'Fall and get back up': Girls in Montreal learn hockey basics in free, 10-week inclusion program (CBC News - Montreal)

CBC News - Montreal - February 3, 2023

28 elementary school students, all girls, get chance to learn and play hockey for free.

Nishika Venkatachalam has been ice skating for years but, up until recently, the 11-year-old had never played hockey…

She is one of nearly 30 students at Cedarcrest Elementary School in Montreal's Saint-Laurent borough — all of them girls — that are getting the chance to learn and play hockey, free of charge, as part of a Canada-wide initiative to remove barriers to the sport. READ MORE >