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We've just set the date (Sunday, 29 April 2012), time (4:00pm), and location (Fuzion Resto-lounge and Garden on Church Street north of Wellesley) for OUTSPORT TORONTO's second Annual General meeting, and we want you to be there!  Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend.  Nominees of member organisations as accepted by a vote of the board of directors...

I'm delighted to welcome the Rainbow Ballroom Toronto to OUTSPORT TORONTO as our 23rd member organisation!  Rainbow Ballroom Toronto was unanimously voted in as a member organisation at our 21 February 2012 board meeting.

We continue to receive a good stream of renewal registrations for 2012, but not all yet.  Please make sure that if your organisation hasn't sent...

I'm pleased to announce that the 2011 Annual Report of OUTSPORT TORONTO is now available (click here).  We are finalising the information circular (which contains details of the Annual General Meeting), and will announce the date of the Annual General Meeting shortly.  In the meantime, should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact either...

The You Can Play Project, led by NHL Scout Patrick Burke, son of Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke and keynote speaker at OUTSPORT TORONTO’s 2011 Fall Scrum, launched today, March 4^th with a PSA on NBC during the New York Rangers-Boston Bruins game.   The spot featured eight NHL players voicing their support and respect for...

Drop what you’re doing this Sunday and tune in to the NHL on NBC for the Bruins-Rangers game, at 12:30pm, for a MAJOR announcement!

During his keynote speech at this past November's OUTSPORT TORONTO Scrum, Patrick Burke alluded to a major program to be unveiled in 2012.  The time has come, and this Sunday, via a public service announcement...

I'm pleased to welcome Julian DiBattista to the Board of Directors of OUTSPORT TORONTO.  Julian was appointed by a unanimous vote to the board, and is assuming the Community Outreach portfolio, where, among other things, he will be chairing the Pride and SportZone committee this year, working with James Scott, our Director for Membership and Member Services to...

I'm delighted to welcome the Toronto Gay Ski and Showboarding Club to OUTSPORT TORONTO as our 22nd member organisation!  TGSSC was unanimously voted in as a member organisation at our 24 January 2012 board meeting.

We've also been receiving a good stream of renewal registrations for 2012, but not all yet.  Please make sure that if your organisation hasn't...

...women and men.  It's taken us a bit of time, but we've finally got position descriptions posted and indication of anticipated vacancies on the OUTSPORT TORONTO board now and after the AGM.  Please check out http://OutSportToronto.org/board-positions . 

Two of the key roles we are trying to fill are Director of Marketing, Communications, and Public Relations, and Director of Fundraising...

Members of OUTSPORT TORONTO's member organisations have stories of exclusion, bullying, and harassment in gym class.  We also have great stories of inclusive and welcoming experiences as members of our various sport and recreation groups.  We are in a unique position to offer insight into making physical education and ahtletics programmes more inclusive and accessible.  So, when the...

On behalf of our friends at TO2015, we're posting the following opportunities.

Director, Enterprise Risk Management (closes Jan. 31, 2012)

Vice-President, Overlay (closes Jan. 31, 2012)

Director, Information Technology (closes Jan. 31, 2012)

Director, Results Technology Services (closes Jan. 31, 2012)

Director, Communications Operations (closes Jan. 27, 2012)

For more information, please visit: http://www.toronto2015.org/lang/en/get-involved/employment-opportunities.html 

Any questions should be directed to Human Resources on the website.

Smile well and often, it makes people wonder what you have been up to.

- Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige, 1906 – 1982

As Chair of OUTSPORT TORONTO, I found myself smiling well and often during 2011.  It was a great year!  We accomplished a lot for a volunteer organisation, working hand-in-hand with the member organisations whom we serve. ...

The City of Toronto will host the 2012 Ontario Summer Games from August 16 to 19, 2012. The 2012 Games will bring together approximately 2,500 athletes competing in twenty-eight sports in multiple venues across Toronto and surrounding regions. The Games are geared to young athletes aged eleven to twenty-two and present a unique opportunity for them to assess their potential...