Durham Region 2019

Registration is now open for the new ParaSport Ontario Community Forum!! We are so proud to unveil this new, collaborative online space for the parasport community to chat and share content with others. Join to share with us and learn more about the parasports!

Our friends and partners for the @DurhamRegion19 Ontario Parasport Games are holding a drive-thru Ribfest that starts soon. Proceeds will support charities in our community. Do yourself and our community a favour by stopping by to buy some ribs. #ribfest #InTheDR

If you're a parent of a young athlete in Durham Region, please complete this Durham Region Sport Parent Survey from Sport Durham to help the local sport community gain insight into some of your perspectives and help their planning. Survey closes July 14. surveymonkey.ca/r/durhamsportp…

New polling from @abacusdataca shows almost half of Canadians have children who play or played organized sport. So, return to sport will be a front of mind issue for millions of people. Thank you for sharing, @DavidColetto. abacusdata.ca/organized-spor…

It’s said that volunteers are the lifeblood of communities. That’s certainly true of our sport tourism community #InTheDR. While celebrating Tourism Week in Canada, we thank our team of volunteers who help us deliver memorable participant experiences. #TourismWeek #TourismMatters

New polling from @abacusdataca shows not everyone will feel comfortable taking part in group physical activities at the same time. Thank you for sharing, @DavidColetto. abacusdata.ca/organized-spor…

We're grateful for the investment our sponsors make in our sports events. Together, we're investing in bettering our community. During our @DurhamRegion19 Ontario Parasport Games we appreciated how many sponsors also joined us to Be The Roar. #TourismWeek #TourismMatters @opg

New polling from @abacusdataca shows almost all Canadians believe organized sports and group physical activity will be important or very important in society’s rebuild and recovery. Thank you for sharing, @DavidColetto. abacusdata.ca/organized-spor…

We're looking forward to our sessions next Monday from 2:30 to 4pm and 6:30 to 8pm, and Tuesday from 6:30 to 8pm. If you're a Durham-based sport organization or sport tourism rep and would like to join, please email: lori.talling@durham.ca. #BetterTogether #InTheDR

We had a good exchange of information during our first COVID-19 Durham Region Sport Community Roundtable session. We talked about four key challenges identified in our survey – finances, registrations, contracts and permits, and safe return to play. #DurhamStrong

Hosting the Durham Region 2019 Ontario Parasport Games resulted in a boost to our local economy of $678,000, with another $111,900 netted for the Games Legacy Fund. The annual Ontario Lacrosse Festival has an economic impact of almost $5.5 million. #TourismWeek #TourismMatters

Tourism Week in Canada recognizes the contribution of tourism. In Ontario, tourism generates over $34 billion in annual spending and 391,000 jobs. In Durham Region, tourism results in over $200 million in spending. Sport tourism is an important contributor. #Tourism #SportTourism

Can you believe next week is already June 1?! Register today for our next live program - Circuit Chaos! For youth ages 4 - 11 years. Email Adam, afitzpatrick@abilitiescentre.org to book your spot.

We’re pleased to see that Canada Soccer has developed these five guidelines for Return to Soccer. We look forward to learning more and seeing the guidelines put into practice. #ReturnToSportGuidelines #soccer

New polling from @abacusdataca confirms much of what we intuitively suspected. People value and enjoy sport. They want to play again but need to feel confident it will be safe. Thank you for sharing this critical information @DavidColetto.

Sport Tourism success hinges, in no small part, on topnotch sport venues that allow competitors to achieve their best results. During Tourism Week in Canada, we want to thank our partners - the owners and operators of all sport venues in Durham. #TourismWeek #TourismMatters

Sessions will be hosted on Thursday, May 28 – 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Monday, June 1 – 2:30 to 4 p.m., Monday, June 1 – 6:30 to 8 p.m., and Tuesday, June 2 – 6:30 to 8 p.m. #DurhamStrong #OntarioSpirit #BetterTogether #InTheDR

The sessions are a continued collaboration with local municipality recreation and sport facility reps. We'll review high-level results of the COVID-19 Durham Region Sport Community Impact Survey, moderate a discussion of key themes and challenges areas, and end with Q&As.

We’re hosting four online COVID-19 Durham Region Sport Community Round Table sessions as a follow-up to our COVID-19 Sport Community Impact Survey. If you’re a Durham-based sport organization or sport tourism rep and would like to join, please email: lori.talling@durham.ca