National Defence committee  From a recreational perspective, we certainly promote that type of activity. The reality is that there are always funding issues. We've been able to raise the funds this year. We're on target to support the spouses and the family members as required, but that's an ongoing issue

National Defence committee  We work quite extensively with the legions. They are really behind us 100%, as well as other organizations that are associated with the military, such as the CAV, Canadian Army Veterans. There is also the other organization, True Patriot Love, which has really stepped on board th

National Defence committee  We've been told that the local catchment area is 450 potential participants, and yet based on our statistics, we have to fight hard to get 8, 10, 12 people out. So where are the rest of them? Bob, did you want to add to that?

National Defence committee  Exactly.

National Defence committee  As we mentioned, we certainly think that CFB Valcartier is close to Mont Sainte-Anne, which is excellent. I'm not fully aware what the facilities are for adaptive skiing at Mont Sainte-Anne. I know that we have a program there. There is certainly a possibility for more regional

National Defence committee  In dealing with the Soldier On organization for the first two years, what happened is they just indicated to us that they had a human resource problem in handling everything they do. Consequently, we were kind of left on our own out here. First of all, we need somehow to take a

National Defence committee  We have included therapists upon occasion at our winter sports clinics, but we do not have a fixed defined role at this time. It's kind of on an ad hoc basis.

National Defence committee  No, but I have met the folks who do.

National Defence committee  Go ahead, Bob.

National Defence committee  We worked with the Soldier On organization in the first two years. Last year and this year, Soldier On said they would concentrate their limited resources on sports clinics in British Columbia, including Whistler.

National Defence committee  It's an interesting question. Right now we have 15 disabled American veterans coming fully funded to our winter sports clinic as part of our international esprit de corps, including one of their national Olympic biathlon coaches. So far we have found two new injured soldiers wh

National Defence committee  There have been major renovations. We now have two new wheelchair ramps to allow for access and egress, a separate meeting facility, a new equipment room. Our main facility is 1,700 square feet. We have automatic door openers, disabled access washrooms. Chris Werhane, the safety

National Defence committee  Go ahead, Bob.

National Defence committee  Thank you very much. Everybody should have a copy of our presentation in front of them, hopefully, and bear with me, because it's 15 pages. We'll skim through some of it and we'll concentrate on the important areas. If you take a look at the Canadian Association for Disabled Sk