SHOF Submission Portal

General Information
Welcome to the Nanaimo Sports Hall of Fame online nomination form!

The Sports Hall of Fame normally runs on a two-year induction cycle. Due to previous COVID restrictions and other considerations, the next induction year will now be 2024. Nominations will be accepted all year (2023). The 2024 induction cycle nomination deadline is December 31, 2023.

This form will guide you through the nomination process step by step. You will first be asked to double-check eligibility before moving on to the rest of the submission process.
PLEASE NOTE: This form can take a significant amount of time to complete, and does not have a "save" option, so be prepared to finish the form in one sitting. We have provided a checklist of materials to have ready beforehand as well as who to contact if you have technical issues in Step 3.
List of Steps:
- Step 1 - General Information
- Step 2 - Eligibility Criteria Check
- Step 3 - Application Checklist & Instructions
- Step 4 - Nominee Information
- Step 5 - Nominator Information
- Step 6 - Nominee Sports Career & Background
- Step 7 - Supporting Material Upload
- Step 8 - Final Notes & Application Submission Button

Induction Criteria & Eligibility Requirements
Please read the following information about induction criteria and eligibility requirements for the Nanaimo Sports Hall of Fame nomination process. Below you will be prompted to choose a category and certify your nominee meets the eligibility requirements of that category before you are able to move to the next step.
General:
1. An Individual or Team or has been elected to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame or the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is not an automatic member of the Nanaimo Sports Hall of Fame.
2. Each Nomination is eligible for consideration for three induction years. Nomination may be resubmitted one year after the three-year eligibility period has passed.
3. The Selection Panel may move nominees to a category other than the one chosen below.
Athlete:
- Must have attained a high level of excellence in athletic competition and brought recognition or honour to Nanaimo, or whose example has brought great credit to the sport and high respect for the individual.
- The nominee must be an individual with substantial connections to Nanaimo; including without limitation have been born or trained or competed or attended school or lived in Nanaimo for a minimum of eight years.
- There must be a waiting period of three years following retirement from the sport.
- In the event of death, or with the winning of an Olympic or World Championship medal, the waiting period and other criteria may be waived.
- An individual retired for three years but still competing in Seniors or Masters is eligible for consideration.
Builder:
- The category of builder shall include coaches, officials, administrators, patrons (i.e. Service Clubs), and sports medicine practitioners.
- The nominee must have had a career which has brought recognition or honour to Nanaimo, and made a significant contribution or whose example has brought great credit to the sport and high respect for the individual or group.
- The nominee must have substantial connections to Nanaimo.
Trailblazer (formerly Pioneer):
- Must have attained a high level of excellence and brought honour to Nanaimo sport during the period beyond 50 years prior to the current year.
- An exception to the 50 year limit would be individuals or teams in more recently developed sports that have some "trailblazing" quality to their accomplishments
- Teams will be selected for their achievements in one year that best represents their accomplishments.
Media:
- Must have attained a high level of excellence and made a significant contribution to the enjoyment or knowledge of sport in Nanaimo through the medium of print, radio, television or any similar medium.
Team:
- Must have attained a high level of excellence and brought recognition or honour to Nanaimo sport. Nanaimo teams winning a Provincial, National, International or World championship, or reaching the ultimate level of achievement in their sport, may be eligible for consideration.
- Team members (players and coaches) are recognized as part of a team and not as an individual member.
- Teams will be selected for their achievements in one year that best represents their accomplishments, not an era.
- A team is not eligible for nomination until three (3) years following the year for which a team is nominated, except by winning an Olympic or a World championship medal, whereby the nomination is eligible for immediate consideration.
Selection: The members inducted into the Hall of Fame will be individuals or teams whose names have been submitted by nomination to the Sports Hall of Fame Selection Panel. Anyone, except Sports Hall of Fame Committee and Selection Panel members and Museum Board members, can submit a nomination for consideration. The Sports Hall of Fame Selection Panel will consider nominations from the current year as well as nominations from two induction years prior.
Category*
Please select a category based on the eligibility criteria above.
- Athlete
- Builder
- Trailblazer
- Media
- Team
Eligibility:*
I have read the eligibility requirements above, and certify that the individual or team I am nominating meet the criteria listed. *You must check the box to move on to the next screen*

Application Checklist & Instructions
The following is a list of materials to have on hand and general instructions for completing the application fully.
Notes for completing the nomination application
- Please fill out the application as fully as possible - missing information can delay the selection process.
- Please read the instructions and notes for each question carefully to ensure information is being entered in the correct format
- PLEASE NOTE: This form can take a significant amount of time to complete, and does not have a "save" option, so be prepared to finish the form in one sitting.
- For technical help or submission issues, please contact becka@nanaimomuseum.ca or call 250-753-1821
- If you have any questions about the Sports Hall of Fame in general, you are welcome to email our General Manager Sophia Maher at manager@nanaimomuseum.ca
What do I need to complete this application?
Here are some pointers on what to have on hand before you start the nomination application:
- Full contact information for your nominee (or their representative) including name, current address, phone & email
- Full contact information for yourself including name, current address, phone & email
- Specific information about the nominated individual/team including dates, timelines, awards or championships and other general information about their sports career
- Supporting materials for your information - articles, photographs, certificates, etc.
- In Step 7, you will be asked to upload these supporting materials. Please ensure you already have all of your materials in digital format and ready to upload. We accept PDF, JPG, GIF, PNG or DOC formats.
- A descriptive list of each item uploaded

Nominee Information
Please fill out all the information about your nominee as fully as possible. If you are nominating a team or the person you are nominating is deceased, please provide contact information for their representative instead.
Nominee Name:
Maiden Name:
Nickname:
Address
Please provide Representative's address if nominee is deceased

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Phone (home):
Phone (work):
Email
Sport:
Multiple Nominations*
Does this nominee have multiple nominators or have they been nominated previously?
If Yes, please add names of other nominators and/or dates of previous nominations:
If Yes, please add names of other nominators and/or dates of previous nominations:

Nominator Information
Please fill out the following fields with your information as nominator.
Nominator Name:*
Nominator Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Nominator Phone (home):
Nominator Phone (work):
Nominator Email*

Nominee Sports Career and Background
In order to help the Sports Hall of Fame Selection Panel understand the sports career of the individual or team, please include as much information as possible about the Nominee's sports background and any pertinent sources of information about their accomplishments.
On the next page of this form you can upload supporting materials.
Tell us about the nominee's involvement with sport:
Tell us why you decided to nominate this individual / team
Other Hall of Fame Inductions
Has this individual or team been inducted into other Sport Hall of Fames? If so, please list below:
Note: To add multiple items, press the + button beside any item text box
Recognition of Excellence
Please list any awards, trophies, competitions or other notable achievements of the nominee in relation to their sport.
Note: To add multiple items, press the + button beside any item text box
Further Information:
Is there any other information you would like us to know about the nominee and their involvement with sport?

Supporting Materials
Please provide (upload) supporting material for your nomination. This could include newspaper articles, letters of support, photographs, documents, etc.
If you would like to include supporting materials that you are unable to show in digital format, please list them in the field below and a staff member will contact you to follow up.
File Upload
Please upload supporting materials. Accepted file formats are PDF, JPG, GIF, or PNG. You will be asked for a list/description of uploaded materials in the field below.
Note: Total size of all file attachments cannot exceed 10MB. If you hit the size limit but still have more materials to upload, please upload what you can and then select YES for the "Extra Digital Materials" question below. A staff member will follow up with you to collect the rest of the materials.
Drop files here or

Accepted file types: pdf, jpg, gif, png, doc, Max. file size: 10 MB.
Uploaded File Description & Info
For each file uploaded above, please provide a short description of the item.
EX: "Photograph of medal ceremony, Jan 20,2021" "Newspaper article about championship win", etc

Note: To add multiple items, press the + button beside any item text box
Extra Digital Materials*
Do you have more digital materials that exceeded the 10MB file upload limit above that you would like to include in your nomination application?
- Yes
- No
List of Extra Digital Materials
Please list the extra digital materials that you would like to include in your nomination application. * A staff member will contact you regarding these items.
Note: To add multiple items, press the + button beside any item text box
Non-Digital Materials*
Do you have non-digital materials you would like to include with your nomination?
- Yes
- No
Non-Digital Materials List
Please list any non-digital materials that you would like to include in your nomination application. * A staff member will contact you regarding these items - in certain cases we can help with digitization or photography of materials
Note: To add multiple items, press the + button beside any item text box

Final Step of Application
Thank you for filling out this online Sports Hall of Fame nomination application! Here are some final notes - please copy or print this information for your records if necessary.
Final Notes
- Your application will be submitted after you press the "Submit Nomination" button below. Nominators will only be contacted in the event that your nominee has been chosen by the selection panel for induction. For the 2021 year, the selection announcement will be complete by mid-June.
- You can expect a staff member to contact you within two weeks if you have selected that you have more material to submit.
- For technical help or submission issues, please contact becka@nanaimomuseum.ca or call 250-753-1821
- If you have any questions about the Sports Hall of Fame in general, you are welcome to email our General Manager Sophia Maher at manager@nanaimomuseum.ca
Please select SUBMIT NOMINATION below to finalize your nomination!

Nanaimo Sports Hall of Fame Nomination

Step 1 of 8

General Information

Induction Criteria & Eligibility Requirements

Application Checklist & Instructions

Nominee Information

Nominator Information

Nominee Sports Career and Background

Supporting Materials

Final Step of Application