ParaSport Ontario | 6/16/2010

Toronto, ON – ParaSport Ontario, in partnership with the Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association, has announced they will try to set a Canadian record for the longest wheelchair basketball game by playing for 24 consecutive hours. The event will take place at the Harbourfront Community Centre in Toronto starting Friday August 27th at noon. The event is open to a maximum of eighty participants and...

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ParaSport Ontario | 6/2/2010

 Sarnia, ON – The 2011 Ontario ParaSport Summer Games are returning to Sarnia-Lambton. Tourism Sarnia Lambton in partnership with the City of Sarnia and the County of Lambton announced today that Sarnia has been selected by the Sport Alliance of Ontario (SAO), ParaSport Ontario (PO) and the Ministry of Health Promotion Ontario to host the 2011 Ontario ParaSport Summer Games (2011 OPSG).

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ParaSport Ontario | 5/31/2010

ParaSport Ontario is pleased to announce that the 2010 Concert for Inclusion will be held on Thursday, October 7th at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto.  This annual event has become ParaSport Ontario’s signature fundraiser which benefits programs, events and the purchase of adaptive equipment for athletes with physical disabilities.  A dedicated group of volunteers who make up the Concert for Inclusion Organizing Committee are busy preparing for what promises to be another incredible evening of music, fabulous silent and live auctions and much more.  Over the last two years, over $40,000 has been raised in support of athletes with physical disabilities, and this year our goal is to take that number beyond $100,000.  ...

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ParaSport Ontario | 5/19/2010

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...

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ParaSport Ontario | 5/17/2010

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...

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ParaSport Ontario | 5/14/2010

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...

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ParaSport Ontario | 5/6/2010

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...

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ParaSport Ontario | 3/28/2010

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...

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ParaSport Ontario | 3/22/2010

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...

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ParaSport Ontario | 3/16/2010

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...

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