St. John’s to Host 2025 Toyota National Championships

Historic King George V Park in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador will be the venue for Canada Soccer’s 2025 Toyota National Championships when the best amateur clubs across the country lift the men’s Challenge Trophy and women’s Jubilee Trophy. Scheduled for the week leading into Thanksgiving Day 2025, this will mark the first time since 2019 that Canada Soccer’s premier …

Request for Proposal: REVIEW OF EVENT BID PROCESS

ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND Sport Tourism Event Partnership (STEP) St. John’s is a sport tourism partnership with eight partners who have a vested interest in growing the sport tourism industry. STEP member partners are Destination St. John’s, the City of St. John’s, the City of Mount Pearl, the Town of Paradise, the Town of CBS, Celebrate NL, the Government of Newfoundland and …

Congrats to Team Gushue

As one of the greatest Tim Hortons Briers ever played wrapped up Sunday, it was fitting that one of the best skips of a generation emerged victorious. Newfoundland’s Brad Gushue won his third Canadian men’s curling championship with a 7-3 victory over Alberta’s Brendan Bottcher in the Brier final before a standing room only crowd at Leon’s Centre. Gushue had …

Launch of Bid Process for 2025 Canada Summer Games

The Canada Games Council officially launched the bid process for the 2025 Canada Summer Games that will be held in Newfoundland and Labrador. The event took place February 25, 2020 at the Confederation Building in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. It was attended by the Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and …

Pan Am / Parapan Am Success for Newfoundland & Labrador Athletes

STEP St. John’s would like to acknowledge the athletes who represented this province at the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games this year in Toronto. Pan Am Games The Pan Am Games ran from July 10th – 26th and saw Canada placing second in overall medal standings with 217 medals. Newfoundland and Labrador was well represented here. The Canadian Men’s Softball team …

Memorial University Joins STEP St. John’s

Chair Danny Breen is pleased to announce that Dr. Heather Carnahan has joined the STEP St. John’s Board, representing its newest partner Memorial University.  As the dean of Memorial’s School of Human Kinetics and Recreation (HKR), Dr. Carnahan brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the STEP Board and will be the primary liaison as St. John’s prepares a …

2013 Word Ball Hockey Championships Nominated for CSTA Prestige Award

The Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA) is pleased to announce the finalists of the 2014 PRESTIGE Awards (Program Recognizing Exceptional Sport Tourism Initiatives, Games & Events), which celebrate the people, places and events that make the Canadian sport tourism industry so dynamic and important to the economic fabric of communities across the Country. Held in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador …

Harris, O’Keefe named Mount Pearl’s best athletes

Soccer player Malorie Harris and Patrick O’Keefe of hockey and ball hockey are the 2013 Mount Pearl Sports Alliance athletes of the year. The two were announced as the winners as part of the Mount Pearl Sports Hall of Fame & 2013 Athletic Awards ceremony held at the Reid Community Centre. Their’s weren’t the only awards announced, Doug Halliday of …

2014 Canadian Boccia Championships Coming to St. John’s

Easter Seals NL, in partnership with the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association will be hosting the 2014 Canadian Boccia Championships in St. John’s. Over 120 athletes will convene in St. John’s from their respective provinces, and Newfoundland and Labrador will be represented by 6 boccia athletes, two who were recently selected to join the Canadian National Training Program. Easter Seals …