Category Archives: Paralympics

Posts from the ‘Paralympics’ Category

2010: A Year in Review
January 2nd, 2011 | Adventure, Bali, Bands, Belize, Events, Featured, Inspiration, Mexico, Olympics, Paralympics, Photography, Travel, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Vancouver2010 | Mariska | 1 Comment
Another year gone by, and an epic year it was… The year started off preparing for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Seeing 2010 on the calendar suddenly made it all a reality and the mad rush to get organized and a site up and filled with content began about a month before the Games actually opened. more »
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Photo of the Day: Dec. 9th
December 9th, 2010 | Events, Olympics, Paralympics, Photo of the Day, Photography, Vancouver2010 | Mariska | No Comments
Vancouver 2010 Paralympics sit skiing medals ceremony in Whistler. For more images from the medals ceremony, please visit the Set on Flickr.
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Photo of the Day: Dec 7th
December 7th, 2010 | Events, Inspiration, Paralympics, Photo of the Day, Photography, Vancouver, Vancouver2010 | Mariska | No Comments
The Canadian Paralympic Sledge Hockey Team warming up for the Bronze Medal game at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games! For more images, please visit the Set on Flickr!
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Canadian Olympic Committee Receives Funding of $5M Annually for 5 Years!
October 22nd, 2010 | Featured, Inspiration, London2012, Paralympics, Vancouver2010 | Mariska | No Comments
(image source: Canadian Paralympic Committee) Ottawa, ON (October 22, 2010) – Today, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and several decorated Paralympians gratefully accepted the financial contribution of $5M annually over the next five years from the Minister of State for Sport, the Honourable Gary Lunn. The funding was announced during the 2010 Canadian Paralympic Congress in more »
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Paralympic Sports Day, September 18th
September 16th, 2010 | Events, Featured, London2012, Olympics, Paralympics, Vancouver, Vancouver2010 | Mariska | No Comments
The Canadian Paralympic Committee Invites Canadians To Paralympic Sport Demonstrations During The First-Ever Sports Day In Canada September 15, 2010 (Ottawa) – September 18th marks the first-ever Sports Day in Canada and the Canadian Paralympic Committee and its members are proud to invite Canadians to experience first-hand various Paralympic sports during hands-on sport demonstrations in more »
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Canada’s Chef de Mission Named for the London 2012 Paralympic Games
August 22nd, 2010 | Featured, Paralympics | Mariska | No Comments
The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) is pleased to announce that Dr. Gaétan Tardif has been named Chef de Mission for Team Canada at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Dr. Tardif is a dedicated long-time volunteer within the Paralympic Movement. He first became involved during the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games as a member of the Canadian more »
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2010 Paralympics Opening Ceremonies
March 15th, 2010 | Inspiration, Paralympics, Photography, Vancouver2010 | Mariska | No Comments
On March 12th, the 2010 Paralympic Opening Ceremonies took place at BC Place in Vancouver, BC. This was an absolutely amazing and inspiring event and I was very lucky to have had the opportunity to experience it from several photographer positions in the stadium, due to my media accreditation. It was an amazing sight to more »
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Torch Relay at Robson Square with Roberto Luongo
March 12th, 2010 | Featured, Paralympics, Photography, Vancouver2010, Video | Mariska | No Comments
You could feel that Olympic energy returning to Robson Square last night with the torch relay coming through, carried by Roberto Luongo. Hoping to see the fans just as excited during the Paralympic Games over the next ten days in support of the amazing athletes and the additional challenges they face in order to compete more »
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