Get to know your LETR Zone Structure

Did you know our Province is broken into 8 Zones (mirroring OACP Zone Structure) and each region has a Zone Coordinator(s).  The Zone Coordinators are responsible for the overall management and communication of their respective Zone and are in constant contact with Provincial Office and other duties include: financial management of the Zone, advise Operations Committee on activities within the Zone, …

Countdown Starts for Sault Special Olympics

Sault Star Kristen Bonenfant is getting swept up in anticipation for the Special Olympics Ontario 2019 Provincial Winter Games. The curler from Sault Ste. Marie wants to compete in her hometown when the city hosts the games Jan. 31-Feb. 3, 2019. “It’s great that I can do this for my home city,” said Bonenfant. Bonenfant participated in the Special Olympics …

Brrrave souls take Peel Polar Plunge in fundraiser for Ontario Special Olympics

Toronto Star They bill it as Freezin’ For A Reason and there certainly was truth in the advertising. This was breath-zapping, heart-stopping fundraising as more than 125 courageous souls made like human ice cubes Saturday to raise money for the Ontario Special Olympics. Each paid $75, or fundraised at least $150, for the privilege of leaping into an outdoor dunk …

Kenora Polar Plunge for Special Olympics

www.kenoraonline.com As part of the 2018 Kenora Winter Carnival you are invited to take part in or watch the Polar Plunge all in support of Special Olympics Ontario athletes! Participants will be freezin’ for a reason as they jump in to the icy cold water of Lake of the Woods! This will be March 3 at Anicinabe Park and you …

Bocce donations inspire Special Olympics athletes

TBNewsWatch Dec 21, 2017 3:29 PM by: Community Submission Members with Law Enforcement Torch Run Ontario delivered bocce ball sets to various local elementary and high schools. THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Local Special Olympics student athletes now have more opportunities to hone their bocce ball skills. Members with Law Enforcement Torch Run Ontario delivered bocce ball sets to various local elementary and …

Peterborough To Host 2018 Special Olympics Ontario School Championships

Canada 24 News November 15, 2018 Peterborough is the host city for the 2018 Special Olympics Ontario School Championships to be held next year from May 29 to 31. More than 1,000 secondary school athletes and coaches from Ontario, Canada and the United States will be in the city to compete. “We wanted to find a community that was really …

OPP officer receives national recognition

By Steph Crosier, Kingston Whig-Standard Sunday, November 12, 2017 KINGSTON – You may have met Const. Stacey Campbell before, if not while doing her job than likely during an event for Special Olympics. Sometimes she’s pestering for pledges, running in the Law Enforcement Torch Run, or yelling her support as you jump into the icy cold waters of Lake Ontario in …

NHL Alumni brings special brand of hockey to Newmarket

Torch Run, Special Olympics benefit from contest SPORTS Nov 07, 2017 by John Cudmore, Newmarket Era The old boys are back. The NHL Alumni Benefit Tour is scheduled to make its annual stop  Nov. 18 at the Ray Twinney Complex in Newmarket to raise funds for the Law Enforcement Torch Run and Special Olympics. The former NHLers bring along a collection of on-ice pranks …