AM1250's Michelle Sawatzky singing with Olympic Champion rower Adam Kreek and Barney Bentall at 2011 Gold Medal Plates.

Gold Medal Plates is the ultimate celebration of Canadian Excellence in cuisine, wine, the arts and athletic achievement. Celebrated in nine cities across Canada in 2012, Gold Medal Plates featured superb wines and premier chefs in each city in a competition to crown a gold, silver and bronze medal culinary team in each city, and subsequently nation-wide at the Canadian Culinary Championships.

Founded in 2004, the goal of Gold Medal Plates is to raise substantial funds for Canada’s high performance athletes, while celebrating Canadian excellence. Since 2004, this event has received tremendous support and accolades all across Canada, and generated a combined net total of over $6 million for Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes!

The line up for THIS year's "Gold Medal Plates" is as follows:

Entertainment: Jim Cuddy and Sam Roberts.

Emcee: Adam Kreek.

Competing chefs:

Olympians who will be there:

  • Jamie Sale – Figure Skating
  • Mary Dempster – Volleyball
  • Adam Kreek -Rowing
  • Mark Oldershaw – Canoe/Kayak – Flatwater
  • Susan  Auch – Speed Skating – LT
  • Curt Harnett – Cycling
  • Janine Hanson – Rowing
  • Rhiannon  Leier – Aquatics – Swimming
  • Sandy Maskiw – Softball
  • Greg Joy –  Athletics
  • Sue  Holloway – Cross Country Skiing
  • Coleen Dufresne – Basketball
  • Desiree  Scott – Football
  • Michelle Sawatzky-Koop – Volleyball – Indoor
  • Tessa Bonhomme  - Ice Hockey
  • Isabelle Charest – Speed Skating – ST