1987

Cape Breton

Winter Games

Despite worries over scattered venues and lack of facilities, the island region of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia nevertheless hosted the sixth Canada Winter Games in 1987. The populace of the island banded together in a show of its own brand of Canadian “can do” to make the Games a success. Staging the Eastern Lights Festival alongside the Winter Games made the experience unique and charming for athletes and islanders alike.

Sports

Team NB participated in 18 Sports.

The 1987 Canada Winter Games in Cape Breton brought together 2,153 athletes to participate in 17 different sports.

Introduction

15 days. 17 sports. 1 unforgettable event.

Canada Games returns to the province of Nova Scotia

Team NB

Placeholder Title

Total Athletes:

YEAR

ATHLETE/TEAM

SPORT

GAMES

Alpine Skiing

Artistic Gymnastics

Badminton

Basketball

Boxing

Cross Country Skiing

Curling

Figure Skating

Gymnastics

Hockey

Judo

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Speed Skating

Swimming

Synchronized Swimming

Table Tennis

Volleyball

Wrestling

1987

The Games At A Glance

Collapsible text is perfect for longer content like paragraphs and descriptions. It's a great way to give people more information while keeping your layout clean. Link your text to anything, including an external website or a different page. You can set your text box to expand and collapse when people click, so they can read more or less info.

G

S

B

Total Medals Earned:

RESULTS

ATHLETE/TEAM

SPORT

EVENT

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.

Learn More

2027

Quebec

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

Learn More

2029

New Brunswick

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

Coming soon!

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.

Download PDF

Read Online