Our new phone number and email address are as follows: Phone: 519-438-7203 Ext. 370 Email: sportscouncil@westernfair.com

London Sports Council - Upcoming Events

Volunteer Recognition and Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner

The London Sports Council will be hosting its annual Spirit of Sport Volunteer Recognition and Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner on November 8, 2007.

The event will take place in the Carousel Room at the Western Fair. Tickets are on sale for $100 each or $800 for a table of 8. Please contact the London Sports Council office directly to purchase your tickets to this wonderful event at 519-451-6401 or lsc@bellnet.ca

This year's Hall of Fame Inductees include;

BRAD MARSH
ATHLETE MODERN
Born in London March 13, 1958. Played 1,086 regular-season and 97 playoff games over 15 NHL seasons with Atlanta, Calgary, Philadelphia, Toronto, Detroit, Ottawa. (29 goals, 93 assists, 1365 penalty minutes). London Knights graduate (1974-78). Co-winner with Rob Ramage as 1978 Ontario major junior A outstanding defenceman. Anchored Knights defence en route to 1977 OHA final. Named to all-time Knights team. Atlanta Flames first choice in 1978 draft. Won silver medal for Team Canada at World Junior 1977, bronze 1978.

JACK NASH
ATHLETE LEGEND
Born in London December 18, 1911. Died January 4, 1993. Inducted into the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame in 2001. Ontario champion in badminton and curling. This second generation jeweller was 13-time London Hunt club champion. Reached quarter-finals 1933 British Amateur, competed in 1936 United States Amateur. Won Ontario and National senior titles. Member 12 Ontario Willingdon Cup teams. Combined with sons and father to win six Ontario Father/Sons championships, once with father John A., twice with Rob and David and once with John C.

ARDEN EDDIE
BUILDER/FOUNDER MODERN
London Majors senior baseball player, manager, owner for 36 years. Born Wallaceburg Aug. 4, 1947. Member Wallaceburg Sports Hall of Fame. Played 1968 London Diamonds Ontario junior champions and Sarnia Drawbridge Inn Canadian champions. Member 1975 Majors Intercounty champions. Majors owner 1976 through 2003. Set Intercounty records including most career hits 764, most bases on balls 668, most stolen bases 170 and most games played 834. Instrumental in saving Roy McKay Memorial Clubhouse from demolition in 1977.

R.M. (DUTCH) DECKER
BUILDER/FOUNDER LEGEND
Born in Rochester, N.Y. October 30, 1922. Died March 27, 1989 in London. Accomplished international official in basketball, tennis and volleyball. Crew chief of scoring and timing table at 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Spent 52 years as a basketball referee including 20 senior Canadian finals. Had 44-year attachment at Western where he had once been a player. Coached basketball, badminton, tennis, golf, curling and volleyball. Founded London Basketball Referees Association. Member U.S. Basketball and UWO "W" Club halls of fame.

LONDON SHAMROCKS SENIOR WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
TEAM CATEGORY
Won 1945 Eastern Canadian Senior Championship by defeating Montreal Olympics 31-22 and 33-16 to take total-points series, 64-38. Won Ontario Intermediate title in 1944. Shamrocks were founded, managed and coached by Bill Farquharson (inset). From left, front row, Violet Wanzac Clifford, Barb Kemp Reade, Irene Wedderburn Brownlie and Marion Clarke Knowles. Back row, Fay Wright Rennie, Phyllis Johnson Byway, Dorothy Harding Arrand, Joan Smith, Rhoda Rea Cavanagh and Poppy Nevin Barnett. City of London presented team with gold rings.

3 On 3 Face Off Against CF Annual Road Hockey Tournament
For more information, please visit www.roadhockeylondon.ca

London Blue Devils Jr. B Lacrosse 2007 Schedule

London Girls Club - Golf - Flyer

Bell Canada and the True Sport Foundation Announce Expansion of Community Sport Funding Program

If you care about increasing opportunities for youth to play select team sports* in your community, the Bell Community Sport Fund can help you.

The Bell Community Sport Fund is a $1 million community investment program that provides opportunities for communities in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec to access funds for their local team sport programs.

Bell and True Sport believe in the power of sport to connect communities. We also believe that people like you care about making it as simple as possible for children and youth to play. That?s why we?ve partnered to renew and expand the Bell Community Sport Fund for a third year; which will help communities promote inclusion and increase access to team sport  programs for children and youth, aged four to seventeen.

Over the next year, communities will benefit from $5,000 grants and $25,000 grants totaling $1 million.

More Information: http://www.truesportpur.ca/index.php/language/en/form/11

* Eligible Sports
Baseball, Basketball, Cricket, Curling, Field Hockey, Football, Hockey, Lacrosse, Ringette, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball.

Information on Implementation of the Children's Fitness Tax Credit

Parks and Recreation Ontario (PRO) has posted a page of frequently asked questions about the new Children's Fitness Tax Credit which came into effect January 1, 2007.  It can be found at http://www.prontario.org/creditFAQ.htm .

As well, The Lifestyle Information Network (LIN) has started a discussion forum about the Credit.  This is an ideal way to share information.  Visit www.lin.ca, click on discussions to read postings.  If you want to make a posting, you must join.  On the discussion page click on “join” and fill out the simple form.  You will receive an email from LIN confirming your user name and password.  Then, you can post to the forum.

PRO also has quick links to the Government of Canada pages that provide detail about the credit.  These can be found on PRO's homepage, www.prontario.org .

Sport Contact Info - Downloadable Contact Information

KidSport London
The purpose of KidSport London is to help local kids overcome social and economic barriers, which have prevented or limited their participation in sport, through issuance of registration fee and/or equipment grants. For more information, click on our KidSport web-site. http://www.kidsport.on.ca/london/

Sport Grant Application Form
Sport Grant Application Form - Instructions