Eleven added to the Antigonish Highland Games Hall of Fame
The Antigonish Highland Society is proud to announce the coming induction of eleven new members to our Highland Games Hall of Fame. A ceremony to honour these Highland Games Heroes will be held on Thursday, July 10th.
This class of inductees will feature three Highland dancers, one piper and seven men from athletic disciplines, including four builders.
From the graceful and athletic discipline of Highland dance, we are proud to welcome champions Brenda (MacAdam) Chisholm, Claire (Kiely) Champoux and Michelle (MacGillivray) Dobbin, all from Antigonish.
The lone piper inducted into the Hall this year is Pipe Major Jack MacIsaac. Jack, a former MLA, led bands in Pictou County and competed in or attended our Highland Games almost every year since the late 1950’s.
From the field of athletics, in the builders category, we welcome four new honorees from Antigonish. Long time track and field organizer and advocate Ron Fraser; Leo MacDonald who for many years was chief steward of our Heavy Events competitions; Bernie Chisholm who ran track and coached the Highland Society team; and Kevin Grant who has organized the 5-Mile Road Race since its inception in 1998 until just last year.
Heavy events specialists Greg Hadley and John Allan MacDonald, both of Antigonish, as well as long distance runner Dave MacLennan from Scotsburn, Pictou County, will be joining the Hall on the strength of their athletic accomplishments.
The Highland Society started the Hall of Fame in 2013 during the 150th anniversary celebration of the original (1863) Games. The inaugural class consisted of nineteen inductees, including a pipe band and a dancing troupe. Six years later twelve other inductees were honoured.
The eleven new members of the Hall will be inducted at a ceremony on July 10th at the St. Joseph’s Lakeside Community Centre. Tickets will be available in the weeks prior to the ceremony.
For more information contact Dan Cochrane, Operations Manager, Antigonish Highland Society. admin@antigonishhighlandgames.ca