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Kenneth Kelly (sailing)
Ken Kelly (born 1944 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is a Canadians, Canadian Paralympic sports, Paralympic athlete and 1996 Summer Paralympics, 1996 Paralympic Games Sailing at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, Silver Medalist. Career In 1996, Ken competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics, 1996 Paralympic Games in List of Sonar (keelboat) championships, mixed crewboat with Kirk Westergaard, John Mcroberts, John McRoberts and David Cook (sailor), David Cook. The team won Sailing at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, silver. The team was coached by Cindy Sheppard (Hardie). The team was awarded Sail Canada's Skippers’ Plan Male Athlete/Team of the Year, which is given to a Canadian Sailing Team athlete or team with a record of outstanding achievement in national and international competition. In 2008, Ken competed for Canada in Mixed Three Person List of Sonar (keelboat) championships, Sonar at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing with Marc Shaw and Don Terlson. The team placed eleventh. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lying on the Moose Jaw River in the south-central part of the province, it is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161. Moose Jaw is an industrial centre and important railway junction for the area's agricultural produce. CFB Moose Jaw is a NATO flight training school, and is home to the Snowbirds, Canada's military aerobatic air show flight demonstration team. Moose Jaw also has a casino and geothermal spa. History Cree and Assiniboine people used the Moose Jaw area as a winter encampment. The Missouri Coteau sheltered the valley and gave it warm breezes. The narrow river crossing and abundance of water and game made it a good location for settlement. Traditional native fur traders and Métis buffalo hunters created the first permanent settlement at a place called "the turn", at p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
