Sport Activities
In 1991 for the Barrie-Collingwood venue he was Chairman of the Ontario Winter Games a 16 multi-sport event over four days for Olympic hopefuls, a budget of $2 million with participation of 2500 young athletes from throughout Ontario, 1000 volunteers, concluding the event with a legacy fund of $100,000.00. For over two years as a hands-on leadership Chairman he was responsible for the co-ordination with 16 sport organizations, securing services for transportation, security, accommodations, selection of venues, purchase of the equipment, officials, medical support, recruiting volunteers, feeding arrangements, hearing sport arbitrations as the final arbitrator, opening and closing ceremonies, obtaining public sponsorship support which included financial and advertising. He developed an efficient organizational team yet frequently mediating competing municipal concerns in his coordinating leadership role to bring together the two sponsoring communities of Barrie and Collingwood, 45 miles apart, running events in both communities while recognising the desires of both.
He completed in 2005 after two years as a hands-on Chairman for the Barrie venue of Ontario Senior Games Association which included a budget of $500,000.00, approximate 800 over the age of 55 senior athletes from all over Ontario, participating in a 15 multi-sport event over three days, including the responsibility for venues, accommodation, transportation to and during the events, raising funds, advertising and support, security, feeding, medical requirements, opening and closing ceremonies, logo production, medal ceremonies, mediation of disputes, terminating in the production of a summary report on conclusion to the distribution in the community of the $118000.00 legacy fund.
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