The Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation, today announced Team NL Mission Staff for the 2023 Canada Winter Games.
The 14 members of Team NL’s Mission Staff are:
- Melissa Blackler, Twillingate
- Josh Blackwood, Clarenville
- Ellis Coles, Paradise
- Jim Dobbin, Labrador City
- Chad Hart, Paradise
- Melissa Hood, St. John’s
- Paul Langdon, Gander
- Gerard Lowe, Corner Brook
- Amanda Miles, St. Phillips
- Trent Pennell, Summerside
- Allison Sturge, Portugal Cove-St. Phillips
- Caroline Swan, Gander
- Jamie Tobin, Paradise
- Janice Turner, Corner Brook
As previously announced by the department, Tom Godden was appointed Chef de Mission for Team NL at the 2023 Canada Winter Games, while Gary Martin and Jamie Randell were appointed to the roles of Assistant Chefs.
The 2023 Canada Winter Games will take place February 18 to March 5 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The Games will bring together approximately 3,600 athletes, coaches, managers and volunteers from across the country, representing 20 different winter sports, for the country’s largest multi-sport event. This includes approximately 250 Team NL athletes, coaches, managers and mission staff.
The Canada Games are held every two years, alternating between summer and winter. Newfoundland and Labrador is set to host the 2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John’s. Budget 2022 included $4.3 million to support the city in hosting the 2025 Canada Summer Games.
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“Thank you to the 2023 Team NL Mission Staff members for volunteering to support our athletes, coaches and managers as they get ready to compete at Canada’s premiere multi-sport Games. Newfoundland and Labrador will be watching Team NL in Prince Edward Island this winter. All the best with your training. We know you will work hard, do your best and make your home province proud. The 2023 Canada Winter Games provides an opportunity for representatives from the 2025 Canada Summer Games Host Society to observe and learn from the 2023 Host Society, as they continue with preparations and planning to host the Canada Summer Games here at home in 2025.”
Honourable Steve Crocker
Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation
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