For your important info/awareness, we are still in slow process of developing the draft format/structure and by-laws on the new founding board of the “CD55+G - new and
independent association name of a possible - tentative name:
(English) Canada Deaf Seniors Games Association (CDSGA)
(French) Association des Jeux Seniors des Sourds du Canada (AJSSC)
(subject to a formal search and approval) to oversee the National level - Canada Deaf 55+ Games and 2 Regional levels -
1) Western Canada Deaf 55+ Games for 4 Western Canada Provinces
(British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba and
2) Eastern Canada Deaf 55+ Games for 6 Provinces; Ontario, Quebec and
4 Atlantic Provinces (New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and
Newfoundland & Labrador)
The formal board election was held in meeting on Friday, August 18, 2017 and email messages were made to fill in 6 spots out of 8 spots for the board slate in September 2017 as follows;
David Mac Donald of Vancouver, British Columbia,
Elaine Schuh of Calgary, Alberta
Gilles Read of Montreal, Quebec,
Francois Pelletier of Montreal, Quebec,
Kathern Geldart of Moncton, New Brunswick
Paul (Francis) Bertin of Halifax, Nova Scotia
Those 2 vacant spots from Ontario will be determined during the 1st ECD55+G - 2019 meeting for their 6-year term (2017 - 2023) till the next 2nd Canada Deaf 55+ Games (every 6-year cycle) to be held tentatively in Montreal, Quebec, August 2023.
Donald Mc Carthy of Edmonton, AB was appointed as our official National
Commissioner for a 6-year term (2017 - 2023) by the delegates/founding board
meeting in Edmonton on August 18th, 2017. Then, they approved his appointments of
2 Deputy Commissioners as follows;
Stella Stewart of Stony Plain, AB as Deputy Commissioner of
Western Canada Deaf 55+ Games (2017 - 23)
and
Jacques Custeau of Trois Rivieres, Quebec as Deputy Commissioner of
Eastern Canada Deaf 55+ Games (2017 - 19).
Stella, Jacques and I are really excited and very pleased to inform you all about the
active progress of 2 upcoming Regional Games - Summer 2019 as follows;
a) 4th Western Canada Deaf 55+ Games in Saskatoon, SK in late July 2019 and our 2 Co-Chairpersons:
Pamela Rustoen and Kevin Braun via games email:
westerncanada.deaf55plusgames@gmail.com
b) 1st Eastern Canada Deaf 55+ Games in Montreal, Quebec on August 19 - 24, 2019 and our Chairperson:
Gilles Read via games email:
Both host executive committees have been in regular contacts with all of us including their progress reports of host planning so forth. We are expecting that there will be a formal public news announcement about their respective hosts on flyers - registration forms for participants and fans/supporters in the fall 2018.
What is more, we are also sincerely appreciated to know in advance that CAD - Calgary Association of the Deaf and its Seniors Club already confirmed to approve the names of Shelly Bernhardt and Werner Pilz as 2 Co-Chairpersons of the 5th Western Canada Deaf 55+ Games to be held tentatively in Calgary, Alberta, Summer 2021.
For our future email correspondences, pls feel free to contact any of us;
Donald Mc Carthy via donaldmccarthy.wec2019@gmail.com with c.c. to both Deputy Commissioners;
Stella Stewart - stewart.stella04@gmail.com
Jacques Custeau - jacqcus70@gmail.com
Enjoy your summer and be well prepared for your upcoming 2018 - 19 Fall - Winter -
Spring - Summer term/season of getting involved with your respective local - provincial Deaf community(ies) to participate in either 4th WCD55+G in Saskatoon or 1st ECD55+G in Montreal, Summer 2019. Looking forward to seeing and playing with you all there. Hand waves for you all and keep in touch!
