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Friday, December 21, 2012

Words fromt he Capital Wheelchair Curling Club - Jamie Eddy




From Jamie Eddy:

 
Our dear friend Bruce Cameron passed away last night at 9:15pm in hospital. Bruce had been diagnosed with leukemia in February 2012 and had taken a turn for the worse a couple of weeks ago. He had been medically sedated over the past several days and appeared to be sleeping soundly when we visited him last night. He spent last evening surrounded by close friends, some family, and his wife.

 

Even though those of us who were close to Bruce had been given some time to prepare, this is a loss in our lives and within the wheelchair curling community that will be absolutely immeasurable and extremely difficult to recover from.

Ottawa spark plug Bruce Cameron passes away



It is with great sadness that we report that long time curler and wheelchair curling advocate Bruce Cameron has passed away after a battle with cancer.

We received the following email late last night from Al Cameron his nephew.


"Hi Chris

Just thought I'd let you know that my uncle Bruce, who I believe you've met and spoken with in the past, died earlier this evening. He'd fallen ill in recent weeks and couldn't recover, and was in Ottawa General Hospital. I was fortunate enough to be able to see him on Monday evening;"

Al Cameron

Bruce was the back bone of the Ottawa curling movement since the onset and was often an out spoken indivdual who was not afriad to express his opinion.

He was a good friend and his insight into the wheelchair curling community will be missed

On behalf of the Wheelchair Curling Blog we offer our condolences to the Cameron family

Sincerely;

Chris Daw

GB annouces Wheelchair Curling Team for Worlds





WHEELCHAIR CURLING WORLDS TEAM – ANNOUNCEMENT

The Royal Caledonian Curling Club and the Scottish Wheelchair Curling Association are pleased to announce the team to represent Scotland at the 2013 Wheelchair World Championships.

The athletes selected are:
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Aileen Neilson
Gregor Ewan
Robert McPherson
Tom Killin
Gillian Keith

The event will take place in Sochi, Russia on 16-23 February at the venue which will host the 2014 Winter Paralympic Wheelchair Curling and Olympic Curling competitions.
 
 

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Junior Curling Receives a Boost in Prince George

Junior Curling Receives a Boost in Prince George




Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 5:30 PM
By Greg Fry
Prince George, B.C.


The Junior Curling program in Prince George received a boost Wednesday.

Prince George Community Foundation Executive Director Judy Neiser says new equipment will be funded following financial contributions from True Sport, and curling legacy funds totalling $7,000.
She says it will expand the current program to include 10 additional spots for youth who would otherwise not to be able to afford registration.

The new equipment includes brooms and sliders along with equipment to promote Wheelchair Curling and Blind Sport Curling.

The announcement was made at the PG Curling Club Wednesday afternoon.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Wheelchair curling – a rehab technique for spinal injury


This weekend I read about a less well-known sport for disabled people, wheelchair curling.
Wheelchair curling was the basis a fundraising event run by a rehab clinic for spinal cord injured on Saturday. The occasion has helped raised awareness of the benefits of this rather niche sport. The organisers of the event say that curling is a fun way for people in wheelchairs to build their strength and independence. Its unique selling point according to organiser Owen Carlson is that “anybody can do it”. The event was also attended by professional curlers to help make sure everyone got the hang of curling.

One of the participants had suffered spinal cord injuries in a car accident. Since her accident, she has found disability sports activities a vital part of her rehabilitation. She points out that “if you just sit, you don't use the muscles that you used to use all the time, they'll just atrophy and waste away to nothing and that doesn't take a very long time.”

It is also great to see spinal rehabilitation centres are finding ways to make the long rehabilitation process after spinal cord injury fun and light hearted. The psychological benefits of this are also tangible. As another participant in the event commented “it feels really good to do something like [wheelchair curling] because they need to be encouraged to go out and sometimes they don't feel like they can do it with their injury. Anything is possible if you just give it a try.”

http://www.pannone.com/blog/personal-injury-listing/personal-injury-blog/wheelchair-curling-a-rehab-technique-for-spinal-injury