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Émilie Heymans of St-Lambert, Que., and Jennifer Abel of Laval, Que., capitalized on a great start in the final en route to the silver medal in the women’s three-metre synchro event on Saturday at the FINA World Cup diving competition.
Former Aquajets coach, who works as a capacity support officer for CGC's International Development through Sport program, spearheads donations to primary age school kids in Grenada.
OTTAWA, February 6, 2012 — Eight young Canadians are to share their enthusiasm, knowledge and experience with Commonwealth sports organisations on three continents as Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) kick off the fourth year of their successful International Sport Intern Program, formerly the Capacity Support Program.
On January 21, 2012, 15 coaches from 13 countries across the Caribbean region completed the first hosting of the Caribbean Coaching Certificate Program with revised materials...
Colin Higgs presents the first complete set of Bowling Out AIDS cards to Hon. Alan Duncan, M.P. Minister of State for International Development, Government of the United Kingdom.
Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) today added its voice to the chorus of congratulations to Anne Merklinger who has been named the new Chief Executive Officer at Own the Podium.
Canadian judokas were fierce competitors at the Commonwealth Championships in Cardiff, Wales once again today. After a six medal haul Wednesday in Junior level matches, Senior team members earned another twelve medals!
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.
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
