Growing up in Victoria, Hugh was an all-round athlete. His interest in sport led to a position developing the sport travel industry for Canadian Airlines, where he became a founding member of the International Sports and Cultural Exchange Association and worked with many high-level events. Hugh returned to Victoria as Director of Marketing and Sponsor Services, 1994 Commonwealth Games. He later founded and was Executive Director of SportHost Victoria and served as Director on numerous local Boards, spearheading the region’s sport tourism initiative.

Highlights of Hugh’s sport tourism career include bringing the Canadian Track and Field Olympic Trials, Pan-Pacific Swimming Championships, World Curling Championships, U20 Soccer World Cup, and World Junior Hockey Championships to Greater Victoria.

Hugh’s career has had a huge impact locally. His commitments to sport, citizenship, and public service have been recognized many times, including the Kiwanis Club Citizenship Award, C-FAX Business Leadership and Sports Leader Awards, and appreciation awards from national and provincial sport organizations such as the Canadian Sports Federation. In early 2018, Hugh was honoured as a Tourism Victoria Life Member.

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