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…
Vancouver, BC – Canadian Sport Institute Pacific would like to congratulate the athletes, coaches and support staff from British Columbia, as well as the entire Canadian Paralympic Team, for a fantastic performance at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. By placing in the top three in the gold medal count, Team Canada met Own the Podium’s…
SOCHI, Russia – Sit-skier Josh Dueck won Canada’s third gold medal of the Sochi Paralympic Winter Games on Friday in men’s super combined, adding to the silver medal in men’s downhill he earned earlier in the week. The 33-year-old from Kimberley, B.C., who gained worldwide acclaim in 2012 when he became the first person in…