Loreen T. Pindera
CBC News
Loreen Pindera is journalist and editor who retired from active duty at CBC Montreal in 2020, after 36 years with CBC News. When she's not looking for typos, she trains for triathlons and writes a column for Triathlon Magazine Canada.
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How Canada's most extreme triathlon helped heal Lac-Mégantic, Que.
When the organizers of CanadaMan/Woman, now in its fifth year, pitched the idea in 2015, Lac-Mégantic was still reeling from the 2013 rail disaster that killed 47 people. The race has helped to transform the town in ways no one could have imagined.
Canada -Montreal |
Triathlon makes a comeback in Quebec with a physically distanced race in Gaspé
On Friday evening, 36 triathletes stood on the shore of Gaspé Bay, setting off one at a time, 15 seconds apart, to swim 1.5 kilometres toward town. Their departure marked the unofficial launch of the competitive triathlon season in Quebec.
Canada -Montreal |
Taking it all in stride: Visually impaired triathlete conquers the Plains of Abraham
Annette Hollmann has had 10 per cent vision since birth, but that hasn't cramped her active lifestyle. She took up inline skating in Texas in the 1990s. When she returned to Montreal in 2000, "I realized, 'Hey, this place freezes over half the year.' So I learned how to skate on ice."
Canada -Montreal |
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Spirit of 'Jackrabbit' Johannsen lives on in inaugural northern trail event
The inaugural Jackrabbit Classic, a 103-kilometre cross-country ski event from Mont Tremblant to Montebello, Que., attracted 275 skiers Saturday, including CBC's Loreen Pindera. She recounts a day in winter wonderland.
Canada -Montreal |