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Founded as a legacy of the inaugural Commonwealth Games in 1930, Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) is a founding member of Commonwealth Sport and is responsible for the growth and development of the Commonwealth sport movement in Canada.
Athletics Team Named for 2026 Commonwealth Games
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CGC Intern Builds Learn To Swim Program In Tonga
Tonga has one big swimming pool – the ocean. On a sunny day at the American Wharf in Nuku’alofa, hundreds of Tongan children play in the water, diving and flipping off the point. Yet very few actually know how to swim. They’re uncomfortable in water above their waist, and there is no program to teach children in Tonga the basics of water safety and swimming skills.
AN INTERN’S APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT ((Reprint Courtesy of CAAWS)
When I was first offered my current role as a Capacity Support Officer (CSO) in the Falkland Islands as part of Commonwealth Games Canada’s (CGC) Capacity Support Program (CSP), I had an overwhelming feeling of nerves. How can I impact sport at a national level at age 29, two years after completing a Masters’ in sport management, and having focused my career until now at the community level? My knowledge of sport at a national level came from a Canadian and British education, both are countries where there are layers and layers of governing bodies and the experience required to work at any of those levels far outweighs what I have done to date. Combine these worries with a da
CGC’s Game of Life Run/Walk expands to four cities for 2012
Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC)’s second annual Game of Life Run/Walk is set to take place on April 29, 2012 in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Halifax—marking the even
Next Step 2011 Promotes Global Sport for Development Partnerships
Partnerships within the Sport for Development field are evolving beyond traditional donor/recipient arrangements to an increasingly efficient model based on equality, respect and co-operation from
Canadian Commonwealth Games Champ Nicole Forrester Joins T02015 Athlete Advisory Council
Nicole Forrester is an Olympian, 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist and the reigning Canadian high jump champion.
Commonwealth sport leader, Trevino Betty, joins TO2015 Games Athlete Council
Trevino Betty has dedicated his life to sport for the past 25 years as an athlete, volunteer and most recently as an administrator.
Canadian Commonwealth Games Champion Kyle Shewfelt Joins Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport Board of Directors
(Ottawa, Ontario – December 13, 2011) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport is proud to announce that Olympic gold medalist Kyle
LEARNING TO SEE WITH NEW EYES (Reprint Courtesy of CAAWS)
Looking back, I never could have imagined where sport would take me and what it would teach me in life.
Canadian Commonwealth Alum - Petitclerc accepts international coaching appointment with UK Athletics
OTTAWA- Athletics Canada congratulates today Chantal Petitclerc of Montreal, Que., who has accepted a coaching position with UK Athletics for the upcoming 2012 Paralympic Games in London.
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