by Marc-Antoine Tessier | Jun 27, 2019 | News
Dozens of students from Victor-Doré Elementary, in Montreal, had their efforts rewarded on June 5. The youths, who won the “Torch Relay” contest, had the honour of receiving their Défi sportif AlterGo medals and banner, as well as a souvenir gift. The athletes were... by Marc-Antoine Tessier | May 28, 2019 | News
As I leave after being AlterGo’s Executive Director for 38 years and having founded the Défi sportif AlterGo, I would like to once again plead in favour of recognizing everyone’s effective right to sports activity, as I did on May 8 when I accepted SPORTQUÉBEC’s... by Marc-Antoine Tessier | May 4, 2019 | News
Fate sometimes has a way of doing things right. About five years ago, Lee Leclerc decided to take a cooking class. While there, he happened to meet Catherine Dupont, the sister of Paralympic medallist Alexandre Dupont. That meeting completely changed his life.... by Marc-Antoine Tessier | May 3, 2019 | News
The world’s top boccia players have converged on the Maurice-Richard Arena this week for the 2019 BISFed World Open, which is being held until Saturday as part of the Défi Sportif AlterGo. With close to 100 athletes from 20 countries in attendance, the Canadian...
by Marc-Antoine Tessier | Apr 30, 2019 | News
When physical education teacher Robert Simpson attended the Défi sportif AlterGo in 2004, he made an immediate decision: The following year, his students from the Mackay Centre School would absolutely have to attend. Fourteen years later, the annual event continues to...
by Marc-Antoine Tessier | Apr 30, 2019 | News
Their names are Alexia and Norah Tremblay and they’re six years old. They live in Les Escoumins but that didn’t stop them, and their parents, from taking a 500-kilometre road trip to Montreal to compete in their first-ever Défi sportif AlterGo on Tuesday. The Tremblay...
