Local Representation at the 2025 Canada Summer Games

On August 8th the 2025 Canada Summer Games will kick off in St. John’s. Competition in 19 sports continues until August 25th. The Games will welcome over 4000 athletes, managers and coaches to Newfoundland and Labrador. Team Alberta is comprised of 490 athletes, coaches, and managers, representing all corners of our province.

The Lethbridge region will be represented at the Games by 16 athletes, 4 coaches and managers. We will be cheering proudly for team Alberta, especially our local athletes.

• Jinaye Shomachuk, Athlete - Athletics
• Kimoya Edwards, Athlete - Athletics
• Lauryn Morris (LaCrete, trains in Lethbridge) - Athletics
• Laughlan Irish, Athlete - Athletics (representing BC)
• Donna Branch, Manager - Basketball Women's
• Pippa Gibb (Raymond), Athlete - Basketball Women's
• Ella Tillsley (Diamond City), Athlete - Baseball Women’s
• Beckett Davis (Coalhurst), Athlete - Box Lacrosse Men's
• Connor Duell, Athlete - Cycling - Mountain
• Henry Clark, Athlete - Rugby Sevens Men's
• Keegan Brantner, Manager - Rugby Sevens Women's
• Madi Kutsch, Athlete - Rugby Sevens Women's
• Shanelle Mann, Athlete - Rugby Sevens Women's
• Aliya de Gruchy, Athlete - Swimming
• Taylor Ginther, Athlete - Swimming
• Wendy Nelson (Coaldale), Coach - Swimming
• Corny Bergen, Athlete - Volleyball Men's
• Jessica Froese (Raymond), Athlete - Wrestling
• Shawn Daye-Finley, Coach - Wrestling
• Thomas Ellis-Toddington, Athlete - Wrestling

“The Canada Games are about more than sport. They are about making friends and connections from across the country. Earning a spot takes countless hours of disciplined training and a commitment to excellence. This event, Canada’s version of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, is a celebration of what happens on and off the field of play,” said Susan Eymann, executive director of the Lethbridge Sport Council.

Rugby Sevens, Swimming, and Basketball will take place during week 1. Athletics, Box Lacrosse, Cycling, Volleyball, and Wrestling will take place during week 2.

To cheer and watch from home, live event coverage can be streamed CanadaGames.ca/watch. Additional coverage will be on CBC Gem and cbcsports.ca.

About the Canada Games

• Held once every two years, alternating between winter and summer, the Canada Games represent the highest level of national competition for Canadian athletes.
• The Games have been hosted in every province at least once since their inception in Quebec City during Canada’s Centennial in 1967.
• The Games have been hosted 3 times in Alberta. Alberta hosted the Canada Winter Games in 1975 (Lethbridge), 1995 (Grande Prairie), and 2019 (Red Deer).