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1967

Quebec City

Winter Games

The first Canada Games were held in Québec during the winter of 1967. Despite many obstacles in their way, organizers and athletes made sure that the inaugural Canada Games was a successful iteration of an event that would become a tradition in Canadian sport culture.

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

Sports

Team NB participated in 13 Sports.

The 1967 Canada Winter Games in Quebec City brought together 557 athletes to participate in 15 different sports.

Introduction

9 days. 15 sports. 1 unforgettable event.

The Canada Games come to life in Québec City

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

Team NB

Team NB had 159 athletes participate in the 1967 Canada Games.

Total Athletes:

159

Athlete

Denis Lordon

Hockey

Athlete

Ken James

Table Tennis

Athlete

Bunni Nurmi

Volleyball

Athlete

Dave Nutbrown

Basketball

Athlete

Gilles Arsenault

Volleyball

Athlete

Capt W.J. Molnar

Tir à la carabine

Athlete

Andrea Cowens

Ski

Entraîneur

W.M. Steeves

Patinage artistique

Gérant

Wayne Maxwell

Gymnastique

Athlete

Carolyn Savoy

Basketball

Athlete

Harold Joyce

Speed Skating

Athlete

Joe Keleher

Hockey

Athlete

Bob Bowes

Hockey

Athlete

Stephen Blackier

Wrestling

Athlete

G.W. Cook

Tir à la carabine

Coach

Gerald Baycroft

Volleyball

Entraîneur

Della Cody

Nage synchronisée

Athlete

J.W. McAllan

Tir à la carabine

Athlete

Barb Mullaly

Basketball

Athlete

Lorraine Thurrott

Basketball

Athlete

Emery Leger

Figure Skating

Athlete

Ken Crompton

Ski

Athlete

Dr Ralph DeWare

Curling

Manager

Gerald Baycroft

Volleyball

1967

Denis Lordon

Hockey

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Ken James

Table Tennis

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Bunni Nurmi

Volleyball

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Dave Nutbrown

Basketball

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Gilles Arsenault

Volleyball

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Capt W.J. Molnar

Tir à la carabine

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Andrea Cowens

Ski

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

W.M. Steeves

Patinage artistique

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Wayne Maxwell

Gymnastique

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Carolyn Savoy

Basketball

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Harold Joyce

Speed Skating

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Joe Keleher

Hockey

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Bob Bowes

Hockey

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Stephen Blackier

Wrestling

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

G.W. Cook

Tir à la carabine

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Gerald Baycroft

Volleyball

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Della Cody

Nage synchronisée

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

J.W. McAllan

Tir à la carabine

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Barb Mullaly

Basketball

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Lorraine Thurrott

Basketball

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Emery Leger

Figure Skating

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Ken Crompton

Ski

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Dr Ralph DeWare

Curling

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

1967

Gerald Baycroft

Volleyball

1967 Quebec City, Quebec

YEAR

ATHLETE/TEAM

SPORT

GAMES

Badminton
Basketball
Curling
Figure Skating
Gymnastics
Hockey
Ski
Speed Skating
Synchronized Swimming
Table Tennis
Target Shooting
Volleyball
Wrestling

1967

The Games At A Glance

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+0

S

+1

B

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Total Medals Earned:

1

RESULTS

ATHLETE/TEAM

SPORT

EVENT

Figure Skating

Singles Class “B"

S

Linda Vahlra

Photos

By the Numbers

2025

St. John's

The next chapter of the Canada Games takes place in St. John’s during the Summer of 2025.

2027

Quebec

A future chapter of the Canada Games takes place in Québec during the Winter of 2027.

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2029

New Brunswick

Welcoming the best athletes from across Canada to New Brunswick in the Summer of 2029.

Coming soon!
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Upcoming Games

Get Ready For The Upcoming Canada Games

New Brunswick’s First Fifty Years

When the first Canada Games came to a close in Quebec City, even its most optimistic proponents couldn’t have imagined what lay ahead. And yet, fifty years later, the Canada Games are just getting started.


Check out the New Brunswick’s First 50 Years magazine.

2025

2025 St.John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Summer Games

2023

2023 Prince Edward Island

Winter Games

2022

2022 Niagara, Ontario

Summer Games

Previous Games

Explore The Games Throughout The Years

Photos

Photos from the Latest Games

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