George Arcand was inducted into the Hall of Fame for
his contribution to the Yukon sport scene as a builder.
George has spent numerous years in the Yukon developing
the sport of fastball as a coach and administrator.
George was the Team Leader for the Canada's Senior Men's
Fastball Team at the 1986 World Championships, winning a
bronze medal, and at the 1987 Pan American Games winning
a gold medal. George held the positions of Vice President
of the National Softball Board and President of Softball
Yukon before taking on the role of Executive Director of
Softball Yukon.
George has coached many teams to the nationals and has
been very instrumental in Softball Yukon hosting many
of those events. George was also involved in Senior Men's
Hockey League as the treasurer for four years and assisted
in organizing the first Triple "A" Championship held in the
Yukon. In 1992, he was also the President of the Arctic
Winter Games Host Society.
George has also been on the Board of the Yukon Sports
Federation, now called Sport Yukon, since its inception
in 1973. Many of those years were spent as a tireless
President. George's greatest accomplishments are two
sport and recreational facilities in Whitehorse.
He was a key force in the building of the Takhini Softball
Complex as well as the Sport and Recreation Administrative
Centre on 4th Avenue.