Special Olympics athletes from Smithers bound for national stage

Cowichan’s Special Olympians ready to shine at Canada Summer Games

Five athletes and one coach from Cowichan are bound for Alberta and the national stage as part of Special Olympics Team BC at the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games this August. This year the provincial team is comprised of more than 244 athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities, along with 75 volunteer coaches, and 22 mission staff from more than 42 communities across B.C. It will be the first national games for Cowichan …

Special Olympics athletes from Smithers bound for national stage

A small team from Smithers will be headed to the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games this August in Alberta. From August 11 to 15, one of Special Olympics BC’s biggest provincial teams ever will pursue personal bests at the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Medicine Hat, Alberta including Kaylee Richter and Torben Schuffert. Richter will be swimming and Schuffert will be competing in track and field events. “Going to Medicine Ha…