Nordiq Canada Awards

Dave Rees Award
Awarded to a man or woman who has made an outstanding long-term commitment to cross country skiing in Canada. Nominees should have demonstrated leadership over an extended period at all organizational levels, local, regional and national, in various activities.  
Previous Recipients
1989  Dave Rees 
1990  Per Gaarder 
1991  Bjorger Pettersen 
1992  Don Sumanik 
1993  Mike Carleton 
1994  Jean-Paul Sansfacon 
1995  Guy Laviolette 
1996  Al Maddox 
1997  Dave Sutherland 
1998  Bob Vanderwater 
1999  George LeFeuvre 
2000  Gerry Rideout 
2001  Tony Daffern 
2002  Larry Sinclair 
2003  Georgia Manhard 
2004  John Langstone 
2005  Lorne Luhta 
2006 

Rob Bernhardt 

Robert Hogg 
2007  Leopold Nadeau 
2008  Michael Neary 
2009  Blair Dunbar 
2010  Einer Field 
2011 

Reijo Puiras 

Dale Swanson 
2012  Delores Franz Los 
2013  Bruce Jeffries 
2014  Ken Hewitt 
2015  Jim Burbee 
2016  Jim McCarthy 
2017  Dave Mallory 
2018  Greg Thompson 
2019 

Brent Bottomley 

Len Apedaile 
2020 Norbert Meier
2021 Claude Laramée
Firth Award
Awarded to a woman who has made an outstanding contribution to cross country skiing in Canada. Nominees should have demonstrated leadership in activities at the local or regional level, and ideally also national level.  They have contributed to cross country skiing in ways that have encouraged and influenced others.    
Previous Recipients
1991  Trice Cameron 
1992  Shirley Pommier 
1993  Elizabeth Eso 
1994  Angela Schmidt-Foster 
1995  Wendy Gayfer 
1996  Sue Hill 
1997  Judy May 
1998  Diane Thomson 
1999  Margaret Tibbo 
2000  Pat Pearce 
2001  Jacquie Walsh 
2002  Helen Lindfors 
2003  Lise Begin-Langlois 
2004  Eileen Woodford 
2005  Beckie Scott, Sara Renner 
2006  Chandra Crawford 
2007  Jean Funk 
2008  Anne Mettam, Mary-Louise Crooks, Sue Crooks, Jocelyn Francis 
2009  Jean Bristow, Milaine Theriault 
2010  Maureen Kershaw, Joan Skinstad 
2011  Sue Holloway 
2012  Linda Dunbar 
2013  Sherryl Yeager 
2014  Jan Sedgewick 
2015  Patti Kitler 
2016  Jillian Stamp 
2017  Sally Venne, Miriam Greene 
2018  Linda Murray 
2019  Amanda Deuling 
2020 Jo-Ann Wolach, Emily Nishikawa 
2021 Michelle Deacon , Caroline Forest 
2022 Shawne Kokelj 
  Distinguished Volunteer Award
Awarded to a man or woman who has made a significant contribution to cross country skiing at the local, regional or national level.  
Previous Recipients
1989  Frances Vyse, Guy Laviolette, Jean-Pierre Sansregret 
1990  David Smith, Georgia Manhard, Al Maddox 
1991  Paula Kaki, Val Weed, Sam Robbins 
1992  Elmer Vuormaki 
1993  Norm Dymond 
1994  Mike Lushington, Brite Ostby 
1995  Ray Thibodeau, Ken Solheim 
1996  John Clarke 
1997  Gordon Brewer 
1998  Louise Poirier, Luc Germain 
1999  Pierre Trudeau 
2000  Reijo Puiras, Al White 
2001  Don MacKinnon 
2002  Dennis Doyon 
2003  Dale Swanson, Martin and Dawna Nighbor 
2004  Bill Jeffery, Anthony Story 
2005  Jacques Dumont 
2006  Lise and Richard Leblanc, Bruce LeGrow 
2007  Randy Erickson, Michael Badham 
2008  Dan Farrell 
2009  Juneva Green 
2010  Claude Chabot, Joan Stanton 
2011  John Stephenson, Gerry Rideout 
2012  Dan Brisbin 
2013  Marie Laforme 
2014  Dirk Rohde 
2015  Pierre Millette 
2016  Jake Weaver 
2017  Ken Lindfors, Kevin McLean 
2018  Craig Francis, Abbi May 
2019  Dave Moore, Gerry Breneman 
2020  Richard Turgeon, Lorenzo Caterini 
2021  Chris Serratore, Peter Wiltmann and Dave Price 
2022  Eric Luiker, Grant Hall 
Media Recognition Award

An individual or organization that has gone out of their way to promote the sport or athletes.

Previous Recipients

1990 

Tom Thomson, CKNW/98 

1991 

Ron McFadyen, CBC Whitehorse 

1992 

Benjamin Sadavoy, Skitrax Magazine 

1993 

 

1994 

 

1995 

Thunder Bay Chronicle 

1996 

Pierre Robichaud, L’Acadie Nouvelle 

1997 

Colleen Priest, Vermillion Standard 

1998 

Pierre Harvey, SCR Olympic Coverage 

Jack Sasseville, CBC Olympic Coverage 

1999 

Anton Scheier, Canada Games Coverage 

2000 

John Simms, National Championships Website 

2001 

Blanka Jellen, CCC Media/Communications 

2002 

Dan Barnes, Edmonton Journal 

2003 

Martin Cleary, Ottawa Citizen 

2004 

Dan Roycroft, Gord Jewett 

2005 

Pierre Shanks, SRC Radio Canada 

2006 

Scott Russell, CBC Sports 

2007 

Whitehorse Media – CBC Radio, CKRW Radio, Whitehorse Star, Yukon News 

2008 

Marina Knez, Media Chair, 2008 Ski Nationals 

2009 

Gary Kingston, Vancouver Sun 

Terry Bell, The Province 

2010 

Allan Maki, Globe and Mail 

Jackie Pierce, Whitehorse Star 

2011 

Anton Scheier 

2012 

Randy Starkman, Toronto Star 

2013 

Quebecor 

2014 

Justin Brisbane, Rocky Mountain Outlook 

2015 

Alain Bergeron, Journal de Quebec 

2016 

Tom Patrick, Yukon News 

2017 

Vicky Hall 

2018 

Anton Scheier 

2019 

Carl Tardif, Le Soleil – 

 Quebec 

2020 

 

2021 

Donna Spencer 

2022 

Doug Stephen 
Malcolm Hunter Award
Presented annually to the Senior Aggregate winners at the Cross Country Ski Championships. The award was established in 1999 in recognition of the contribution made to the sport by Malcolm Hunter, 1970 Olympian and past CCC Treasurer, Coach and Executive Director.    More info – Malcolm Hunter skied for Canada at the 1972 Olympics at the age of 21, placing 43rd and 45th.  He won the 1969 Junior Championships by over a minute and a half and also won the Canadian Senior Championships that year.  He was a long time Executive Director and volunteer with Cross Country Canada, author of a book on the history of skiing in the Gatineau and this trophy in his name honours the senior aggregate champions of the Ski Championships.  The sculpture was created by Angus Cockney.  The polar bear represents strength needed to be a Champion with an image of a female face with braid to ensure it includes male and female champions. The bear is somewhat unfinished as a symbol that Nordiq Canada will always be challenged in improving and refining programs to develop Champions so the work will always be on-going.
Canada Cup
Annually recognizes the top skiers, male and female on the domestic race circuit.
AltaGas Club Aggregate Trophy
Presented Annually to the club accumulating the most points during the Canadian Championships, the AltaGas Club Aggregate trophy was made in celebration of 10 years of AltaGas partnering with Nordiq Canada.  Inuit sculptor and multimedia artist, Angus Cockney created the award. A former national team skier and national champion, Angus is also the father to NST alumni Jesse Cockney.  The Award represents AltaGas’s flame.  A second interpretation is the image of an iceberg. Given the purpose of the trophy as it is presented to a national champion…champions come-and-go with time. Just like an iceberg seems strong and solid, it too eventually disappears. But there will always be an iceberg to be seen…as a national champion is crowned every year.  The trophy is made from a very hard stone called “dolomite”, and it is found in the town Rock Creek in southern BC.
Buff/Teck Sprint Trophy
Presented annually to the overall sprint champions, male and female, competing in the Canadian FIS Regional Series.  The concept was originally introduced by Madshus in 2004 and sponsored by Teck Resources in 2007.  The Series is currently supported by BUFF Canada Ltd.
Devlin Cup
Originally donated by W.C. Devlin, VP of the Canadian Ski Association in 1931, the Cup is awarded annually to the winner of the 15 km men’s race at the Canadian Ski Championships. The original Cup, as pictured here, was constructed of solid silver and stood 15 inches high. The current version resides at the Bill Warren Training Centre and now stands almost 3 feet high and contains the names of skiers dating back to the first Canadian Championships in 1921.
Sofie Manarin Award
The Sofie Manarin Award was established in 2004 in memory of Sofie Manarin, a member of the 2001 Junior NST who passed away while training as a result of a traffic accident in Sudbury. At the age of 16, Sofie has already won 13 Junior Championship medals in her short career and was the top North American women at the 2001 World Junior Championships. The Sofie Manarin Award is awarded annually to the Juvenile Aggregate Champions at the Ski Nationals.
Hickory Wing Trophy
The Hickory Wing Trophy was donated by the founding members of the Hickory Wing Ski Club of Prince George, BC. It is annually awarded to the winner of the Ladies 5 km event at the Canadian Cross-Country Ski Championships.
Mary Anderson Award
As a resident of the northern BC community of Burns Lake, Mary Anderson was a pioneer coach and cross-country ski promoter. She was a tireless and unselfish worker, often soliciting ski equipment for her young skiers from as far away as Europe. The Mary Anderson plaque is presented to the Women’s distance winner at the Canadian Cross-Country Ski Championships.
Rolf Petterson Trophy
This trophy was initially donated by the Viking Construction Ltd. from Prince George, BC. in honour of Rolf Petterson a former National Ski Team and Olympian for Canada. The Petterson Trophy is awarded annually to the winner of the 50 kilometer event at the Canadian Championships.
Pepsi Cola Trophy
Pepsi Cola trophy was introduced in 1956 at the first Canadian Junior Cross Country Ski Championships. At that time the trophy was presented to the top Junior aggregate team by the Pepsi Cola Company. In recent years the plaque has been presented to the top Junior Men’s Relay team at the National Championships. In 2007 the award was presented to the Team Sprint winners.
Sponsor of the Year

Any sponsor or supplier who has gone beyond their agreement with NC to support the sport or the National team.

Previous Recipients

1990 

Jeep Eagle division of Chrysler Canada 

1991 

Marks Work Warehouse 

1992 

Louis Garneau 

1993 

N/A 

1994 

Canadian Airlines 

1995 

Canadian Airlines 

1996 

Husky Oil 

1997 

Midland Walwyn 

1998 

Marty Hall 

1999 

Brooks 

2000 

Madshus 

2001 

Sporthill 

2002 

Salomon 

2003 

Lazer Graphics, John  Hart 

2004 

Haywood  Securities Inc 

2005 

Alpina Boots 

Mike Doble 

2006 

Fresh Air Experience 

Dennis Thomsson and Al Granston 

2007 

Igloo Vikski 

2008 

AltaGas Ltd 

2009 

Canadian Pacific 

2010 

Statoil Canada 

2011 

Haywood Securities Inc 

2012 

Auclair 

2013 

Buff Canada 

2014 

AltaGas 

2015 

EC3D 

2016 

Mackenzie 

2017 

Banff Airporter 

2018 

Swix Lanctot 

2019 

Lanctot / Fischer 

2020 

N/A 

2021 

Sandman Hotels 

 

2022 

N/A