Officials confirmed for the 2025 Domestic Championships

30 referees and 11 classifiers will oversee the four tournaments

As the 2025 domestic championships gear up for a March tip-off, Wheelchair Basketball Canada has unveiled the 41 officials selected to officiate its four national tournaments, starting with the Junior West Championship from March 28-30.

The following weekend, the Junior East Championship (April 4-6) will take center stage at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre in Charlottetown, PEI.

The domestic season continues in Montreal from April 11-13, where Centre Pierre-Charbonneau will host the CWBL Final.

Closing out the domestic championships, the National Championships will take place from May 23-25 at Durham College in Oshawa, Ont.

 Complete list of classifiers and referees selected:

 Classifiers

  • Karen Ferguson (Saint John, N.B.)
  • Brad Hagkull (Chilliwack, B.C.)
  • Anne Lachance (Saint-Hubert, Que.)
  • Sandy Loewen (Winnipeg, Man.)
  • Annie Macartney (Charlottetown, P.E.I.)
  • Becky Mcrae (Camrose, Alta.)
  • Ben Power (Kingston, Ont.)
  • Rob Stiles (Prince George, B.C.)
  • Catherine St. Pierre (Knowlton, Que.)
  • Clary Stubbert (Cocagne, N.B.)
  • Tami Turner (Saskatoon, Sask.)

Referee Supervisors

  • Sébastien Gauthier (Blainville, Que.)
  • Sergio Giordano (Calgary, Alta.)
  • Trevor Kerr (London, Ont.)
  • Joanna Wiegers (Sylvan Lake, Alta.)

Referees

  • Sean Baergen (Saskatoon, Sask.)
  • Lilianne Benoit (Anjou, Que.)
  • Nicolas Besnier (Verdun, Que.)
  • Jonathan Boily (Mascouche, Que.)
  • Ernie Buton (Edmonton, Alta.)
  • Frazer Bykowski (Moncton, N.B.)
  • Debbie Enstrom (Lloydminster, Alta.)
  • Ardavan Eizadirad (Toronto, Ont.)
  • Richard Greaves (Pickering, Ont.)
  • Fred Gunn (Surrey, B.C.)
  • Michael Gunnarson (Abbotsford, B.C.)
  • Maya Hadad (Winnipeg, Man.) – development referee
  • Kristen Hutchinson (Edmonton, Alta.)
  • Ken Kha (Edmonton, Alta.)
  • Joli-Anne Levesque (Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Que.)
  • Kerron Lewis (Edmonton, Alta.)
  • Markmeena Makcemus (Markham, Ont.)
  • Melissa Meacham (Saskatoon, Sask.)
  • Nima Mohammadi (Toronto, Ont.)
  • Antony Nembhard (Whitby, Ont.)
  • Alex Ngai (Vancouver, B.C.)
  • Shaun Pearce (Saint-Laurent, Que.)
  • Evan Picton (Chestermere, Alta.)
  • Shahrzad Rastkar (Coquitlam, B.C.) – development referee
  • Robert Shaul (LaSalle, Que.)
  • Kaytlin Waddell (Oakville, Ont.)

Further information and updates on the 2025 domestic calendar can be found here.

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