Media Advisory - Minister Gary Lunn Announces Funding for the Canadian
Paralympic Committee

OTTAWA, Oct. 20 /CNW/ - On Friday, October 22, Minister Lunn will be making a formal announcement about funding allocated to the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) over the next five years. In addition, the CPC will also be unveiling its new five-year Strategic Plan to outline how these funds will be invested to ensure the sustainability of Paralympic Sport in Canada and to increase the participation rates of people with disabilities in sport.

This announcement will take place during the 2010 Canadian Paralympic Committee's Congress, an annual event that brings together key stakeholders in the Canadian Paralympic Movement to reflect on the previous year and discuss future initiatives.

    
    Who:      The Minister of State (Sports), Gary Lunn
              Carla Qualtrough, President, Canadian Paralympic Committee
              Henry Storgaard, CEO, Canadian Paralympic Committee

              Several Paralympians, including:

              Chantal Petitclerc, Five-time Paralympic Wheelchair Racer
              Sonja Gaudet, 2010 and 2006 Gold-medallist in Wheelchair
               Curling
              Marc Dorion, 2010 Sledge Hockey player
              Elisabeth Walker-Young, Retired 2-time Paralympic swimmer
              Josh Vander Vies, 2-time Boccia player
              Margarita Gorbounova, Vancouver 2010 Para-Nordic skier

    What:     Minister Lunn will be announcing new funding for the CPC, who
              will in turn outline its new strategic plan to make optimal use
              of this money and bring the Canadian Paralympic Movement to a
              new level.

    When:     Friday, October 22, 2010
              9:00am - 9:30 am

    Where:    Delta Room
              Delta Ottawa Hotel
              361 Queen Sntreet
              Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 7S9
    

For further information: Marie-Hélène Cayer, Canadian Paralympic Committee, Tel: [phone], Email: [email protected]; Vanessa Schneider, Office of the Honourable Gary Lunn, Tel: [phone], Email: [email protected]