ParaSport Ontario is proud to release the applications for the second year of Enhanced Competitive Opportunity funding to assist Provincial Sport and Multi-Sport Organizations develop completive opportunities for athletes with a physical disability in all sports that intend to participate in the Ontario ParaSport Games and Ontario Games programs. It is also aimed at developing or improving qualification...

Do you have a sport event or activity being held in July/August or early September? Sports Day in Canada is a new national event that celebrates sport at all levels across Canada. Using the model that CBC created for Hockey Day in Canada and building off the momentum of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Sports Day in Canada is an opportunity to showcase all manner of sports, while mobilizing the...

WHITBY, ON – The official Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Abilities Centre took place today on the site of the new centre, paving the way for construction to begin.

Participants in the ceremony included: Hon. Diane Finley, P.C., M.P. Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Hon. Jim Flaherty, P.C., M.P, Minister of Finance, Hon. Margarett Best, M.P.P., Minister of Health...

The Sport Alliance of Ontario (SAO) in conjunction with the Ministry of Health Promotion (MHP) and ParaSport Ontario (PO) conducted a review of the Ontario ParaSport Games; the review concluded in December 2008.  The review involved key members of the Ontario ParaSport community and was designed to serve two objectives.  The first was to identify new approaches to delivering the ParaSport Games...

LONDON, ON -- The Ontario Sledge Hockey Association League Champions Day was held this past Saturday in Oshawa, Ontario. There was plenty of exciting action as Gold Medal games were played in four divisions. Sledge hockey is a fast-paced, exciting sport played primarily by physically-challenged individuals. OSHA has four leagues that compete during a regular season and a playoff structure that brings...

WHISTLER - These were the Games that may have changed Canada, with an unprecedented outpouring of national pride and unparalleled Olympic success. But the glow didn't stop when the puck fired by Sidney Crosby found the back of the American net on that memorable Sunday three weeks ago. Lauren Woolstencroft, Brian McKeever and Viviane Forest are the country's new athletic heroes, emulating the nation's...

McKeever skis to Canada's first gold at Games Blind cross-country star 42 seconds ahead of the field in 20-km race

March 15, 2010 Daniel Girard

WHISTLER, B.C.–Brian McKeever has started moving on.

Two weeks after a coaching decision prevented him from becoming the first winter sports athlete to compete at both the Olympics and Paralympics, the legally blind cross-country skier...

Sudbury, ON - Members of Sudbury’s accessible sport and physical activity community are excited to announce the formation of the Sudbury Accessible Sports Council.  The launch took place on March 11th at the Cambrian College Hoops and Wheels charity Basketball fundraiser. Carla John, chairperson of the Sudbury Accessible Sports Council, explained the importance of the Council’s creation, saying,...

Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium Reveals Broadcast Plans for Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, March 12-21 -- Most robust television coverage ever in Canada, all in High Definition -- -- Multi-platform coverage includes television, online, radio and print -- TORONTO (March 8, 2010) – Coming off the most successful Olympic Winter Games in Canadian history, the country is now...

MEDIA RELEASE FROM ONTARIO SLEDGE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SLEDGE TEAM ONTARIO TO TAKE ON USA JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM IN 3 GAME EXHIBITION SERIES Vancouver, British Columbia will not only be host to the much anticipated Paralympic Winter Games, but also a 3 game exhibition series between two developmental Sledge Hockey programs from March 17 – 20, 2010. Sledge Team Ontario will...