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The Ontario Cheerleading Federation is committed to the safety and well-being of all of our participants. As a member of Cheer Canada, we support and ascribe to their policies and procedures concerning this matter. Please see the following information that Cheer Canada has provided.

Cheer Canada is committed to creating a safe environment for all participants, and as part of this commitment, we take the responsibility of protecting all our participants very seriously. In July 2020, Cheer Canada received a complaint about Christopher McMurren, notified police and Immediately suspended him from all coaching duties and Cheer Canada activities.

https://www.edmontonpolice.ca/News/MediaReleases/coachMcMurrenJune4

We encourage anyone with more information or concerns of other potential misconduct to contact the Edmonton Police Service at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone or report online at https://www.edmontonpolice.ca/ContactEPS/SAOnlineCrimeReport.

Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at https://www.p3tips.com/250.

Cheer Canada is committed to supporting law enforcement in this matter and will continue to do everything we can to support the Edmonton Police Service and/or other victims while respecting their privacy.

Any questions or concerns should be directed to Tara Savoie, Cheer Canada President at president@cheercanada.ca or Doug Hannum, OCF Executive Director at ocfexecutivedirector@gmail.com.

Lindsay Groves
President
Ontario Cheerleading Federation