ACT/UCT (Association of Canadian Travellers) Council 1027 has just donated $500 in support of the Moose Jaw Kinsmen Speed Skating Club’s Fish Bowl short track meet that occurs each year.
The 2024 Fish Bowl will be hosted at the Barkman Arena in Caronport, Sask., and the date has been revised to take place on March 2 – 3.
The idea to host the Fish Bowl originated after Moose Jaw’s homegrown product Graeme Fish set a new world record and won the World Championship 10,000-meter speed skating event at the World Single Distance Championships in Salt Lake City in February 2020.
In 2022, he placed sixth overall at the Beijing Olympics and won bronze in the 10,000-metre event at the recent Feb. 15 – 18 World Championships in Calgary.
The speed skating club now honours his achievements in the commemorative Fish Bowl event.
For this year’s event, 105 skaters from across Saskatchewan and neighbouring provinces will join in the annual meet up, according to the club’s head coach, John Morris.
The Moose Jaw Kinsmen Speed Skating club was founded back in 1968 by Wally Boschuk.
Boschuk was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame on June 16, 1990, following a lifetime of promoting and coaching speed skating and teaching introductory level skating classes.
Since then, the club has seen local talent attend the Olympics, national teams, and nation-wide development programs. Many former speed skaters have gone on to successful university and college athletic careers in a number of sports.
Today, the speed skating club offers introductory skating lessons, teaches all levels of speed skating, and has recreational and competitive programming available for all ages.
During the winter months, the club rents speed skating equipment and members practice at both the indoor Kinsmen Arena at the Kinsmen Sportsplex and at the outdoor Wakamow Oval.
For anyone interested in learning to speed skate, the Kinsmen Speed Skating Club will be hosting a free event on Thursday, March 14 running from 6 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. at the Kinsmen Arena. All experience levels are welcome to attend, and this includes those completely new to the sport.
To register for the March 14 speed skating class, email [email protected].
For more information about the Moose Jaw Kinsmen Speed Skating club, visit MJSpeedSkating.com, call 306-694-4192, or email [email protected].
For more information about the ACT/UCT Council 1027, visit ActUct.com/about-us.html.
The Kinsmen Arena is located at 855 MacDonald Street and the information desk can be reached at 306-694-4483.
In Caronport, the Barkman Arena is located at 610 College Drive and can be reached at 306-756-3352.
