Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise in the House today to share my congratulations for the Canadian sledge hockey team for its silver medal win at the World Sledge Hockey Challenge that took place last month in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.
Sledge hockey is the paralympic version of ice hockey. The first world cup was held 25 years ago in Norway.
I would like to thank Events Lunenburg County, businesses, municipal, provincial and federal funding partners, and the 112 volunteers who put in many hours of work to make these world-class athletes feel at home on the south shore of Nova Scotia.
The impact of this event will live on with the workshops on increasing the awareness of disabilities. Many schools and young students also learned about building active and supportive communities.
The sold-out gold medal match was a nail-biter as Canada narrowly lost in overtime to the United States.
Once again, I congratulate all the players, organizers and volunteers for a fun and exciting tournament.