Lethbridge, Alberta conservative M.P. Rick Casson is spending the Vancouver 2010 games catering to a different passion: the sport of curling.
When I stuck my head into a back corner office and announced that I was looking for an M.P. who is also a volunteer, Mr. Casson immediately proclaimed “It’s not me, it’s that guy!” and pointed to someone else in the room. I could immediately tell that Rick Casson’s humility and approachability just 2 of the reasons he has been elected to federal office for the past 12 years.
Casson is volunteering his time as a support for a World Curling Federation executive.
“I am basically a “gopher” for the games” he explains with a warm smile “I spend a lot of time either rushing around and tying up loose ends or waiting to rush around”.
His games time role appears to be quite different from his day job representing approximately 115,000 residents of Lethbridge and Southern Alberta. His region’s primary industrial activities include agriculture, manufacturing, and trade with the US.
When asked why he decided to travel to Vancouver and volunteer for the games, Casson answered:
“It’s close to home, so we couldn’t justify not being a part of it”.
Both Rick and his wife Jeanene are here to support the Vancouver Olympic Centre for the duration of the games.
“We are both curlers and have been for the last 40 years or so,” he goes on to explain. “It’s a sport that is close to our hearts because it’s one of the few sports that any person can play, regardless of age, shape, or size. We wanted to be here to help in our own small way”.
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