ParaSport Ontario | 8/30/2010

Toronto, ON – ParaSport Ontario along with the Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association completed their goal of hosting a 24 hour wheelchair basketball game this past Friday and Saturday at the Harbourfront Community Centre in Toronto. Wheelchair Basketball Canada has recognized the game as the longest game played on Canadian soil. The game was played on both the outdoor and indoor court located at the...

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ParaSport Ontario | 8/27/2010

Toronto, ON – ParaSport Ontario along with the Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association kicked off a 24 hour wheelchair basketball game at the Harbourfront Community Centre today at noon. Wheelchair Basketball Canada will recognize the game as the longest game played on Canadian soil on Saturday, August 28th at noon.

Thirty participants got underway at the outdoor court located at the corner of...

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ParaSport Ontario | 8/26/2010

Toronto, ON – ParaSport Ontario along with the Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association are gearing up for a 24 hour wheelchair basketball game which gets underway tomorrow at noon at Harbourfront Community Centre.  At the end of the 24 hours, Wheelchair Basketball Canada will recognize the game as the longest game played on Canadian soil. The game will be played on the outdoor court located at the...

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ParaSport Ontario | 8/24/2010

 Canada places two tandems on podium as Geneviève Ouellet and Emilie Roy wins bronze in same race (Baie-Comeau, QC – August 22, 2010) On the last day of action at the 2010 UCI Para-Cycling World Championships, Canada’s tandem cyclists rolled to two more medals in Baie-Comeau, QC, including a World Championships title for the newly formed tandem of Robbi Weldon and Lyne Bessette in the women’s tandem...

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ParaSport Ontario | 8/23/2010

Canadians are passionate about hockey, and this program gives people who use electric wheelchairs the opportunity to play the sport they love.  The CEWHA has provided a safe environment for all to enjoy this great Canadian pastime since 1980. This organization does more than teach hockey skills for people with physical disabilities, it also teaches leadership, communication and team building skills...

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ParaSport Ontario | 7/15/2010

ParaSport Ontario is pleased to be accepting nominations for the 2010 Dr. Robert W. Jackson Medal of Distinction.   ParaSport & Paralympic clubs, teams, organizations, Provincial Sport Organizations, Multi-Sport Organizations and National Sport Organizations are encouraged to nominate outstanding leaders who have exemplified extraordinary leadership, dedication and excellence in sport for athletes with a physical disability.   Nominees are required to be a resident of Ontario and nomination forms must be submitted to ParaSport Ontario by Friday, September 10th, 2010.  A selection committee including a family member of the late Dr. Robert W. Jackson; a Paralympic or ParaSport  athlete; a ParaSport Ontario Board & Staff member; and a Senior Staff member of the Sport Alliance of Ontario will review all submissions. Not to diminish the accomplishments of those who are nominated, this is not an annual award, and will only be presented should the Committee feel there is a nominee worthy of this prestigious recognition.   ...

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ParaSport Ontario | 7/15/2010

After years of training, preparation and marathon swimming heartbreak, Natalie Lambert is set to take on Lake Ontario one more time. She has tackled some of the worst weather conditions marathon swimmers can face in Lake Ontario, and now with a warm, calm summer Natalie is ready to take on the lake and finally reach the Toronto shoreline. In August 2007, Natalie Lambert’s first attempt at Lake Ontario...

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ParaSport Ontario | 7/15/2010

For Those Who Have a Story to Tell Are you a person with a disability who values physical activity as an important part of your life? Do you have a passion for being active? Do you inspire others through your positive example? All Abilities Welcome (AAW) is a national campaign of the Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability. AAW promotes the inclusion of Canadians with a disability...

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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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