With 50 days to the first day of competition, the 2017 Canada Summer Games Host Society and Co-hosts gave the public a taste of the Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Canada Games Festival that will act as a central hub for spectators, athletes, volunteers and the Manitoba community during the Canada Summer Games. The festival that will run from July 29 to August 12 at The Forks, will be…
Giving Us A Sporting Chance:The Story of Sask Sport Written by Lynn Gidluck and published by Coteau Books A new book, tracing the history of amateur sport in Saskatchewan, hits the shelves today. The book, authored by Lynn Gidluck and published by Coteau Books, tells the story of how the amateur sport federation in Saskatchewan came to be in a position to run the provincial lottery and work with…
Julie Brandt, Chair of the Saskatchewan Games Council, is pleased to announce that Mark Bracken will be the Team Sask Chef de Mission for the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg. The Council has once again partnered with Sask Sport Inc. on the naming of the Assistant Chef and are pleased to have Alison Brown join our mission team in that capacity. Mark attended his first Canada Games as a…
As part of the IOC "Young Ambassadors" project, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is seeking an individual between the ages of 18 and 25 to fill the role of Young Ambassador for the Canadian delegation attending the 2nd edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games (WYOG) to be held in Lillehammer, Norwa, February 12th - 21st, 2016. For more information on this amazing opportunty,…
Team Sask is excited to announce Conner Sorley from Saskatoon as the Flag Bearer, and Jaycee Gebhard from Plenty as the Lantern Carrier for the 2015 Canada Winter Games Opening Ceremony. Sorley competed in Archery—Recurve for the 2011 Canada Winter Games, winning a Gold medal in the individual event and a silver in the team event for Saskatchewan. Since then he has won numerous medals…
