Welcome to the Central Ontario District Site! 
 
We provide quality sport training programs and competitions for athletes living with an intellectual disability in the district of Central Ontario.

If you're an athlete, a coach, or a volunteer, or thinking of becoming one, check us out and learn about the exciting opportunities that we have to offer.

If you like to hang out on Twitter, follow District Developer Hellaina Rothenburg: @HellainaR

What a day for the Guardians Half in Orillia!

Law Enforcement Torch Run hosted the 2nd annual Guardians Half Marathon and 5k in Orillia on October 14th and it was a perfect day for a run: cool, crisp morning that warmed up just enough for comfortable running. Among the participants were MANY Special Olympics athletes - including 1st place finishes in both the men's and women's categories in the 5k: well done, Desiree (Orillia) and Owen (Grimsby)! There were also two, top-ten finishes in the half-marathon for Brian (Barrie) and Stephen (Orillia). Well done, everyone!



News Flash

  • THREE Provincial competitions, THREE lists! (click on post to open page with attachments) Here is the updated October 5th announcement of District Team lists for athletes heading to Provincials in 2019! "Stars Meet" in Sault Ste Marie from January 31st to February 3rd for the Provincial Winter Games; visit the Games website here: http://ssm2019games.com/. Also below are the lists for the Provincial Floor Hockey Championships in May and the Provincial 5-pin Bowling Championships in June. Congratulations to all athletes! Please direct any questions to District Developer Hellaina Rothenburg: hellainar@specialolympicsontario.com. 
    Posted Oct 18, 2018, 6:12 AM by Hellaina VanErp-Rothenburg
  • Click here for Friends & Family info for Nationals! More information can be found in the files that you can access by clicking below. GO TEAM ONTARIO!
    Posted Feb 27, 2018, 1:03 PM by Hellaina VanErp-Rothenburg
  • The Fall PNU is here! (please click on the link to be taken to the post with the document) Welcome to fall! Special Olympics Ontario hopes that you enjoy flipping through this season's Provincial News Update (click on the file below), which holds all sorts of information from almost every aspect of Special Olympics: competition, coaching, finance, marketing, LETR, awards... the list goes on! As ever, please don't hesitate to reach out to District Developer Hellaina Rothenburg with any questions you have about programs in your community, what goes on at the District level, or provincial initiatives: hellainar@specialolympicsontario.com. 
    Posted Sep 22, 2017, 10:28 AM by Hellaina VanErp-Rothenburg
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Congratulations 2018 Award Winners: 
Central Ontario should be proud!

In reviewing the list of 2018 Provincial Award Winners found at http://www1.specialolympicsontario.com/blog/2018-provincial-awards-announcment/, let's take pride in the accomplishments of those in communities across the district:

Athlete Lifetime Achievement Award: Wayne Morton, Central Bruce
Female Coach of the Year: Kathy McCarroll, Barrie
Volunteer of the Year: Barb King, Owen Sound
Educator of the Year: Ernie Ellement, Peterborough
School Athlete of the Year: Jake Nelson, Bracebridge Muskoka Lakes S.S.



A Special Year for Special Olympics: our 50th Anniversary!

Who knew fifty years ago that a one-day sports festival for athletes with an intellectual disability would become a global movement for inclusion? Well, more than a few people that day in 1968 at Soldier's Field in Chicago certainly must have! Canada was represented by a Floor Hockey team from Toronto, and the vision came from a young researcher in Ontario: Dr. Frank Hayden. Read on to learn more about the history of how Special Olympics was born, as we celebrate what it has become: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-how-the-special-olympics-were-born/.