The Nova Scotia provincial team retains incredible people and athletes. Passionate leaders, dedicated athletes and countless volunteers, have been at the heart of our history for decades. The program continues to be delivered within a close-knit community, bringing competitive cross-country skiers together from across Nova Scotia.
History
Team alumni have proudly represented our sport and province at regional, provincial, and national level competitions. National races include the Canadian Cross-Country Ski Championships, and the Canada Winter Games. Additionally, provincial team alumni have raced at the World University Games, won major events at the Gatineau Loppet, won the Canadian Ski Marathon, and trained with the National Espoir Canadian Ski Team.
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Canada Games Teams | NS History + Results
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1979 P. A. Arctic Fox Roller-Ski Relay
Athletes roller-skied for 24 hours in a 1979 roller-ski relay organized by P. A. Arctic Fox Cross-Country Ski Club, at the KMart parking lot in Dartmouth – complete with tents and a sofa to rest between intervals. Arctic Fox paid $183 for radio ads and $32 for printing costs to organize what proved to be…
Racing for Honey “77
by Cross Country Nova Scotia Staff, May 8, 2020 Bryan Scallion’s Idea The origin of Nova Scotia’s longest running loppet and why a pot of honey still rewards skiers at this annual event. A conversation with Dianne Powell about the history of the Honeypot Loppet. Bryan had this idea of organizing a ski race in…
Bryan Scallion Award – Daniel Murray
by Cross Country Nova Scotia Staff, July 1, 2020 2 x Gold at Provincials Cross Country Nova Scotia is proud to announce North Highland Nordic’s Daniel Murray as the recipient of the 2020 Bryan Scallion Memorial Award for the fastest male skier at the Nova Scotia Cross-Country Ski Championships. Murray achieved the top male aggregate…
Canadian Birkie: A Great, Historic, Feel-Good Event
by Cross Country Nova Scotia Staff, April 21, 2020 NS Ski Team Alumni Participates Nova Scotia provincial team alumni, Lilla Roy, shares her experiences from the 2020 Canadian Birkie Ski Festival – held at Elk Island National Park in Alberta, this past February. I did the Birkie 31km (the official Birkie is 55km). Fantastic day.…
1998 Canadian Birkie Gold for NS Skier
by Cross Country Nova Scotia Staff, December 8, 2020 (updated Jan 30, 2022) As registrations for the 2022 Canadian Birkie Ski Festival continue, we remember a historic victory for our province, by a twenty-two-year-old Nova Scotia skier. Daniel Murray recorded the fastest male time in the “1998 Birkie Full”, which is a 55 km cross-country…
Canada Winter Games 1967-2019
Nova Scotia skiers carry on the tradition of competing at the Canada Winter Games, which have been held every four years, from 1967 – 2019. During this time, 120 competitive skiers from Bridgewater through Aspy Bay, have represented Nova Scotia on 14 Canada Winter Games cross-country ski teams.
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Canada Games Teams | NS History + Results
1975 GAMES
LETHBRIDGE, AB
HEAD COACH: Carl Purcell
MANAGER: Barbara Linke
ATHLETE F/M NS HOMETOWN RESULTS 1- 30 Jane Bagnall F Bedford Kerry Feetham F Sackville Linda Lawrence F Sackville 29 – 10 km Classic Dianne Powell F Gore 24 – 10 km Classic Pam Pulsifer (spare) F Sackville Bryan Aller M Shearwater Martin Aller M Shearwater 4 – 3×10 km relay Gary Hartling M Sheet Harbour 7 – 15 km Classic
4 – 3×10 km relayBrian Scallion M St. Margaret’s Bay 9 – 15 km Classic
4 – 3×10 km relayBrian Cochrane (spare) M Sackville 1983 GAMES
SAGUENAY LAC-ST-JEAN, QC
HEAD COACH: Bryan Scallion
MANAGER: Marjorie Cogswell
ATHLETE F/M NS HOMETOWN RESULTS 1-30 Susan Benedict F Mount Uniacke 30 – 5 km Classic
21 – 10 km ClassicCheryl Molden F Dartmouth Andre Morrison F Dartmouth Cheryl Molden F Dartmouth 28 – 10 km Classic Shelley Roode F Truro Ian Blair M Halifax 26 – 10 km Classic
29 – 15 km ClassicGeoff Kendall M Tantallon 29 – 10 km Classic Graham Kendall M Tantallon Ron Mitchell M Dartmouth 9 – 10 km Classic
19 – 15 km Classic1987 GAMES
CAPE NORTH, NS
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HEAD COACH: Pierre Roy
ASSISTANT COACHES: Bryan Scallion, Martin Bolland, Vaughn McGrath
MANAGER: Maria Ramsey
ATHLETE M/F NS HOMETOWN CLUB RESULTS 1-30 Michelle Baron F Kentville Arctic Fox Susan Benedict F Mount Uniacke Arctic Fox Nancy Crickard F Halifax Arctic Fox Andree Morrison F Dartmouth Arctic Fox Shelley Coull (alternate) F St. Peters Arctic Fox Andrew Lemmon M Kentville Arctic Fox Mike Neary M Dartmouth Arctic Fox Rory Ramsey M Tantallon Arctic Fox 25 – 15 km Classic
26 – 10 km ClassicAlexandre Syverson M Cape North Arctic Fox 29 – 15 km Classic Mike MacDonnell (alternate) M St. Peters North Highlands Nordic 1991 GAMES
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
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HEAD COACH: Pierre Roy
MANAGER: Sue Hill
ATHLETE F/M NS HOMETOWN CLUB RESULTS 1-30 Susan Bessonette F Maitland Arctic Fox Nancy Crickard F Halifax Arctic Fox Shelley Coull F St. Peters Arctic Fox Shena Eaton F Halifax Arctic Fox Heather Myer F Grand River Arctic Fox Jeff Day M Halifax Arctic Fox Mike Keiser M Maitland Arctic Fox Andrew Lemmon M Kentville Arctic Fox Mike MacDonnell M St. Peters Silver Oak 26 – 10 km Classic
26 – 15 km ClassicChris Waterman M Caledonia Arctic Fox 1995 GAMES
GRAND PRAIRIE, AB
HEAD COACH: Sue Hill
ASSISTANT COACH: Dave Algar
MANAGER: Linda Murray
ATHLETE F/M NS HOMETOWN CLUB RESULTS 1-30 Bronwen Davies F Dartmouth Arctic Fox
Laurentian Univeristy8 – 5 km Free
15 – 5 km Classic
15 – 10 km ClassicJenny Hawley F Ingonish North Highlands Nordic Heather Murray F South Harbour North Highlands Nordic Heather Myers F St. Peters Silver Oak Ski Club Margaret Scallion F Wentworth Arctic Fox Krista MacLean (alternate) F Baddeck Baddeck Area Ski Club Charles Curtis M Aspy Bay North Highlandfs Nordic Dafydd Davies M Dartmouth Arctic Fox Kris Doyon M Smelt Brook North Highlands Nordic Daniel Murray M South Harbour North Highlands Nordic 28 – 10km Free
25 – 15 km ClassicIan Murray M South Harbour North Highlands Nordic 23 – 10 km Free
30 – 10 km Classic
27 – 15 km ClassicChris Algar (alternate) M Cape North North Highlands Nordic 1999 GAMES
CORNER BROOK, NL
HEAD COACH: Sue Hill
ASSISTANT COACH: Don MacKinnon
MANAGER: Dennis Doyon
ATHLETE F/M NS HOMETOWN CLUB RESULTS 1-30 Krista MacLean F Baddeck Baddeck Area Ski Club Meg Payne F Windsor Arctic Fox Lilla Roy F Stewiacke Arctic Fox Kate Scallion F Wentworth Arctic Fox Margaret Scallion F Wentworth Arctic Fox 24 – 5 km Free Chis Algar M Cape North North Highlands Nordic 23 – 10 km Free
26 – 15 km Free Pursuit
28 – 10 km Classic
4 – 4 x 10 km RelayCharles Curtis M Aspy Bay North Highlands Nordic 30 – 10 km Free
4 – 4 x 10 km RelayKris Doyon M Smelt Brook North Highlands Nordic Daniel Murray M South Harbour North Highlands Nordic 24 – 10 km Free
24 – 15 km Free Pursuit
30 – 10 km Classic
4 – 4 x 10 km RelayIan Murray M South Harbour North Highlands Nordic 8 – 10 km Free
11 – 15 km Free Pursuit
16 – 10 km Classic
4 – 4 x 10 km Relay2003 GAMES
BATHURST-CAMPBELLTON, NB
HEAD COACH: Stuart Germani
ASSISTANT COACH: Elizabeth Seiffert
MANAGER: Sue Phelan
ATHLETE F/M NS HOMETOWN CLUB RESULTS 1-30 Grace MacIntyre F Baddeck North Highlands Nordic Meg Payne F Windsor Nova Nordic Ski Club Lilla Roy F Stewiacke Arctic Fox Kate Scallion F Wentworth Arctic Fox 29 – 7.5 km Free Margaret Scallion F Wentworth Arctic Fox 20 – 7.5 km Free
28 – Classic
23 – 10 km PursuitTyler Germani M Baddeck North Highlands Nordic Stephen Murray M South Harbour North Highlands Nordic 2007 GAMES
WHITEHORSE, YT
HEAD COACH: Stuart Germani
ASSISTANT COACH: Sue Hill
MANAGER: Kris Doyon
ATHLETE F/M NS HOMETOWN CLUB RESULTS 1-30 Abigail Ruth Lewis F Milton Martock Nordic Ski Club Jennie Mae Roy F Stewiacke Arctic Fox Lilla Roy F Stewiacke Arctic Fox Kate Scallion F Wentworth Arctic Fox 30 – 7.5 km Classic Meggie Soehl F Bedford Martock Nordic Ski Club Tyler Germani M Baddeck North Highlands Nordic 25 – 1200 m Sprint Benjamin Roy M Stewiacke Arctic Fox 2011 GAMES
HALIFAX, NS
HEAD COACH: Daniel Murray
ASSISTANT COACH: Kjerstin Baldwin
WAX TECHNICIAN: Chris Algar
MANAGER: John Hudec
ATHLETE F/M NS HOMETOWN CLUB RESULTS 1-30 Abby Lewis F Milton Martock Nordic Ski Club Kilya MacNeil F St. Margaret Village North Highlands Nordic Jennie Mae Roy F Stewiacke Arctic Fox Ski Club Marie Soehl F Bedford Martock Nordic Ski Club Meggie Soehl F Bedford Martock Nordic Ski Club Mariah Hudec (alternate) F North Sydney North Highlands Nordic Cole MacDonnell M Belnan Martock Nordic Ski Club Liam McInerney M Dartmouth Martock Nordic Ski Club 26 – 10 km Free 2015 GAMES
PRINCE GEORGE, BC
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HEAD COACH: Daniel Murray
ASSISTANT COACH: Suzanne Landry
WAX TECHNICIAN: TBC
MANAGER: John Hudec
ATHLETE F/M NS HOMETOWN CLUB RESULTS 1-30 Hannah Estabrook F Halifax Martock Nordic Ski Club Mariah Hudec F North Sydney North Highlands Nordic Maggie McClure F Halifax Martock Nordic Ski Club 27 – 7.5 km Classic
20 – 1.4 km Sprint Classic
29 – 10 km Free MassAnya Munro F Bedford Martock Nordic Ski Club Hayden David Estabrook M Halifax Martock Nordic Ski Club Jonah Hudec M North Sydney North Highlands Nordic Connor Psiuk M Dartmouth Martock Nordic Ski Club Edward Walsh M Halifax Martock Nordic Ski Club 24 – 15 km Free Mass Colin Ward M Mahone Bay Martock Nordic Ski Club 29 – 10 km Classic
18 – 5 km Free Mass2019 GAMES
RED DEER, AB
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HEAD COACH: Daniel Murray
ASSISTANT COACH: Lilla Roy
WAX TECHNICIAN: Kate Scallion
MANAGER: Tara McIntyre
ATHLETE F/M HOMETOWN CLUB RESULTS 1-30 Caden MacLeod F Baddeck North Highlands Nordic Allie Martin F Halifax Halifax Nordic Ski Club Grace McIntyre F Fall River Halifax Nordic Ski Club Fiona McClure F Halifax Halifax Nordic Ski Club Maggie McClure F Halifax Halifax Nordic Ski Club 13 – 10 km Classic
14 – 7 km Free
11 – Sprint FreeOgen Newcomb M Windsor Halifax Nordic Ski Club Colin Ward M Mahone Bay Halifax Nordic Ski Club 19 – 15 km Classic
22 – 10 km Free
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