With only two months left to go, Prince Edward Island is putting on the final touches ahead of the highly anticipated 2023 Canada Winter Games.
Few are as excited as staff and volunteers, as they’ve been counting down the sleeps for years — and soon there won’t be many left to count.
“It’s getting very intense, it’s getting real for a lot of people,” said Brian McFeely, CEO of the 2023 Canada Winter Games. “Every day is a day less, so the planning is moving forward at a feverishly [fast] pace.”
People across the Island have been planning this event for more than five years, McFeely said, which has meant making massive upgrades to local facilities and building brand new ones to make sure the games are as spectacular as can be.
Some of those projects include a new domed field in Summerside, a new arena in North Rustico, big improvements at Brookvale and much more.
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