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New Brunswick's Sport Plan
This
Discussion Document
has been developed following a provincial
brainstorming session, 9 regional consultations and
meetings with several key stakeholders.
To provide your input to the Sport Plan, please
review this document and provide your comments and
suggestions to the consultant, Colin Higgs.
Further, feel free to
simply write down your thoughts on what needs to be
done to develop sport in New Brunswick
and send them directly to Colin.
Colin can be contacted
at
Chiggsconsulting@mac.com
Making Dreams Possible
General Motors (GM)
Making Dreams Possible
initiative, in partnership with the Coaching
Association of Canada (CAC) has awarded 115
community clubs grants and 10 high performance
grants across Canada!
CAC is now
accepting applications for the next wave of GM’s
Making Dreams
Possible Club Coaching Grants and High
Performance Coach Grants and the grant deadline of
February 14, 2008
To help
clubs and coaches complete their applications, there
is a new Helpful Hints page which gives an outline
of specific criteria the Selection Committee is
looking for.
More information
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"TRI" a New Activity!!
Come "TRI" a New Activity!!
The UNB Campus Recreation First Annual Indoor
Triathlon is a unique event that blends the concept
of an outdoor triathlon with a fun indoor event that
anyone can try! The event will be held Sunday,
Feb. 24th from 12:00pm - 5:00pm. No
Experience Necessary!
Registration can be done
online,
or come to the Campus Recreation Office for more
information.
We
are also looking for volunteers!!! If you are
interested, please contact Julie Coldwell at
458-7041 or
coldwell@unb.ca.
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2008 Beijing Olympic Youth Camp
August
8, 2008 will mark the beginning of the XXIV Olympic
Games and the world will gather in Beijing to
celebrate this monumental event. This year’s Olympic
Youth Camp will offer an intercultural experience to
youth from around the world.
The 2008 Beijing Organizing Committee (BOCOG) has
allocated every National Olympic Committee two
spots, one male and one female, to attend the 2008
Olympic Youth Camp. All expenses for our two
delegates including registration, flights,
transportation within Beijing, accommodation and
meals during the Olympic Youth Camp Program.
Apply
Today!!
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National Youth Leadership Conference
Canadian youth, between the ages of 16-22, are
invited to apply for Motivate Canada’s 4th annual
ACTIVATE National Youth Leadership Conference
on Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity!
ACTIVATE 2008
will be held at
Carleton University in Ottawa from May 7-11, 2008
and will bring up to 50 young people (age 16 to 22)
together from across Canada to
ACTIVATE their communities and effect positive
change through sport, recreation and physical
activity.
We are
looking for applicants who have an opinion about
sport, physical activity and youth development; have
an interest and dedication to their community; have
a desire to use sport and physical activity for
social change; and are willing to share their ideas
and work with other youth to come up with creative
solutions to getting youth more active across the
country through
ACTIVATE In Action
projects.
More information
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HBC Donates Money to Amateur Athletes
Hudson's Bay Company has announced $2.9
million in aid, including direct support to 200
amateur athletes.
About $2 million of the donation was raised through
the annual HBC Run For Canada campaign. The $900,000
not going directly to athletes will help fund
various national training centres and to supply
resources to help athletes reach podiums.
This is the third installment - for a total of $6
million so far - of the $20 million that HBC has
committed to raise by 2012 via the annual July 1
run.
Read
more...
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2009 Canada Summer Games
Apprentice Coaches |
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The Centre for Coaching
Education of New Brunswick is pleased to
announce the selection of two New Brunswickers
that will be part of the Women in Coaching
Apprenticeship Program at the 2009 Canada Summer
Games.
Paula Murchison from Saint-Jacques
(Swimming) and
Jennifer Butler
from Bathurst
(Athletics – Track & Field) have been chosen as
New Brunswick’s
participants in this national program.
Both women will serve as members of the New
Brunswick coaching staff for their sport at the
2009 Canada Summer Games, as well as take part
in the upcoming “Women in Coaching Canada Games
Apprenticeship Seminars” in Mississauga, Ontario
from February 22nd to 24th
2008 and in Calgary from November 7th
to 9th 2008.
The Centre for Coaching
Education of New Brunswick, and Team New
Brunswick, are pleased to add these
two female coaches to the team for the 2009
Canada Summer Games being held in
Prince Edward Island
from August 15th to 29th
2009.
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The CCENB would like to welcome Chris Gosse who
will be serving as the Executive Director
effective February 25th 2008 while
Executive Director Manon Ouellette is on
maternity leave.
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KidSport™ News |
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The
Restigouche
KidSport™ Chapter, Sport
NB,
Sugarloaf Provincial Park,
Restigouche UCT and Campbellton Minor Hockey Association
are pleased to announce the presentation of the
1st Sugarloaf Park
Pond Hockey Tournament.
This recreational tournament to be hosted March 3, 4,& 5
is to offer participation to youth and adults in four
different categories on two outdoor rinks in front of
the Ski Chalet.
For
more information contact Tyler at 451-1320 or
programs@sportnb.com
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Coaches Corner |
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The Centre for Coaching Education of
New Brunswick will offer the National Coaching
Certification Program Multi-Sport Part A Theory clinic
in English in
Fredericton.
The Multi Sport Part A will be held February 15th
and 16th 2008.
The length of
the Multi-Sport Part A is 11.5 hours and the cost is
$40.
To register please contact the CCENB’s Regional
Coordinator, Evan MacInnis at (506)
452-1582 or
evan@cscatlantic.ca
More Information
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February is HEART
MONTH!
The Heart and Stroke
Foundation has just launched a new website
to educate women about their risk of heart
disease and stroke. Go to
www.theheattruth.ca to learn more!
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