Tag: 2026 Alberta Winter Games

The final countdown has begun for the Alberta Winter Games. The Lakeland region is hosting the games February 13 – 16, and organizers are busy coordinating the logistics and assembling the volunteers they need to make things run. Games manager Violet Lapointe says they could still use some volunteer help. “It’s definitely very busy,” she […]

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Sports tourism is big business for municipalities both large and small. Single-sport tournaments and big multi-sport events like the Alberta Winter Games are important economic drivers. They help pay some of the bills for building and maintaining recreation facilities, but even more important is their power to build a community’s reputation. And nothing reflects a […]

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