April 20, 2012 – The 2011 Canada Winter Games has been named as the 2012 Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA) President’s Award winner for a National Multi-Sport Games.

The President’s Award recognizes the outstanding achievements or contributions by individuals, organizations, single or multi-sport events that have helped profile and build sport tourism in Canada, provide exceptional sporting opportunities, generate significant revenue, or demonstrate the value of volunteerism.

“The success of the 2011 Winter Canada Games helped generate in excess of 130-million-dollars in economic activity in Nova Scotia,” says Canada Games Council Chairman Tom Quinn. “The infrastructure and the financial surplus had a tremendous impact on the community and will create lasting legacies for generations to come.”

The 2011 Canada Winter Games was the largest multi-sport event ever held in Nova Scotia and Halifax’s first Canada Winter Games. From February 11 to 27, 2011, more than 2,700 athletes competed in more than 20 sports, attracting thousands of visitors, VIPs, officials and media. Over the course of 17 exciting days, over 16,000 Canada Games conversations took place on twitter, more than 11,500 people visited Halifax for the Games, and 400,000 people streamed Games action live via the web.

“At all levels, the 2011 Canada Winter Games were a success,” says 2011 Canada Games CEO Chris Morrissey. “More than 1,100 jobs were created supporting $40 million in wages and salaries, the Canada Games Oval has recently become a permanent sports facility on the Halifax Common, an estimated 50,000 people attended free concerts in Celebration Square at Grand Parade, and more than 2,700 athletes had the opportunity to compete for gold.”

The Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance PRESTIGE Awards were established to celebrate the people, places and events that make the Canadian sport tourism industry so dynamic and important to the economic fabric of our communities. The PRESTIGE Awards were presented yesterday at a gala luncheon event which took place in conjunction with CSTA’s annual conference, Sport Events Congress.

The Canada Games Council congratulates all 2012 winners and nominees.

February 10, 2011 (Ottawa, ON) – The Canada Games, along with TSN and RDS (Le Réseau des Sports), have announced the official broadcast schedule of the Halifax 2011 Canada Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

“The Canada Games are proud to have broadcasters the caliber of TSN and RDS as national partners,” says Sue Hylland President and CEO for the Canada Games Council. “On top of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, the TSN and RDS broadcast will feature Curling, Boxing, Snowboarding and Hockey; including the men’s and women’s gold medal games.”

TSN’s comprehensive schedule on TSN and TSN2 will include 40 hours of coverage. RDS will also air 40 hours of French coverage on its French sports network and its French news information channel RIS. In addition, all 40 hours of coverage will be available on demand on TSN.ca and RDS.ca.

To find the complete Broadcast Schedule, click HERE.

This will mark the seventh Canada Games televised on TSN / RDS, beginning with the 1997 Canada Summer Games in Brandon, Manitoba, the 1999 Canada Winter Games in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, the 2001 Games in London, the 2003 Games in Bathurst-Campbellton, New Brunswick, the 2007 Games in Whitehorse, Yukon and the 2009 Games in Prince Edward Island.

“The Canada Games offer a great opportunity to once again put a national spotlight on amateur sports and the next generation of elite Canadian athletes,” said Stewart Johnston, President of TSN. “TSN is proud to be the official broadcaster and we are looking forward to giving fans all of the action coming out of Halifax.”

The 2011 Canada Winter Games will be held February 11 to 27, 2011, with an estimated 3,600 athletes, coaches and officials supported by 5,000 volunteers, and over 10,000 visitors from across Canada. The Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) will be the main centre for the Games with the towns of Sackville, Windsor and Wentworth also hosting events.

“With this coverage, we’re well on our way to making the Halifax 2011 Canada Games the most covered Canada Games in history,” said 2011 Games CEO, Chris Morrissey. “TSN’s support is integral to telling the stories of our amazing athletes and artists.”

In addition to the conventional broadcast coverage, for the first time ever, the Canada Games will also feature live webstreaming coverage for the majority of the sports on the program. Go to www.canadagames.ca for complete schedules.