June Shaw
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June Shaw was a competitive curler from Kenora who skipped rinks to multiple provincial titles and national podium finishes. June Shaw was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1989 as an athlete.[1]
Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
June Shaw was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame on 23 September 1989 in the athlete category for curling, representing Kenora.[1]
Career
Born in Kenora, Ontario, June Shaw began her Curling career as a student at Kenora High School. Between 1954 and 1958, she competed with the Keewatin Curling Club before joining the Kenora Curling Club in the late 1950s. For more than three decades, she served as a skip in various regional, provincial, and national events. Her local success included winning the Club Championship and Grand Aggregate 24 times and leading her team to ten Grand Challenges during Kenora ladies' bonspiels.[1]
Starting in the late 1960s, she began competing in Northwestern Ontario ladies' events, which served as a pathway to higher levels of competition. She secured Ontario Ladies Curling Association titles in 1966, 1967, and 1969. These provincial victories qualified her rink for the national championships. At her first national appearance in Vancouver, British Columbia, her team finished in fourth place. She followed this with a third-place finish in Montreal, Quebec, the next year, and a second-place finish at the 1969 national event held in Thunder Bay.[1]
In the 1980s, she transitioned into the senior ladies division and captured another provincial championship in 1985. Representing her province at the national senior championships in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, she finished as the runner-up. During this decade, she also participated in mixed competition, playing the third position for a Northern Ontario championship team that went on to place fourth at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championships in Toronto.[1]
Her contributions to the sport have been recognized with several honors. In 1966, she was presented with the O'Keefe Distinguished Citizen Award. In 1967, she and her rink members were awarded Government of Ontario Centennial Medallions for their athletic achievements.[1]
Honours and achievements
- Won the Club Championship and Grand Aggregate 24 times
- Won ten Grand Challenges at the Kenora Ladies bonspiels
- Captured Ontario Ladies Curling Association titles in 1966, 1967, and 1969
- Finished as runner-up at the 1969 national ladies curling championship in Thunder Bay
- Won the provincial senior ladies title in 1985
- Placed second at the national senior ladies championships in Yorkton in 1985
- Won the Northern Ontario mixed curling championship as a third
- Finished fourth at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championships in Toronto
- Received the O'Keefe Distinguished Citizen Award in 1966
- Awarded the Government of Ontario Centennial Medallion in 1967[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "June Shaw", athlete profile, Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, https://www.nwosportshalloffame.com/athlete-profile/e2214ad4-2df7-4052-8f02-fa35fb0c1ef7 (accessed 31 October 2026). Archived copy on datum.locker.