Coaching Association of Canada announces 2023 Women in Coaching Canada Games Apprentice Coaches The Ontario Para Network is proud to announce that wheelchair basketball coach Andrea Foessel (Shelburne, ON) has been selected to take part in the Coaching Association of Canada’s ‘Women in Coaching’ Canada Games Apprenticeship Program for 2023. The program provides the opportunity… Read More about “Foessel named to CAC’s ‘Women in Coaching’ Apprenticeship Program”
Researchers from Western University are seeking participants for a study on the classification experiences of parasport athletes. The goal of the study is to understand the embodied experiences associated with disability sport classification and potentially highlight the power dynamics within sport and create space for new understanding of the ways in which bodies inform sport… Read More about “Research Study: Classification Experiences of Parasport Athletes”
For Two Little Girls; the Importance of Representation by June Jang Julia Hanes, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Ottawa and a Canada Games gold medalist in para-athletics, often thinks about the two little girls in wheelchairs she met as a med student while on placement at a hospital. “I tell the story… Read More about “For Two Little Girls; The Importance of Representation – Julia Hanes”
CHANGES TO PROOF OF VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS IN ONTARIO (March 1, 2022) With key public health and health system indicators continuing to improve, Ontario is cautiously and gradually easing public health and workplace safety measures. Most notably, as of March 1, 2022, proof of vaccination requirements have been lifted across the province. Businesses and organizations may… Read More about “COVID-19 ‘Return to Sport’ Update – March 1”
Wheelchair tennis athlete Anne-Marie Dolinar among group of 11 para athletes to receive FACE grants A group of 55 up-and-coming athletes and their coaches have recently been announced as recipients of the 2022 Petro-Canada FACE grants. Among the class of 2022 includes wheelchair tennis athlete Anne-Marie Dolinar of Deep River, and her coach Brian Ma… Read More about “Dolinar Named as 2022 Petro-Canada FACE Grant Recipient”
MEDIA RELEASE February 4, 2022 Toronto, ON – In late 2020, the Ontario Para Network (ONPARA) learned it was receiving a nine-month, $83,200 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). Over the last year, the grant has helped ONPARA re-imagine the delivery of its School Programs to continue meeting the needs… Read More about “Media Release: OTF Grant Gives ONPARA Opportunity to Rebuild and Recover”
Seeking feedback from current and future ONPARA Athlete Ambassadors As we return to in-person programs and activities, we are updating and revamping our Athlete Ambassador Program! Whether you have been an ambassador in the past, are currently involved, or would like to be an athlete ambassador in the future, we ask that you please fill… Read More about “ONPARA Athlete Ambassador Survey”
The Canadian Paralympic Committee and the Canadian Disability Participation Project are seeking participants for a variety of research projects. Help make parasport better through research by filling out the following form: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/9c217852444d4df3a404020677e9b070 Research Projects: Please let us know which projects you are interested in supporting. The support we are seeking takes between 15 and 90… Read More about “Research Studies (Various) – Canadian Paralympic Committee”
CAUTIOUS AND GRADUAL EASE OF PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES (January 31, 2022) With key public health and health system indicators starting to show improvements, Ontario has released details of steps to cautiously and gradually ease public health measures, starting on January 31, 2022. ONPARA has updated its ‘Return to Sport’ guidelines and Risk Mitigation documents in… Read More about “COVID-19 ‘Return to Sport’ Update – January 31”
The Algonquin College Human-Centred Design Institute invites you to participate in a survey examining motivations and barriers to playing parasports. This study is being conducted on behalf of Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Findings will help inform the development of a recruitment strategy to attract prospective athletes. Eligibility: must be 18 years of age or older must… Read More about “Research Study: Motivations and barriers to playing parasports”
