Building a Healthier Canada Through Winter Activity

Building a Healthier Canada Through Winter Activity

February 27, 2020

National Health and Fitness Ski Day Ottawa – On Wednesday February 26th over 100 skiers and supporters of National Health and Fitness Day (NHFD) joined together to ski with parliamentarians to share their love of cross-country skiing and demonstrate the potential for urban ski trails. The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health joined MPs/Olympians Adam Van Koeverden and Lyne Bissette who both used cross-country skiing as part of their Olympic training....
Katherine Stewart-Jones Lone Canadian to Place in Top-30 as Ski Tour 2020 Wraps Up in Norway

Katherine Stewart-Jones Lone Canadian to Place in Top-30 as Ski Tour 2020 Wraps Up in Norway

February 23, 2020

TRONDHEIM, Nor.—Canada’s Katherine Stewart-Jones wrapped up the six-race Ski Tour 2020 through Scandinavia with a 29th-place finish in Sunday’s 15-kilometre women’s pursuit race. Starting in 28th place, time behind the leaders based on the overall time of the first five races which took the world’s best athletes through some of the top Nordic venues in Sweden and Norway, the 24-year-old was not able to climb any more spots up the rankings while clocking a time of...