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Mississauga Little Aces, ParaSport Ontario and OWSA are hosting a Wheelchair Tennis Try-It Event at the Ontario Racquet Club in conjunction with...
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Mississauga Little Aces, ParaSport Ontario and OWSA are hosting a Wheelchair Tennis Try-It Event at the Ontario Racquet Club in conjunction with ITF2 Birmingham Canadian Tennis Classic.
We’re looking for interested athletes between the ages of 8-18. Come on out Sunday June 17, 2012 from 10:00am - 11:00am and try some wheelchair tennis and stay afterward to watch the Tennis Championships. But you MUST REGISTER ONLINE FOR THIS FREE EVENT at www.mississaugalittleaces.com. For more Information please click on the Brochure link here: Wheelchair Tennis Try-It Event Brochure.
Savaria, manufacturer of home elevator systems and lifts as well as vehicle conversions, is sponsoring 1,000 likes for $1000. 
For every Like that Savaria receives on their Facebook page they will donate $1.00, up to a total of $1,000 to ParaSport Ontario, to help create sporting opportunities for those with physical disabilities. Please help ParaSport Ontario raise $1,000 by clicking on and liking their page. All it takes is 30 seconds. Thanks for your support.
The first-ever ParaSport Ontario Ski Day is happening Friday, January 27th, 2012 at Caledon Ski Club. There is going to be great skiing, great food, great company and a raffle for some great items. All for a great cause, to help support athletes with a physical disability in Ontario.
There will demonstrations of Para-Alpine skiing from members of the Provincial and National Para-Alpine Ski Team as well as an opportunity to try out some adaptive ski equipment on the hill.
Your Ski Day package will include: welcome package, lift ticket, breakfast, lunch and apres ski and tax receipt if requested. View poster.
The Canadian Paralympic Committee is hosting a Parasport Festival in Toronto as part of the Sports Day in Canada celebration and you’re invited. Come join them or encourage someone you know to get involved!
The Parasport Festival is a chance for people to try different parasports and learn more about how to get involved. Parasport is sport for people with a disability. It is "para"llel to sport for able-bodied athletes, with adapted equipment or rules to make the game fun and accessible for everyone. There are also some parasports that do not have an able-bodied equivalent.
When: Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Maple Leaf Square, 15 York Street, Toronto, Ontario (outside the Air Canada Centre)
Who: People interested in getting involved in parasport! This can be as a participant/athlete, coach, volunteer, official, or someone who can connect a potential participant to sport, like a parent, teacher or healthcare provider. Even if you or someone you know plays a parasport, come and try other parasports!
For more information about this Festival, contact Laura Ferris at 613-569-4333, ext.#233, or email lferris@paralympic.ca or visit www.Paralympic.ca/getinvolved.
For the first time since 2008, the Canadians came out on top at the 2011 World Sledge Hockey Challenge, beating Norway 8-0 in front of a red and white crowd at the Western Fair Sports Centre. Canada came out of the Challenge with a perfect 5-0 en route to winning the gold medal on home ice in London, Ont.
Goal scorers included Derek Whitson (Chatham, Ont.) who kicked off the scoring at 2:32 in the first to give Canada a lead nice and early in the game. Brad Bowden (Orton, Ont.) scored one goal, with Adam Dixon (Midland, Ont.), Greg Westlake (Oakville, Ont.), and Billy Bridges (Summerside, Ont.) all scoring 2 goals each.
For full results see: www.hockeycanada.ca/wshc
On April 18, 2011, Patrick Jarvis, President and CEO of the Canadian Paralympic Foundation, ran the 115th Boston Marathon in support of ParaSport Ontario and the Canadian Paralympic Team. For nearly 25 years, Patrick Jarvis has been involved with sport for people with a disability, as a competitor, an administrator but primarily as a volunteer.
So far, Patrick has raised over $11,000 for Paralympic Sport in Canada, with donations still coming in. Patrick finished the race with a time of 3 hours 23 minutes and 40 seconds! Well done! Donations are still being accepted in support of Patrick's hard work.
Click here to follow Patrick's journey and/or to make a donation.
The Town of Huntsville, in partnership with the Huntsville/Lake of Bays Chamber of Commerce, has been selected to host the 2012 Ontario ParaSport Winter Games (2012 OPWG). The Canada Summit Centre, Huntsville High School, Riverside Public School, Hidden Valley Highlands Ski Area and Arrowhead Provincial Park will host events throughout the fourth weekend in February, 2012.
“I know the Town of Huntsville will be an excellent host community for the 2012 ParaSport Winter Games,” said Margarett Best, Minister of Health Promotion and Sport. “Through the enthusiasm and community spirit generated by the Town and its partners, I am confident these games will be a memorable event for everyone involved.”
“We are thrilled to be chosen as hosts for this prestigious event”, said Debbie Kirwin, Chair of the Huntsville 2012 Ontario ParaSport Winter Games Bid/Host Organizing Committee. “This will be a fabulous opportunity to showcase the amazing abilities of these athletes in a variety of disciplines. We are as excited as the athletes are to have the games here again. Based on the involvement of the community in 2006, we can ensure the athletes that the 2012 Games will be the best ever!”
Approximately 450 athletes from across Ontario are expected. The seven competitive sports include ParaAlpine Skiing, ParaNordic Skiing, Sledge Hockey, Wheelchair Curling, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby and Swimming.
For more information about the Ontario ParaSport Games or ParaSport Ontario please, please visit www.parasportontario.ca.
Team Ontario’s flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony at the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax was 22-year-old Shayne Smith.
“Shayne is an incredible individual and a role model for all of Team Ontario,” said McIntosh, the team’s Chef de Mission. “When we enter the Opening Ceremony, we will be led by a young man who embodies the values of Team Ontario and a most deserving individual to receive this honour.”
Smith is a native of Toronto and a graduate from Thornhill Secondary School’s High Performance Athlete Program. He has been playing wheelchair basketball for 14 years and was a member of the silver medal-winning team at the 2007 Canada Games. Smith also represented Canada in 2007 and 2009 as a member of the junior national team.
Off the court, Smith is an inspirational speaker for Ready, Willing and Able well as Variety Village, raising awareness for people with physical disabilities. As a member of the Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association, he participates in a program called Bridging the Gap which teaches recently disabled young people wheelchair basketball and sledge hockey. His emphasis: “If I can do it - anyone can.”
In 1996, Smith was chosen to join several dignitaries and Statesmen to have tea with President Nelson Mandela and was once selected to present Queen Elizabeth II with a Limited Edition doll as a gift from Variety.
A total of 354 athletes, coaches, managers and mission staff represented the province for the 23rd version of the Canada Winter Games. For more, www.teamontario.info.
