QQDSP Opening Day Saturday May 15, 2010 - 11AMWelcome to a new year at Queens Quay Disabled Sailing program! Summer 2010 will kick off May 15 from 11AM to 4PM with opening day celebrations and registrations. The QQDSP staff invites one and all to come down to 283B Queen’s Quay West (Right beside the police station) to usher in a new season of sailing! Spread the word that Queen’s Quay Disabled Sailing is hoisting the sails! We are looking for volunteers to help out with the opening day celebrations, if you can help out please give as a call! We look forward to seeing you there! For information: email Marcel at
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Welcome to DSAO!The Disabled Sailing Association of Ontario (DSAO) is dedicated to providing people living with a disability the opportunity to learn about and enjoy sailing. DSAO is a non-profit charitable organization founded, organised and run by people with disabilities and is uniquely attuned to the needs and desires of its participants. DSAO's mission: - To provide sailing opportunities for Ontarians regardless of disabilities or age.
- To provide unique, enjoyable experiences for its participants which include opportunities for social, recreational, rehabilitative and competitive activities.
- To build confidence, self-esteem and enhance independence for people with mobility or other impairments.
- To facilitate integration of disabled and able-bodied recreation and competition.
The success of sailing as a recreational and rehabilitation program for the disabled is evident in both the growing numbers of people with disabilities that participate in these programs, and in the enthusiastic support that DSA-Ontario has already received from the disabled communities, organizations and funding agencies. Supporters are inspired by the realization that the lakes and oceans of Canada serve as a great healer and equalizer – people with mobility impairments can leave their wheelchairs (and their disabilities) behind, and enjoy the independence and freedom that one experiences when wind, sun and spray join forces to make a perfect sailing day. |
QQDSP Accessible ParkingIf you have a Blue disabled parking permit, you can take advantage of accessible parking spaces in any Harbourfront Center parking lots, including P3 which is the closest to QQDSP (north side of Queens Quay West north of QQDSP). Parking in the disabled spots is $2. a day. |
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2015 PanPara Games in TorontoTORONTO — Toronto has won the 2015 Pan Am Games, on the first ballot. The victory was announced at a city-run party on Toronto’s waterfront just after 4:30 p.m. ‘‘It’s amazing,’’ said Deputy Premier George Smitherman. ‘‘A decisive first-ballot victory.’’ The announcement came after 42 delegates from the Pan American Sports Organization pondered the final presentations from Toronto and the other contenders — Bogota, Colombia, and Lima, Peru. A total of 52 ballots were cast, since past host cities get to vote twice. Bob Richardson, a senior advisor to the Toronto bid, said committee members were confident heading into Friday’s vote. “You never know how these things are going to turn out. We feel that we’ve put our best foot forward and we’ve done all the things that we could do,” he said. The news must come as a relief for some in Toronto — a city that endured losing bids for the 1996 and 2008 Olympic Games and failed to get a campaign for an Expo fully off the ground. With the win, the Toronto bid committee charged with securing the Games will be dissolved and a new committee in charge of staging the $1.4-billion event in 17 cities around the region will be struck. The Games are also expected to create economic spinoffs — both in the 15,000 construction jobs that would be created to build Games infrastructure and from tourism generated from the anticipated 250,000 visitors. |
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By clicking on the Canada Helps logo above, you can make a donation through the Canada Helps charity to DSAO. A receipt will be issued from the processing organization CanadaHelps.org.
