The Whitehorse 2020 Arctic Winter Games have been cancelled due to concerns about the novel corona virus.
The high-profile circumpolar sporting competition was supposed to run March 15th-21st, 2020 in Yukon’s capital.
About 2,000 athletes from around the world — including Russia, Greenland, Finland and Norway, as well as Yukon, Nunavut, Nunavik, Northwest Territories, northern Alberta and Alaska — were supposed to attend.
On Saturday, the 2020 International Ice Hockey Federation women’s world hockey championship in Nova Scotia was also cancelled, amid concerns about the ongoing spread of COVID-19.
Several school districts in Canada have cancelled international or overseas school trips.
Yukon Premier Sandy Silver said cancelling the competition was a “responsible” move.
Silver says the government put aside about $2 million for the games. They’re looking into what can be recovered, how much was spent, and so on.
Story Courtesy of the CBC Newfoundland and Labrador.