News Release

SAINT ANDREWS (GNB) – Triathlon NB has announced the members of the teams that will represent the province at the Canada Summer Games.

The members of the men's team are:

●    Reid Burrows of Grand Bay-Westfield;
●    Paul Tremblay of Saint John; and
●    Charles Waugh of Fredericton.
 
The members of the women's team are:
    
●    Carol Ann MacDonald of Irishtown;
●    Erica Forgeron of Rothesay; and
●    Marie-Christine Noël of Moncton.

The coach is Jon Tracy of Quispamsis. The manager is Althea Arsenault of Oromocto.

"With the games less than a month away, you can feel the excitement building in the province," said Healthy and Inclusive Communities Minister Dorothy Shephard. "As minister responsible for sport and recreation, I wish all athletes the best as they continue to prepare for one of the most unique sporting events and opportunities this country has to offer."
    
The teams were announced today in Saint Andrews.
    
"Triathlon NB is excited about our Canada Games team, and we feel that these six young people will make New Brunswick proud at the Games," said Paul Lavoie, president of Triathlon NB. "Without the whole team working together during the last seven months, we could not have produced the quality team that has been selected. I believe that, because of all these young people, Triathlon NB has turned a corner in the development of our junior program, and it bodes well for the future of the sport."

Triathlon competitions will be held during the second week of the 2013 Canada Summer Games, to be held Aug. 2-17 in Sherbrooke, Que. The Games will bring together 4,200 athletes to compete in 20 disciplines at 20 sites. Team New Brunswick will consist of 415 athletes, coaches, managers and mission staff.