Snow started to fall lightly at the base of the cascading mountains in the PyeongChang Paralympic Village Plaza on Wednesday afternoon. Ornately dressed Korean musicians blasted horns and banged drums — a sea of red followed not too far behind. Team Canada triumphantly paraded into the Plaza for the official welcome ceremony at the Paralympics. […]
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Para hockey stalwart Greg Westlake always willing to mentor others
In 2011, Michelle Salt was in an Edmonton hospital bed lucky to be alive. After a horrific motorcycle accident, she had endured multiple surgeries but doctors were unable to save her left leg. She was told she would never walk again. In the haze of the life-altering news, Salt, a longtime athlete before the accident, focused on […]
Para hockey stalwart Greg Westlake always willing to mentor others
In 2011, Michelle Salt was in an Edmonton hospital bed lucky to be alive. After a horrific motorcycle accident, she had endured multiple surgeries but doctors were unable to save her left leg. She was told she would never walk again. In the haze of the life-altering news, Salt, a longtime athlete before the accident, focused on […]