The Sport North Contributor to Sport award is named in memory of Ruth Inch. Ruth worked for Girl Guides, the YWCA, Sport North and the NWT Water Board and spent many volunteer hours with the Yellowknife Public Library, the YK Figure Skating Club, the NWT Swimming Association and the YK Polar Bear Swim Club. Ruth saw herself as one of a community of people who were all working together and helping each other, doing what needed to be done.
This award recognizes an individual who has, over a period of time, contributed in an extraordinary fashion to sport as a whole or made a major contribution to all amateur sport.
This video gives you the nominees of the award and a bio of the award recipient.
Clara Tutcho
Clara Tutcho is a 33-year-old Yellowknife Special Olympian. The AWG's have yet to include Special Olympics in their medal copetition, but this figure skater was invited to do a demonstration program at the Games. She just got back from the Special Olympics in Quebec City.