Peggy Hanulik

Hall of Fame

Peggy Hanulik feels most at home on the ice. She started her skating career as a ten-year-old in Manitoba in 1950. From 1952 to 1954 she skated as a Canadian Figure Skating Association (CFSA) member with the Brandon skating club.

When she moved to Dawson City in 1965 she went immediately to the rink and became involved in the Yukon skating scene. After spending a couple of years in Dawson  teaching children to skate, she moved to Whitehorse and immersed herself with the Whitehorse Skating Club.

Peggy soon became a founding member of the Firewood Figure Skating Club. Working in almost every capacity of skating, she served on boards and various committees, organized summer schools, scheduled fees and ice time, arranged music and coordinated carnivals. As the Yukon’s first qualified judge, Peggy spent nearly three decades judging Yukon competitions. She also assisted with several Arctic Winter Games, from chaperoning to organizing trials. Her experience led her to coordinate the 1992 Games in Whitehorse.

From 1983 to 1987 she was the Program Director and implemented the CFSA CanSkate and CanFigure Skate programs in the Yukon. In recognition of her remarkable accomplishments, Peggy received the 1985 Volunteer of the Month (City of Whitehorse), 1985 Volunteer of the Year (Sport Yukon) and 1993 Cariboo North Central Region BC Volunteer of the Year. Peggy truly left an indelible mark.