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COVID pandemic fails to slow down Orléans deaf/blind athlete
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Fred Sherwin
Oct. 15, 2020
Orléans deaf and blind athlete Kevin Frost is not about to let the COVID pandemic slow him down. Despite the many challenges he faces, Frost managed to play 30 rounds of golf over the summer including two rounds at the Chippewa Creek Golf Course in Hamilton, where he finished second in the Ontario Visually Impaired Golf Championship on Aug. 15 and 16. Read
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Ottawa TFC unveils fall/winter ‘Return to Play’ soccer program
Sept. 17, 2020
The Ottawa TFC soccer club has unveiled its Return to Play protocol that will govern its 2020-2021 recreational and comeptitive indoor programs. Like many other minor sports programs in Ottawa, the Ottawa TFC soccer club has been working with city and provincial health officials to ensure kids can return to play the sports they love in a safe and healthy environment. Read
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The future is cloudy for Orléans speedskaters
May 14, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit competitive athletes especially hard and none harder than Canada’s amateur athletes. Sports, all sports, have been suspended indefinitely, including speed skating. Three athletes with local roots are trying to make the best of a bad situation with upcoming season still very much in doubt; Ivanie Blondin, Isabelle Weidemann ans Nicholas de Haître. Read
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Ottawa golf courses caught in coronavirus limbo
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April 30, 2020
At this time of year, most golfers would normally be pulling their clubs out of storage, cleaning them off and heading to the local driving range in excited anticipation of the opening of the golf season. Read
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Orléans blind, deaf athlete trying to keep busy during COVID shutdown
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April 30, 2020
Trying to stay active while self-isolating is difficult for your average person. For athletes who normally split their time between dry-land training and working out in the gym, it is especially difficult, even more so when your gym has been closed indefinitely. Read
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