It does not overstate the case to say that Mike McCann put Barrie junior hockey back on the map after a long period of mediocrity. Mike’s tenure as Head Coach of the Jr.”B” Barrie Colts began with the acquisition of the club by the Barrie Minor Hockey Association. In his first season, 1981-82, he took the team from 11th to 6th place. In 1982-83 the Colts finished 4th, and McCann was named the Central Ontario Jr.”B” League’s Coach of the Year. He turned the coaching reins over to Paul Regan and Glen Richardson in 1983-84, when they finished 3rd, but returned behind the bench for 1984-85. The Colts won their first Central League Championship, and Mike was named Coach of the Year for the second time. The Colts were league finalists both of the next two seasons, before winning their second Central title in 1987-88. During the six years of Mike’s tenure as Head Coach, the Colts appeared in the finals five times, winning two championships, and were semi-finalists in the only other year he handled the team. He has sent countless players to US college scholarships and Major Junior teams, and has at least three former players currently performing in the N.H.L. During the last two seasons, Mike has served the Colts as General Manager, with responsibilities chiefly in the player personnel field. The Colts have repeated as Central Champions both years. Between 1970 and 1981, Mike coached Barrie Minor Hockey Association rep teams from the Atom to the Midget level, winning innumerable championships, including the 1971-72 Peewee Little N.H.L. title, the 1977 Quebec Peewee Tournament “A” Division title, and the 1978-79 OMHA Minor Midget Championship. Mike has served on the B.M.H.A. Executivefor many years, and in 1974 received the B.M.H.A. Award. Mike McCann is a teacher at Eastview Secondary School. When there was no volunteer for the 1989-90 Senior Boys’ basketball team at Eastvjew, Mike undertook that additional responsibility, rather than see the boys with no team on which to play.

Kate Wilson was the founder and Head Coach of the Barrie Rowing Club, which she formed during the winter of 1988. She led a group which established a constitution, acquired equipment, found a suitable location, developed a program, and conducted a community awareness and membership drive. By early summer of 1988, the fledgling Barrie Rowing Club had 65 members, two nationally certified coaches, four rowing shells, a coach boat, and a temporary boathouse/storage facility. Wilson continued as both Head Coach and President in 1989, overseeing an increase in the club’s membership to 100, an increase in its nationally certified coaching staff from two to nine, and the addition of two more rowing shells. The youth program increased the club’s membership from a dozen high school students to more than thirty. Wilson relinquished the President’s duties in 1990 in order to concentrate on her role as Head Coach. She developed the “buddy system” of coaching to allow novice coaches to learn from more experienced ones. This is consistent with the club’s co-operative learning style of operation. The competitive rowing program was expanded in 1990, and four young rowers competed in the Ontario Summer Games. Barrie Rowing Club crews have competed with distinction at regional and provincial regattas, even winning medals at the famed Henley Regatta. Through only three short years of operation, the Barrie Rowing Club now competes successfully against the established Argonaut, Hanlon and Don Rowing Clubs. The Club’s profile was expanded during 1990 when Wilson organized a National Masters (over 27) Sculling Camp at the Kempenfelt Conference Centre. A founding principle of the club was the provision of accessible rowing facilities to all citizens of Barrie, and the recognition of the importance of recreational rowers, in addition to the competitive ones. Wilson announced plans to expand the current program to include adaptive rowing for the disabled and for “at risk” (disadvantaged) youth. Kate Wilson has worked very hard to ensure safety and to encourage the development and achievement of the personal goals of all the rowers and coaches she works with. Without her, there would be no Barrie Rowing Club. Her contacts and technical expertise have provided opportunities for rowers that would normally be available only at larger rowing clubs, and she continues to provide a fun, co-operative program for rowers of all levels and goals

Dave Palmateer, a former ski racer himself, has been teaching ski racing for 32 years. His involvement in the sport has been at many levels. Most recently, he has been noted for his success with the program at Eastview, but Palmateer has continued to be involved in many areas of the sport. A Toronto native, Palmateer grew up in a family of non-skiers, but his uncle bought him a set of skis and took him onto the slopes, setting in motion the course for the rest of his life. As a teacher, Palmateer used to coach football, track and field and for a time, gymnastics, before deciding to specialize in alpine skiing around 1980. That move paid immediate dividends, as Eastview began to become a provincial powerhouse in the sport. In the first year he instituted a dry land training program, Eastview showed marked improvement and it captured its first of a series of Ontano high school championships in 1983. For the last 20 years, at least one of Eastview’s boys’ or girls’ ski teams has competed at OFSAA championships. During 1991, Eastview had a bit of an off-year on the provincial scene, placing its boys’ team fifth in Ontario. During the 1991-92 season, the boys’ team won the provincial gold medal and Palmateer was named coach of-the-year by OFSAA. Dave has also been involved within the hierarchy of the Canadian Skiing Association, serving with the Southern Ontario Division in a variety of positions. He chaired the organizing committee for the Jeep-Eagle Canadian Skiing Championships held in Collingwood this winter, was a member of the SOD Alpine Committee for five years and served on the SOD Board of Directors, which used to oversee all aspects of skiing (jumping, freestyle, cross-country and alpine) before a restructuring two years ago. Dave has also been a member of the Canadian Ski Instructors’ Alliance and is just stepping down as the Race Committee Chairman at the Craigleith Ski Club in Collingwood.

Louise Leroux has been a volleyball coach at Barrie Innisdale Secondary School for the past 17 years. During that time, she has coached six Georgian Bay high school championship teams and has assisted in the development of many students as athletes and as people. Leroux’s last two teams have won Georgian Bay high school championships and this past fall, her senior boys’ squad went on to win a surprise silver medal at the Ontario AA high school championships in Bradford/and Alliston. Innisdale went into the Ontario championship rated out of the medals, but Leroux’s steady coaching hand and her players’ enthusiasm allowed them to pull two major upsets and reach the championship game. A teacher for the past 18 years, Leroux found success the very first time she coached volleyball, winning a Georgian Bay title her first year in Barrie. Leroux taught in the Elgin County School Board for one year before moving here. Leroux’s coaching philosophy, is that winning is not as important as setting realistic goals based on the talent and ability of her athletes. She challenges her athletes to achieve, setting reasonable and attainable goals. In this area, she credits another well-known and successful city volleyball coach, Bob Clarke, as her mentor. In addition to her involvement in athletics, Leroux has also been involved in Girl Guides and at Collier St. United Church. Originally from Ottawa, She is married to Rick Leroux and the couple have two children, 12-year-old Becky and Ben, 10. Leroux plans to take a few years off from coaching now, to spend more time in family pursuits with her children.

Jim Hamilton is well into his 26th year as a coach and builder of high school athletics. Although his involvement in rugby in particular extends well beyond the walls of his school, Hamilton is best known for his accomplishments with the Eastview Secondary School rugby program. Hamilton has been involved in high school rugby since the first year it was sanctioned as a sport, 1969. He was also instrumental in helping rugby get recognition from the high school sports governing body, the Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Association. In 1979, the first year OFSAA sponsored a provincial championship in rugby, Hamilton’s school hosted the competition. The rugby program at Eastview is known throughout the province and Hamilton oversees a program with three teams and about 100 athletes each year. His teams have won more than 30 Georgian Bay titles, and one OFSAA senior championship. In addition to the OFSAA gold medal, Hamilton’s sides have earned three silver medals and several bronzes. He also served as chairman of the OFSAA rugby board for 14 years. His teams have toured Wales and England, and hosted sides from Scotland, England, Wales and other provinces many times. Hamilton also played rugby until the late 1980s. As a member and co-coach of the Barrie Rugby Club, Hamilton helped the team win a Toronto and District elite division championship in 1985, and the club reached the finals two other seasons. He spent 15 years as a player in Barrie and was team captain twice. He coached on a rotating basis for four years and has served in several capacities on the club executive, and also on the Recreation Advisory Committee of the Barrie Parks and Recreation Department. His involvement with sport includes more than just rugby. He spent about 15 years coaching high school basketball, working mainly with the younger age groups where his knack for teaching fundamental skills was best utilized. During that time, he also organized an annual high school tournament. Teams Hamilton coached went to numerous Georgian Bay championships and won two titles. For the past couple of seasons, Hamilton has also assisted as a strength coach with the school’s junior football program.

The 2009 John Crawley Lifetime Acheivement Award was posthumously awarded to Jim Hamilton.

When fans think about football in Barrie, the names Bruce Clark and Dave Garland are never far from their lips. The pair have made Central Collegiate’s senior Redskins program the dominant force in football in the Georgian Bay region since they started coaching together 21 years ago. In that time, they’ve reached the Georgian Bay final an amazing 18 times, and have won 12 championships. Their lifetime coaching record together is 177-14-1. Central has never missed the playoffs in their time atthe school. Clark, an Orillia native who started his coaching career in Midland, arrived at Central two years before Garland, in 1972. He finished his own football career on graduating from McMaster University and coached at Midland before moving to Central. Garland, who grew up in Toronto and went on to play football at the University of Western Ontario, started his high school coaching career in North York. The year before arriving in Barrie, Garland coached his team to a North York title and was chosen the coach of the North York all-stars.When Garland arrived to join Clark in Barrie, they embarked on a reign over Simcoe County football that has not been matched by any school in any other sport. Garland has also been involved as a volunteer with other sports organizations. He has served on the Georgian Bay football committee for many years, coached minor hockey and minor soccer for several years, and held several positions (including president for four years) with the Barrie Optimist Minor Soccer Association executive. Garland also helped create Central’s wrestling program, and coached for several years. He’s still active in sports, playing squash, hockey and slo-pitch. Clark’s athletic involvement has been mainly with football, but the geography department head helps out with many other school activities, including the students’ council and the band parents’ association. Clark and Garland have been nominated together because they are considered inseparable in their contributions to football at Central and throughout the county. Jack Phillips has, in recent years, had a high profile in track and field in Barrie and Simcoe County. But his contributions to sports and athletics go back many years and include athletes at many different levels. A Barrie resident, he has been coaching elementary school athletes for more than 30 years. He has been involved in volleyball and cross country running as well as track and field. Most recently, Phillips has spent the last seven years as a volunteer with the South Simcoe/Dufferin Track and Field Club. The last four years, he has been the club president, presiding over training sites in Barrie, Bradford, Tottenham, Collingwood, Midland and most recently, Kitchener-Waterloo. He’s responsible for a club that has 13 coaches and upwards of 130 athletes, many of themtraining year-round and at the elite level for their age groups. In fact, one of the club’s athletes, and a second athlete who is a former club member, are nominated for the Barrie Amateur Athlete of the Year award for 1993. He got involved with SSD through his coaching of elementary school track and cross-country runners. On the volleyball court, Phillips has coached elementary and secondary school teams, Ontario Volleyball Association club teams and spent eight years as the coach of the Georgian College women’s team. He started at Georgian in 1976-77 and helped build a program that earned an Ontario bronze medal in his final season. The next year, with many of the athletes he’d trained, the team won the Ontario championship and went on to place fourth atthe Canadian college championships. He did all this while raising a family in Barrie, where he has resided since 1952. Today, Phillips has backed off a bit on his involvement in volleyball, though he still helps out with his school’s teams. He continues to serve as the president of the SSD track club.

Taylor Cartwright began her amateur wrestling in grade 5 at Hillcrest P.S. and the “K-Bay” Wrestling Club. Cartwright went on to high school at Barrie Central under the excellent coaching of Mr. Kyle Sweezey. Through her high school years she won a number of GBSSA individual titles, Provincial and National Age Group titles; along with her OFSAA Championship in 2014. Cartwright has made the Canadian National Cadet Team. She recently completed her grade 12 year at Barrie Central C.I. with many options open to her at post-secondary institutions in Canada. Cartwright was also named Barrie Central Female Athlete of the Year.

She now trains with Barrie Central and the Mariposa Wrestling Club, with extra practice sessions at Team Impact, Wrestling Canada’s National Training Centres at Brock and Guelph Universities.

Taylor Cartwright is a Canadian carded athlete. This past year was significant for Cartwright (aged 16 years) as a Canadian National “Cadet” Wrestling Team Member. She attained (Gold) at the “2014 Canadian Juvenile (17-18 years) Championships” (Women-56kg). This accomplishment was followed a month later in May by a 2nd place (Silver) at the “Pan-Am Cadet Championships” (Women-56kg), in Racife, Brazil.

Over the 2013-2014 International Wrestling Season Cartwright accomplished the following :
In December 2013 – 3rd at the International “Nordhagen Classic” (18-l9 years) in Calgary; in February 2014 – 1st at “Ontario Provincial Championships”; in March 2014 – 1st at “OFSAA High School Championships” and 2nd at “Canadian Junior (18-l9 years) Championships” in Edmonton AB; in April 2014 – 1st at “Canadian Juvenile Nationals” in Guelph ON; and 1st at “FILA Cadet World Team Trials” in Guelph ON; in June 2014 – 2nd at “Austrian Grand Prix” (18-19 years) and 2nd in “Austrian Grand Prix” Senior Division) in Gotzis, Austria; in July 2014 – 3rd at International “Canada Cup” (18-l9 years) in Guelph ON; and competed in the World Cadet Championships” in Snina, Slovakia, ranking 12th in the world.

Ron Andrews has a short but very successful history as a rugby coach at Barrie Central Collegiate. He was coach of the Central teams that captured the Georgian Bay boys rugby teams championships in 1996, 1995 and 1994. In both 1996 and 1994 his teams went on to capture the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association’s (OFSSA) senior boys’ high school rugby (AAA) championships. In 1995 Andrews’ Central team came away from the OFSSA championship with a silver medal. In 1996, the Team recorded 17 wins, 0 lossesand scored 508 points, while allowing only 39 against. Andrews is also involved with provincial rugby. He was co-coach of 1996 Ontario Rugby Union Under 19-team which won a silver medal at the 1996 Canadian championship. He has been named coach of the team for 1997 Canadian Summer Games in Manitoba. Andrews also served as an assistant coach with Canadian Under-17 team which recorded four wins and one loss. Two members of Central team were on the Under-17 squad. He has once more been named assistant coach for 1997 Canadian team. Andrews is the Head of the physical education department at Barrie Central Collegiate. He also served as a member of Red Storey Restoration Committee

Rusty Hastings coached his 1996-97 Barrie Minor Hockey Association minor novice AAA club to the Ontario Minor Hockey Association AAA championship. Over the 1996-97 season the team recorded 54 wins, seven losses and eight ties. They had a 48-game unbeaten streak and won five tournaments.

Now in her final year of teaching in the Simcoe County Separate School System, Bianca McAleer has combined her love of teaching with coaching a wide variety of school teams over her entire career. In the last 10 years, Bianca has enjoyed enormous success coaching boys volleyball students in grades six, seven and eight. They are at a stage where they can see their skills grow dramatically and Bianca’s coaching has always stressed skill development. In her third year of coaching Boys Volleyball, St. Monica’s won the Simcoe County Championships, a competition that involves over 100 eligible teams. Since then, the St. Monica’s Boys Volleyball team has been a force at the County level every year. To attain this consistency over the years is quite remarkable when approximately half of the players are new each season. Bianca McAleer’s dedication and commitment are as legendary as are her 7:45 am practices.

John Knapp’s name is synonymous with Basketball at Barrie North Collegiate. In his years as a coach at North, he has coached 22 boys’ teams and 14 girls’ teams in over 900 games and these teams have won more than 75 percent of these games. His teams were in the playoffs in 34 of 36 seasons. Knapp’s teams have won 9 GBSSA Championships, an OFSSA Bronze and an OFSSA Silver Medal. Winning is very important to John, but it is not the most important outcome to his coaching. He is more concerned with the development of his players as people. His philosophical approach teaches the importance of hard work and dedication along with putting the game into perspective. Knapp is the co-founder of the Barrie Royals city basketball program and has continued his involvement with the Royals for the last eleven years as a coach in over 200 games. His teams have won four OBA Championships and two OBA bronze medals. John Knapp’s commitment to basketball extends to player development where he has spent the last 17 years running mini-camps for elementary aged children. He has coachedat four different camps in the US and two in Canada. In his 22 years of coaching, John Knapp has had an enormous impact on the game of Basketball in Barrie.

Craig Pearsall has a passion for hockey. At 22 years old and in his first year coaching, he was the head coach for the Rival Office Solutions team that played in the Barrie Major Peewee Division of the Barrie Minor Hockey Association. The team colours were a bright orange and the team was nicknamed the “Pylons”. The team lost every game they played in the regular season. Pearsall in spite of this record taught his team how to lose gracefully. The most important thing that the team learned was that the game must be fun. Coach Pearsall said he would dye his hair orange if the team won in the playoffs. All that he asked was that each player try to be the best that they could be. This philosophy paid off. The team won the Barrie “A” Championship and Craig dyed his hair. At the team banquet, every parent and player thanked Craig Pearsall for the impact that he had made on their lives.

Peter Millsap has been a coach in the Eastview Collegiate’s Volleyball program for the last 11 years. In that time, his teams have never missed a GBSSA Final Four tournament and have won the GBSSA Championship an amazing seven times. In 1999, Eastview won the bronze medal at OFSAA in “AA” competition and in 2000, they won the silver medal competing at the highest “AAA” level finishing their season with a remarkable 39-2 record. Milisap also coaches at the club level having led the Brampton West Side Volleyball Club to a bronze medal in the Canadian Juvenile Championships in 1999. In 2000, Milisap’s local Georgian Cubs competed in the National Championship in Winnipeg. He has a reputation at every level for promoting a sense of fair play, effort and sportsmanship. Peter Millsap strongly believes in building individual character and giving each player the opportunity to compete at the highest level. “I’m glad you coached my son,” said one of many very proud parents.

When you look at Steve Porter’s Resume, you would be amazed about the depth of his commitment to sports and coaching. As a teacher at Barrie Central Collegiate, his impact on their sports program was immediate. In 1998, he coached the Junior Football team to the GBSSA semi-finals. In 1999, he took the Senior Football team, a team that had been defunct for a year and coached them to a GBSSA Championship. In the same year, 1999, Steve coached the Boys Senior Basketball team to a bronze medal in the OFSSA Championship. The basketball team was a GBSSA finalist in 2001and 2002 and won the GBSSA Championship again in 2003 with Steve as their coach. Steve helped coach the Senior Boys Rugby team to the OFSSA gold medal in 2002. This team has medaled in last 10 OFSSA Championships winning gold 4 times. He is the past President of the GBSSA, a member of the Barrie Royals Basketball Club executive, an approved Basketball Referee, a Barrie Men’s’ Flag Football Referee and a member of the Barrie Slo-Pitch Umpires Association. Steve has also been involved with the Barrie Royals as a coach for the last 9 years and led the 1998 Juvenile Basketball team to a provincial gold medal. In 2001, Steve was chosen by Basketball Ontario to coach at the Nike All Canada Basketball camp and for the last 2 years he has been the coach of the JDP Central West (Ontario) elite development team.

Tim Lem began his long term commitment to coaching high school rugby at Eastview Secondary School. He began as assistant coach to the Barrie Sports Hall of Fame, 1993 coach of the year Jim Hamilton. Tim learned well and brought his skills to Barrie Central in 1995. Under his leadership the Central girls rugby program has become recognized as one of the best in the province and have the records to back it up. For the past five years Lem has guided the Central senior girls rugby team to championship finishes at the Georgian Bay Secondary School Association (GBSSA) championships. This provided the teams the opportunity to participate in the last five Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association (OFSAA) provincial championships. In 1999 they came in fourth. They pick it up a notch in 2000 with a bronze medal finish. In 2001 they captured the first of two gold medals in 3 years. A silver was won in 2002. The team was another power house in 2003 when they picked up their second Gold. A number of his players have also been selected to both Ontario Provincial and Canadian National teams. Lem is very proud of his teams and treats them as a family with one common goal.

Steve Kelman was the 2004 recipient of the “Kort Award” This award was presented by the Barrie Royals Basketball Club to recognize his significant contribution to the sport of basketball in the City of Barrie. Kelman received the award not just because of his coaching but because he is also a supportive parent, a Basketball official and a community volunteer who works towards providing athletic programs for all athletes. Kelman has been the Head Basketball Coach at Eastview Secondary School in Barrie since 2002. During that time he has directed the development of both the girls and boys basketball programs while coaching the junior boys basketball team. His team is presently the two-time GBSSA AAAA Junior Boys Basketball Champions as well as being the two-time City of Barrie Junior Boys Champions. While Kelman is currently one of the Barrie Royals’ respected coaches, he does not just focus on the elite athlete. He was instrumental in re-organizing a defunct junior boys Spring League in Barrie; one in which all boys from age 13 to 15 could have a fun recreational activity. This spring Steve has over 60 boys registered and playing.

Ian Pavlik has worked with the Special Olympics Alpine Race Team for the past five years as the Technical Head Coach. He has spent hours on and off the hill, preparing and leading the Dry-land Program each fall. During the skiing season, he is responsible for the technical programs of 35 individual racers and also coordinates the setting of the race course. Ian’s attitude is extremely supportive and all of the athletes and coaches look up to him for his leadership and knowledge. Ian gives of his time and expertise freely even with the responsibilities of a young family and running his own business. The results speak for themselves. Eight of the 12 racers on Region 6’s team come from his team. He has also served as the Regional Head Coach at the Provincial Winter Games held in Barrie.

Bert Logan is one of the many valued coaches in Barrie Minor Hockey Association. Bert started coaching hockey 23 years ago and has coached 22 different teams during that time. He started coaching in the Barrie Minor Hockey Association four years ago. He has coached the Atom AA, Minor Peewee AA, Peewee AA and now the Atom AA Rep teams. During this time, his teams have won 8 tournaments, 2 Ontario Minor Hockey Association Championships and in 2006 they had the honor of winning the Ontario Hockey Federation Championship for all Pee Wee AA teams in Ontario. Bert and his wife Betty-Anne also created the Barrie Christian Pond Hockey League, a non contact league for players from 4 to 18 years of age. The league is in its ninth year of operation with over 550 boys and girls participating in the League. Emphasis is on having fun with all players receiving equal ice time and trophies for their participation and efforts during the year. Bert and Betty-Anne were presented with the Order of the Spirit Catcher Award by Barrie City Council last November.

Jo-Anne Eyers (nee Cancilla) was an accomplished figure skater in her youth,  and even skated with Olympian Brian Orser.

Eventually, she transitioned into coaching with the Barrie Figure Skating Club and Mariposa School of Skating, which she continued to do for 43 years.

She was passionate with teaching younger skaters in Barrie Figure Skating Club. Jo-Anne was been a constant member of the organizing team for the yearly skating carnival that saw attendance from all over the region.

Jo-Anne played an instrumental role in developing the foundation for numerous young skaters as well as power skating training for Barrie Colts hockey teams.

September 26, 1961 – May 10, 2022

Jo-Anne Eyers (nee Cancilla) was an accomplished figure skater in her youth,  and even skated with Olympian Brian Orser.

Eventually, she transitioned into coaching with the Barrie Figure Skating Club and Mariposa School of Skating, which she continued to do for 43 years.

She was passionate with teaching younger skaters in Barrie Figure Skating Club. Jo-Anne was been a constant member of the organizing team for the yearly skating carnival that saw attendance from all over the region.

Jo-Anne played an instrumental role in developing the foundation for numerous young skaters as well as power skating training for Barrie Colts hockey teams.

September 26, 1961 – May 10, 2022

Jo-Anne Eyers (nee Cancilla) was an accomplished figure skater in her youth,  and even skated with Olympian Brian Orser.

Eventually, she transitioned into coaching with the Barrie Figure Skating Club and Mariposa School of Skating, which she continued to do for 43 years.

She was passionate with teaching younger skaters in Barrie Figure Skating Club. Jo-Anne was been a constant member of the organizing team for the yearly skating carnival that saw attendance from all over the region.

Jo-Anne played an instrumental role in developing the foundation for numerous young skaters as well as power skating training for Barrie Colts hockey teams.

September 26, 1961 – May 10, 2022

Jo-Anne Eyers (nee Cancilla) was an accomplished figure skater in her youth,  and even skated with Olympian Brian Orser.

Eventually, she transitioned into coaching with the Barrie Figure Skating Club and Mariposa School of Skating, which she continued to do for 43 years.

She was passionate with teaching younger skaters in Barrie Figure Skating Club. Jo-Anne was been a constant member of the organizing team for the yearly skating carnival that saw attendance from all over the region.

Jo-Anne played an instrumental role in developing the foundation for numerous young skaters as well as power skating training for Barrie Colts hockey teams.

September 26, 1961 – May 10, 2022

Jo-Anne Eyers (nee Cancilla) was an accomplished figure skater in her youth,  and even skated with Olympian Brian Orser.

Eventually, she transitioned into coaching with the Barrie Figure Skating Club and Mariposa School of Skating, which she continued to do for 43 years.

She was passionate with teaching younger skaters in Barrie Figure Skating Club. Jo-Anne was been a constant member of the organizing team for the yearly skating carnival that saw attendance from all over the region.

Jo-Anne played an instrumental role in developing the foundation for numerous young skaters as well as power skating training for Barrie Colts hockey teams.

September 26, 1961 – May 10, 2022

Jo-Anne Eyers (nee Cancilla) was an accomplished figure skater in her youth,  and even skated with Olympian Brian Orser.

Eventually, she transitioned into coaching with the Barrie Figure Skating Club and Mariposa School of Skating, which she continued to do for 43 years.

She was passionate with teaching younger skaters in Barrie Figure Skating Club. Jo-Anne was been a constant member of the organizing team for the yearly skating carnival that saw attendance from all over the region.

Jo-Anne played an instrumental role in developing the foundation for numerous young skaters as well as power skating training for Barrie Colts hockey teams.

September 26, 1961 – May 10, 2022

Jo-Anne Eyers (nee Cancilla) was an accomplished figure skater in her youth,  and even skated with Olympian Brian Orser.

Eventually, she transitioned into coaching with the Barrie Figure Skating Club and Mariposa School of Skating, which she continued to do for 43 years.

She was passionate with teaching younger skaters in Barrie Figure Skating Club. Jo-Anne was been a constant member of the organizing team for the yearly skating carnival that saw attendance from all over the region.

Jo-Anne played an instrumental role in developing the foundation for numerous young skaters as well as power skating training for Barrie Colts hockey teams.

September 26, 1961 – May 10, 2022

Jo-Anne Eyers (nee Cancilla) was an accomplished figure skater in her youth,  and even skated with Olympian Brian Orser.

Eventually, she transitioned into coaching with the Barrie Figure Skating Club and Mariposa School of Skating, which she continued to do for 43 years.

She was passionate with teaching younger skaters in Barrie Figure Skating Club. Jo-Anne was been a constant member of the organizing team for the yearly skating carnival that saw attendance from all over the region.

Jo-Anne played an instrumental role in developing the foundation for numerous young skaters as well as power skating training for Barrie Colts hockey teams.

September 26, 1961 – May 10, 2022

Jo-Anne Eyers (nee Cancilla) was an accomplished figure skater in her youth,  and even skated with Olympian Brian Orser.

Eventually, she transitioned into coaching with the Barrie Figure Skating Club and Mariposa School of Skating, which she continued to do for 43 years.

She was passionate with teaching younger skaters in Barrie Figure Skating Club. Jo-Anne was been a constant member of the organizing team for the yearly skating carnival that saw attendance from all over the region.

Jo-Anne played an instrumental role in developing the foundation for numerous young skaters as well as power skating training for Barrie Colts hockey teams.

September 26, 1961 – May 10, 2022

Jo-Anne Eyers (nee Cancilla) was an accomplished figure skater in her youth,  and even skated with Olympian Brian Orser.

Eventually, she transitioned into coaching with the Barrie Figure Skating Club and Mariposa School of Skating, which she continued to do for 43 years.

She was passionate with teaching younger skaters in Barrie Figure Skating Club. Jo-Anne was been a constant member of the organizing team for the yearly skating carnival that saw attendance from all over the region.

Jo-Anne played an instrumental role in developing the foundation for numerous young skaters as well as power skating training for Barrie Colts hockey teams.

September 26, 1961 – May 10, 2022