Manitoba Wheelchair Sport Association
145 Pacific Ave R3B 2Z6 Winnipeg, MB, Canada

We're sad that we can't continue our programming during these times. However, we wanted to share a few stories of generosity that have been huge during the past year in continuing to help our athlete! http://mwsa.ca/generosity-continues-through-the-challenges/

Wishing all the mom's a fantastic Mother's Day - thank you for all the amazing things you do!

Friends. It's with sadness we have to announce again that the Province of Manitoba has implemented new health orders effective this Sunday, and that our programming will have to shut down again. We hope that we can once again enjoy sport and recreation together. Please stay active as best you can while keeping yourself and your community safe.

We are becoming excited about summer time and being active outdoors again! Be sure to check out this event, and in the near future, we are going to start announcing our own plans for an accessible biking program!

We're super excited to have our new sport wheelchairs and spinergy wheels arrive! Thanks to Canadian Tire Jumpstart and the #SportReliefFund, we were able to purchase five new wheelchairs and nine sets of wheels. For tires on the ground, this has almost doubled the number of wheels available in our programs and will go a long way to renewing our aging equipment and having new sizes of wheelchairs available so everyone can play! A huge thank you to Jumpstart for your support of sport and recreation for every body. A big thank you as well to Prairie Velo for helping us with this!

Last night Fergies Fish and Chips at The Forks presented a special wheelchair to a very deserving young athlete thanks to Fergie’s customers! The restaurant has... collected well over a million tabs from cans. The funds from the tabs will help pay for a new wheelchair for Caleb. We’re proud of Gus Tsouras, owner of the popular Fergie’s restaurants, the Fergie’s team and everyone who donated tabs towards the wheelchair. Gus says that they’ve collected these tabs at Fergie’s for years and that customers not only contribute after they’ve had a canned drink but many return with bags of tabs from their own homes. So it’s important to stress that tonight’s donation to Caleb was made possible by Fergie’s customers!Gus Tsouras Caleb has been playing wheelchair basketball for several years but the presentation tonight is for a special sport wheelchair, designed specifically for playing surfaces like hardwood floors and agile movements.

Have you heard about this event happening this Saturday? Accessible Sport Connection Manitoba is hosting a virtual conversation on accessible sport in Manitoba. Click the link below for more information. Saturday, January 16th 3:00 PM via Zoom... MWSA is proud to be apart of ASC MB in furthering the conversation on accessible sport in Manitoba. There are a few MWSAers in this organization including Jarrett Yaworski and Jared Funk!

On Thursday, December 3, 2020, as part of International Day for Persons with Disabilities, Senator Chantal Petitclerc and Wheelchair Basketball Canada will make... a major international announcement alongside distinguished dignitaries in Ottawa. | Le jeudi 3 décembre 2020, à Ottawa, dans le cadre de la Journée internationale des personnes handicapées, la sénatrice Chantal Petitclerc et Basketball en fauteuil roulant Canada feront, aux côtés de dignitaires distingués, une grande annonce de niveau international. See more

We're super thankful for all the amazing organizations and donors who have supported our association over the years. While we remain strong in our pursuit of healthy living and accessible sport and recreation for all, organizations such as the Children's Rehabilitation Foundation have been instrumental in helping our young athletes gain the needed equipment to fully participate on the court and in the community. We're excited to hear that their fundraising goal to provide Teo a new basketball wheelchair has been reached. Congrats!!

On Thursday, December 3, 2020, join Wheelchair Basketball Canada, Senator Chantal Petitclerc, and other distinguished dignitaries for a major international announcement from Ottawa, ON as part of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. This announcement will be held live on Facebook at 9am CST.

We are honored to be selected by Canadian Tire Jumpstart as a recipient of a grant from the #SportReliefFund! With Jumpstart's support, we will be able to renew our aging equipment so that we are ready to return to sport as we emerge from these challenging times. Thank you Jumpstart for your support to the 668 sport and recreation organizations across the country.

This afternoon, the Province announced that the Winnipeg Metro Area will move to the Critical - Red phase of the pandemic response system. As such, all MWSA programming will be suspended until further notice. For more information, visit: http://mwsa.ca/all-programming-suspended-winnipeg-metro-ar/

Last night was our first night back at the University of Winnipeg Duckworth Centre where we had both basketball and rugby practicing side-by-side!

MWSA is now aware that Winnipeg and surrounding areas will be entering the Orange - Restricted phase for the next four weeks. While sport programs are not affected by this order, we will be evaluating this development to ensure our member's safety. We will provide an update as it becomes available. Please stay safe.

It's #NationalCoachesWeek and we're proud to express our gratitude to all our coaches that help our athlete's grow on and off the court and make them the best that they can be! #ThanksCoach

MWSA would like to wish all the students and teachers a safe and wonderful return to school this week!