Released on November 12, 1997
Health Minister Clay Serby, on behalf of Municipal Government MinisterCarol Teichrob, today announced that Yorkton has been chosen as the
site of the 2000 Saskatchewan Summer Games.
The games will be held July 23 - 29, 2000 and are expected to attract
more than 2,000 athletes, coaches, managers and officials from across
the province.
"Yorkton has hosted a number of provincial, national and international
events from curling to country music and hockey to student leadership
conferences," Serby said. "Yorkton will undertake a number of capital
improvements including a new athletic field, baseball diamond and
major improvements to a number of sport venues. The community is
enthusiastic, with strong support from council and the business
community and more than 1,700 volunteers who will work at the games."
Serby said the Saskatchewan Games Program operates on a four-year
cycle, alternating every second year between winter and summer games.
Saskatchewan athletes will compete in 14 different sports including
two Special Olympic events. Each of the eight sport zones in
Saskatchewan hold playdowns to select their teams for participation in
the games.
A site evaluation committee of the Saskatchewan Games Council
recommended the selection of Yorkton to host the games. Games
council membership includes Sask Sport Inc., the Saskatchewan
High Schools Athletic Association, zone sport councils,
Saskatchewan Municipal Government, and others who represent the
broader sport community in Saskatchewan.
The council is a permanent regulatory body whose responsibilities
also include rules of competitor eligibility, number of athletes
and officials per sport and games facility standards.
Funding for the games is provided by the Saskatchewan Games
Council, through the Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund, corporate
sponsors, the host community and souvenir sales.
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For more information, contact:
Debi McEwen
Communications Branch
Municipal Government
Phone: (306) 787-0531