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Tennis Canada will get $2.5 million from HRM to build a year-round tennis development centre at the Bedford Commons—though whether it’s actually needed is a matter of some debate. A staff recommendation approved by city council on Tuesday will serve up the $2.5 million over the next three years to fund the proposed Nova […]
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On the sledge of their seats: A sledge hockey breakdown
[Image-1] Started in Sweden in the early ’60s—about 20 years after IKEA—sledge hockey was created for people who want to play hockey despite disabilities. The sport’s growing in Nova Scotia, with four current programs, two more on the way and Bridgewater recently hosting the World Sledge Hockey Challenge. While at the international level eligible athletes […]
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Studying sport in Africville
[Image-1] Russell Field started a research project this year that includes case studies of sports and recreation in the former Africville area of Halifax, and a workers’ gym operated by the One Big Union—a defunct trade union organization in Winnipeg. Field, an assistant professor in the faculty of kinesiology and recreation management at the University […]
