The festival will take place tomorrow at Jacques-Cartier Park in Gatineau, Québec, and will give Canadians the chance to discover the range of Paralympic sports on offer.

"This year's Canada Day celebrations are truly special," says CPC chief executive Henry Storgaard.

"With the London 2012 Paralympic Games only weeks away, the parasport Festival will offer Canadians the chance to discover adaptive sports first-hand.

"The Festival is designed to spark curiosity and excitement for the Paralympic Games and inspire more Canadians to get involved at the grassroots level."


The event will take place from 10am to 4pm, with the public invited to sign in at a Get Involved tent and receive accreditation to participate.

Those signing in will be able to get the autographs of the country's leading Paralympians, such as wheelchair basketball star David Eng, who helped Canada to a silver medal at Beijing 2008.

Sports that the public can learn more about include boccia, wheelchair basketball, para-alpine skiing, adapted waterskiing, para-nordic skiing, wheelchair curling and adapted sailing.

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