A very cool welcome
March 11th, 2010 by Blair McIntosh
Wednesday night was the official welcome to the Whistler Paralympic Village. With an athletes village in Whistler and Vancouver, it’s really important to create the Canadian team feel. The night started with a pep rally in the lounge. We got the ream pretty motivated with songs from Four Host First Nations, a bunch of videos, […]
What a way to start
March 9th, 2010 by Blair McIntosh
Earlier today I had the honour of announcing the flag bearer for Canada at the opening ceremony of the Paralympics. With amazing public and media support, we named sledge hockey captain Jean Labonte as our flag bearer at Robson Square in Vancouver.
Labonte (centre) with other members of the Canadian Paralympic team (CREDIT: John […]
LABONTÉ NAMED FLAG BEARER FOR CANADA AT THE VANCOUVER 2010 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES OPENING CEREMONY
March 9th, 2010 by Blair McIntosh
VANCOUVER (March 8, 2010) – The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) today announced that sledge hockey captain Jean Labonté has been selected as flag bearer for Canada at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
“Jean has demonstrated throughout his career the determination, athletic excellence, and strong character that […]
Let these Games begin
March 6th, 2010 by Blair McIntosh
Sitting at the airport in Toronto waiting to board the flight to Vancouver to start this magical run. Yesterday the torch relay made its way to Nathan Phillip Square with about 1,000 Paralympic fans. It’s pretty special to see the City get just as excited about the Paralympics. Make no mistake about it - these […]
