The purpose of the Hugh Town Memorial Builder Award is to recognize volunteers who have made significant and exemplary contributions to the Outrigger Canoe Racing Discipline of Canadian Outrigger Racing Association (“CORA”) within Canada in the Builder Category.
The CORA Board has approved Policy and Procedure relating to selection and awarding and administering the Award as per the Hugh Town Memorial Builder Award Policy.
The Hugh Town Memorial Builder Award is awarded after the CORA AGM. The CORA Board has reviewed nominations received for the past season and has recognized Hugh Fisher of Pemberton Canoe Association as the 2025 recipient of the Hugh Town Memorial Builder Award.
Hugh Fisher has a 40+ year legacy of selfless volunteer effort to paddlesports in general and outrigger canoe racing in particular. Hugh has made contributions to support Canadian paddlers at the international, national, provincial, and club level. Hugh has been part of False Creek (FCRCC) as the first outrigger canoeing club in Canada, as one of the three “Founding Fathers” of CORA, and founder of Pemberton Canoe Association (PCA) as the third outrigger canoeing club in Canada. Hugh has made significant contributions to the birth and growth of outrigger canoeing nationwide across Canada.
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