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Remembrance Day and Fencing: A History of Building Peace through Sport

Post author By Manitoba Fencing
Post date November 11, 2020

REMEMBRANCE DAY 2020

Manitoba Fencing would like to remember the sacrifice of all Canadian soldiers lost in wars past. We salute the bravery and courage of veterans across the country. “Lest we forget”, we encourage everyone to take part in an act of remembrance today.

REMEMBRANCE DAY ACTIVITIES:

Donate to the Royal Canadian Legion to support veterans and their families. Make a purchase at the Poppy Store or contribute to the Poppy Campaign or create a personalized digital poppy.
Watch CBC’s live coverage of the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa today from 10 am -12 pm, Eastern Time. CBC will also repeat the broadcast on CBC NN between 6 and 8 pm Eastern Time.
Find out about the Canadian developers of the Faces of Valour App. This app will allow users to “see the story behind every gravestone” through virtual tours of select cemeteries in Canada and the U.K via your smartphone. Learn more about this exciting new way of honouring veterans at: Memory Anchor.
Find a Virtual Remembrance Day Ceremony in Manitoba.

FENCING: A HISTORY OF BUILDING PEACE THROUGH SPORT

“As we approach Remembrance Day, we would like to recognize the participation of our military members in fencing in Canada.
Did you know that the Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM) was established in 1948 following World War II, and fencing was the first sport to participate? One of the goals of CISM is to use sport for deconfliction & peace building between countries by promoting ‘friendship through sport’.”
– Canadian Fencing Federation

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COVID-19 Update: All of Manitoba Moves to Critical Level Red

Post author By Manitoba Fencing
Post date November 10, 2020

COVID-19 Update: All of Manitoba Moves to Critical Level Red

Today the Province of Manitoba announced that as of 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, the entire province will move to the Critical Level (RED) on the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System to halt COVID-19 transmission and protect Manitoba’s most vulnerable citizens.

New restrictions include:

Gyms and fitness centres must close.
All recreational activities, sports facilities, casinos, museums, galleries, libraries, movie theatres and concert halls must close.
All recreational facilities, group sports, arcades, bowling, etc. suspended.
Day camps, dance and theatre classes closed.
Travel to and from northern Manitoba is restricted and non-essential travel is discouraged.
Social contacts reduced to your household only. Social gatherings are not permitted.

Sport Manitoba facility closures:

Courts, flex space and meeting rooms.
Sport Manitoba Fitness Centre.
Sport Manitoba Performance Centre.

Areas that remain open:

Sport Manitoba Clinic.
Konica Minolta Print Hub.
Parkade.

Effective Thursday, Nov. 12, the Sport Manitoba facility will be open Monday – Friday 7 am – 7 pm. Security will be on site 6 am – 8 pm, however there will be no security on weekends.

Click here to view the press release with full details from today’s announcement.

Public Health included the following things Manitobans can do themselves to reduce the spread that go beyond the restrictions put in place:

Reduce the number of shoppers from your household to the lowest possible number. Send only one person to shop.
Work from home if at all possible.
Reduce travel unless absolutely essential.
Remember all those you have come in contact with recently.

We thank you for your cooperation.

Janet McMahon | Interim President & CEO
Sport Manitoba

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Winnipeg Code Red- Amateur Sport Suspended

Post author By Manitoba Fencing
Post date October 30, 2020

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Winnipeg Code RED

By provincial health orders- amateur sports (fencing included) and recreation programming will be suspended temporarily starting Monday, November 2.

Provincial team training suspended starting October 30, 2020 (Sport MB temporarily suspending sport activity) until restrictions are lifted.
Fencing clubs will be closed, according to provincial health orders, starting Monday November 2 until restrictions are lifted.

Please see the links below for more details:

By Janet McMahon | Interim President & CEO of Sport ManitobaThe Province of Manitoba announced today that the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region is being upgraded to Code Red, effective Monday, November 2, 2020 for two weeks.

New restrictions include:

All recreational facilities, group sports, arcades, bowling, etc. suspended.
All indoor and outdoor sport facilities closed.
Gyms and fitness centres will have reduced capacity to 25 per cent and masks will be mandatory, even when exercising
- This includes Sport Manitoba’s fitness centre and performance.

Effective immediately the Sport Manitoba courts and flex space are closed for rentals, and the meeting rooms are closed. Sport Manitoba is encouraging our staff who have the ability to work remotely to do so over these next two weeks.

The Interlake–Eastern health region, Prairie Mountain Health region, and Southern Health–Santé Sud health region will be upgraded to Code Orange as per the Pandemic Response System. The Northern health region is currently in Code Orange and will continue to observe:

Reduced spectators at sports and recreation facilities to 25 per cent. This occupancy limit applies to the entire facility.
- Ex: if a lobby’s capacity is 20 people, 5 people are allowed at once
Gyms and fitness centers require contact information for all attendees and mask use at all times, except when exercising.
Encourage one parent only to attend children’s activities.

Read more information on these restrictions.

Click here to view the full release from today’s announcement.

Public Health’s key takeaways from today’s announcement include:

Reduce the number of close contacts outside your household, and avoid closed-in or crowded spaces.
Stay home if sick.
Wash/sanitize your hands, cover your cough and physically distance when you are with people outside your household.
If you cannot physically distance, you should wear a mask to help reduce your risk.
Get a flu shot.

We all need to work together to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and to keep our community safe.

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Winnipeg Metropolitan Region to Restricted (ORANGE)

Post author By Manitoba Fencing
Post date September 28, 2020

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WINNIPEG METROPOLITAN REGION TO RESTRICTED (ORANGE)

Manitoba’s public health officials will be elevating the #RestartMB Pandemic Response System Level for the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region to Restricted (ORANGE) effective Monday, Sept. 28th, 2020.

As of Monday:

masks will be mandatory in all indoor public places.
public gatherings will be restricted to 10 people, both indoors and outdoors.

The Province has provided us with the direction that at this time, the maximum occupancy of 10 people indoors and outdoors and the wearing of masks does not apply to those actively engaging in athletic or fitness activities.

It is of critical importance that all members continue to follow Return to Practice plans and protocols with emphasis on the fundamentals to help stop the spread of COVID-19:

Stay home if you feel sick.
Wash/sanitize your hands, cover your cough and physically distance when you are with people outside your household.
If you cannot physically distance, you should wear a mask to help reduce your risk.
Reduce the number of close contacts outside your household, and avoid closed-in or crowded spaces.

If you have any questions, please email fencing@sportmanitoba.ca.

Resources:

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Athlete Highlight!

Post author By Manitoba Fencing
Post date January 22, 2020

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Athlete Highlight!

Khloé, a member of the MFA Provincial Team has been awarded the Award of Sport Excellence for the Young Athlete Category. The award ceremony will be held at Sport Manitoba’s Athlete Hall of Fame on January 29th, 2020. During this ceremony, a video clip of Khloé ‘s a accomplishments will be viewed as well as receiving a prize.

Khloé’s Accomplishments:

Since the age of ten, Khloé has shown a passion and finesse for fencing. She became a member of the Rapier fencing club in November 2016 and by May of that same year, she was invited to join the provincial fencing team. Since then, her young sabre fencing career has made great strides. Khloé has won 10 provincial tournament medals as well as 3 Canada Cup West medals. At 12 years old, she won her first National silver medal in the U15 women’s sabre category.

In 2018, Khloé won Sport Manitoba’s Women To Watch grant. In June 2019, she was awarded with several certificates and a medal of recognition: the Sport Manitoba Order of Sport Excellence and the MFA Highest Ranked Woman’s Sabre. Lastly, Khloé received a letter of recognition from the Honorable Cathy Cox, minister of Sport, Culture and Heritage.

What is most impressive about Khloé is not the medals or recognitions but rather her endless dedication to fencing, her commitment, her resilience, her time and energy devoted to fencing. On average, Khloé trains 8-10 hours plus travels another 6 hours a week from her home in Richer to Winnipeg. What a huge undertaking for a young 13 year old girl!

More outstanding is Khloé ‘s pursuit of excellence in fencing and this, always achieved with modesty and integrity. Khloé is most certainly an ambassador for all girls seeking sport excellence!

Well done Khloé! We’ll be watching for what’s next on your journey in sport.

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REMEMBRANCE DAY 2020

REMEMBRANCE DAY ACTIVITIES:

FENCING: A HISTORY OF BUILDING PEACE THROUGH SPORT

COVID-19 Update: All of Manitoba Moves to Critical Level Red

New restrictions include:

Sport Manitoba facility closures:

Areas that remain open:

Winnipeg Code RED

COVID-19 Update: Winnipeg Metropolitan Region Moves to Code Red

WINNIPEG METROPOLITAN REGION TO RESTRICTED (ORANGE)

Athlete Highlight!

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