NEWS RELEASE
MP CAROL HUGHES
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MP Carol Hughes rose in the House of Commons today to celebrate the achievements of athletes from Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing who recently competed at the Special Olympic Canada Winter Games in Calgary.
“From Manitoulin Island, Skip Tyler Madahbee and team members Dylan Danville, Dayne Tipper, Austin Recollet and William Leclair brought home the gold for curling, and Matthew Bedard won three bronze medals in snowshoeing,” said Hughes. “Elliot Lake’s Adam Cormier took home a silver in team and a bronze in singles in five-pin bowling.”
“Every year, coaches, volunteers and employees make Special Olympics something to be proud of. It’s important that we acknowledge all that they do to support and encourage our athletes.”
The Special Olympic Canada Winter Games in Calgary 2024 was a qualifying event for the Special Olympics World Winter Games in 2025 in Torino, Italy.
“The oath of the Special Olympics is ‘Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt’” said Hughes. “Our Special Olympians who participated at this year’s Winter Games continue to exemplify this oath.”
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