Road To Excellence
Created in 2006, Road to Excellence (RTE) is designed to provide technical support and assistance to targeted athletes for future Olympic and Paralympic Games. The goal for RTE is for Canada to place top 12 at the 2012 Summer Olympics and top five at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.
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With snowballs cupped in every opening bud.
The road alone maintained itself in mud....”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
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—Herman Melville (1819–1891)