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Ontario’s Winter Games Are Coming Back

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Venues, volunteers and hotels are needed to host the 2024 Ontario Winter Games.

Set for February 16th to the 24th, athletes will compete in as many as 27 sports with 18 venues needed for the event, which will draw as many as 3,500 participants.

It will require upwards of 700 volunteers to run the various events.

Eight hotels will be utilized to house the athletes and their management/coaches.

The City’s theme of “Return To The North” won the bid along with the 209 page proposal.

Efforts were generously supported by the Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC), Tbaytel, Lakehead University, and the Fort William First Nation.

The province announced an investment of $1.4-million back on April 22nd while the city approved financial and in-kind support of $300,000 in principal.

The CEDC has pledged an additional $200,000.

The operating budget is estimated to be $2.4-million, but Sport & Community Development Supervisor Paul Burke estimates that it will bring in $5 million in revenue for the city.

The 2022 Ontario Winter Games were to be held in the County of Renfrew but were postponed until next year.

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Scrapping The NWO Scotties

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No Northern Ontario curling playdowns for the Scotties.

The co-chair of the Kenora organizing committee told Acadia News Wednesday that the women’s event is being cancelled while the men’s playdowns will be pushed to either late next month or early February.

A team will be designated as the Northern Ontario representative for the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, which is set for January 28th until February 6th at the Fort William Gardens.

The playdowns were expected to begin on Wednesday, January 5th.

Curling Canada suspended ticket sales on December 16th until further notice following the move by the provincial government to re-institute capacity limits in certain indoor settings.