SLSG Accesses Simply Voting Platform to Support Sport Organizations in Hosting Online Meetings
April 14, 2020 – Toronto – The Sport Law & Strategy Group (SLSG) is pleased to announce that it has acquired a subscription package with the online voting platform Simply Voting, to support sport organizations in hosting effective and secure electronic meetings. The Simply Voting platform allows an organization to conduct secure, third-party voting events…
Volleyball Community Rallies Together
April 09, 2020: Volleyball Canada and its merchandise partner, VolleyballStuff, are donating $15,000 to Food Banks Canada at the mid-way point of the #RallyTogetherApart campaign. When Volleyball Canada’s Nationals was cancelled due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the community came together and purchased “stay at home” T-shirts and sweats from VolleyballStuff and Volleyball Canada, with proceeds from…
Curling Canada confirms cancellation of remaining 2019-20 events
Curling Canada’s remaining 2019-20 national curling championships have now been officially cancelled and will not be rescheduled, it was confirmed today. The 2020 Canad Inns Canadian Mixed Doubles (in Portage la Prairie, Man.), the 2020 Everest Canadian Seniors (in Portage la Prairie), the 2020 Canadian Under-18 (in Sudbury) and the 2020 Canadian Wheelchair championships (in…
Olympic and Paralympic Trials presented by Bell return to Montreal in 2021
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the road to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be longer than expected, but they will still run through Montreal for Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic track and field hopefuls. The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Track and Field Trials presented by Bell return to Canada’s first Olympic…
Meet the Members of Canadian Women & Sport’s Impact Research Committee
Canadian Women & Sport is pleased to announce the seven researchers who will be part of our new Impact Research Committee. The Impact Research Committee will guide our organization in creating and supporting a diverse, multidisciplinary, and relevant research agenda related to our vision and mission. This committee will help inform the organization’s insight, knowledge…
Ottawa Sport Council COVID-19 Resource Page
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a direct impact on everyone. Most of Ottawa has been shut down including all community sports facilities- arenas, gyms, fields and pools that you, our members depend upon for your programming. All recreation facilities are now shut down until June 30th. This will have a large impact on Ottawa’s summer…
Sport Law & Strategy Group Blogs About Compassion Being a Way to Shift our Being
April 9, 2020 – The Sport Law & Strategy Group (SLSG) is committed to sharing relevant knowledge to sport leaders using a variety of mediums including newsletters, webinars, workshops, keynotes, educational sessions and blogs. In her most recent blog, Dina Bell-Laroche dives into the concept of compassion and how it can help relieve some of…
Para-Dressage Video Competition Series: Official Results for Second Leg of 2020
Ottawa, ON, April 8, 2020 – Results are now officially available for the second leg of the 2020 Para-Dressage Video Competition Series, presented by Ride Every Stride. The national level classes for the second leg were judged by EC certified Para-Dressage Senior Judge and Steward, Leslie Kennedy of Fergus, ON. Here are the official results,…
I·SPARC Newsletter – Ways to Maintain a Healthy, Active Lifestyle
Tips from our Sport and Healthy Living Teams What’s in this issue: Immune-boosting recipes – Nettle Week FitNation: Anyone, Anytime Anywhere Coaches at-home training tips – Core Strength Week 2 Free Coach Resources National Coaching Awards – Nomination Open Homemade Pur(well) Hand Sanitizer I·SPARC’s Operational Continuity Plan & Regional Contacts COVID-19 Resources & Crisis Support…
The CCES Seeks Organizations to Participate in Survey About Non-Binary Athlete Participation
(Ottawa, Ontario – April 7, 2020) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) is looking for Canadian sport organizations from all levels and sports to complete a one-hour telephone survey with an independent contractor to discuss what supports sport organizations require with regards to the inclusion of non-binary athletes. The CCES will use…