News, funding opportunities and exclusive discounts now delivered directly to over 15,000 registered participants Did you notice Speed Skating Canada in your inbox earlier this week? The organization launched an all-new membership newsletter on Monday, a direct communications channel to reach our over 15,000 athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers. This new initiative will help us… Read more »
Category: Sport Development
Intact Insurance expands grassroots sport involvement with sponsorship of Speed Skating Canada’s new Skate for All program
Community-based initiative will introduce skating to youth, new Canadians and underrepresented groups starting in 2025 OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Intact Insurance has been named presenting sponsor of Speed Skating Canada’s new Skate for All program, a community-based initiative that will provide youth, new Canadians and underrepresented groups with the opportunity to participate in no-cost local skating… Read more »
Nominations now being accepted for Speed Skating Canada’s 2024-25 awards program
Members of the Canadian speed skating community have until June 15 to submit their nominations for the 2024-25 Speed Skating Canada Awards Program.
Five local speed skating clubs used funds from Intact Insurance Club Excellence Award to support grassroots development initiatives in their communities this season
Southwest Nova Speed Skating Club awarded $10,000 grand prize; Brampton, Lethbridge, Moose Jaw and Châteauguay clubs each earn $2,500 grant OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Five local speed skating clubs – from Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Quebec – used funds received from the most recent Intact Insurance Club Excellence Award to support important grassroots development… Read more »
Speed Skating Canada receives funding from federal government’s Community Sport for All Initiative to expand Skate for All and First & Fast Strides programs
Funding will help remove barriers and improve access to speed skating nationwide, giving more Canadians the opportunity to try the sport OTTAWA, ONTARIO – A recently announced investment from the Government of Canada will see Speed Skating Canada receive $220,000 in funding from the Community Sport for All Initiative to support the expansion of the… Read more »
Speed Skating Canada and Svante Launch ‘Save the Ice’ Climate Change Education Campaign
For every share of the campaign video featuring Olympian Gaétan Boucher, Svante will remove half a kilogram of CO₂ from the atmosphere OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Building on their recently announced partnership, Speed Skating Canada and Svante Technologies Inc. (Svante), a global leader in carbon capture and removal technology, are proud to announce a joint climate change awareness… Read more »
Speed Skating Canada welcomes Bell as title sponsor of the First & Fast Strides skating development program
Partnership will help grow Canada’s most successful Olympic sport by introducing more children to speed skating OTTAWA, ONTARIO – An exciting new partnership between Bell and Speed Skating Canada will see the country’s largest communications company support the expansion of Canada’s newest learn to skate program. First & Fast Strides, presented by Bell, will provide… Read more »
Speed Skating Canada joins RBC Training Ground to find new Olympic talent
New season of successful program gives Canadian athletes between the ages of 14 and 25 the chance to be scouted by fifteen Team Canada sports for free, including Speed Skating TORONTO, ONTARIO – Speed Skating Canada will again be searching for Olympic potential through the RBC Training Ground program this season. Developed in partnership with… Read more »
Gruppo Nutrition and Speed Skating Canada partner to help fuel speed skaters at all levels
Exclusive discount on sports nutrition products available to Speed Skating Canada’s national membership OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Speed Skating Canada and Gruppo Nutrition have announced a new partnership that will help fuel Canada’s most successful Olympic sport by making premium sports nutrition products available to speed skaters at all levels of the sport, from recreational athletes… Read more »
Speed Skating Canada’s national competitions declared True Sport events for 2024-25 season
Participants will be encouraged to bring True Sport Principles to life through their actions on and off the ice OTTAWA, ONTARIO – With the start of the season just around the corner, Speed Skating Canada is proud to announce that all of the organization’s national competitions for the 2024-25 campaign have been declared True Sport… Read more »
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