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Olympic champions bring inspiration to young patients at Victoria General Hospital
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (426+ words) Olympic gold medalists Isabelle Weidemann and Val'rie Maltais brought smiles, stories and their hard-earned medals to the pediatric unit at Victoria General Hospital (VGH) on April 24, as part of Speed Skating Canada's Medals on Tour program. The visit offered a…...
Canadian curling champ Rachel Homan speaks in Esquimalt on winning Olympic bronze
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (302+ words) Olympic curling champ Rachel Homan was in Esquimalt this week during a kick off of this year's Grand Slam of Curling, which Victoria will host later this year. Homan, from Alberta, is the skip for Canada's women's team, which took…...
Bad snow shifts Olympic cross-country ski trials from Prince George to Vernon, B. C.
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (313+ words) Canada's cross-country ski trials for the Olympic Games have been moved from Prince George, B. C. , to Vernon, B. C. , because of adverse snow conditions. The trials that will determine Canada's team for February's Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, will keep the same Dec....
Olympic softball player among 7 women working at Victoria Fire Department
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (623+ words) When the fire alarm rings, Emma Entzminger doesn't slide down the pole, she takes the stairs, saying it's just as fast. That choice is reflective of her " not flashy but efficient, effective, dedicated, hard-working " and it's true not only at…...
Curling'hub network expands to B. C. , Saskatchewan, Ontario, another in Alberta
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (784+ words) Clubs in those communities join Winnipeg, in its second year after a pilot project, and long-established training centres in Calgary and Edmonton to create a network that can mimic arena ice conditions, offer technology to enhance shotmaking and sweeping, and…...
Victoria BMX racing kid pedaling his passion into purpose
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (564+ words) With a need for speed, Alex "The Hurricane" Hutton loves being a competitive BMX racer. "The feeling of when you"re on the track and you"re just riding, and you don"t feel anything, you don"t hear anything,…...
Outdoor Olympic-sized swimming pool eyed for Colwood: 'It is going to be a bit of a process"
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (383+ words) An Olympic-sized outdoor swimming pool could be coming to the West Shore. The West Shore Rotary Club has been fundraising since 2023, and now it has enough to get started on the feasibility process." "Basically, we just saw a need in…...
'Not expecting that time': Olympic swimmer Summer Mc Intosh sets world record in Saanich pool
11+ mon, 5+ day ago (501+ words) Olympic swimmer Summer Mc Intosh smashed a world record at Sannich Commonwealth Place Saturday night as swimmers from across the country compete at the Canadian Time Trials. The 18-year-old finished the 400 metre freestyle in three minutes, 54. 18 seconds, beating other swimmers…...