August 25th, 2008 — sports
The Maritime Hockey Academy in Nova Scotia has moved into a new facility in its second year of operation. The School began with a small group of 15 students last year and has more than doubled its size for this year. See the Burnside News for more.
For more information on the Maritime Hockey Academy, visit online at www.maritimehockey.com or send an email to mhadirector@mac.com.
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August 21st, 2008 — general, sports
Steve Nash has recorded the following video to Lobby the Ontario Government to fund treatment for Hunter Syndrome. Nash’s friend from his days as a student at Victoria’s St. Michaels Universty School, Simon Ibell suffers from the rare disorder. See the full report here.
For more on SMUS visit the Schools Guide or the SMUS web site.
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August 21st, 2008 — sports
Reported on the Hockey News Blog that an Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League team will begin playing out of the new arena at Upper Canada College, although a commenter who apparently is affiliated with the “Upper Canada Junior A Hockey Club” reports that the team will not be formally affiliated with the school, allowing it to sign players regardless of the school they attend:
Although the team will be playing out of the Upper Canada College arena and shares similar values with the school (excellence in academics and athletics) there is no formal affiliation with the school. The relationship with UCC would be comparable to the relationship that exists between the Buzzers and St. Michaels College , Villanova Knights and Villanova College , Hill Academy and the Aurora Tigers etc… As an independent organization, we are free to sign players regardless of where they attend school. This being said, we will continue to pursue a formal relationship with UCC to provide a wider continuum of hockey opportunities for its student athletes. We are confident that the UCC student body, and hockey enthusiasts in the various communities of central Toronto, will be interested in following their progress.
For more information on Upper Canada College visit the Schools Guide or the UCC web site.
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August 19th, 2008 — sports
Shawnigan Lake School is proud to congratulate two members of its extended family on their Olympic rowing success. Jon Beare, Shawnigan coach and husband of a Shawnigan teacher and boarding house assistant director won a Bronze medal as part of Canada’s lightweight men’s four. Kyle Hamilton, also married to a Shawnigan boarding house assistant director, won Gold in Canada’s heavyweight mens’ eight.
Shawnigan is proud to support Canadian rowing. Our national teams trained frequently at Shawnigan in their Olympic preparation where part of our boathouse is reserved for their use. Seeing Olympians live and train amongst our community is a real bonus for our students, and our rowers in particular. Motivated in part by the example of our National Team athletes Shawnigan’s eight were Henley Royal Champions this summer.
Also competing in Beijing is Shawnigan graduate Zac Plavsic in the windsurfing competition where he finished in 23rd position.
For more on Shawnigan Lake School please visit the Schools Guide Page for Shawnigan or the school web site.
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