The province has increased its funding for the Labrador Winter Games.
The next event, scheduled for 2026, will receive $800,000 an increase from the previous base level of $500,000.
Meanwhile a new Board of Directors has been named, including Chair Pauline Russell of Mary’s Harbour.
Those members include:
- Joan Hibbs and Devon Ryan (Labrador West)
- McKinley Winters and Julie Dicker (Labrador North)
- Donna O’Brien (Labrador South)
- Chief Eugene Hart and Andrew Battcock (Labrador Central)
- Mina Campbell and Rex Goudie (culture and tourism)
- George Russell, Jr. (Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Circle of Newfoundland and Labrador)
Ex-officio members:
- Lt.-Col. Colonel Aleem Sajan of 5 Wing Goose Bay
- Michelle Watkins of the Department of Labrador Affairs;
- Randy Letto of Destination Labrador
- Andrew Wright of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation.
* A director from the town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay will be named at a later date.