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Don LeClair
Don LeClair enjoyed a long and industrious career which saw his involvement with numerous sport and sport related organizations, at various levels.
A very good athlete who excelled on the baseball diamond, Don joined the Department of Education in 1972, and was appointed to coordinate the newly established Sport Secretariat, which eventually led to the formation of Sport PEI.From 1973 to 1987, Don was Executive Director of Sport PEI on a part-time basis while Amateur Sport Consultant with the province.
The PEI Canada Games Chef-de-Mission on four occasions and Mission Staff memberat four other Games, Don also served as Chair of the Canada Games Committee and as a member of the Canada Games Council.
He coached a number of sports at the community, school, provincial, regional and national levels, such as basketball, football, track and field and baseball, and has made a significant contribution to life in Prince Edward Island, both in his role as a professional administrator with the Provincial government and as a volunteer coach and administrator in sport.
Don served with distinction as Director of Culture, Heritage, Recreation and Sport Division before retiring in 1999.He later took over as Executive Director of the PEI Active Living Alliance.