Post courtesy Canadian Paralympic Committee — Note to media: To schedule interviews with athletes involved in Game Plan Day in Canada, please contact Elise Marcotte (emarcotte@mygameplan.ca). TORONTO (June 5, 2018) – Team Canada and Deloitte are helping to support athletes develop life skills beyond sport by hosting over 60 Game Plan eligible Olympians, Paralympians and…
– Paralympian Search events look to discover new Paralympic hopefuls – Athletes will test their potential to excel in Paralympic sports – Paralympic medallists Mollie Jepsen and Alex Dupont to act as ambassadors Ottawa, May 17, 2018 – The Canadian Paralympic Committee will be on the lookout for Canada’s next great athletes with two Paralympian…
This post courtesy of the Canadian Paralympic Committee. Canadian Sport Institute Pacific staff collaborated with the CPC to help run this event on October 22, 2017. Click to find out more about our related Powering Podiums workshop regarding Parasport Synergies — VANCOUVER – The Richmond Oval hosted the first PARALYMPIAN SEARCH in B.C. on Sunday…
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Paralympic Committee, in collaboration with the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network, is pleased to announce that the PARALYMPIAN SEARCH will be visiting Vancouver on Sunday, Oct. 22 and Toronto on Sunday, Nov. 26. PARALYMPIAN SEARCH is an exciting program designed to identify future potential Paralympic athletes. It is a…
With support from the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Special Olympics Canada, the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) is pleased to launch today the latest in its series of National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) eLearning modules: Coaching Athletes with a Disability. The Coaching Athletes with a Disability eLearning module provides coaches the knowledge and training…
OTTAWA – Paralympic swimming medallist and Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, the Honorable Carla Qualtrough, is among a group of five uniquely accomplished individuals named today as the Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame’s inductees for 2017, who will be officially inducted at a gala on April 7 in Ottawa. Delta, B.C.’s Qualtrough is…
KINGSTON, ONT. – Sail Canada and the Canadian Paralympic Committee are proud to announce the six athletes nominated for selection to Team Canada for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games this September. The veteran team, led by Beijing 2008 Paralympic gold medalist and Sydney 2000 bronze medallist Paul Tingley, has a strong track record of medal…
VICTORIA, B.C. – Four international medal-winning Canadian triathletes are not only ready to make history, but are determined to step onto the podium when the sport makes its Paralympic debut at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. The Canadian Paralympic Committee and Triathlon Canada announced today an experienced group consisting of one man and three women…
RICHMOND, BC – Wheelchair Rugby Canada and the Canadian Paralympic Committee are proud to announce the 12 athletes nominated for selection to Team Canada for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games this September. Canada is currently ranked world No. 1 in wheelchair rugby for the first time in 13 years after winning gold at both the…
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…