Mr. Speaker, on May 1 there will be seven new inductees into the Yarmouth Town and County Sports Hall of Fame. The hall of fame, in its second year of operation, was created by local residents for the purpose of recognizing our local sporting heroes.
Sports have always played an integral part in our local communities. This year's inductees were instrumental in raising their particular sports to new heights.
This year's inductees include Mr. Keith Bridgeo who led the Yarmouth Gateways to consecutive Nova Scotia senior league baseball titles; the late Mr. James Burrowes, an accomplished championship swimmer; Mr. Jene (K.O.) Fowler, the late, great boxer; Mr. Frank Moores, a renowned pitcher during the second world war; the late Bruce Saulnier was a very gifted hockey player who played in the international league; Mr. Sanford Rodgerson, the first organizer of little league baseball in Yarmouth; and the Yarmouth County Academy swim team who won six consecutive maritime high school championships.
To all these individuals and their surviving families, I would like to offer my heartfelt congratulations.