Gathering of the Rocks

From February 13-March 1, 2015, Prince George and northern British Columbia will welcome the 2015 Canada Winter Games on the traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation. To honour the traditional territory, the Lheidli T’enneh have been named the Official Host First Nation of the 2015 Games. Since the Canada Games inception in 1967, this is the first time in history that a First Nation has been acknowledged as a formal partner.

The 2015 Canada Winter Games, occurring in conjunction with the City of Prince George’s 100th Anniversary, will mark the first time a Canada Winter Games has been hosted in the province of British Columbia. The 2015 Canada Winter Games will be the largest multi-sport and cultural event to ever be held in Prince George and northern British Columbia and is forecasted to generate an economic impact of over $90 million while building champions and inspiring dreams amongst Canadian youth.

Athletes from 10 provinces and 3 territories will compete in 19 sports with the dream of becoming Canada’s next champions. Up to 15,000 visitors, 3,600 athletes, coaches, team staff and officials and 4,500 volunteers will journey to Prince George for 18 days of sports, arts, culture and entertainment. The Canada Games are a gathering place for the entire nation as athletes from over 800 Canadian communities will journey to northern British Columbia.

To celebrate this, the 2015 Canada Winter Games, City of Prince George, and Lheidli T’enneh have engaged a British Columbia artist to create an art sculpture in Prince George that will be filled with a variety of rocks gathered from across Canada. Athletes, coaches and Mission Staff are encouraged to bring a small rock from their home community (smaller than your fist) to place in the base of the sculpture. Please bring a piece of your land to our community and help make one unified land with rocks from across the nation.

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