Floor Hockey |
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Reid Johns |
Kingston |
Ottawa Floor Hockey |
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Remi Lanthier-Roy |
Ottawa |
Ottawa Floor Hockey |
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Timothy O'Brien |
Ottawa |
Ottawa Floor Hockey |
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Yvan Derouin |
Ottawa |
Ottawa Floor Hockey |
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Adam Guthrie |
Peterborough |
Peterborough Floor Hockey |
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Brandon Sweeting |
Peterborough |
Peterborough Floor Hockey |
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Corey Pecoskie |
Combermere |
Peterborough Floor Hockey |
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Dylan Armstrong |
Peterborough |
Peterborough Floor Hockey |
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Jacob Zitman |
Peterborough |
Peterborough Floor Hockey |
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Kyle Johnson |
Peterborough |
Peterborough Floor Hockey |
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Michael Brioux |
Peterborough |
Peterborough Floor Hockey |
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Ryan Blinn |
Peterborough |
Peterborough Floor Hockey |
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Stone Shearer |
Selwyn |
Peterborough Floor Hockey |
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Brandon Vansickle |
Ennismore |
Peterborough Floor Hockey |
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Daniel Ironmonger |
Guelph |
Peterborough Floor Hockey |
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Jeff Tromp |
Guelph |
Peterborough Floor Hockey |
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Michael Ludlow |
Peterborough |
Peterborough Floor Hockey |
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Quinten Over |
Ennismore |
Peterborough Floor Hockey |
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FLOOR HOCKEY |
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COACHES |
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Kyle Van Horn |
Brantford |
Floor Hockey - Brantford |
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Shane Pemkowski |
Brantford |
Floor Hockey - Brantford |
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William Caradonna |
Brantford |
Floor Hockey - Brantford |
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Colin Black |
Oakville |
Floor Hockey - Oakville |
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Doug Gillespie |
Oakville |
Floor Hockey - Oakville |
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Jeffrey Banton |
Oakville |
Floor Hockey - Oakville |
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Andre Boivin |
Ottawa |
Floor Hockey - Ottawa |
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Lise LeBeau |
Ottawa |
Floor Hockey - Ottawa |
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Cathy Croteau |
Ottawa |
Floor Hockey - Ottawa |
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Andrew Snead |
Ennismore |
Floor Hockey - Peterborough |
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Joan Moriarty |
Peterborough |
Floor Hockey - Peterborough |
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Ronald Cambridge |
Peterborough |
Floor Hockey - Peterborough |
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SNOWSHOEING |
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ATHLETES |
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Andrew Johnston |
Cambridge |
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Brandon Fortin |
Sault Ste. Marie |
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Brian Waring |
Barrie |
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Bruce Vanhorn |
Mindemoya |
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Calum MacKenzie |
Smiths Falls |
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Catherine Partlow |
Whitby |
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Dayne Tipper |
Mindemoya |
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Elodie Pelletier |
Barrie |
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Gabby Hannusch |
Thunder Bay |
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Gaerrisen Freeland |
Havelock |
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Ian Sheppard |
Richmond Hill |
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Jackelyn Osborne |
North bay |
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Jacob Mathews |
Orleans |
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Jade Irvine |
Barrie |
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Jason Coleman |
Sturgeon Falls |
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Jason Vautour |
Worthington |
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Joey Accetta |
LaSalle |
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Kylie Hocevar |
Sudbury |
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Mark Dokum |
Wikwemikong |
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Mark Sansoucy |
Sudbury |
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Mathieu Gervais |
Sudbury |
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Matthew Bedard |
Sheguiandah |
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Meghan Josling |
Brantford |
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Melissa Heubner |
Kitchener |
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Monique Shah |
Bradford |
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Nicholas Cunningham |
Barrie |
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Normand Daoust |
Mindemoya |
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Peter Snider |
Waterloo |
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Richard Ward |
Brantford |
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Sarah Orgar |
Brantford |
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Stephane Daguerre |
Val Gagne |
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Tyler Rissanen |
Thunder Bay |
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Yanhong Dewan |
LaSalle |
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SNOWSHOEING |
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COACHES |
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Amy Cruickshank |
Ottawa |
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Bruce Martynse |
Essex |
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Dave Rowe |
Barrie |
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Dianne MacKeigan |
Brantford |
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Joel Florecki |
Burlington |
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Judy Olacke |
Spring Bay |
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Mary Ridder |
Newmarket |
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Nancy Rissanen |
Thunder Bay |
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Penny Aubertin |
Sturgeon Falls |
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Shannon Johnson |
North Bay |
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Wayne St-Martin |
Sturgeon Falls |
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SPEED SKATING |
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ATHLETES |
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Alex Cappuccitti |
Ajax |
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Benjamin Caldecott |
Walkerton |
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Claire Kachur |
Gorham |
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Curtis Cook |
Pickering |
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Ezekiel Liu |
Richmond Hill |
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Jackson Tomlinson |
Mississauga |
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Jessica Carr |
Ayton |
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Jordan Taylor |
Cargill |
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Kevin Walker |
Kingston |
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Matthew Tataryn |
Ajax |
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Sara Albers |
London |
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Sarah Hannon |
Ancaster |
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Stephen Graham |
Orillia |
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Terry Kuczwal |
Whitby |
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Tyler Jilek |
Hanover |
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SPEED SKATING |
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COACHES |
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Benton McNicol |
Thamesford |
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Bernie Cappuccitti |
Ajax |
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Brian Carr |
Ayton |
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Laura Woodall |
Belleville |