{"id":25,"date":"2020-09-01T00:28:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T00:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2023-04-20T15:20:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T19:20:27","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/speedskating.ca\/about-us\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id=\"ssc-block_5f515a4d9c6f6\" class=\"c-block page-intro red_page_title_block \">\n\t<div class=\"wrap\" data-aos=\"fade-in\">\n\t\t<div class=\"m-all t-5of12 d-5of12 copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Who We Are<\/h1>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"m-all t-7of12 d-7of12 copy\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"light\">\n\t\t\t\tWe are the national governing body for speed skating in Canada. We\u2019re here to rally, inspire and lead the charge for our country\u2019s most successful Olympic sport. Founded in 1887, we proudly represent over 12,000 athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers from coast to coast.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"ssc-block_60a7e7f441753\" class=\"c-block general_content_section_block wrap \">\n\t<div class=\"general-content-padding flex-d\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-all t-5of12 d-5of12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sticky_scroll\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title alt\"><h2>HISTORY<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-all t-7of12 d-7of12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><p>The first formal speed skating race in Canada is believed to have taken place in 1854 when three British army officers raced down the St. Lawrence River from Montr\u00e9al to Qu\u00e9bec City. These types of races would quickly become a regular feature of winter life and, in 1887, the Amateur Skating Association of Canada \u2013 the country&#8217;s first amateur sport governing body \u2013 was formed.<\/p>\n<p>As speed skating\u2019s popularity grew worldwide, an international body to administer the sport became necessary, and so the International Skating Union (ISU) was formed in 1892. In 1894, the Amateur Skating Association of Canada became the first non-European member to join the ISU. In those formative years, speed skating and figure skating were both under the auspices of one organization. Figure skaters did not form their own association until 1939.<\/p>\n<p>The Amateur Skating Association of Canada underwent changes in the century that followed, becoming the Canadian Amateur Speed Skating Association in 1960 and Speed Skating Canada in 2000. In 2019, the organization unveiled a reinvigorated new brand \u2013 a simple, bold and iconically Canadian visual identity accompanied by the aspirational tagline \u2018Faster Forward\u2019.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=index-109.html>Learn more about our sport<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"ssc-block_5f515dc85c4b6\" class=\"c-block general_content_section_block wrap \">\n\t<div class=\"general-content-padding flex-d\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-all t-5of12 d-5of12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sticky_scroll\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title alt\"><h2>OUR VISION<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-all t-7of12 d-7of12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\"><h2>We Inspire excellence on and off the ice.<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"ssc-block_5f515c265c4b4\" class=\"c-block general_content_section_block wrap \">\n\t<div class=\"general-content-padding flex-d\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-all t-5of12 d-5of12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sticky_scroll\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title alt\"><h2>OUR MISSION<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-all t-7of12 d-7of12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\"><h2>We build a fun, safe and inclusive speed skating community across Canada that empowers everyone to grow strong and healthy<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"ssc-block_5f515df45c4b7\" class=\"c-block general_content_section_block wrap \">\n\t<div class=\"general-content-padding flex-d\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-all t-5of12 d-5of12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sticky_scroll\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title alt\"><h2>OUR VALUES<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-all t-7of12 d-7of12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-all t-1of2 d-1of2 content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><h6>Integrity<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>We are committed to doing the right thing. We accept our responsibility to be transparent. We are accountable for our actions and acknowledge where we can do better.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-all t-1of2 d-1of2 content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><h6>Excellence<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>We invest in and celebrate our success. We are relentless in the pursuit of our goals. We seek opportunities for continuous improvement and growth.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-all t-1of2 d-1of2 content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><h6>Inclusion<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>We welcome everyone into the speed skating community. We respect and embrace differences. We create positive environments for all. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-all t-1of2 d-1of2 content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><h6>Empowerment<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>We encourage, energize and enable others. We collaborate with people who share our passion. We strive to go further as a team. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-all t-1of2 d-1of2 content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><h6>Leadership<\/h6><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>We set a clear and bold direction. We act with purpose. We make tough decisions and stand up for what we believe in. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"ssc-block_5f5166f046bf7\" class=\"c-block callouts_block \">\n\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content m-all t-1of3 d-1of3 c1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>STRATEGIC PLAN<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Guided by the voices of dedicated and passionate athletes, coaches, officials, staff, and volunteers from across the country, our 2023-2027 Strategic Plan is an ambitious roadmap that charts exciting new opportunities for our organization and identifies the objectives we will work towards over the next four years.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\t\t\t\t\t<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gray-link\" href=index-365.html target=\"_blank\">DOWNLOAD\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"pdf fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content m-all t-1of3 d-1of3 c2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>GOVERNANCE<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our non-profit organization plays an important leadership role in all aspects of speed skating in Canada. Learn more about our organizational and membership structure, bylaws and operational policies, and find out how you can get involved during our Annual General Meeting and Congress.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\t\t\t\t\t<h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gray-link\" href=index-366.html target=\"_self\">LEARN MORE\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"link-arrow red\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content m-all t-1of3 d-1of3 c3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>ANNUAL REPORT<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our Annual Report highlights some of the key successes of our speed skating community \u2013 at both the national and provincial level \u2013 over the past year. 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