I feel privileged that all of this is lined up for me. Like the Edmonton team, the Toronto institution had faced criticism for years. If people wont listen to us about this issue, how can we expect people to listen to us on bigger items? Norma Dunning, an Inuk researcher, and professor at the University of Alberta says the decision to keep the name seemed like an affront to Inuit whod voiced their discontent. There was no handbook on rebranding. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at Commonwealth Stadium. Edmonton made it to nine Grey Cups in a ten-year span from 1973 to 1982. PSAC strike: Feds say final offer to union has enhanced wage package, Elks look back on a season which fell way short of expectations, Edmonton Football Team extends contract of GM Brock Sunderland, Edmonton Elks mauled 43-10 by B.C. That's not representative of our community, he said. Toronto Argonauts. He faced a number of controversies during his tenure. That was the early 1990s when Obed had little power to change a team name. Police say Josie Van Der Elst was last seen on April 18 in Union Bay, south of Courtenay. His school was located next to a reservation in rural Maine, but almost none of its students were Indigenous. In 2016, when Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, millions of fans boycotted the NFL. Allan has a long history with our organization and the community. home games atThe Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, It was incredibly hurtful, says Obed. May 10, 2022 EDMONTON The Edmonton Elks are set for their 2022 Annual General Meeting of shareholders on Thursday, May 12. His dad had previously campaigned for ex-Eskimo Don Getty for Premier. We encountered an issue signing you up. Edmonton CFL franchise changes name to Elks. We were trying to make sure we were doing the right thing and not just reacting to social noise., A multimillion-dollar rebrand was not an appealing undertaking. EDMONTON, Alberta -- The Edmonton CFL franchise has changed its team name to Elks. The David Beard, a player who visited Inuvik as part of the teams outreach, was pleased with the new moniker. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information and details on how to adjust your email settings. The youngest daughter of Jeralyn Comia and J-Min Pelley, Janae passed away suddenly last week. A press conference will be held Tuesday to introduce arguably the most overqualified employee in the entire history of EE football. The Eskimos are the most successful CFL franchise of the modern era (1949-present), having won the league's Grey Cup championship thirteen times, including an unmatched five consecutive wins between 1978 and 1982, and most recently in . The move comes 10 months after the club dropped its longtime name, Eskimos. For the first time in their life they experienced minus-40 degrees. The uproar surprised Len Rhodes, then president and CEO of Edmontons football team. I feel so lucky. The Elks keep the numbers in circulation rather than retire them from use. This team ceased operating after only two seasons because of the Second World War. Just bringing it upraised the level of discomfort in the room, says Rhodes. Cui said the football franchise was a big part of his life. For years, he felt apprehensive about cheering for the team. In the 1980s and 90s the team's marquee player was Gizmo Williams who still holds many CFL records in punt and kickoff returns and was a key part in Grey Cup victories in 1987 and 1993 under head coach Ron Lancaster. More than anything, it had to be cool. Walmart and Target had stopped selling their gear. There were just so many people saying how they felt, she says. She was reported missing to the Comox Valley RCMP on April 27. EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks cleaned house on Monday after a tumultuous season with issues on and off the field. More than 10,000 people signed a petition asking for a name change. Consultez le profil professionnel de Aline Lamarche sur LinkedIn. As of 11:30 a.m. Monday, the bulk of the outages were in Quebec City (19K), Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (17K), and the Laurentians (11K). Between 2018 and 2020, team management and a handful of players took several trips to Iqaluit, Inuvik, Ottawa and Yellowknife. The coaches wore in Elks jackets and carried Elks playbook binders. Why This Toronto Agency Shared Its Salary Bands on Social Media, Would You Tell Your Boss How You Really Feel About Work? Media are asked to RSVP for the event via email to [emailprotected]. One of the team's sponsors, national car-and-home insurance provider Belairdirect, had announced it was rethinking its relationship with the team because of the name. In recent years, the board has consisted of local businesspeople, former players, and lifelong season-ticket holders like Janice Agrios, an Edmonton lawyer. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Grce LinkedIn, le plus grand rseau professionnel mondial, les professionnels comme Aline Lamarche peuvent dcouvrir des candidats recommands, des experts du secteur et des partenaires commerciaux. Lions on Friday and finished the season with three wins and 11 losses, and went winless at home. The Edmonton Elks announced Tuesday the signings of National Peter Kozushka (OL) and Americans Javahn Fergurson (LB) and Khalil Tate (QB). After keeping the elk-antler helmet for the 2021 season, the team reintroduced the EE logo to their helmets (albeit with it not being enclosed in an oval) in the 2022 offseason, acknowledging fan favourability towards the logo.[22][23]. Financial details, as well as the Chairs Report, Treasurers Report, and President's Reportwill be on the agenda. You really have to be willfully blind to ignore that.. Alright lets breakdown the new logo's for #yeg in a little thread!This is our new primary logo. Then on July 8, the club promised to speed up another review of its name and provide an update by month's end. The Today, entire pro sports teams kneel together, and many clubs have refused to play scheduled games, all in solidarity with the social uprising against police brutality and anti-Black racism, especially following the 2020 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. At the Elks home opener this past August, the team handed out free T-shirts to tens of thousands of fans as they filed into the transformed stadium. The following year, the schools own truth and reconciliation report stated that the name of the university is a significant barrier that must be acknowledged and addressed in a more fulsome manner.. The team will use surveys, focus groups, town hall meetings and digital outreach processes to collect fan feedback. The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. © 2021 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Edmonton Elks board chair on head coach, top office bosses fired in wake of dismal football season, Edmonton Elks board of directors chair Ian Murray addresses the firing of president and CEO Chris Presson, general manager and vice president of football operations Brock Sunderland and head coach Jaime Elizondo after a 3-11 season which saw the team finish in last place in the overall standings Nov 22, 2021, Edmonton Elks fire Presson, Sunderland and Elizondo after dismal football season, Click to share quote on Twitter: "It got to the point where we really felt that we got to a situation as an organization where we needed a different leadership team to get us out of the circumstance and to turn things around in a timely manner.