WBC Unveils Award Winners, Adds Joanne MacDonald to Hall of Fame
WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL CANADA ANNOUNCES ANNUAL AWARD WINNERS AND INDUCTS ATHLETE JOANNE MACDONALD INTO HALL OF FAME (April 18, 2020 – OTTAWA, ONT.) Newfoundland athlete Joanne MacDonald headlined the list of outstanding individuals honoured Saturday evening as Wheelchair Basketball Canada (WBC) welcomed her into the Hall of Fame and unveiled the winners of its annual awards. Team Canada’s…
This Week with RCA: April 20-26
Monday April 20 Workout of the Week Posted on IGTV at 10:00amPDTSong-based exercises led by NextGen athletes from Don Rowing Club. Don’t forget to tag @rowingcanada in your Workout of the Week social media posts! #RCAWeeklyWorkout Thursday April 23 Masters rowing with Volker Nolte and Carol Love Zoom Webinar Time: 10:00am PDT/11:00am MDT/1:00pm EDT/2:00pm ADT/2:30pm NDTDuration: 45…
Weekly Equestrian Canada COVID-19 Wrap-Up
Equestrian Canada (EC) would like to share the following updates from the fifth week of responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Please note that moving forward, the weekly COVID-19 wrap-up will be exclusively available through EC’s website, Facebook and Twitter channels. EC’s key actions this week: Met with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to review…
RCA Member Update
Webinar Follow-Up: Managing Your Organization in the COVID-19 Environment The webinar delivered on April 7, 2020, can be viewed online here. RCA is continuing to compile resources outlined during the webinar and develop templates for the membership. Please visit our COVID-19 page for more resources as they become available. Federal and Provincial Economic Relief ProgramsHow to Host…
Sport Law & Strategy Group Shares Helpful Tips During COVID-19 – Update 4
April 17, 2020 –The SLSG is hosting weekly “Conversation Matters: You Ask, We Share” where we spend an hour with sport leaders from across the country sharing information and responding to questions on employment, insurance, leadership, financial management, grief management, and other matters related to managing through COVID-19. The free, online drop-in session hosted by…
Football Canada, Athlete Era announce FC Mobile App
Ottawa, ON – Following the initial national launch of the AQ Coach mobile app in the spring of 2019, Football Canada and Athlete Era will be releasing an updated version of the digital learning resource under a new name in 2020. AQ Coach has been rebranded as FC Mobile and contains a variety of new features…
The Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame Welcomes Jack Graham as Well as Betty and Bruce Birmingham
Montreal, April 16, 2020 — Tennis Canada announced on Thursday that Jack Graham, Q.C. as well as Betty and her late husband Bruce Birmingham will be officially inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame as builders for their significant contributions to the success of Canadian tennis. The dates and locations of the ceremonies will…
Remembering Raymond Clark
April 16, 2020 – OTTAWA – Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) was saddened to hear of Raymond Clark’s passing at his home in St. Mary’s, ON last month. Raymond was a good friend of many at CSC through his work as a facilitator of SportWORKS Officer trainer sessions. “Raymond was impactful in the lives of our…
Charlie Bilodeau retires from competitive skating
OTTAWA, ON: Olympian and national medallist Charlie Bilodeau, 26, Trois-Pistoles, Que., announced his retirement from competitive skating today. Bilodeau has been a competitor in the pair discipline for over a decade for Canada. His competitive highlights include competing at three world championships, winning four national medals and competing at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Bilodeau…
Montreal tops Canadian Sport Hosting Index again in 2020
(Ottawa, ON) April 14, 2020: For the third straight year Montreal maintained its ranking as the top city in Canada for hosting sports events. It was named “Canadian Sport City 2020” in the third year of the Canadian Sport Hosting Index (CSHI), first developed by the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA) in 2018. The CSHI…