150 PLAY LIST MAKING TOUR STOP AT 2017 CANADIAN SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS

Squash Canada – In celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, ParticipACTION has created the 150 Play List.

 

TORONTO, ON, May 5, 2017 – Named as one of 150 activities Canadians across the country are being encouraged to ‘CHECK OFF’ their Play List, SQUASH is officially swinging into action as the 150 Play List Tour makes a stop at the 2017 Canadian Squash Championships.

Hosted by the Mayfair Club Lakeshore (Toronto, ON), the 2017 Canadian Squash Championships takes place May 3-6. As the final Canadian championship of the squash season, the 2017 Canadian Squash Championships welcomes over 300 competitors who will compete in over 500 matches during the four-day competition.

 

Originally set to take place outside, the tour stop moves indoors as Toronto gets hit with torrential downpours. But a little rain won’t stop Canadians from checking #67 off their 150 Play List, because part of what makes squash great is that rain or shine you can always play!

2017 Canadian Squash Championship competitors can register for the 150 Play List while Canadians already registered for the 150 Play List can check squash off their list.

Join us today, Friday May 5th from 9am-7pm, as the 150 Play List makes its Tour stop at the Canadian Squash Championships! Join 150 Play List ambassadors at Mayfair Club – Lakeshore, located 801 Lakeshore Blvd. East, as we welcome all competitors and the local community to register for the 150 Play List, check SQUASH off their list and enjoy some great Canadian squash action.

 

Want to learn more about the 150 Play List? Visit: www.participACTION.com/150

 

Stay tuned in the next few months as Squash Canada announces more ways SQUASH is involved in the 150 Play List!

 

What is the ParticipACTION 150 Play List? The Play List is a crowd sourced list of 150 uniquely Canadian activities and we are challenging the community to complete as many of these activities as possible, with the goal of getting Canadians more active. ParticipACTION is currently running a nationwide tour, with two teams on the road, visiting communities from coast to coast, bringing a variety of fun and unique physical activity experiences and one of those teams will be at the 2017 Canadian Squash Championships.

 

Have you started tracking your activities yet? If you have not done so, create an account here and start tracking as many activities as you can….and why not start with squash!! And when you check squash off your 150 Play List, let us know! Use the hashtag #150PlayList and tag @SquashCanada on Twitter.

 

ABOUT THE PARTICIPACTION 150 PLAY LIST

To celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday, ParticipACTION created the ParticipACTION 150 Play List – the ultimate list of all the physical activities that make us Canadian. Throughout 2017 every

Canadian, in all communities, schools and workplaces from coast to coast to coast, will be challenged to complete as many physical activities on the list as possible, track their efforts online and earn rewards along the way. The ParticipACTION 150 Play List is a collaborative effort supported by the Government of Canada, premier corporate partners Manulife, Chevrolet and Shaw, the Government of B.C., the Government of Newfoundland & Labrador and national media partner Corus. To register or find out more, including details on more than 100 local ParticipACTION Play List events throughout 2017, please visit www.participACTION.com/150.

 

ABOUT SQUASH CANADA

Founded in 1915, Squash Canada is a non-profit, national sport governing body responsible for the development of athletes, coaches and officials and sets the standards for Canadian squash. Squash Canada is a proud member of the Pan-American and World Squash Federations and participates in the Pan-American Championships, Commonwealth & Pan-Am Games as well as World Championships at the junior and senior level. Each year Squash Canada hosts nine national championships across the country and works with its provincial and territorial partners to promote the growth and development of squash across the country. For more information, visit www.squash.ca. Join the conversation, get social with squash – follow Squash Canada on Facebook and Twitter

 

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For more information: Britany Gordon Programs Manager, Squash Canada (613) 228-7724 x202 britany.gordon@squash.ca