Cruisers Suns earn silver and individual awards at 2018 CWBL National Championship The OWSA would like to congratulate the Cruisers Suns on their silver medal finish in Tier 2 at the 2018 CWBL National Championship. The tournament, which brought together the top wheelchair basketball club teams from across Canada, was held at the Martensville Athletic… Read More about “Suns Shine at National Championship”
The OWSA would like to wish the best of luck to the Cruisers Suns, the sole Ontario wheelchair basketball club team heading to the 2018 CWBL National Championship! The Suns will be competing in Tier 2 against three other club teams from Manitoba, Lethbridge, and Saskatchewan, while Tier 1 will see 5 teams in the… Read More about “Cruisers Suns Head to 2018 CWBL Finals!”
Enter for your chance to win 2 tickets to the screening of ‘We Could Be Heroes’ documentary film The OWSA is giving away 5 pairs of tickets to the ‘We Could Be Heroes’ screening at the ‘Hot Docs’ Canadian International Documentary Festival! Want tickets? It’s simple! OWSA members can email intern@onpara.ca by Thursday April 19… Read More about “OWSA Giveaway! Tickets to Hot Docs Film Festival”
TV ad seeks wheelchair users or persons with visible physical disabilities Real People Casting is currently casting non-speaking roles for a national bank tv commercial. They are seeking a wheelchair user or person with a visible physical disability of any gender or ethnicity, aged 20 and over. Pay is approximately $2000. All applicants must live… Read More about “Casting Call for Persons with Visible Physical Disabilities”
Wheelchair Rugby Canada announces its 2018-2019 National Team Program athletes (Ottawa, ON – Mar. 29th) The Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA) is pleased to announce the names of the 18 athletes selected to the Canadian Wheelchair Rugby National Team Program for 2018-2019. From March 4th to March 8th, a selection camp was held at the… Read More about “Nine Ontario Athletes Named to Wheelchair Rugby National Team Program”
Great news! The Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association has joined Instagram! Follow us today at @wheelchairsportson to see photos, videos, and stories about our amazing athletes and our various events such as Bridging the Gap and Enabling Change sessions, league games, tournaments, skills clinics, community events & festival, fundraisers, and much more! While you’re at it,… Read More about “OWSA on Instagram”
Team Ontario narrowly misses podium to claim 4th place finish at Nationals The best junior wheelchair basketball talent in Canada competed over the weekend at the 2018 Junior National Championship in Longueuil, Québec. The three-day tournament was co-hosted by Wheelchair Basketball Canada and Parasports Québec and acted as the seeding tournament for next year’s 2019 Canada Winter Games… Read More about “Ontario 4th at 2018 Junior National Championship”
Junior and Women provincial teams selected for the 2017-2018 season championships The OWSA would like to congratulate the following athletes on their selection to the Team Ontario Junior & Women’s wheelchair basketball teams: Juniors Adel Akhmed Sara Black Vanessa Giancaterini Zoë Hahn Nick Hill Maninder Hothi Michael Kilonzo Puisand Lai Lee Melymick Anthony Protomanni Erik… Read More about “2018 Provincial Team Official Selection – Wheelchair Basketball”
Ontario Provincial Team athletes to play in 5×5 exhibition matches The Ontario Winter Games are coming to Orillia and neighbouring municipalities from March 1-4, 2018. Orillia has a rich sport history, both as participants and as event planners, and Orillia was chosen as host due to its premier sport venues, engaged community with outstanding civic pride,… Read More about “Wheelchair Basketball at the Orillia 2018 Ontario Winter Games”
DRAFT List of 2017-2018 Quest for Gold Ontario Card Nominations Announced! The Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association is pleased to announce a draft list of athletes and alternates who have been nominated for Ontario Cards under the 2017-18 Quest for Gold – Ontario Athlete Assistance Program (OAAP). The athletes nominated were selected using the sport specific selection… Read More about “OWSA Announces Draft List of 2017-2018 Quest for Gold Nominees!”
