A Yellowknife coach who's dedicated more than 30 years of his life mentoring young speed skaters across the North has been inducted into the Speed Skating Canada Hall of Fame. The Speed Skating Canada Hall of Fame recognizes athletes and volunteers who make "extraordinary contributions" to the sport in the country, according to the organization's news release Friday. He worked with both the Banff Canmore Speed Skating Club and Yellowknife Speed Skating Club, and he's taken his teams to the Arctic Winter Games throughout the years, according to the Speed Skating Canada news release. Speed skating is one of my biggest passions in life, if not the biggest," said Acorn. He is very deserving of this award and I am happy that he has been selected," said Flood in the Speed Skating Canada news release.

Source: CBC News August 18, 2020 15:22 UTC