Canadian Commonwealth Sport Award Recipients Announced
OTTAWA – JUNE 26, 2024 - Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) announced the recipients of this year’s Canadian Commonwealth Sport Awards (CCSA) who will be honoured during CCSA banquet on September 21st in Ottawa.
Dr. Andrew Pipe will receive the Award of Merit (Builder) for his distinguished, lasting, and valuable contributions to furthering the aims and objectives of Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) and the Commonwealth Sport Canada Foundation (CSCF), both domestically and internationally.
Emily Metituk will be honoured with the SportWORKS Award, recognizing her exceptional contributions during her international placement with CSC. This award is presented to a Canadian SportWORKS Officer who has made a significant contribution to the development of sport.
Dr. Pipe has had a long and distinguished career in Canadian and international sport and sport medicine. He was formerly President of the Commonwealth Games Foundation of Canada and served as President of Commonwealth Games Association of Canada. He has served as a physician at several Commonwealth Games with both Team Canada and the Commonwealth Games Federation’s Medical Commission. Dr. Pipe also served as a physician at thirteen Olympic Games and was Team Physician for Canada’s National Men’s Basketball Team for more than 35 years. He has also served as physician to the Women’s National Soccer Team and the National U17 Men’s Soccer Team. Earlier in his career he served as a Team Physician for the National Women’s Volleyball Team and the Canadian Alpine Ski Teams.
Throughout his career, Dr. Pipe has contributed countless hours of volunteer time advocating, promoting and securing a fair, ethical, safe and healthy sport environment for Canadian athletes and the broader Canadian sport community. His efforts have extended into the international arena, working on issues that have dramatically affected Canadian athletes in their pursuit of excellence beyond our borders. Dr. Pipe’s volunteer contribution to the Canadian sport system in the areas of leadership, development, innovation, and growth are impressive.
At the age of 24, Emily Metituk has already made a significant impact on Commonwealth sport and sport participation. Through Commonwealth Sport Canada’s SportWORKS program, Emily was a member of the organizing committee for 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago. She spent nine months in the country promoting the Games, traveling with a caravan around the islands, visiting schools and promoting the Games ideals of cultural understanding, friendship, participation in sport and volunteering.
Emily serves as the head of social media and communications for the Throwdown Series-CrossFit event series in Western Canada, as well as a certified CrossFit coach. She is also the Assistant Head Coach of the Nanaimo White Rapids Swim Club and has connected swimmers from a Trinidad and Tobago swim club to Nanaimo White Rapids Club. Emily has also connected with swim coaches around the Commonwealth in hopes of creating more opportunities for collaboration and travel between teams.
“Andrew and Emily exemplify the true spirit of dedication as volunteers for Commonwealth Sport Canada,” said Claire Carver-Dias, President of CSC. “We are proud to recognize their many contributions and celebrate how their work has strengthened the Commonwealth Sport Movement, in Canada and beyond.”
For further information on the Canadian Commonwealth Sport Awards, their categories and previous award recipients, please visit: https://commonwealthsport.ca.
