This provisional suspension is in keeping with Gymnastics Canada’s complaint management protocol. Gymnastics Canada is cooperating with the Regina Police Service and may implement further measures following the outcome of the police investigation.

If anyone has any information related to this investigation, please contact the Regina Police Service at: http://reginapolice.ca/contact/.

Gymnastics Canada acknowledges, understands, and embraces our responsibility to take a leadership role in creating and preserving gymnastics environments that ensure positive, healthy, and fulfilling experiences for all of our participants. To that end, together with our provincial partners and member clubs, we are continuing to implement a safe sport framework for gymnastics across the country which includes updated policies to better reflect participant well-being and safety; a proactive approach to complaint management with engagement from a third party professional, and appropriate enforcement mechanisms for addressing individuals who breach safe sport policies; providing safe channels for athletes to communicate concerns with respect to their safety and well-being without risk of reprisal; and consistent educational engagement with the gymnastics community to optimize athlete welfare.

ABOUT GYMNASTICS CANADA

First established in 1969, Gymnastics Canada has been supporting the mastery of movement in Canada for five decades as the national governing body for the sport of gymnastics in Canada. We work closely with the twelve provincial federations and 700 local clubs to provide a broad range of programs and services to meet the needs of all participants. From athlete development, to coach and judge education, Gymnastics Canada sets the operating standards and practices for the sport in Canada. Our mandate is to promote and provide positive and diverse gymnastics experiences through the delivery of quality and safe gymnastics programming. Visit www.gymcan.org for more information, or follow us @gymcan1. From here, we soar.

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For more information, contact:

Julie Forget                                                                
Director, Communications and Marketing                
Gymnastics Canada                                                   
Office: 613.748.5637 x 233                                       
Cell: 819.210.2064                                                     
Email: jforget@gymcan.org