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

NCCP Courses are coming your way!

Keep an eye on the SOO training calendar 
to register for the following Special Olympics Competition Coach courses: 

Oct 27: Thunder Bay
Oct 27: Sault Ste Marie
Nov 10: North Bay

News Flash

  • THREE Provincial competitions, THREE lists! (click on post to open page with attachments) The third, Sept. 6 announcement of District Team lists for athletes heading to the 2019 Provincial Winter Games has just been made! "Stars Meet" from January 31st to February 3rd. Visit the Games website here: http://ssm2019games.com/. Sault Ste. Marie, here we come! Also at this point, announcements have been made 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 Sep 8, 2018, 6:16 AM by Hellaina VanErp-Rothenburg
  • Click here for Friends & Family info for Nationals! For those folks who are looking forward to cheering on their athletes at the National Bowling Championships in PEI in May, or at National Summer Games in Nova Scotia starting July 31st, check out the information pages, below. For additional questions about Friends and Family at Nationals, please contact Team Ontario General Mission Staff Sheryl Huestis: Sherylh@specialolympicsontario.com. 
    Posted Feb 27, 2018, 1:10 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, 10:40 AM by Hellaina VanErp-Rothenburg
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Almaguin Proud!

The Almaguin softball team is all smiles, returning home from the 2018 National Summer Games in Antigonish, Nova Scotia with a silver medal earned in the top division. Assistant coach Cheryl A. says "the years of hard work, dedication, effort, positive attitudes and patience really paid off; this was a true team effort with tremendous support across all the communities we serve and beyond." Congratulations Team Ontario Almaguin!