In five provinces of Canada are 11 cities with 15 affiliated GAA clubs. Going from West to East (7,349 km in total) one finds British Columbia's Vancouver ISSC Harps and Celts; Alberta's Calgary Chieftains, Red Deer Eire Ogs (Mens), Edmonton Wolfe Tones; Ontario's Toronto St. Mikes, St. Pats (Mens), St. Vincents (Mens), Gaels (Mens), Durha Robert Emmets, Brampton Roger Casements, Michael Cusacks (Ladies), Ottawa Gaels, Quebec's Montreal Shamrocks, Quebec City Les Patriotes and Newfoundland and Labradorís St. John's GAA.

The Canadian Board is twinned with the†Ulster Council†GAA. Notice has been given†of the Annual Convention of the Canadian County Board - Feb. 21, 2010††12 Noon†at the Ajax Convention Centre, 550 Beck Crescent in Ajax,Ontario. Expected guests include the President of the Ulster Council Tom Daly and Ulster Council Secretary Danny Murphy.

†The Toronto Divisional Board†held their AGM†Jan. 24†and four Past Presidents were elected to the committee for the 2010 GAA season.

President: Mark O'Brien - Vice President: Bridget O'Toole - Corresponding Secretary: Gabriel Hurl - Recording Secretary: Cormac Monaghan - Treasurer: Sean Harte - PRO: Sinead Canavan - Competition Controls Committee Chair: Dermot Guinnane and Youth Development Officer: Damien Higgins.

The Western Canadian Divisional Board†AGM† was conducted on Jan 27 using SKYPE technology for the first time by delegates.†The experience was viewed as positive and economical. † Elected 2010 members are:

Chair - Ronan Deane (Vancouver Harps)
Secretary - Rory Lynch (Red Deer Eire Og)
Treasurer - Kim Budd (Edmonton Wolfe Tones)
Members-at-Large - Eamonn O'Keeffe (Calgary Chieftains)
Members-at-Large - Jerry McCarthy (Vancouver Harps)
Members-at-Large - Cathal O'Loughlin (Vancouver Celts)
Members-at-Large - Barry Sinclair (Calgary Chieftains)
Members-at-Large - Brian Daly (Edmonton Wolfe Tones)

The Dates for Western Canadian Championships in 2010 are June 26th & 27th - Vancouver, BC and July 31st & August 1st - Red Deer, AB. † For more information please visit www.canada.gaa.ie† or e-mail [email protected] --
John O'Flynn
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