Marie Desmarais
Marie Desmarais started playing squash around 1982 and quickly became the best woman player in the Yukon. In 1988, she became a co-owner of the Whitehorse Racquet Club where she managed the club, instructed in squash, and was the tournament director. She designed a junior squash program and held summer camp squash clinics.1) At this time, few people in the Yukon knew how to play squash.2) In 2021, Marie received a Certificate of Achievement from Squash Canada, an acknowledgement to those who have tirelessly promoted the sport on a provincial and territorial level. She remained a squash coach until about 2018.3)