Nunavut Joins Vancouver 2010 Team as a contributing Territory

With only seven months to go until the start of the 2010 Winter Games, Nunavut has joined in the excitement. The territory’s unique culture will be showcased to a global audience during the Games as part of a partnership agreement signed with the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) while also contributing directly to the success of the Canadian Olympic Team.
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A New Sports Field, A New Future for Six Nations

A cleared stretch of land that sits adjacent to the Six Nations Community Hall, the site of what now will become a new sports field capable of hosting Field Lacrosse or other outdoor sports thanks to a joint Federal and Provincial $684,000 investment.
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Aboriginal communities get boost to active living

The governments of Canada and Ontario provided support to 53 First Nations community recreation projects with $31 million.
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Northern Canadian skier Roseanne Allen dies

Roseanne Allen, a cross-country skier who was one of the first aboriginal women to represent Canada at the Winter Olympics, died on Saturday in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. She was 55.
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Call for 2010 Dene and Inuit Games Participants

The Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Traditional Games Program was announced today by the Honourable Robert C. McLeod, Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA). MACA, in partnership with the Northern Games Society and the Aboriginal Sport Circle of the Western Arctic, is looking for young, vibrant people to display their athleticism within Dene and Inuit Games at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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Most kids earn failing grade on exercise, report finds

Most Canadian kids are earning a failing grade for physical activity levels, as they continue to miss targets for daily exercise, a new report finds.
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Province, Non-profit Groups Invest $46 Million to Revitalize Neighbourhood Community and Rec Centres: Robinson

The province and Manitoba non-profit groups are investing $46 million this year to revitalize and renew community and recreation centres to improve Manitobans' access to healthy, active living, Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport Minister Eric Robinson announced today.
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