New hockey program in Nova Scotia breaking down barriers to help kids play
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Development Co-ordinator Becky Warner says youth in rural regions can face unique challenges to playing the sport. Eastern Shore Minor Hockey Association Development Coordinator Becky Kent and player Benjamin Rideout.Warner says she’s experienced firsthand the value of connecting to the community through hockey.“I grew up here, I played hockey here at Eastern Shore since I was four. The smell of the Zamboni fumes gets me every time,” she says. “That’s a core memory I have, and to me, it was all about creating that for other children who may want that as well.
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