Notice of Annual General Meeting
Please note that MWSA will host it’s Annual General Meeting as: A virtual meeting on Wednesday September 29,2021 at 6:00 pm. The Zoom link and the agenda will follow in the coming days. If you have questions please contact the MWSA office.
Job Posting – Program Coordinator
MWSA is excited to post the position of Program Coordinator for MWSA. This part-time position will be responsible for providing community outreach, overseeing sport programming and our schools program, and managing our equipment inventory. For the full job posting, please click the link below. Program Coordinator, Part-time – Job Posting All interested individuals should submit […]
From Law to Murderball, Peter Tonge to become next Executive Director of MWSA
MWSA is sad to announce the planned departure of Samuel Unrau from his role as Executive Director of MWSA. After 5 years working with MWSA, he departs MWSA to take on new challenges. “It’s been a fun 5 years working in an area I’m passionate in – accessible sport. There’s been some amazing changes for […]
New Cycling Program on the Horizon for MWSA
We are thrilled to announce our plans to establish a new accessible cycling program in our organization. This initiative focuses on two pillars: physical activity and community building. We anticipate our efforts being an initial step in growing the handcycling infrastructure in our province, and hopefully inspiring others to pursue handcycling as a sport. MWSA’s […]
Generosity Continues Through the Challenges of COVID-19
COVID-19 took the world by surprise in March of 2020 – ultimately shutting down the world and presenting an array of new challenges for our society. As we fluctuate between various states of restrictions, our past year at MWSA has seen some new challenges and opportunities for our organization. But more inspiring, is the continued […]
New Public Health Orders Close Programming
The Province of Manitoba has announced sweeping new public health orders which will come into effect at 12:01 on May 9, 2021. In these orders is the requirement for all indoor sport programming to close, and for outdoor sport programs to have no more than five people participating. Given the seriousness of our current public […]
MWSA is Ready to Return to Play
It has been a long four and a half months since MWSA re-suspended its programming due to the Province of Manitoba moving into the Red – Critical phase of the pandemic response scale. In February, the Province began to allow individual training with one-on-one coaching instruction, and has since allowed small group training of no […]
MWSA receives Canadian Tire Jumpstart Sport Relief Grant
Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities (Jumpstart) announced in September an $8 million sport relief fund to help sport and recreation organizations continue to deliver programming in 2020 and beyond. Many community organizations have shut their doors due to the financial burden created by COVID-19, including lost revenue and increased program costs. The Manitoba Wheelchair Sport Association has experienced […]
All Programming Suspended – Winnipeg Metro Area moved into Critical Phase
On October 30, 2020, the Province of Manitoba has moved Winnipeg and the Metropolitan area into the Critical – Red phase of the pandemic response system. Along with sweeping changes, the new public health orders will require the suspension of all sport and recreational programming. Effective immediately, all programs offered by MWSA will be suspended […]
Province announces Restricted – Orange Level for Winnipeg and Metropolitan area
On Friday, September 25, 2020, the Province of Manitoba announced that Winnipeg and surrounding communities will be entering the Restricted – Orange phase of the Province’s pandemic response system. As cases continue to rise in the Winnipeg metro area, the Province is seeking to implement this phase as a method of reducing the current growth […]