Photo credit: Free Press MSSA Media Roll of Honour: Randy Turner – A Legacy of Storytelling and Humanity There’s a photo of former Free Press reporter Randy Turner from a time he was writing a feature story related to youth hockey where, with his pen clenched in his teeth, Turner is helping a young…
Photo credit: Bison Sports 1999-2003 University of Manitoba Bisons Volleyball Team For four consecutive CIS (now U Sports) seasons, the University of Manitoba Men’s Bisons volleyball team was all-out dominant, capturing three national championships and placing third once. Led by previous Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame inductees Jim Schreyer (1999-2000) and Garth Pischke (2001-2003),…
Photo credit: Special Olympics Manitoba Brita Hall: A Champion’s Journey in Special Olympics Brita Hall is a decorated Special Olympics Manitoba athlete with six World Games gold medals. Over her 44-year career, Hall has excelled in multiple sports, including cross-country skiing, track and field, golf, and alpine skiing. When Hall was only nine weeks…
Jennifer Botterill: A Legacy of Excellence on and Off the Ice Jennifer Botterill is one of the most decorated athletes in Canada, a fixture with the women’s national hockey team program for 14 years. The Winnipegger represented her country in four Olympics, capturing three gold medals (2002, 2006, and 2010) and a silver (1998). …
Manitobans are invited to participate in a stakeholder engagement session with Sport Manitoba that is dedicated to shaping the future of sport development in our province. Your insights and expertise will be invaluable in helping us develop the next edition of a strategic roadmap called the Manitoba Action Plan for Sport (MAPS), which is set to renew…
Dr. Sandra Kirby: A Trailblazer in Safe Sport and Gender Equity The first time Dr. Sandra Kirby spoke publicly about sexual abuse in sport, she could feel the change in the air. It was 1994, and the University of Winnipeg sociologist had been invited to give a speech at the Commonwealth Games in Victoria,…