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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

List of Canadian Adaptive Ski & Snowboard Programs





This list was prepared March 2013 to assist volunteers and athletes to find an adaptive ski program in your geographical area.  

Information was extracted from from the website addresses listed below.  The list contains locations and contact information for Ontario Track 3 and other associated Track 3 programs, plus Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing programs, private ski club programs and visually impaired ski programs such as Ski Hawks.   The list also contains some para-racing programs in Canada.  This list does not contain all available adaptive alpine ski and snowboard schools.   Information constantly changes so please refer to the websites for up to date contact information.   

Please email me at steve.jones@bell.net if you would like your adaptive program added or updated on the list.   



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ALBERTA - CANADA

CADS, Alberta

Percey Page Centre
11759 Groat Road
Edmonton, AB T5M 3K6
Phone: (780) 427-8104  Fax: (780) 427-0524

Allyson Szafranski, Executive Director: allyson@disabledskiing.ca

Website: www.cadsalberta.ca



CADS, Calgary

Canada Olympic Park

88 Canada Olympic Road S.W.
Calgary, AB T3B 5R5

Contact: volunteer@cadscalgary.ca

Website: http://www.cadscalgary.ca



CADS, Edmonton, Alberta

Rabbit Hill Ski Club

P.O. Box 35073
11229 Jasper Ave.
Edmonton, Alberta T5K 0L5 Phone: (780) 669-3856 or (780) 577-1442 Contact: info@cadsedmonton.ca Website: www.cadsedmonton.ca





CADS, Lethbridge, Alberta

Castle Mountain Phone: (403) 327-7956
Darryl Medoruma, Chairperson: lethbridge@cadsalberta.ca

Website: www.cadsalberta.ca





CADS, Medicine Hat, Alberta

CADS, Reddeer, Alberta

CADS, Jasper, Alberta

Phone: (780) 427-8104
Executive Coordinator: info@cadsalberta.ca





CADS, Rocky Mountains, Alberta

Rocky Mountain Adaptive Sports Centre

Sunshine Village Adaptive Ski and Ride Program

Telephone: (403) 431 1154

Jamie McCulloch, General Manager jamie@rmasc.ca

Contact: info@rmasc.ca

Website: http://www.rmasc.ca/winter




BRITISH COLUMBIA - CANADA


CADS, British Columbia


Disabled Skiers Association of BC
Suite 220 – 3820 Cessna Dr.
Vancouver, BC  V7B 0A2
Phone: (604) 333-3630  Fax: (604) 333-3450


Jim Dixon, Executive Director  



CADS, Adaptive Sports - Sun Peaks (ASSP), Kamloops, Alberta
Sun Peaks Resort
132 Silverthrone Cr, Kamloops , BC V2C 1R3
Sharon Tremblay, President  adaptivesportsatsunpeaks@gmail.com
Phone: 250-572-0616
Website: www.adaptivesportsatsunpeaks.org 

CADS, Kelowna, BC

PowderHounds Adaptive Snow Sports
Big White Ski Resort
23 – 1720 Ethel Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 2Y7
www.pimbc.ca  (People in Motion)
Louise Abbott,  Executive Director louiseabbott@pimbc.ca 

Phone: (250) 861-3302 

Tony Lenarcicm, People In Motion Director Powderhounds tonylenarcic@gmail.com
Phone: (250) 491-1774

Jackie Robertson, Administrator powderhounds09@gmail.com
Phone: (250) 861-3302


CADS - Kimberley, BC

Kimberley Adaptive Skiing Program, Kimberley Alpine Resort




CADS, Panorama Mountain Resort, BC

Kootenays region in Invermere

Snow Sports (PASS)

780 SW Marine Drive

Vancouver, BC V6P5Y7


Phone: 604.333.3630 





CADS, Prince George, BC


Caledonia Adaptive Snow Sports (CASS)

Hart Highlands Ski Hill


Elizabeth MacRitchie zone8@disabledskiingbc.com







CADS, Rossland, BC (The Kootenays)

Red Mountain Resort

Red Adaptive Sports Program (RASP) 





CADS, Vancouver, BC

Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports
Grouse Mountain, Mount Seymour, Cypress Mountain
Laurie Cooper, Executive Director

Suite 322, 125A-1030 Denman Street
Vancouver, BC V6G 2M6

Contact: info@vass.ca
Phone: (604) 646 8277
Website: www.vass.ca



CADS, Vancouver Island, BC

Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports
Mount Washington Alpine Resort
Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Ave., Courtenay, BC V9N 6C6

Contact: disabledskiing@mountwashington.ca
Club Phone: (250) 334-5755

Brian Culley, President
Phone: (250) 334-2994

Bob Hodgson  Vice President curlew@shaw.ca
Phone: (250) 339-6833
Website: www.visasweb.ca



CADS, Vernon, BC

Silver Star Adaptive Snow Sports
Silver Star Mountain Resort
PO Box 534 Vernon, BC V1T 6M6

Peter Lawson, President SSASS.Pres@gmail.com

Contact: info@ssass.bc.ca
Phone: (250) 260-3737
Website: www.ssass.bc.ca





 NEW BRUNSWICK - CANADA

CADS New Brunswick

15 Eldersley Ave
Saint John NB E2N-1Z1

Jim Bowland  jimbowland.cadsnb@nb.sympatico.ca

Website: http://disabledskiing.ca/?page_id=119







NEWFOUNDLAND - CANADA



CADS Newfoundland and Labrador

6 Albany Place
St John’s, NF A1E 1Y2
Phone: (709) 753-3625 Fax: (709) 777-4884 

Marg Tibbo  Margaret.Tibbo@easternhealth.ca

Marble Mountain (Corner Brook) & Sugarlof Sports Inc (St. John’s)

Website: http://disabledskiing.ca/?page_id=123




MANITOBA - CANADA

CADS Manitoba

Orel Kaizyk orel@disabledskiing.ca

 


 

ONTARIO - OTTAWA REGION

 

CADS - National Capital Division


Calabogie, Cascades, Edelweiss, Pakenham, Ski Hawks Visually Impaired Camp Fortune

PO Box 236, Station B
Ottawa, ON K1P 6C4
Phone: 819-827-4378


Ross Holden Volunteers@CADS-NCD.ca (613) 692-4898


Calabogie, Cascades, Edelweiss, Pakenham, Ski Hawks Visually Impaired Camp Fortune



CADS - Nova Scotia


NS Division of the Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing and Freestyle Ski NS

5516 Spring Garden Rd 4th floor Halifax N.S.    B3J1G6
Phone: (902) 425-5450 ext 349 Fax: (902) 425-5606
Linda Scott linda@disabledskiing.ca

Lorraine Burch, Executive Director, Alpine Ski Nova Scotia




 


Ontario Track 3 Ski Association for Disabled Children
DANAC SKI HILL -SUDBURY, Ontario
ALPINE SKI CLUB - COLLINGWOO,  Ontario
OSLER SKI CLUB - COLLINGWOOD, Ontario
BATAWA SKI HILL - BATAWA, Ontario
BEAVER VALLEY  - MARKDALE, Ontario
CALEDON SKI CLUB - CALEDON, Ontario
CENTENNIAL PARK - ETOBICOKE, Ontario
CRAIGLEITH SKI CLUB   - COLLINGWOOD, Ontario
EARL BALES - NORTH YORK, Ontario
GLEN EDEN - MILTON , Ontario
HOCKLEY VALLEY - ORANGEVILLE, Ontario
MOUNT BALDY - THUNDER BAY, Ontario
MT. ST. LOUIS/MOONSTONE SKI RESORT- MOONSTONE, Ontario
SKI HAWKS-VISUALLY IMPAIRED - VARIOUS LOCATIONS


Ontario Track 3 Association office
61 Advance Rd, Unit 4

P.O. Box 67, Station D

Etobicoke, Ontario M9A 4X1

Henk Engles, Executive Director track3@track3.org

Phone: (416) 233-3872

Website: www.track3.org

 


 


 


Track 3, London Ontario


Track 3 London, Boler Mountain


PO Box 2000


431 Boler Rd., London, ON N6K 4G6


Nigel Stuckey, President nigel@londontrack3.ca


Danica Daykin, Instructor Registration danica@londontrack3.ca
Contact: info@londontrack3.ca


Phone: 226-289-2943


Website: http://www.londontrack3.ca


 


Track 3, Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario


Waterloo Region Track 3, Chicopee Ski Club


396 Morrison Road

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, N2A 2Z6

Phone: (519) 748-9802

Contact: track3@golden.net

http://www.waterlootrack3.com


 


 


CADS Ontario Central Office


Suite 163
336 Yonge Street
Barrie ON L4N 4C8





ADDS – Mansfield, Ontario

Adult Disabled Downhill Ski Club

Mansfield Ski Resort

396 Woodsworth Rd. Unit 59. Tor On. M2L 2T9
Phone: (416) 445-6160 Fred R. Gaby fred.gaby@sympatico.ca

Volunteers ski.adds@rogers.com




CADS Haliburton, Ontario

Sir Sams Ski Resort

4313 Gelert Rd Minden, Ontario K0M 2K0
Phone: (705) 286-2309 Sheila Graham, Program Director sheila.graham45@yahoo.ca

Terry Maher (705) 457-9604

Website: http://disabledskiingontario.com/program_sirsams.html

 


CADS Durham Region, Ontario


Brimacombe Ski Club


Phone: (905) 885-6147

Colin Sanders cadsdurham@rogers.com

Website: http://disabledskiingontario.com/program_brimacombe.html



CADS, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Searchmont, No Limits Adaptive Ski Club
2-260 Elizabeth Street
Sault Ste. Marie, ON  P6A 6J3
Phone: (705) 759-0333

Diane Morrell secretary@searchmontadaptiveskiing.ca

Brad Gilmour technical_advisor@searchmontadaptiveskiing.ca

Website: http://www.searchmontadaptiveskiing.ca 





CADS, Huronia, Ontario

Horseshoe Resort Ski School
Phone: (705) 835 - 2790
Wayne Churchill wayne@disabledskiingontario.com (416) 200 - 6431

Website: http://disabledskiingontario.com/program_horseshoe.html





CADS, Barrie, Ontario

Snowvalley Ski Resort

Phone: (905) 815 - 8788 Charlotte Russell Charlotte.russell@sympatico.ca





CADS Orillia, Ontario

Huronia Heights of Horseshoe

Phone: (705) 487 - 3697
Fax: (705) 487 - 6638
John Atkinson john@jgtoronto.com






Alpine Ontario Para Race Team (AOPRT)

OPAST, Ontario Para Alpine Ski Team, (formerly ODART)

145 Dew Street
King City, Ontario L7B 1L1

Gwen Binsfield gwen@aoprt.ca





QUEBEC - CANADA

CADS, Quebec

Laurentian Adaptive Sports: Mont Avalanche, A. Monpetit,

Phone: 514-975-7963

Contact: sportsadaptes@videotron.ca  

Website: www.sportsadaptes.com





CADS, Eastern Townships Quebec

Adaptive Sports Foundation

Phone: 1-450-243-5985, Fax: 1-450-243-1145

Website: www.adaptivesports.ca or www.sportsadaptes.ca



Quebec City, Quebec

Handicapped Ski Foundation of Quebec, Mont Ste-Anne

 Rhéaume Ringuette rheaumeringuette@hotmail.com  

Phone: (418) 826-2433  



Barraute (Québec), Ski Association of Adapted Abilities

Mont Video

43, chemin Mont-Vidéo
Barraute (Québec), J0Y 1A0

Luc Chevrier, , lchevrier@cableamos.com

Phone: (819) 732-9262

www.mont-video.ca





Shawinigan, Quebec

Ski Adapté Mauricie

Centre de glisse Vallée du Parc
10000, boulevard Vallée du Parc
Shawinigan, secteur Grand-Mère (Québec), G9T 5K5

Daniel Barclay, Directeur, skiadaptemauricie@gmail.com 

Phone: (819) 534-6008

Website: http://www.valleeduparc.com/ski-adapte



CADS, Petite- Rivière-Saint-François, Quebec

Le Massif de Charlevoix

Raynald Paré  parrayray@hotmail.fr

Phone: (418) 667 7988 



CADS, Quebec Region

Henry Wohler, President

Phone (514) 425-8894


Skiing for the Visually Impaired



Visually Impaired Toronto, Ontario  (Ontario Track 3)




Visually Impaired Ottawa, Ontario (CADS)




Visually Impaired Nordic Skiing Alberta and Saskatchewan




Visually Impaired, Saskatoon





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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Private Homecare vs CCAC What do you think?

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Monday, February 18, 2013

Careers That Make A Difference - Qualicare



 Durish and Jones Team Up - Again! 




Qualicare's newest franchise owners Jeff Durish and Steve Jones are often described as dynamic leaders with a commitment to people, community and successful outcomes. They have both been involved in caring for family members through a series of complex health and medical challenges and have decided to devote their talents and effort to increasing the quality of life for others with similar challenges. Their personal values and goals are perfectly aligned with the principles of Qualicare Home Care Services.

Jeff and Steve met as young children at YMCA summer camp near Honey Harbour Ontario and have remained trusted friends ever since.   40 years later and after reaching the pinnacle of their respective careers, they have combined their business and life experiences to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others through Qualicare Family Homecare Services.

Jeff has enjoyed a successful career, assembling and leading global engineering teams in delivering high quality software systems. He is a strong believer in the importance of family and in actively giving back to the community. He recently rode across Canada raising financial support and awareness for The Sears National Kids Cancer Ride and also has honored those who have battled or are battling cancer by representing Canada in international dragon boating competition.

Steve Jones is a business and thought leader in the world of human resource recruitment and placement. In particular, Steve has helped drive employment law and standards that support ethical employment practices for both employers and employees. He has served several terms as President of the Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services; and has been recognized as Canadian volunteer of the year by the Attorney General of Canada for his work helping Canadians overcome employment barriers.

Steve is President of Ontario Track 3 Association for Disabled Children and is a member of the Senior Executive Health & Safety Leadership Charter with the Conference Board of Canada. 


In a recent interview Durish said “We’re committed to helping people navigate the healthcare system and to supporting them so they can remain comfortably in their home.  Steve and I want to help people live longer and better while reducing stress on them and their loved ones. It's great to have careers that make a difference.”  
 

sjones@qualicare.com
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Saturday, December 01, 2012

Bullhorn Makes a Deeper Canadian Connection

Better late than never, Bullhorn recently announced an integration feature with Workopolis, Canada's largest on-line career portal.  Just two weeks later, forward thinking Bullhorn CEO Art Papas announced his company's acquisitions of Canadian competitor MaxHire and St. Louis-based Sendouts.

Bullhorn, MaxHire and Sendouts offer recruiting (SaaS) software-as-a-service to front offices of the staffing and recruitment industry.  The combined customer base of the three companies represent over 5,000 staffing and recruiting agencies. Prior to the acquisition, Bullhorn boasted more than 100,000 users.  The new combined number of users will be considerably larger.

The Workopolis Bullhorn  Integration 

Until now, smaller Canadian job posters would enter their jobs into Bullhorn then probably log into Workopolis and manually re-type their postings.  It's a time consuming process that systemically allows for all kinds of quality problems including breakdowns in standardized content, spelling errors and outdated job posts. Advertisers using the Workopolis Screening Room feature are then required to log into Workopolis to view the profiles of candidate responses.  Then what?

Larger advertisers on Workopolis typically develop an auto-integration such as an RSS feed or website HTML wrap that synchronizes Workopolis postings with the agency's website postings once per day.   This "wrap" or "scrape" solution offered by the job board requires a small degree of customized technical integration.   It is a synchronization between an intermediary job list and Workopolis but not a direct integration between Workopolis and Bullhorn.
  
     The new partner integration between Workopolis and Bullhorn will allow customers to post jobs directly from Bullhorn to Workopolis without an intermediary wrap.

It will also allow agencies to:
  • Capture applications directly into the agency's candidate database
  • Avoid the Workopolis Screening Room step
  • Capture response data directly to the respective job order in Bullhorn
  • Search the Workopolis resume database directly from within the Bullhorn ATS (Applicant Tracking System) 
  • Easily import resumes into the agency's Bullhorn ATS 
If you are a Bullhorn user then you are probably familiar with the "Web Enabled" direct posting feature within the Job Order module and the integration with Bullhorn Reach.  I have not yet test driven the new integration with Workopolis but imagine it will be quite similar to the Reach integration.  Not bad. 

If you are a Workopolis client with an existing daily wrap then this new integration announcement is rather ho-hum.  You already have something that works for posting.

Agencies that are currently entering job posts manually into Workopolis will see this new direct posting feature as a bonus.  But more important is the auto import and parsing of Workopolis candidates directly into the Bullhorn database.  But don't get too excited about what might come to pass.  If Bullhorn or Workopolis live up to their reputations, it will probably be clunky and cost you something more than you expect.
 

Bullhorn Acquires MaxHire Solutions and Sendouts

http://www.bullhorn.com/
http://www.bullhorn.com
There are mixed opinions amongst existing staffing industry customers about the double acquisition.  Some Bullhorn customers see this a bold step necessary for them to carve a path to the next generation of recruitment technology.

Satisfied or dissatisfied, Bullhorn is thought to be near the end of it's current platform's potential. As a past user of Bullhorn it seemed like even the smallest feature enhancements were difficult for the company to implement.  They appeared limited in their flexibility and opportunity because of the trappings of their legacy decisions. 

In an article posted on Staffingindustry.com, Andrew Hally, vice president of product and marketing at Bullhorn. addressed the innovation trap by saying "the company is working on a next-generation system that will incorporate innovations from Bullhorn, MaxHire and Sendouts. The new platform could be out in a year or two and customers will have the choice of moving to it or staying with what they have. Customers also have the option of moving to the Bullhorn platform prior to the next generation."

The appointment of MaxHire’s Vancouver based CEO Peter Blitz as Bullhorn’s product innovation officer is a sure sign that Bullhorn and their private equity owners Vista Equity Partners are committed to a new round of technology innovation.

In the Blogshere, existing clients at MaxHire and Sendouts are reacting with a little less enthusiasm.  The general sense is that if they wanted to use Bullhorn, they would have made that decision on their own.  The word is already out that there will be no further product enhancements to Maxhire and Sendouts.  All hands are committed to consolidating the best of all three products under the Bullhorn banner.

If size matters then the new combo company is strengthening its position for the battle with IBM who recently paid $1.3 billion for recruitment software giant Kenexa known for their Brassring recruitment technology.  Brassring boasts:
  • 120 Million Candidate Records
  • System Users in More Than 120 Countries
  • Candidates Processed in Over 190 Countries
  • One Million Recruiters and Hiring Managers Per Day
  • 80,000 Candidates Per Day
In my opinion, Sendouts is the easiest product to use, MaxHire has the best innovation and technology under the hood and Bullhorn has the leadership, market penetration and innovation discipline to make this a win-win-win-win situation for all three companies and their staffing industry clients. Only time will tell.

Steve Jones - Business Leadership Corp.

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