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News and Press Releases
Celebrating the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games Winning Bid!
July 15, 2003 (Toronto, ON) – VoicePrint extends its congratulations to the Vancouver / Whistler 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid team! Join us this Saturday as we celebrate this remarkable accomplishment on the Pfizer Canada Paralympic Show.
We feature an exclusive interview conducted by VoicePrint B.C.’s Matt La Fleur with Daniel Wesley, the Canadian Paralympic Athlete Representative at the recent winning-bid announcement at Prague.
“Mr. Wesley’s first-hand account of the excitement
the bid-team experienced as the IOC made its 2010 host-city decision is
terrific” says VoicePrint Manager Andy Frank.
A twelve-time Paralympic Games Medallist at both Summer and Winter Games,
Mr. Wesley also candidly shares his experiences as an athlete and his
views on the positive impact the 2010 Games will have on the Paralympic
movement in Canada.
The interview with Daniel Wesley will air Saturday, July 19, 2003 and
Saturday, August 2, 2003 starting at 1 PM EDT on VoicePrint as part of
the Pfizer Canada series ‘Ability Today’. The Pfizer Canada
series is a monthly series produced by VoicePrint to spotlight the Paralympic
Movement and the 12th Summer Paralympic Games to be held in Athens next
year.
VoicePrint is a not-for-profit charity, established in 1989, to enhance
access to printed news and information by more than 3.5 million vision-
and print-restricted Canadians. VoicePrint can be accessed on the S.A.P.
of CBC Newsworld; Star Choice, ExpressVu, Look TV and Skycable audio channels;
and on the web at www.voiceprint.ca.
The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) is a non-profit, charitable, private
corporation, recognized by the International Paralympic Committee. CPC
delivers programs that strengthen the Paralympic Movement in Canada, including
sending Canadian teams to the Paralympic Games. The CPC mission is to
empower persons with physical disabilities through sport.
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For more information, contact:
Andy Frank
VoicePrint Manager
416-422-4222, ext 233
afrank@nbrscanada.com
www.voiceprint.ca
Brian MacPherson
(613) 569-4333
brian@paralympic.ca
www.paralympic.ca
