Ottawa, Canada – The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) is pleased to announce its broadcast agreement with Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium and its partners to provide Canadian coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games – in addition to the live, up-to-the minute Team Canada results, photos, videos, schedules and news that will be available on www.paralympic.ca every day of the Games.

“We are extremely pleased with the broadcast coverage plan for the London 2012 Paralympic Games,” said Henry Storgaard, CEO of the Canadian Paralympic Committee. “The Consortium and its partners are providing more hours of coverage in Canada than any other previous Paralympic Summer Games broadcaster. It is important that these performances are available so Canadians across the country can watch and cheer some of Canada’s best athletes!”

“We are very happy to share the stories of Paralympic athletes with Canadians during this all-important time for amateur sports,” added Adam Ashton, President, Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium. “We know the Canadian public will be eager to cheer on Team Canada as they take on the world in London.”

Online Streaming

For the first time in history, Canadians can watch live multiple online streams of Paralympic Summer Games throughout the 12 days of competition. Five digital streams will offer a total of 580 hours of live coverage. Three feeds will offer daily uninterrupted coverage of swimming, wheelchair basketball, and athletics, while two additional channels will cover a range of sports and a will show a “best of” coverage from the day. All digital channels can be accessed from CTVParalympics.ca and RDSparalympiques.ca.

In addition to the live streaming, the Consortium’s digital coverage also includes a comprehensive video on demand and Paralympic news library available online and via mobile platforms.

Television

Daily highlights will be broadcast from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST showcasing the day’s performances, medal winners, athlete interviews and event features. Complete coverage of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies will also be available on several networks including TSN2, Sportsnet One, RDS, and RDS2. A complete television broadcast schedule will be published in August.

Additionally, two of the features from the Consortium’s Difference Makers series will feature Paralympians. Hosted by Rick Hansen (English) and Chantal Petitclerc (French), the series asks elite athletes to reveal inspiring stories of those who made a difference in their lives.

Website and Social Media

Supporting the online streaming and television broadcast initiatives will be athlete biographies, competition updates, results and photos on both Paralympic.ca and CTVParalympics.ca/RDSparalympiques.ca.

In addition, the CPC partnered with the Consortium earlier this year to create its London 2012 Paralympic Games promotional campaign, Super Athletes. The Super Athlete spots are a dramatic and edgy look at some of Canada’s best Paralympians in short vignettes identified by the nickname of the featured athlete. Examples include: The Shark, The Heat, The Professor and The Pit Bull. To view the entire library of Super Athlete videos visit www.Paralympic.ca/superathletes.

Canadians can also stay connected through the CPC’s Twitter and Facebook accounts@CDNParalympics and facebook.com/CDNParalympics.

The Team Canada Today Newsletter will be produced and available for download on the Canadian Paralympic Committee’s website each and every day of the Games. Users can sign up for the newsletter distribution here: http://paralympic.ca/en/London-2012/2012-News.html.

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Ottawa, Canada — With Canada Day just around the corner – and the London 2012 Paralympic Games exactly two months away – the Canadian Paralympic Committee looks forward to celebrating our national holiday with patriotism and pride on July 1, at special events across the country.

In Calgary, momentum continues to build around the approximately 150 Team Canada athletes who will compete at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, which run August 29 to September 12.

“With the majority of Canadian athletes now having been nominated, we are looking forward with great anticipation this weekend to the 2012 Canadian Track and Field Trials in Calgary, to identifying the athletes who will be nominated in para-athletics on July 1,” said Gaétan Tardif, Team Canada’s Chef deMission.

To date, Canadian sports which have announced their nominated athletes include: wheelchair basketball, archery, equestrian, wheelchair tennis, swimming, sailing, boccia and wheelchair rugby.

Canada will also compete in goalball, rowing, cycling, judo, shooting and wheelchair fencing – be sure to look for these nomination announcements in coming weeks.

Meanwhile, at the grassroots level, the Canadian Paralympic Committee is hosting a “Parasport Festival” as part of the National Capital Commission’s (NCC) Canada Day in the Capital celebrations at Jacques-Cartier Park in Gatineau, Québec, on July 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public is invited to try out parasports, test adapted sports equipment and get autographs from top London-bound Paralympic athletes, including six members of the men’s national wheelchair basketball team.

“This year’s Canada Day celebrations are truly special,” says Henry Storgaard, CEO of the Canadian Paralympic Committee. “Our Parasport Festival is designed to spark curiosity and excitement for the Paralympic Games and build awareness of the opportunities within parasport and how to get involved.”

And last but not least – for Toronto Blue Jays fans – look for several London-bound Paralympic athletes to receive special pre-game recognition at the July 1 game in Toronto at the Rogers Centre as the Blue Jays take on the L.A. Angels. Rower Victoria Nolan, judoka Justin Karn and boccia player Adam Dukovich, among others, will be at the game and be publicly recognized for their accomplishments.

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