Lou Lefaive
Canadian sports administrator and civil servant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Louis Ernest Lefaive (February 13, 1928 – July 4, 2002) was a Canadian sports administrator and civil servant. He served in multiple executive roles which included, the director of Fitness and Amateur Sport, director of Sport Canada, president of the National Sport Recreation Centre, president of the Canadian Paralympic Committee, chairman and president of Hockey Canada, executive director of the Canadian Figure Skating Association, and executive director of Sport Marketing Canada.
Lou Lefaive | |
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Born | (1928-02-13)February 13, 1928 Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
Died | July 4, 2002(2002-07-04) (aged 74) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Burial place | Beechwood Cemetery |
Alma mater | University of Ottawa |
Occupation(s) | Sports administrator, civil servant |
Known for | Sport Canada, Hockey Canada, National Sport and Recreation Centre, Canadian Figure Skating Association, Sport Marketing Canada, Canadian Paralympic Committee |
Lefaive was an original member of the Canada Games council, and was involved in planning the inaugural Arctic Winter Games. His involvement in Hockey Canada included negotiations for the 1972 Summit Series, the 1974 Summit Series, and the 1981 Canada Cup; and planning for the Canada men's national ice hockey team and the Canada men's national junior ice hockey team. He was described as "key builder of the Canadian sport system" by The Globe and Mail,[1] and "had an exceptional ability to bring government and sport together, enabling the development of some of the most successful sports policies", according to the Canadian Paralympic Committee.[2]