Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Hockey To Teach Life Skills

ormer N.H.L.'er John Chabot is in Thunder Bay today along with staff from the program "Right To Play" and teaching  secured young people at the local youth corrections centre the game of hockey. It's part of the "Hockey For Development Program" and is designed to teach young people life skills, teamwork, leadership and goal setting according to spokesperson Lauren Simeson. The Ministry of Children and Youth Services is spending 8-thousand dollars on the three day program which wraps up tomorrow.