Throughout the sixties,
John McKay was particularly interested in making it
possible for every child in Canada to participate in
recreational skating programs. He was chairman of several
CFSA committees in the 1970s and oversaw the introduction
of the Divisional championships competition and Skate
Canada. He proudly served as CFSA President from 1971 -
1972, establishing a number of firsts that promoted a
sound business environment. These included a Board of
Management, the concept of Committee Streams and a total
registration of the Association's members. At $1 per
member, this garnered $100,000 in revenue for the
Association which permitted expansion and financial
assistance to competitive skaters and Officials' training.
John was a long time National and International level
Judge and Referee. He was appointed team leader to many
international competitions including the 1988 Winter
Olympics in Calgary. His distinguished contributions to
figure skating were recognized with the International
Achievement Award from the Province of Ontario, the Billie
Mitchell Award in 1989 and 1990 and a Special Recognition
Award for over fifty years of service from the CFSA
Western Ontario Section.
- 1970
- Chatham Memorial Community Centre Commission for
Outstanding Service
- 1972
- Judge at Skate Russia in Moscow - as President of
CFSA represented Canada at Olympics in Sapporo,
Japan and at Worlds in Calgary, AB
- 1973
- British Columbia Festival of Winter Sports
Appreciation Award
- 1974
- Judge at Canadians in Moncton, NB
- 1976
- Assistant referee at Canadians in Ilderton,, ON;
advance organizer at Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria;
Province of Ontario Special Achievement Award for
Distinguished Contribution to the Field of Fitness
and Amateur Sport
- 1977
- Team leader at Worlds in Tokyo, Japan
- 1979
- Assistant referee at Canadians in Thunder Bay, ON
- judge at Prague Skate in Prague, Czechoslovakia;
Canada Winter Gaines (Brandon, Manitoba)
Appreciation Award ;elected as Honorary Member of
Canadian Figure Skating Association
- 1983
- Judge at Prague Skate in Prague, Czechoslovakia
1984;Judge at Canadians in Regina, SK; team leader
at Worlds in Ottawa, ON
- 1985
- Judge at Canadians in Moncton, NB
- 1987
- Team leader at Worlds in Cincinnati, OH; assistant
technical representative and referee at Canadians in
Ottawa, ON; Province of Ontario International
Achievement Award in Recognition of Distinguished
Performance in the Field of Amateur Sport
- 1988
- Team leader at Olympics in Calgary, AB - referee
at Canadians in Victoria,, BC
- 1989 & 1990
- Billie Mitchell Award from Canadian Figure Skating
Association for "valuable contribution to
skating"
- 1990
- Judge at Canadians in Moncton, NB
- 1993
- Government of Canada Commemorative Medal for the
125th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation in
recognition of "significant contribution to
compatriots, to community, and to Canada"
- 1998
- Inducted into Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame
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Figure Skater Birth Date: 1927