Archive 1997-2016
By Jason Ramey
Ottawa’s premier curling event will feature competition on the ice, but it will also be in an “off-ice” competition of its own.
The Eighth Annual Welton Beauchamp Classic has been forced to go head-to-head with the Second Annual Flexi-coil Curling Classic in Saskatoon.
By Jason Ramey
The recent establishment of a Heritage Canada subcommittee to look into the economics and value of sport is a step in the right direction.
The federal government initiative was developed with a “special emphasis” to protect NHL teams in Canada.
By Derek Beaudette
Basketball. Rugby. Baseball. These are a few of the options which are available to the wheelchair athletes in Ottawa.
This January, one of Canada’s rarest wheelchair sports will be added to this list of options.
The University of Ottawa Excalibur Fencing Team is starting a wheelchair fencing program in the new year.
“There’s no reason why we shouldn’t be able to offer the opportunity to take part in the sport to anyone who’s interested, including people in wheelchairs,” says Excalibur coach Paul Apsimon.
Ceske-Budejovice, Czechoslovakia is where Stan Neckar, 21, was born.
If you’re having trouble pronouncing that, Neckar offers some help.
“It’s like Budweiser . . . You know the beer.”
When it comes to beer, Neckar, who pronounces his name NEHTS-kahrzh, still prefers his Czech home brews. It’s one of the few things he can get here in Ottawa that reminds him of home.