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Hydro One and Coaches Association of Ontario launch coaching grant to break down barriers in sport
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Hydro One and Coaches Association of Ontario launch coaching grant to break down barriers in sport\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n Hydro One's new Indigenous Hockey Coaching Grant will make coaching more accessible, boosting representation from Indigenous communities\n \n \n \n \n \n MISSISSAUGA, ON\n \n \n ,\n \n \n March 13, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - Today, Hydro One and the Coaches Association of\n \n Ontario\n \n (CAO) launched a new grant to increase Indigenous representation in sports leadership by making hockey more affordable and accessible to coaches from Indigenous communities. Hydro One's Indigenous Hockey Coaching Grant will provide 35 Indigenous coaches with up to\n \n $1,500\n \n in funding for expenses such as equipment, travel and training.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The announcement was made in\n \n Mississauga\n \n at Iceland Arena during the Little Native Hockey League (Little NHL) tournament, where more than 2,400 Indigenous athletes and their coaches are participating in a week-long tournament. Hydro One is a presenting sponsor for the tournament.\n \n \n \"From refereeing in the inaugural Little NHL Tournament in 1971, to having the privilege, once again, to serve as President, I'm excited to see that Hydro One and the CAO are launching this grant which will have a positive impact on Indigenous athletes and continue to raise awareness about the power of sport,\" said\n \n Patrick Madahbee\n \n , Acting President, Little NHL and Member of Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation. \"Increasing Indigenous representation in sport can encourage others that they too can be a part of a team.\"\n \n \n \"Sport plays an important role in a person's health and well-being. I'm happy to know that many children who live on reserves will continue to enjoy learning the sport of hockey from leaders they can identify with culturally,\" said Chief\n \n Scott McLeod\n \n , Nipissing First Nation. \"Like this tournament, this new grant inspires hope for new opportunities to participate where barriers existed...