Eligibility

 1.1.  Athlete

• Any Ontario resident who has achieved extraordinary success as a competitor in amateur or professional squash. Athlete nominees shall not be considered until after a two (2) year waiting period following retirement from major open championship competition.

• any athlete and/ or builder who has been inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame is automatically eligible for induction into the Ontario Squash Hall of Fame provided they meet the Ontario residency requirements.

1.2  Builder

• Any Ontario resident who has made an extraordinary contribution to amateur or professional squash in Ontario other than as an athlete. Builder nominees may be either active or inactive at the time of their consideration.  This would include coaches, officials, volunteers.

Note: To be able to nominate a candidate for the Ontario Squash Hall of Fame, the nominator must have lived in the Province of Ontario 50% of the 12 months preceding the date of the nomination deadline.

To be eligible to be nominated to the Ontario Squash Hall of Fame, the nominee must have been resident in the Province of Ontario for a cumulative of not less than five (5) years.

In evaluating nominations, the Board of Governors will place equal weight on the nominee’s personal character and integrity and contributions to the game

Deadline for Nominations 1 March 2009

Nominations received after that date will not be considered.

Nominations may be submitted through the website (see below); by sending a letter including all relevant and pertinent information on the nominee to Sherry Funston, 3 Concorde Gate, Toronto, ON M3C 3N7 or by email, again including all relevant and pertinent information, to Sherry Funston, sfunston@squashontario.com

Click here to download the pdf nomination document

Issued on behalf of the Ontario Squash Hall of Fame Board of Governors:  Robert Brooks, Chair, Vincent Taylor, Ian C. Stewart, Anne Smith, Gail Pimm, Scott Dulmage, Mark Sachvie (White Oaks representative).