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Canada Summer Games The hottest summer games in half a century By Tania Moffat


After the excitement of the games Winnipeg will benefit from new and enhanced sport facilities that will assist our own athletes here at home for years to come.


all have in common? Each are profes- sional athletes within their fields, most are Olympic champions and all of them are Canada Games alumni. Tis summer, Winnipeg has the hon- our of hosting the Canada Summer Games which will feature 16 sports, over 250 events and a major cultural festival to celebrate the 50th anniversa- ry of the games, previous host cities and notable alumni. Winnipeg will wel- come over 4,000 athletes and coaches as well as more than 20,000 visitors


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hat do Sidney Crosby, Lennox Lewis, Steve Nash, Cindy Klassen and Diana Matheson


coming to attend the games. It is our chance to shine and showcase our fabu- lous city and province, to show the rest of Canada what Manitoba summers are all about.


Te 2017 Canada Games are co- hosted by Treaty 1 and Treaty 3 Indig- enous People and the Manitoba Me- tis Federation. Cultural guidance was kindly provided by many Elders and Grandmothers, Traditional Knowledge Keepers and Healers and organized by Turtle Lodge, the International Centre for Indigenous Education and Well- ness. “Te games started out as a way to unify the country and celebrate our


cultural diversity. With this being such a momentous year, we may be hosting the largest gathering of youth in one location,” says Jeff Hnatiuk, President and CEO of the 2017 Canada Games Host Society. “Te games are a sport- ing event but the festival is a cultural event and this year Winnipeg will host the hottest summer festival in half a century.”


A little history


Te very first Canada Games were held in Quebec City in 1967, and were organized to celebrate Canada’s centennial. Tis first Canada Winter Games saw a total of 1,800 athletes from 10 provinces and two territories


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All photos courtesy of Canada Summer Games.


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