The 1978 Burnaby women's eight-oared rowing team won gold at the Canadian, U.S. and B.C. championships, while also winning the prestigious Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in the same year.
Alex Turkington spent close to 40 years working in youth soccer as an official and referee. He is a life member of the B.C. and B.C. junior and juvenile soccer
Merril Gordon was the founder of Cliff Avenue United Soccer Club in North Burnaby, which grew into the largest juvenile soccer club in Burnaby. Burnaby's 1967 citizen of the year
Bill Colbourne was a co-founder of the Burnaby Minor Hockey Association. He has been involved in minor hockey for nearly 50 years as an official, referee-in-chief and coach, from peanut
Jack McIlhargey began his hockey career in the minor program at the Burnaby Winter Club, competing in peewee through to juvenile. He played major junior hockey in Victoria and Flin
Gordie Gimple began his lacrosse career in the Norburn minor development system before graduating to the junior ranks where he won the MVP award in 1954, while helping his teams
