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September 26, 2021

Mitchell founded CYO basketball

Paul Mitchell, right, with his wife Catherine and J.R. Gallarza, whom Mitchell mentored as a youth.

It’s been an emotional time for J.R. Gallarza, an athlete, basketball skills trainer and camp co-ordinator in Brantford, Ont.

Published in Canada
February 8, 2012

CYO camp gets permanent home

Kids in the Hamilton diocese will be able to enjoy the great outdoors this summer with Camp Marydale when it opens its permanent location, its first since 2003.

After years without a permanent location, the diocese of Hamilton Catholic Youth Organization’s Camp Marydale will once again have a home this summer.

A barrier-free park that’s been in the works since 2003, Marydale Park in Mount Hope, Ont., will serve the campers in the summer and be open and accessible year-round.

“When we decided to build it, we decided we weren’t going to just build a park,” said day camp director Karen Hartnett. “We were going to make sure it was accessible to everyone. In 1972, we were one of the first camps in Ontario to fully integrate children with special needs into our programs… so we decided, let’s break down another barrier.”

Published in Canada