Joanne McLeod has a spotty record with most of her skaters fading out but she is one of the few NCCP level 5 coaches in Canada, like granted there are coaches without that certification who have coached skaters to greater success but she is the major coach in that area and a level 5 certification takes a lot of work to get so she's pretty much the go to for a new skating school in BC. I think she's the only level 5 in that area who has taken students to major competitions such as Worlds and Olympics. If they're going to try and encourage people in that area to try the sport might as well get her.
There are only 11 level 5 coaches if I remember correctly, other than Joanne I know of 8 other ones but they are all in Ontario. I'm not sure if Brian Orser actually has it, you need level 3 to take students to the Olympics for Canada but I don't think he's taken a Canadian yet so I wouldn't know
There are only 11 level 5 coaches if I remember correctly, other than Joanne I know of 8 other ones but they are all in Ontario. I'm not sure if Brian Orser actually has it, you need level 3 to take students to the Olympics for Canada but I don't think he's taken a Canadian yet so I wouldn't know