At Expo ’86 Margaret Thatcher, then the Prime Minister of Britain, donated a sailboat to Rick Hansen in honour of his “Man in Motion” world…
In July of 2001, Mike Thieman, a fifty-three year old Pitt Meadows Harley Davidson enthusiast, took a break in his kitchen after a motorcycle ride.…
When Stephanie Park was eight she was invited to attend a sports camp put on by BC Wheelchair Sports. During the camp Stephanie tried several…
For an audio version go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcqKgRFU0w0 In 2005, I was running a chronic pain support group in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows. We had a great…
Trevor Cook is an enthusiastic, energetic, intelligent, fourteen year old who would read about hockey, watch hockey, and study hockey every moment of his life…
Maple Ridge has always been well represented at the BC Disability Games by the members of the North Fraser Therapeutic Riding Association. During next July’s…
For the audio version go to http://youtu.be/zqOS415z5aU 1) To educate about life with disability and/or chronic pain and to change misperceptions that are all too…
When Jerome Leroux was a teenager he loved to dance. Jerome knew that dancing was what he wanted to do with his life and so…
At an early age Susan Tomlin knew that something was wrong with her legs. “In school instead of running I sort of waddled and I…
As with all sports the athletes of Power Soccer are drawn to it for a variety of reasons. For Ana Lu having a sport that…