2021 Sask Summer Games cancelled
SHARE ON: From left to right: Cindy Rekimowich, programming and events manager for the city of Lloydminster, Mayor Gerald Aalbers, Saskatchewan Games Council board member, Darrell Baker, and Kevin Kusch, chairperson of the 2020 Saskatchewan Summer Games Host Society, in front of a banner bearing the event s tagline. (Brendan Collinge, MyLloydminsterNow.com staff)
The City of Lloydminster will not be hosting the Saskatchewan Summer Games in 2021.
The Saskatchewan Games Council, the City and the Lloydminster 2020 Host Society have made the decision to cancel the games due to rising concerns surrounding COVID-19 in the province and country.
The Games were originally scheduled for July 26 to August 1, 2020, but were then moved to a tentative date of July 18 to 24, 2021. The decision to postpone the games by a year was made at the end of April.
The Games were originally scheduled for July 26 to August 1, 2020, but were postponed until summer 2021 during the first wave of the pandemic after an agreement was reached between the three parties in April 2020. The decision was informed through consultation with stakeholders, government and health officials. Following the cancellation of these Games, the event will return to its quadrennial cycle, with the next Summer Games taking place in 2024. Saskatchewan Games host communities are typically awarded through a bid process, but due to circumstances surrounding the cancellation of the 2021 Summer Games, the Saskatchewan Games Council will provide the city of Lloydminster the right of first refusal to host the 2024 Saskatchewan Summer Games.