Bert Boyd (d. 1977)

Bert Boyd moved to Whitehorse from Foxwarren, Manitoba in 1964.¹⁾ He established a large chicken farm near McRae and supplied fresh eggs to people in Whitehorse. He was a member of the territorial council. He was a long-time member of the Tuesday Bridge Club and was a member of the Yukon Research and Development Institute. In the 1970s he was the chair of the Yukon Water Board.²⁾

Boyd had a long history of curling in Manitoba, and he spent much of his free time curling in Whitehorse as well. In March 1952, he won a Dawson bonspiel and that inspired him to organize a group in Whitehorse to build a modern curling rink. After the Whitehorse rink burned, and the curlers were using a makeshift rink in an airplane hangar. Boyd sold shares, raised money, and solicited donations. The rink was built with volunteer labour and donations and opened in 1953 as the Whitehorse Curling Club. In October 1953, the club elected an executive and voted Bert president. Bert lobbied successfully to have Yukon recognized as an official zone by the Canadian Curling Association and in 1959, British Columbia granted Yukon entry into their playdowns. Bert Boyd was named to the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1975 and was inducted into the Yukon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.³⁾