[font=Bookman Old Style][font=Times New Roman][/font][font=Bookman Old Style]Women of Canadian cycling, for more than decade you have been some of the few bright spots in our sport. Your efforts have brought recognition to the sport and financial windfalls for the Canadian Cycling Association (CCA). Your events now represent most of international ones we have and they are best-organized, highest profile with the most media coverage.[/font]
[font=Bookman Old Style]Despite all this success and your importance in our competitive results you have almost no say whatsoever in the management or organization of cycling in our country. Take a look at this list of association presidents below, there is not one woman elected to head a cycling federation or association in Canada. There is only one woman Executive Director. Of the 22 positions listed below there is only one woman.[/font]
[font=Bookman Old Style]This has to change.[/font]
[font=Bookman Old Style]It can and should change now.[/font]
[font=Bookman Old Style]As the Canadian domestic cycling season begins you should go out on the roads, trails and tracks to spread the message and make your wishes known. [/font]
[font=Bookman Old Style]You should work to elect Lesley Tomlinson as the next CCA President. Ms. Tomlinson is the most qualified and best placed woman to run the CCA. She is very electable but she needs widespread support to counter the the lack of transparency in the current voting process..[/font]
[font=Bookman Old Style]Do not let the good ol' boys make another backroom deal and give us a President for another three years who will do nothing but offer excuses, as has current President Bill Kinash. Remember this is a guy who could not even be bothered to telephone the woman who won an Olympic Gold Medal for two months. [/font]
[font=Bookman Old Style]Lori Ann Muenzer had some strong words regarding the CCA and its inaction. Her candor was refreshing. Let’s hope Ms. Muenzer and Ms. Premont, Sydor, Bessette, Jeanson, Palmer, Poitras and all the other women leading pelotons across the country and the world will let their voices be heard.[/font]
[font=Bookman Old Style]Contact your associations and their Presidents. They are the people with the votes to elect the next President. Hold them accountable.[/font]
[font=Bookman Old Style]We need some changes.[/font]
[font=Bookman Old Style]You need some changes.[/font]
[font=Bookman Old Style]You have a unique opportunity to do something about this now.[/font]
[font=Bookman Old Style]Get it done![/font]
[font=Book Antiqua]Provincial Cycling Association Presidents[/font]
1. [font=Times New Roman]Harris, Tim / Chair President, ABA[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]2. Benson, Dave / President, MCA, Manitoba[/font]
[font=Times New Roman]3. Blanchard, Pierre / President, FQSC, Quebec[/font]
4. Brown, Andrew / President, Cycling PEI
5. Fulford, Brad / President, Velo NB
6. Hawboldt, Bob / President, SCA, Saskatchewan
7. Organ, Leon / President, BNL, Newfoundland & Labrador
8. Owen, Grant / CAY Representative, Yukon
9. Pomario, Wayne / President, Cycling BC
10. Trussler, Jim / President, Bicycle NS
11. Crosscombe, Jim / Presidnet, OCA, Ontario
[font=Bookman Old Style]Canadian Provincial Cycling Associations and Federations[/font]
[font=Bookman Old Style](Note some of the addresses will not work but given that they are from the CCA website downloaded yesterday, that is not a surprise.)[/font]
1. Cycling British Columbia,
#332-1367 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6H 4A9
604 737-3034 (B)
604 737-3141 (F)
Tom Fawsitt, Executive Director [email hidden]
www.cycling.bc.ca
Pomario, Wayne / President, Cycling BC
2. Alberta Bicycle Association
11759 Groat Road,
Percy Page Centre ,
Edmonton, AB
780 427-6352 (B)
780 427-6438 (F)
Shauna Richard, Executive Director T5M 3K6
[email hidden]
www.albertabicycle.ab.ca
[font=Times New Roman]Harris, Tim / President, ABA[/font]
3. Saskatchewan Cycling Association
2205 Victoria Avenue,
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 0S4
306 780-9289 (B)
306 525-4009 (F)
Warren Lister, Executive Director [email hidden]
www.saskcycling.ca
Hawboldt, Bob / President, SCA, Saskatchewan
4. Manitoba Cycling Association
200 Main Street , Suite 309,
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 4M2
204 925-5686, ext: 1 (B)
204 925-5703 (F)
Mike McKee, Executive Director [email hidden]
www.cycling.mb.ca
Benson, Dave / President,MCA, Manitoba
5. Ontario Cycling Association
1185 Eglinton Avenue East,
North York, Ontario
M3C 3C6
416 426-7416 (B)
416 426-7349 (F)
(Hotline) 416 426-7243
Steve Merker, Executive Director [email hidden]
www.ontariocycling.org
Jim Crosscombe, Presidnet OCA, Ontario
6. Fédération Québécoise des sports cyclistes
4545 Pierre de Coubertin
Montréal, Québec
H1V 3R2
514 252-3071, ext : 3523 (B)
514 252-3165 (F)
[email hidden]
Louis Barbeau, Coordonnateur General www.fqsc.net
Blanchard, Pierre / President, FQSC, Quebec
7. Velo New Brunswick
P.O. Box 3145,
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3A 5G9
506 474-0214 (B)
Andrew McNair, Executive Director [email hidden]
www.velo.nb.ca
Fulford, Brad / President, Velo NB
Courier address: 165-A George Street, Fredericton, NB E3B 1J2
8. Bicycle Nova Scotia
5516 Spring Garden Rd, 4th Floor
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 1G6
902 425-5454 x 316 (B)
902 425-5606 (F)
Ike Whitehead, Administrator [email hidden]
Trussler, Jim / President, Bicycle NS
www.bicycle.ns.ca
9. Bicycle Newfoundland and Labrador
P.O. Box 2127, Station C,
St. John’s, Newfoundland
A1B 4R3
709 738-8881 (F)
709 738-8889 (B)
Leon Organ, President [email hidden]
www.bnl.nf.ca
10. Cycling Association of Yukon
4 Chalet Crescent,
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 3H1
867 667-3778 (B)
867 668-4456 (F)
Owen, Grant, President [email hidden]
Owen, Grant / CAY Representative, Yukon
11. Cycling PEI
P.O. Box 302,Charlottetown, PEI
C1A 7K7
1800 247-6712
902 368-4208 (B)
902 368-4548 (F)
Kelsey McIntosh, Executive Director [email hidden] 1-800 235-5687
www.sportpei.pe.ca
Brown, Andrew / President, Cycling PEI
(Courier: 40 Enman Cres, Charlottetown, PEI, C1E 1E6)
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