OTTAWA—Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes rose in the House of Commons on March 19 to celebrate the achievements of athletes from Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing (AMK) 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 MP Hughes. “Elliot Lake’s Adam Corbiere 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,” said MP Hughes.
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 MP Hughes. “Our Special Olympians who participated at this year’s winter games continue to exemplify this oath.”
