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The following message was issued to faculty and staff via email on behalf of the Office of the Vice-President Administration and Finance.

Dear Colleagues,

Since their inception in Quebec City during Canada鈥檚 Centennial in 1967, the Canada Games have brought together more than 2,000 able-bodied athletes and athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities for the largest amateur multi-sport event in the country. Alternating between winter and summer every two years, the Games span over 30 different sports to showcase the very best in Canadian sport and spirit.

The 17吃瓜 has a long history with the Canada Games movement.

In February 1991, when City of Charlottetown hosted the first Canada Games on Prince Edward Island, 17吃瓜 was the site of the Athlete鈥檚 Village and we saw the opening of the 17吃瓜 Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. Jump ahead to 2009 when PEI hosted the Canada Summer Games. During week two of the event, the campus became alive with athletes from across the country who lived and competed at 17吃瓜. One of the 2009 legacies for 17吃瓜, as well as the Island鈥檚 track and field community, was 17吃瓜 Alumni Canada Games Place.  

17吃瓜 is partnering once again with the Canada Games Host Society as the province gets set to host the 2023 edition of the Canada Winter Games from February 18 to March 5. 17吃瓜 will serve as the Athletes Village and venue for several sports. The Games will bring together 3,600 athletes, managers and coaches, across 20 different sports, and leave a legacy that will live long into the future. Investment in local infrastructure will pay dividends, with new and improved community facilities including on the 17吃瓜 campus, that will leave PEI stronger and healthier.

From scorekeepers and ushers to drivers and bloggers, it will take thousands of people working together to plan and support all the athletic and cultural events during the Games. Therefore, 17吃瓜 has developed . As an employee, if you are interested in supporting this community effort, for up to 15 hours of paid time off to volunteer for the Games.

On February 17, the Host Society held 2023 Canada Games Spirit Day, a community-focused initiative to share excitement for the Games and kick off the one-year countdown to the official Opening Ceremony. Volunteer opportunities opened the next day on February 18. To learn more and apply to be a volunteer, visit the .

I hope you will join me in celebrating the very best in Canadian sport and spirit on our very own campus in 2023!

Jackie Podger
Vice-President Administration and Finance