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Archer Ryli Vallière participated as an athlete for Team Ontario at the 2019 Canada Games in Red Deer, Alberta. In this interview, Ryli shares her experience as an athlete and medalist at the Canada Games.

Danielle Merasty participated in the 2009 Canada Summer Games in Charlottetown, PEI as a swimmer for Team New Brunswick. This interview covers her memories of those Games including relationships with her coaches, teammates, family and friends.…

Andre Gallant has worked as an organizer of the Canada Games for over two decades. Beginning as a summer intern in the 1980s and leaving to pursue other ventures in 2008, Andre supported, attended, and contributed to the Games at a federal level, and…

Piers McDonald was the President of the Host Society for the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse, Yukon. In this interview, Piers shares his experiences and challenges in hosting the Canada Games for the first time north of 60th parallel. As…

Associate Professor of Sport Management at Brock University, Julie Stevens has experienced the Canada Games from a variety of angles since 1999. A women's hockey coach, academic researcher, and observer, in this interview Julie provides insight into…

Katie Tanner is the Museum and Communications Coordinator at the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame in Halifax. In this interview, Katie talks about the Canada Games materials in their museum collection, and the various exhibits they've put on in…

Randy Nelson is a retired fisheries officer from Kamloops, British Columbia. Randy participated in the 1993 Canada Summer Games in Kamloops as a volunteer doing security for the wrestling venue. In this interview, Randy reminisces about the 1993…

Rick Brownlee has participated in the Canada Games as a member of the Manitoba Mission Staff from 2007 to 2017. Rick began working in the field of amateur sport in 1983, has been the Executive Director of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame since 1990,…

Keith Lees was an active community member in Lethbridge, Alberta throughout his life, and was the General Manager of the 1975 Canada Winter Games in Lethbridge, Alberta. A local business owner, Keith recalls how small businesses in the community…

Sanjay Jeram is a former Canada Games athlete, attending the 1997 Canada Summer Games in Brandon, Manitoba as a singles tennis player. Raised in Toronto, Sanjay describes the cultural differences he saw between the two cities, and recalls what it was…