OTTAWA – The Canadian Paralympic Committee congratulates Chantal Petitclerc, Chef de Mission for Team Canada at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, on her appointment to the Canadian Senate. “On behalf of the Paralympic community, I would like to congratulate Chantal for this appointment,” said Gaetan Tardif, President of the Canadian Paralympic Committee. “Chantal is such…
From March 17 to 20, Canada’s track athletes will compete in the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon. The team of fourteen named by Athletics Canada will be competing for medals in 10 events. Some of the athletes leading the way are Shawn Barber, Mohammed Ahmed, Crystal Emmanuel and Brianne Theisen-Eaton. In January, Barber…
Coaching education and professional development opportunity hosted by Canadian Sport Institute Pacific VICTORIA, BC – Canadian Sport Institute Pacific is hosting the International Coaching School (ICS) event from May 28th – June 4th at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE) in Victoria, BC. This event is designed for coaches looking to complete NCCP requirements and/or…
The collective aims to enrich lives and energize communities via sport VANCOUVER – Eleven BC multisport partners have joined forces to create the viaSport Regional Alliance partnership, committed to working together and highlighting the importance of sport as a tool for energizing communities and enhancing quality of life for British Columbians. Individually, each partner is…
LILLEHAMMER, NOR – The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and its legacy at the Whistler Sliding Centre has notched its first ever medal at the Youth Olympic Winter Games, thanks to a determined Whistler native who grew up minutes from the world-renowned track. Reid Watts slid to Canada’s first medal at the 2016 Youth Olympic Games…
RICHMOND – On Friday, a new sport memorandum of understanding was introduced by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC), Own the Podium (OTP), the Province of British Columbia (B.C.) and viaSport BC, whereby the five partners commit to collaboration on a set of pertinent principles. This partnership aims to further develop and…
Victoria, BC – The Canadian Sport School Victoria is looking for the most hardworking, motivated and talented young athletes who are driven to one-day represent Canada at the highest level of competition in their sport. The Canadian Sport School program is designed to support the most dedicated individuals who strive to find daily balance through…
When Georgia Simmerling crouches at the start of a ski race, and stares down the menacing track, she knows the memory of countless hours of training and racing is stored in her muscles. She knows her body will carry her. She knows she’s good at it. When the 26-year-old walked into a cycling velodrome, however,…
Canada Snowboard is proud to announce the appointment of our new Sport and High Performance Director, Mr. Jean-François Rapatel. Jean-François, known to many as ‘JF’, previously worked for Alpine Canada, where he served as the organization’s Director, Coach and Athlete Development (2010-2013) and as High Performance Director for Para-Alpine (2005-2010). In his Para-Alpine role, he…
Mammoth, CA – The 2016 Visa U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain was plagued by poor weather conditions, but that did not prevent Whistler slopestyle skier Yuki Tsubota from winning her first World Cup. « It was a very long day but I couldn’t have hoped for a better ending », said Yuki Tsubota. «…