Join Athletic Therapists from around the Atlantic Provinces in promoting and celebrating our health profession.

November 2003
* School Insurance Program.

Nova Scotia students in all schools including the community colleges are covered for Athletic Therapy. All information is on the website www.sip.ca. This covers all students for school sports or in gym. If the parents purcharsed the gold policy ($12/yr) they are covered year round 24hr day for any activities. For claims under $100 their doctor doesn't need to fill out the form, but over that they do. I

The Citadel General Assurance Company
2001 University Street, Suite 1850
Montreal, Quebec H3A 3L8
Fax: 1-800-252-2171
Telephone: 1-800-327-7872

September 2003
Just this August Geoff Mabey had the opportunity to be the Athletic Therapist with the Men's Developmental National Basketball Team at the FISU Games in DaeguKorea. Geoff felt that it was an amazing exeprience, which was topped
off with a Bronze Medal finish by the team. He is looking forward to future travel with the team and perhaps a chance to go with the team to the 2005 FISU Games in Izmur Turkey. Congratulations Geoff!

September 2003
Congratulations to Shauna Stone who welcomed her first child Charlotte into the world this July. Joanne Pady is taking over her maternity leave with Mt. A this fall. Kurt Stevenson has stepped into the Acadia University head therapist with football, and Tara Jackson has started with the Victoriaville Tigres of the QMJHL. In addition, Andrea Blois and Kevin Miller also recently became certified, Kevin continues his position with DND, and Andrea has gone south to work on her Masters.

July 2003
Congratulations goes out to Jeff Kelly, this year's winner of the Diane Webster Memorial Award for an outstanding certification candidate.

September 2002
Citadel insurance now covers the Nova Scotia school board, allowing any student (elementary, Jr. high, High school or community college) to have athletic therapy coverage. This hopefully shows the trend of more insurance coverage to come. For more info check our their website which is linked on our insurance page.

September 2002
Congratulations go out to Kate Elliott and her husband Scott on the arrival of their first child. A healthy Madisynn was born on Sept 5th/02, Kate who has been working with Integrated Health in Cole Harbour as well as serving as AT liason with the N.S. Sport Medicine Council, and APATA PR chair, is now on maternity leave. We wish you both all the best!

June 2002
Joanne Pady a certified AT in Halifax has set the ultimate goal, to run a marathon for charity! Jo will be travelling to Dublin Ireland to run the Joint in Motion for Arthritis Marathon (42km) on October 28th. All participants need to fundraise $4900, so help out for a good cause... check out her site @ www.arthritis.ca/joints/novascotia/Joanne_Pady

May 2002
Congratulations go out to Chad Fraser a certification candidate working under Tara Sutherland at St.FX University. He is the recipient of this years Diane Webster Memorial Award to a outstanding CC in the APATA. This award is to assist a CC with attending the CATA national conference or with their continuing education. Congratulations Chad on all your hard work and good luck with your studies. The application for next year's award will soon be posted on the website, until then the application for next year is available through the National office.

April 20 2002
The Canadian College of Osteopathy which is now based in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver is opening a school in Halifax in Sept 2002!! For information
call France or Faye @ 1-877-893-0367 or fax 416-597-9919

June 18, 2021
The Atlantic Provinces Athletic Therapists’ Association would first like to congratulate Brian Miller (CC), of Rothesay, New Brunswick. Brian is a therapist with the 2001 Calder Cup Champion St. John Flames of the American Hockey League.

April 15, 2022
Firstly, the APATA is pleased to announce that the DIANE WEBSTER MEMORIAL AWARD has been established and will be presented to an APATA Certification candidate for the 2001 Annual Conference. The APATA feels very fortunate to have an opportunity to recognize Diane’s career with CATA in this manner and we sincerely thank all those who have contributed to her fund..

Secondly, APATA would like to extend congratulations to Nadia Murphy CAT©, on her selection as therapist to the Canadian Hockey team competing at the FISU Games in Zakopane, Poland. We believe Nadia represented our association proudly, and that her experience at this event was a rewarding one. In fact, the Canadian team came back with a silver medal for their efforts.

August 11, 2021
The APATA has had quite a busy summer in 2000. Our region has played host to some major sporting events, such as the annual Gunn Balderson Soccer Tournament, and various National caliber Fastpitch events, including an exhibition match-up of our Canadian Senior Men’s Fastpitch team.
As the University season nears, many AT’s in our region are gearing up in preparation for training camps of various fall sports. Currently, the APATA members involved with University athletics are working to establish an AUAA guidebook outlining emergency protocols, hospital location, and detailed information on visiting teams. This guide will provide easy access of important information to each medical staff involved with AUAA sporting events.
A look ahead to the upcoming year reveals insurance billing as a major focus of our association, as we continue to promote community awareness of the benefits our profession brings.
In closing, APATA members would like to extend congratulations to Jim MacLeod of Acadia University on his selection to the Canadian Olympic Team Medical Staff for the Sydney Olympics.

June 14, 2021
The APATA has grown very quickly in recent months as the number of certified members increased to 17; up from 11 in 1999.
Unfortunately, our membership has had to face the challenge of losing one of our most respected members, Diane Webster CAT(C) whose life was lost in January, 2000. The guidance and experience she provided our candidates, along with her pursuit of excellence in our field, will be deeply missed by every member of our association. In memory of Diane’s devotion to educating our candidates, the APATA has created an award to be presented annually to a candidate from APATA. The purpose of this award is to assist the chosen candidate financially in attending the National Conference.
A look ahead to the upcoming year reveals insurance billing as a major focus of our association, as we continue to promote community awareness of the benefits our profession brings. We also hope to establish an AUAA guidebook outlining emergency protocols, hospital location, and detailed information on visiting teams. This guide will provide easy access of important information to each medical staff involved with AUAA sporting events.