by Cross Country Nova Scotia, Staff, Sept. 27, 2024
Cross Country Nova Scotia is pleased to announce our 2024 award recipients. Annually, dedicated volunteers and provincial team athletes are recognized for their dedication to cross-country skiing and achievements. Nominations are submitted by club members and voted on by our board of directors to determine volunteer recipients. Provincial team athlete recipients are named by the CCNS high performance committee based on race results, or point standings on the Canada Points List.
As our tradition of presenting annual awards continues, we acknowledge our historic volunteers, for developing the foundation of our cross-country ski family tree. The impact of individuals and clubs can be seen trickling down through the generations – historic trails that continue to provide a gateway to the sport, generations of cross-country ski competitors turned coaches, and lesson participants who are now volunteers paying it forward within the club communities. Please view our historic award recipients.
To every member of our 100% volunteer cross-country ski community – we see you. To every grandparent volunteering to make sure the next generation experiences a “Cookie Race”, to all of the parents waking early to ensure their little ones enjoy the magic of the glide, and to every tired volunteer working under the cover of darkness to groom our trails – thank-you for writing this history and making our sport special.
We will highlight individual award recipients and detail their contributions, in future articles.
Congratulations to all of our cross-country ski volunteers.
Volunteer Awards
| AWARD | RECIPIENT | HOME CLUB |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteer of the Year | Jamie Dixon | North Highlands Nordic |
| Freda Wales Memorial | Melanie MacDermid | Scotia XC Ski Club |
| Lifetime Contribution | Dennis Doyon | North Highlands Nordic |
| Coach of the Year | Eric McIntyre | Scotia XC Ski Club |
| Sponsor | The Links at Brunello | Scotia XC Ski Club |
Provincial Team Awards
| AWARD | RECIPIENT | CLUB | TEAMS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete of the Year – Sr | Emma Archibald | Scotia XC Ski Club | NS Ski Team University of Ottawa Nordiq Nordiq Canada Development – Para Nordic |
| Athlete of the Year – Jr | Suzanne Jackson | Scotia XC Ski Club | NS Ski Team |
| Athlete of the Year – Jr | Milo Sircom-Brown | Scotia XC Ski Club | NS Ski Team University of Ottawa Nordiq |
| Sue Hill Award – Most Improved | Suzanne Jackson | Scotia XC Ski Club | NS Ski Team |
| Bryan Scallion Award | Suzanne Jackson | Scotia XC Ski Club | NS Ski Team |
| Bryan Scallion Award | Daniel Murray | North Highlands Nordic | NS Ski Team, Coach |
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