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Flames Foundation, NHL and NHLPA help Parkdale Community Association build first Alberta s accessible outdoor rink by PRESS RELEASE @NHLFlames / CalgaryFlames.com
The city of Calgary is now home to Alberta s first accessible and outdoor community rink. After winter construction, the Parkdale Community Association (PCA) has rebuilt its outdoor rink to make the facility more inclusive to the community, including sledge hockey players.
The Parkdale Community Rink served the neighbourhood for 30 years and was at the end of its useful life. Over the past three years, the Community Association worked with community organizations such as Level Playing Field and the Sledge Hockey Association to design a rink that sets a new standard for recreational facilities in western Canada.
Calgary Flames winger Zac Rinaldo isn’t a big fan of the term issues when it comes to mental health.
Rinaldo has experienced what he prefers to call mental health “challenges,” as have members of his family. He feels that using words such as issues or sickness may reinforce negative attitudes, perspectives and stereotypes about what people are experiencing.
“I just think there needs to be a new way to word what you have,” he said in a recent interview with TSN.
“I’ve been in professional hockey for 10 years, and every single year I go through mental challenges that I have to overcome. But if I say it’s something worse than a challenge, then mentally, you’re already a step behind. So if you have a positive mindset about something that’s negative, you’re beating it already.”