Sports Hall of Fame exhibit opens Wednesday

Discovery North Bay Museum
News Release

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The Discovery North Bay Museum and the Community Waterfront Park is honoured to have been chosen as the celebration site for the arrival of the Olympic Torch in North Bay on December 30th. With this in mind, we are excited to help kick off a year of Olympic and sports related celebrations throughout the city.

The North Bay Sports Hall of Fame and Discovery North Bay Museum have collaborated to create an exhibit that honours North Bay’s great athletes, coaches and builders. The athletic talent in our community is impressive! Below is a list of currently inducted NB Olympians provided by the North Bay Sports Hall of Fame.

Dave Rees
– Cross Country Skiing – Grenoble France 1964

Barb Olmsted
– Canoeing – Los Angeles 1984 – K-4 Bronze Medal, K-2 & K4 Korea 1988

Greg Duhaime
– Track – Moscow 1980 (boycott), – Steeplechase - Los Angeles 1984

Nancy Olmsted
– Canoeing – Korea 1988

Lise Meloche
– Biathlon – Norway 1994

Marc Dunn – Beach Volleyball
– Atlanta Olympics 1996

Allison Herst
– Canoeing – Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996

Kate Pace Lindsay
– Alpine Skiing – Norway 1994, Nagano 1998

Diane O’Grady
– Rowing – Atlanta 1996 – 4’s Bronze Medal

Dan Howe
– Canoeing – Atlanta 1996

Julia Rivard
– Kayaking – K-4 Australia 2000

Steve Omischl (pictured)
– Freestyle Skiing – Salt Lake City 2002, Italy 2006

The North Bay Sports Hall of Fame, founded in 1977, is a non-profit organization dedicated to honouring and perpetuating the names and deeds of those whose athletic prowess brought recognition to their community and to themselves as well as those whose interest in and work for sport resulted in a climate which benefited athletes and athletics. Visit www.northbaysportshalloffame.ca to learn more.

The exhibit will open to the public on Wednesday, January 28th 2009.

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