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 …
STEP St. John’s Chair Danny Breen to Speak at MolsonCoors St. John’s Athlete of the Year Banquet
Danny Breen, Chair of STEP St. John’s will be the keynote speaker at the Annual MolsonCoors Athlete of the Year Banquet on Thursday, February 6th at St. John’s City Hall. Danny will highlight the genesis of the organization’s formation, identify some of their objectives and provide insight into what sports events have been targeted to bring to St. John’s.
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 …
STEP St. John’s Board Member Receives CAAWS National Recognition
The City of St. John’s Deputy City Manager, Community Services, Jill Brewer, has been named one of the Top 20 Most Influential Women in Sport and Physical Activity for 2013 by the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sports and Physical Activity (CAAWS). Since moving to St. John’s 29 years ago Mrs. Brewer has made many contributions in …