Karl Hilzinger Award – Bob Gilmour, Calabogie (CADS DCN)
President’s Award – Ted Rhodes,Clagary (CADS AB)
Administrator of the Year – Peter Treacy, Eastern Townships Disabled Skiers Foundation (CADS QC)
Volunteer of the Year – Mick Fairhart, CADS Durham(CADS ON)
Instructor of the Year – Jean-Paul Deveau, (CADS NS)
Skier/Boarder Of The Year – Vanessa Knight, (CADS QC)
Sponsor of the Year – The Bishop Family, Sir Sam’s Ski Area (CADS ON)
Ski Area of the Year – Owl’s Head Development (CADS QC)

Congratulations to all previous recipients! You are what makes it great to be a member of CADS!

A Celebration of Life Service was held for Dawn Palmer on Friday Dec 11^th, 2009 for Dawn Palmer. Memories were shared by  Karen Jewell(sister-in-law), Joyce Phillips (Sask. Abilities Council) and Pat Prokopchuk ( Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing)

Dawn was born in North Battleford, SK, the second child of Stewart and Hazel Palmer. She worked at the Sask. Abilities Council as a life Enrichment Supervisor. Her passion was downhill skiing and was a Level III instructor with the Canadian Association for disabled skiing and former member of the National Board of Directors for the Association.

In 2004 Dawn became ill and was eventually diagnosed with Lyme Disease.  She was always optimistic about getting better. She will be missed by her parents Stewart and Hazel Palmer, brothers Derrick and Marc (Karen Jewell), and her extended family.

Memorial Donations in Dawn’s memory may be made to the Life Enrichment Program of the Saskatchewan Abilities Council – 2310 Louise Ave. Saskatoon, SK S&J 2C1 or Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing – www.disabledskiing.ca and click on ‘CADS Donations’ or https://www.gifttool.com/donations/Donate?ID=197

Obituary: DOUGLAS ERNEST MEGGET ALLEN (published on January 23, 2010)

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Doug Allen on January 17, 2010 at 86 years of age. He leaves behind to mourn his wife of 56 years, Evelyn (nee Thorvaldson), son Glenn (Diane Pearce), daughter Val Bakker, granddaughters Kristina, Katherine and Kimberly Bakker, Elizabeth and Sara Allen, sister Pat (Art Wheatley) in Vernon BC, and numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his brother Dennis (Kaye) Allen of Norway House. Doug was born June 11, 1923 in Winnipeg. St. James was home base for the majority of a life of world travels through wartime service in the Royal Canadian Navy, 1940-48; through his 50 year career as a broadcast engineer (Distinguished Graduate U of M, awarded the Isbister Scholarship) and through his passionate involvement in downhill skiing.

Doug officially retired at age 80. He told us that life at its core is simply about helping people. Doug was an avid Alpine skier. From his early involvement as President of the U of M Ski Club, Ski School Director at the Winnipeg Ski Club, volunteer at the Agassiz Ski Club (where he kept the family ski cottage in McCreary and made sure that skiing was truly a family sport), to being a founding member and President of the Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing, member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance and for the Canadian Federation of Sports Organizations for the Disabled, serving as Chef de Mission for the Canadian Ski Team at the Winter Olympics Games for the Disabled in 1984 in Austria.

For his long history of service to the disabled, particularly through his leadership in the organization and development of skiing as a recreational, social and therapeutic activity, he was awarded the highest honour of being appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 1985.

Many other cherished awards were as an inductee to the MB Sports Hall of Fame (1994), MB Alpine Skiing Hall of Fame (2001), and the especially prized honor of induction into the Canadian Ski Instructors’ Alliance National Hall of Fame in 2004. A true gentleman, a man of honour, ethics and integrity. His loss is deeply felt by many.

Donations to CADS (Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing) in his memory would be greatly appreciated. For donation information please go to www.disabledskiing.ca and click on ‘CADS Donations’ or https://www.gifttool.com/donations/Donate?ID=197

Order of Business at Annual General Meeting:

1. Call to Order
2. Credentials Report
3. Additions to Agenda
   1.  Approval of Agenda
4. Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting
   1. Business Arising from the Minutes
5. President’s Report
6. Financial Report
7. Division Reports
8. Executive Director’s Report
9. Committee Reports
10. Amendments to By-Laws
11. Old Business
12. Election of Directors-at-Large: annually
13. Announcement of Executive: annually
14. New Business
15. Location of next Annual General Meeting
16. Adjournment

Copies of the Financial Report, Minutes of last AGM, Committee Reports, Nomination Biographies and Amendments to the By-laws are available through the National office or your Division.

Level 2            March 22-23 (afternoons)
Level 2A         March 24-25 (afternoons)
Cost: $20         payable to CADS

Registration deadline: March 8^th

Send applications to:   Susan Hughes susan@disabledskiingbc.com

1. CADS LEVEL 2 – CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR:

This person must have successfully completed the Level I course, successfully completed 18 hours of CSIA (Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance) or CASI (Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors) teaching methodology, instructed people with disabilities or at least one (1) season, and be a current member of CADS

• Level 2 dates: March 22 – 23, 2010, Mount Washington, BC
• Deadline for registration:  March 8, 2010
• Contact Susan Hughes for registration susan@disabledskiingbc.com 
• Cost:  $20. – Cheques payable to CADS

2.  CADS LEVEL 2A – SIT-SKI INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION: 

Able-bodied Instructor: Must be CADS Level II instructor, having taught sit-skiing for a minimum of one (1) season.  The candidate must demonstrate and pass the sit-ski ski-off.

 Person with a Disability: A person with a disability who normally skis in a sit-ski may have the opportunity to be tested in the Sit-ski phase, or all phases of testing for the CADS Certification. 

• Level 2A dates: March 24 – 25, 2010, Mount Washington, BC
• Deadline for registration:  March 8, 2010 
• Contact Susan Hughes for registration susan@disabledskiingbc.com 
• Cost:  $20. Cheques payable to CADS

We are pleased to announce that the 2010 CADS Ski Improvement & Race Development Festival will be held this year,at Mt. Washington, on Vancouver Island. This year’s festival is hosted jointly by the Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports and Mt. Washington Alpine Resort.

This year’s festival runs from Sunday, March 21st to Friday, 26th. During this same week, the Telus Para-alpine Championships will also be held on site.

There are numerous activities, both on-hill and off-hill, happening during the week. For festival participants interested in improving their skills, certification courses and training sessions will be offered. In addition, there will be the annual banquet.

We would like to thank our sponsors, the Binnion Foundation and Veterans Affairs Canada for their ongoing financial support of this event.

ABOUT MOUNT WASHINGTON

Mount Washington is located on Vancouver Island, a 20 minute drive west of Courtenay and Comox (or about 25 km west of the Comox Valley, and 50 km south of Campbell River). It is just over an hour’s drive north (100 km) of Nanaimo. More information is available at: www.mountwashington.ca

Mount Washington has optimal snow conditions, often lasting from late fall to mid-April. It was voted in the top 10 Best Powder by Ski Canada Magazine (2008). On a clear day, visitors to its 1,588m / 5,210ft summit get fantastic views of the many peaks of Strathcona Provincial Park, (BC’s oldest provincial park) the Comox Glacier, Mount Arrowsmith, the Strait of Georgia and Mount Baker in Washington State. More Information on the resort: www.mountwashingtonalpineresort.com

Festival Forms

Online Registration