The County of Renfrew is asking the province to postpone the upcoming 2022 Ontario Winter Games.
Roughly 3,500 athletes, coaches and families were expected to come to the Ottawa Valley to compete in a number of different sporting events this winter.
Around 700 hundred volunteers were also needed to help coordinate the event.
Following a special meeting of county council this morning (January 7th, 2022), a recommendation was made to push the games back to the winter of 2023.
The 2022 Ontario Winter Games were set to take place the last weekend in February (25th – 27th) and the first weekend in March (3rd – 6th) in the County of Renfrew.
The decision to postpone the games was made as COVID-19 continues to spread at rapid rates in the community and across Canada.
All parties will be working together over the coming weeks to explore the possibility of hosting in 2023, and additional information will be shared when a decision has been reached.