by Jenn Vieira | Sep 24, 2017 | News Release-EN |
Hannie Page, the sole volunteer from the Netherlands, was brimming with enthusiasm and pride as soon as she walked into the Invictus Village at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. She dreamed of coming to Canada ever since Toronto was announced as the Host City of the...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 24, 2017 | News Release-EN |
Prince Harry and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined an enthusiastic, packed house at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre. Kicking off the Invictus Games Toronto 2017 on September 23, the Opening Ceremony featured a lively Parade of Nations, stunning performances...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 24, 2017 | News Release-EN |
Their cheers can be heard throughout the lobby of the Invictus Village at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. Their bright smiles are as easy to spot as their custom-made blue T-shirts. They are the ex-WRAFs on Tour, a group of eight retired members of the British...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 23, 2017 | Competition Highlight-EN, News Release-EN |
Today’s preliminary wheelchair tennis open doubles pools saw a pre-Games kickoff, featuring matches with Canada, the United States, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Before the matches began, the Invictus team caught up with the United Kingdom’s...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 23, 2017 | News Release-EN |
Donna Beek is a former soldier, Silver Cross mother, professional tailor and master’s student working on her thesis. While she normally tailors the uniforms of the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police, here at the 2017 Invictus Games, she has taken...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 21, 2017 | News Release-EN |
Ahead of the Opening Ceremony on Saturday, September 23, all 17 nations competing in the 2017 Invictus Games have arrived in Toronto! Walking around the lobby of the Invictus Village at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, with a DJ and VIMY pumping up the crowds, it’s...