Contacts
Ontario's Para-Nordic Program is designed to provide youth and adults with various types of physical disabilities with opportunities to participate in our sport for purposes of recreation and competition. Categories within Para-Nordic include sit and standing skiing with disabilities such as vision impairment.
Cross Country Ontario’s Para-Nordic program will have two priorities:
Note: More detail on CCC's Youth Programs can be found on the Cross Country Canada youth page
Para-Nordic Workshop
Highlands Trailblazers present "Try Winter On", Sunday February 21, 2010 at Highlands Nordic, 11 km south of Collingwood.
This is a Para-Nordic workshop for Sit Skiing, Guided Skiing, and more.
Details
Paralympic Equipment Fund
The PEF 2009-10 will award a total of $50,000 in grants for both summer and winter sports.
To apply, please review the Program Guidelines and complete an Application Form
at this link.
Deadline 15 Feb. 2010.
Team Selection Criteria & Athlete Support
The 2009 - 2010 Cross Country Ontario Para-Nordic Team Selection Criteria and Athlete Support document is now posted on the Para-Nordic Criteria page.
Criteria Document
Canadian Paralympian Story
The linked story celebrates big dreams of Canada’s Paralympians.
Story
Para Nordic Sampler for Vancouver 2010
The linked YouTube Video takes a look at adaptive biathlon and cross-country skiing.
Video Link.
Article on Adapted Sports
Linked is an article from Le Voyageur, a French language paper from Sudbury, on Adapted Sports.
Article.
BC 2010 Winter Olympics - Celebrate the Possible
XC Zone TV Paralympic Preview
Skiing Helps Scholte Get Back on Track
Article from North Bay Nugget
Para_Nordic Camp August 2008, Waterloo. Picture
The Canadian Paralympic Committee has launched "Feel The Rush 2008" celebrating Winter and Summer Paralympic Sports. Letter from CPC More Information
Pictures from the 2008 National Championships
Canadian Paralympic Committee Brocuhure Changing Minds, Changing Lives, Rehabilitation through Sport.
Robbi Weldon Wins Bronze Medal at IPC World Cup in Finland. Article
Para-Nordic Learn to Ski Workshop in Ottawa follow up.
Two Items: