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Jackie Barrett
John "Jackie" Barrett, Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, ONL (born April 25, 1974) is a Canadian powerlifter. Barrett, who has autism, has won thirteen gold medals competing for Canada in the Special Olympics World Summer Games and retired after setting three Special Olympics records at the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles. Jackie is a Halifax, Nova Scotia native residing in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. Biography John "Jackie" Barrett was raised in Spryfield, a community in the urban core of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax. He currently resides in the Corner Brook area. In 1980, Jackie was diagnosed with autism, a learning disability, and a speech impairment. He gradually regained his ability to talk at age six. Jackie spent most of his elementary school years in Special Education classes while he gradually normalized his academic and developmental abilities. He was enrolled in a general academic program in Grade 7 and early Grade 8, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian
Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and Multiculturalism, multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World Immigration to Canada, immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of New France, French and then the much larger British colonization of the Americas, British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity and Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autism
Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by differences or difficulties in social communication and interaction, a preference for predictability and routine, sensory processing differences, focused interests, and repetitive behaviors, which may include stimming. Formal diagnosis requires significant challenges in multiple domains of life, with characteristics that are atypical or more pronounced than expected for one's age and sociocultural context.(World Health Organization: International Classification of Diseases version 11 (ICD-11)): https://icd.who.int/browse/2024-01/mms/en#437815624 Motor coordination difficulties are common but not required for diagnosis. Autism is a spectrum disorder, resulting in wide variations in presentation and support needs, such as that between speaking and non-speaking populations. Increased estimates of autism prevalence since the 1990s are primarily attributed to broader c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada's Sports Hall Of Fame
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (; sometimes referred to as the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame) is a Canadian sports hall of fame and museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dedicated to the history of sports in Canada, it serves as a hall of fame and museum for accomplished Canadian athletes, and sports builders and officials. Established in 1955, the organization inducted its first class of hall of famers, and opened a museum to the public that year. The museum was originally located at Exhibition Place in Toronto. In 1957, the hall of fame moved to another facility at Exhibition Place, then moved into a new building to share space with the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1961. The two halls of fame continued to share facilities until 1993, when the Hockey Hall of Fame moved to a different location. Canada's Sports Hall of Fame became the building's sole occupant until it was closed in 2006 to make way for BMO Field. The organization continued to induct honourees to its hall of fame, although ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Sport
The Order of Sport is a national level award established in 2019 by Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. It is awarded alongside induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, and regarded as Canada's highest sporting honour. Overview Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1955 as a recognition program and a historical archive of sport in Canada. The award is a symbol of the organization's purpose to build Canada through the transformative power of sport. Canada's Sports Hall of Fame created the Order of Sport award to modernize recognition and reflect the growing cultural significance of sport to Canadians; one that connects Canada's greatest sports champions to the greater good. In October 2019, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame presented the inaugural Order of Sport Award to the class of 2019; six athletes and two builders were awarded the Order of Sport. Order of Sport Symbol The Order of Sport symbol represents the broader and open-ended social purpose of Sports in Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBC Newfoundland And Labrador
CBNT-DT (channel 8) is a television station in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, broadcasting the English-language service of CBC Television. Owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the station maintains studios on University Avenue, and its transmitter is located south-southwest of George's Pond in St. John's. History The station went on the air on October 1, 1964, as the previous CBC affiliate CJON-TV (then on channel 6, now an independent station on channel 21) switched networks to CTV. CBNT originally broadcast from the Browning Harvey Building on Water Street West in downtown St. John's. It was the second television station to sign on in the Metro Area (CJON, the previous CBC affiliate, was the first to open just nine years earlier in 1955). In 1966, the present television building, located on University Avenue, opened. On April 30, 2007, CBC Radio's operations out of the old Avalon Telephone building on 342 Duckworth Street in downtown S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CTV Atlantic
CTV Atlantic (formerly known as the Atlantic Television System, or ATV) is a system of four television stations in the Maritimes, owned and operated by the CTV Television Network, a division of Bell Media. Despite the name, it is not available on basic cable or analog in Newfoundland and Labrador even though that province is part of Atlantic Canada. The CTV Atlantic stations are: * CJCH-DT – Halifax, Nova Scotia (flagship station) * CJCB-DT – Sydney, Nova Scotia * CKCW-DT – Moncton, New Brunswick/ Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island * CKLT-DT – Saint John, New Brunswick All four stations refer to themselves on air as CTV, not by their call letters. CJCB and CKCW simulcast CJCH for most of the day, but air separate commercials and local telethons. CKLT is a full repeater of CKCW. However, all four stations are separately licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Station information and history is discussed in each station's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Scotia Sport Hall Of Fame
The Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame was established on November 3, 1964, by John E. Ahern to honour outstanding athletes, teams and sport builders in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan .... The facilities are located at the World Trade and Convention Centre in the provincial capital city of Halifax. Early history After receiving a government grant to establish the Sport Hall of Fame, John E. Ahern formed a Board of Directors to choose the inaugural honorees. Nova Scotia sports stars Aileen Meagher, Johnny Miles, Sam Langford, and George Dixon were among the first class of honorees. The former Mayor of Halifax had a passion for sports that inspired him to amass an extensive collection of local sports memorabilia and images, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TheScore Inc
Score Media and Gaming Inc., doing business as theScore, is a Canadian digital media company based in Toronto. It was founded in 2012 by John S. Levy, the company's Chief Executive Officer and chairman. The company owns and operates digital sports media and sports betting products which deliver sports scores, data, news, and sports book offerings via emerging and established platforms. The company also previously owned The Score Television Network, which was acquired by Rogers Communications in October 2012 and is today known as Sportsnet 360. The transaction did not include the Score's digital media assets, including its mobile apps and websites, which they still own and operate. The company was spun-out from Score Media immediately prior to Rogers' acquisition. As a result of the transaction, former shareholders of Score Media received one share of the new company for each share held in Score Media, meaning that Score Media founder John Levy and family are the largest singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Mary's University (Halifax)
Saint Mary's University (SMU) is a public university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The school is best known for having nationally leading programs in business and chemistry. The campus is situated in Halifax's South End and covers approximately . History Founding Saint Mary's is the second-oldest English-speaking and first Roman Catholic-initiated university in Canada. The Roman Catholic church founded Saint Mary's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1802. It was established in Glebe House, on the corner of Spring Garden Road and Barrington Street, with the aim of extending educational opportunities for Catholic youth and training candidates for the clergy. In 1840 the Nova Scotia Legislature bestowed the degree granting charter to Saint Mary's and eleven years later granted the university formal legal status. Saint Mary's collapsed in 1883, but was revived in 1903 by Cornelius O'Brien, then Archbishop of Halifax. It reopened as a high school in a new campus on Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SaltWire Network
SaltWire Network Inc. was a Canadian newspaper publishing company. The company was formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 13, 2017, via its purchase of 27 newspapers from Transcontinental (company), Transcontinental. The company owned 23 daily and weekly newspapers in Atlantic Canada including ''The Chronicle Herald'' in Halifax, the ''Cape Breton Post'' in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and ''The Telegram'' in St. John's, Newfoundland. In March 2024, SaltWire went into creditor protection. In July 2024, SaltWire agreed to be acquired by Postmedia Network, in a sale completed on August 26, 2024. During the first week of December 2024, Saltwire was rebranded as PNI Atlantic News and headquarters moved to Toronto. History On April 13, 2017, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax's independently owned ''The Chronicle Herald'' announced its acquisition of 27 newspapers in the region from Transcontinental Media, via the newly formed parent company SaltWire Network. Transcontinental began a gradual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spryfield
Spryfield is a community within the urban area of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. History The land now known as Spryfield was first occupied by the Miꞌkmaq people, who hunted and fished at Beaver Lake (now called Long Lake Provincial Park (Nova Scotia), Long Lake). The Miꞌkmaq would later help the first Europeans in settling upon their arrival by the mid-18th century. The community gets its name from Captain Lieutenant-General William Spry (British Army officer), William Spry, who purchased land in the area in 1769. Originally known as ''Spry's Field'', the community is centred on Spry's former estate. Founded around 1770, by William Spry (British Army officer), Captain William Spry, who purchased land there and established the settlement with the aid of stationed soldiers from the nearby Halifax garrison. In 1783, he sold the property and returned to England. The name ''Spryfield'' is also sometimes used to refer to the general area of Halifax's South Mainland, which includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
