Tag: Sports

  • Cheer on Team Canada’s para #PanAmazing athletes with @CIBC

    Cheer on Team Canada’s para #PanAmazing athletes with @CIBC

      Incredible competition, PANAMANIA performances and surprise giveaways on the way August 7-15 TORONTO, Aug. 7, 2015 /CNW/ – Building on the success of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games, CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM), Premier Partner of the Canadian Parapan Am Team, is proud to support Team Canada and deliver another #PanAmazing experience to…

  • TORONTO 2015 Parapan Am Games Off to a Great Start!

    TORONTO 2015 Parapan Am Games Off to a Great Start!

    Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Brazil 21 11 10 42 2 Canada 9 13 15 37 3 Mexico 8 8 8 24 4 United States 6 9 8 23 5 Colombia 6 8 6 20 6 Argentina 4 7 7 18 7 Cuba 4 3 1 8 8 Chile 2 0 1 3…

  • CN Tower Launches Accessible Wheelchair EdgeWalk Experience with Paralympian Rick Hansen and TORONTO2015 Games

    CN Tower Launches Accessible Wheelchair EdgeWalk Experience with Paralympian Rick Hansen and TORONTO2015 Games

    On August 7, 2015, TORONTO2015 Parapan Am Games Opening Day TORONTO, August 7, 2015 – On Friday August 7, 2015 at the CN Tower, Paralympian Rick Hansen joined by Olympian Alexa Komarnycky and Paralympian Carla Qualtrough helped launch the accessible wheelchair EdgeWalk experience 356m/1168feet above Toronto. Wheelchair participants can now add EdgeWalk to their bucket list…

  • Minister David Eggen commends Alberta’s 2015 Parapan Am athletes

    Minister David Eggen commends Alberta’s 2015 Parapan Am athletes

    Culture and Tourism Minister David Eggen issued the following statement: “I am delighted to congratulate all of the Alberta athletes who are representing Canada at the 2015 Parapan Am Games in Toronto. “Canada has participated in every Parapan Am Games since their inception, and today more than 40 Albertans will join this amazing group of…

  • Legion Supports Youth at the National Track and Field Championships

    Legion Supports Youth at the National Track and Field Championships

      Submitted by Malcolm Hughes The Royal Canadian Legion sponsors several important Youth initiatives both locally and Provincially as well as across the country. One of these is the National Track and Field Championships held annually at various venues that rotate every second year from Province to Province. On Wednesday, Aug 5th, 37 athletes aged…

  • Okotoks Recreation Centre’s Passholder Travel Contest is back!

    Okotoks Recreation Centre’s Passholder Travel Contest is back!

    Starting August 1, purchase a facility pass at the Okotoks Recreation Centre and be entered to win a $1500 travel voucher from Pace Setter Travel! Contest runs August 1 to September 18, 2015. Stop at the Client Services desk at the Okotoks Recreation Centre (99 Okotoks Drive) or call 403-938-8954 to purchase your facility pass and be entered…

  • Beijing named host city of Olympic Winter Games 2022

    Beijing named host city of Olympic Winter Games 2022

      The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today named Beijing, People’s Republic of China, as the host city of the Olympic Winter Games 2022. The Chinese capital was chosen over Almaty, Kazakhstan, in a vote at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur. Beijing received 44 votes to Almaty’s 40. As a result, Beijing will become the first…

  • Okotoks Museum Celebrates National Year of Sport with Special Exhibit

    Okotoks Museum Celebrates National Year of Sport with Special Exhibit

    July 1, 2015 – August 31, 2015 Hours Sun: 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Mon – Sat: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm In celebration of the National Year of Sport, the Okotoks Museum & Archives will showcase Summer Sports & Athletes at the Okotoks Recreation Centre through July and August. The exhibit features photos from…

  • Anglers urged to follow safe fish handling procedures

    Anglers urged to follow safe fish handling procedures

      Ongoing hot weather combined with low water levels are resulting in high water temperatures in rivers and streams across Southern Alberta. There is an increased risk to fish populations resulting from the stress of current conditions combined with catch and release angling. Until conditions improve, Albertans are encouraged to follow safe handling procedures to…

  • Catch Alberta Instagram Photo Contest

    Catch Alberta Instagram Photo Contest

      Alberta is known for its outdoor beauty but sometimes we forget about the beauty below the water. Snap a picture of your favourite fishing hole and enter to win some amazing prizes! Contest Rules and How to Enter We are looking for great photos of you and your family and friends fishing responsibly on…

  • International Focus on Track & Field Returns to Edmonton for 2015 Panamerican Junior Athletics Championships

    International Focus on Track & Field Returns to Edmonton for 2015 Panamerican Junior Athletics Championships

      This weekend, families, friends and fans from over 30 countries will be cheering on their national teams as they compete for 3 days from July 31st to August 2nd at the state-of-the-art Foote Field for the Edmonton 2015 Panamerican Junior Athletics Championships.  At least one third of these athletes will have just competed, many…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Follow the Rules – Share the Road

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Follow the Rules – Share the Road

      When you get on your bicycle and get on the road, you are then officially classified as driving a vehicle. As such, you need to know and obey the same rules as other vehicles. This is for your own safety, because if you behave like a car driver would behave, your actions are more…

  • 2015 Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games in Strathmore wrap-up

    2015 Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games in Strathmore wrap-up

    Strathmore… The 2015 Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games in Strathmore came to a close on July 19.                 “The last few days have been nothing short of amazing,” said David Eggen, Minister of Culture and Tourism. “The displays of athleticism, sportsmanship and comraderie that we have seen at…

  • Harper Government Invests in Improvements to Central Alberta’s Community Infrastructure

    Harper Government Invests in Improvements to Central Alberta’s Community Infrastructure

      Red Deer, Alberta – Tuesday, Earl Dreeshen, Member of Parliament for Red Deer, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification Canada, announced support of $339,831 for four projects under the Government of Canada’s Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program: improvements to Westerner Park, the Innisfail Legion, the Delburne Community…

  • Dawgs Drop Final Game of the Regular Season to Mavericks

    Dawgs Drop Final Game of the Regular Season to Mavericks

      By Ashley Grant The Okotoks Dawgs (27-17) were defeated by the Medicine Hat Mavericks (23-21) on July 26 by a final score of 11-8 at Seaman Stadium (3748). It was the last regular season home game for the Dawgs, as well as being their sixth game in six nights. However, the Dawgs got off…