SIRC at AthletesCAN Forum - Recap

Jaime, SIRC 's Project Coordinator, had a successful time talking with the High Performance Athletes at the AthletesCAN Forum in Edmonton this past weekend. AthletesCAN and the athletes themselves are very excited about the new partnership. Alexandra Orlando, @FreshFromAlex , tweeted, " Big shout out to @SIRCtweets for supporting Canadian Athletes and partnering with @AthletesCAN ". @AthletesCAN...Read more

SIRC at AthletesCAN Forum

To kick off a new partnership Jaime McLean, SIRC 's Project Coordinator, is attending the AthletesCAN Forum which is being held at the Westin Edmonton Hotel, September 15-18. SIRC is onsite to help familiarize and answer questions from the AthletesCAN members. This partnership provides our athletes with easy access to the most comprehensive competitive and training resources; a sport librarian to...Read more

Hello from Halifax!

By Brandie Adams , SIRC Reference Librarian The action at the Canada Games is happening everywhere. Whether you are in the stands watching hockey, at the Canada Games Centre watching gymnastics or at Ski Wentworth catching up on freestyle skiing great sport can be seen. There are also concerts, forums, receptions and more to provide the Canada Games community the opportunity to meet and share...Read more

Sunny, Windy Thursday

The countdown is on now until the closing ceremony of the Canada Games. I came into the Athletes Info and Activity Centre today and was pleased to notice that the athletes have been taking advantage of the materials in the mobile SIRC library. This morning I was able to catch some of the kayaking. Despite being quite windy and a little chilly there were quite a few people out to watch at 9:30am...Read more

2009 Canada Games - Lots of Sports and Inspirational Athletes!

The last few days of the Canada Games have flown by. With all of the events taking place it can feel overwhelming to try to see everything. So far I’ve managed to catch some of the beach volleyball, rowing, triathlon and basketball however that is just the tip of the iceberg. Each event has been fantastic to watch as all the provinces are showing their strength. Today was a treat. I was able to...Read more