{"id":955,"date":"2020-03-21T14:03:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T14:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/?p=955"},"modified":"2020-04-07T02:10:30","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T02:10:30","slug":"covid-19-update-from-blind-sports-ns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/?p=955","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Update from Blind Sports NS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>In response to COVID-19, all Blind Sports Nova Scotia programs have been cancelled until further notice.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This includes Goalball, Blind Hockey, tandem cycling, and running, and all demonstrations &amp; volunteer engagements.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To our members\/participants, volunteers, and the community, we hope you stay safe and active responsibly during these challenging times.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Our Blind Sports NS Annual Charity Auction<\/b> fund raiser, originally scheduled for April, has been postponed until further notice.<\/p>\n<p><b>The <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/bluenosemarathon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bluenosemarathon.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586311751182000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGOJoCPP_RnzschQYzhtlor1tK3mw\"><b>Scotiabank Bluenose Marathon<\/b><\/a> has been postponed until the weekend of November 6th to 8th. We look forward to givin\u2019 \u2018er then!<\/p>\n<p>We know staying physically and mentally healthy by getting active has been more challenging during these unprecedented events, which have us spending more time inside, so we&#8217;d like to share a few resources that may help:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blindalive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.blindalive.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586311751182000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGKZB1UDL_ZpPXzGkQif0vXtM45dA\"><b>www.blindalive.com<\/b><\/a>\u00a0The home of a complete set of the Eyes-Free Fitness\u00ae audio exercise programs. All programs are completely free for your downloading pleasure \u00a0&#8212; no strings attached. These programs allow you to stretch, strengthen, condition, and tone your body, all without the benefit of eyesight. All of these programs are thoroughly described with extra supplementary audio and text materials, should they be needed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ami.ca\/reflect-and-renew\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.ami.ca\/reflect-and-renew&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586311751182000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGtnbFWtQGlcwihF7pzVWEpKuv4MA\"><b>Reflect and Renew with Kevin Naidoo<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>Prepare yourself for mind and body rejuvenation. Those with all levels of mobility can join host Kevin Naidoo on a self-transformation journey through thoughtful meditation and yoga.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindSportsNS\/?eid=ARCsft1YS42SgD3XKDzYYaEbXysIQ0apywYb7LaqvPPokNIs3l1voI4_DjIN9PTyucCjhyEjO90U0CLn\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindSportsNS\/?eid%3DARCsft1YS42SgD3XKDzYYaEbXysIQ0apywYb7LaqvPPokNIs3l1voI4_DjIN9PTyucCjhyEjO90U0CLn&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586311751182000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGwAPVAKO_FLZbnyJi0rD5tEHTP0A\">Facebook page<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/?page_id=934\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/?page_id%3D934&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1586311751182000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEQ2i2E5ZSkAjBvChOrBa6byjjrzw\">Links &amp; Resources page <\/a>for more ideas on how to stay active &amp; healthy. We\u2019d love to hear your ideas, too!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/canadianblindsports\/?__tn__=K-R&amp;eid=ARAhgMM_J_AHdvU4aLzAcavRBf7DQCUWegh9oMwiRn971UyQ1nQH3BM7iHeUlzSnV896gjxcdCmxx-QO&amp;fref=mentions&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCBIdgZdTnFVFPwgJOeO4wuch7aalT5M0jxEMye0COnt2bCBpGRdDo11VSiYr3jrxBJPMjGJcFQroWTRl6ELZcgJn_Zn7te1xonyebrCJMi45vAQpXePrtru3ZRZONTThXoL6Kob-5YLv61Y1Psb8vUP5TQFWxS8wtg9BaA2L5UFki8AGbP28wqCuYjS7yrINhiUYs3yEVKBOu1UzCsvLrD-pMFT1HoGbrGh9ZO3eZn08Pdzxhx8qTzwKt_5oHidZFvYTA1fyUa9TbnlIxhT9x1s8GXQuIHZcbsTDVNmgAmyOpq8RB_6JBserjngoOj4IhgHoztowklKyanrCjkID3JMg\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=335961296467507&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK-R-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARAhgMM_J_AHdvU4aLzAcavRBf7DQCUWegh9oMwiRn971UyQ1nQH3BM7iHeUlzSnV896gjxcdCmxx-QO%22%2C%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">Canadian Blind Sports\/Sports Aveugles Canada<\/a>\u00a0has postponed, until further notice, the 2020 Senior National Goalball Championships<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2195120507445066\/\">2020 Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament &#8211; Postponed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/OntarioBlindSports\">2020 Ontario Provincial Goalball Championships until further notice<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; CCB Blind Sports NS family<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to COVID-19, all Blind Sports Nova Scotia programs have been cancelled until further notice.\u00a0 This includes Goalball, Blind Hockey, tandem cycling, and running, and all demonstrations &amp; volunteer engagements.\u00a0 To our members\/participants, volunteers, and the community, we hope you stay safe and active responsibly during these challenging times.\u00a0 Our Blind Sports NS Annual &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/?p=955\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">COVID-19 Update from Blind Sports NS<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=955"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":965,"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/955\/revisions\/965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blindsportsnovascotia.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}