The Canada Games flag has arrived in Charlottetown after a voyage from Ontario's Niagara region, where it last flew during the 2022 summer edition of the games.
This February, it will be Prince Edward Island's turn to hoist it as the province hosts the 2023 Canada Games. "This is a momentous occasion for us," P.E.I.
Canada Games co-chair Brian McFeely said at a dockside ceremony on Wednesday. "It is a milestone for our games. This means we're it." His co-chair Wayne Carew agreed the finish line is in sight. "We're down to 171 days, so we're really in a sprint now," he said. "We started out in a marathon and we're in the last few sprints to the finish line so that we can deliver an exciting games to make Prince Edward Island proud and to present it to all of Canada." The flag arrived aboard HMCS Oriole, a tall ship that wended its way from Niagara through the St.
Lawrence Seaway into the Gulf of St. Lawrence before veering south for Charlottetown. Ringette athlete Mia Martell was at the summer games earlier in the month as well as on shore in Charlottetown Wednesday. "I was at the closing ceremonies so I got to see the hand-off for the flag, and getting to see it arrive on P.E.I.