Olympic Celebration

By Mike Garvie

It’s been over a month since the Canadian women’s hockey team won Olympic gold, but for local defender Meaghan Mikkelson, the ore on her neck still isn’t any heavier.
Mikkelson and many other staff and athletes from the Olympic and Paralympic Team Canada squads participated in a celebration ceremony at Churchill Square in Edmonton at the end of March.

“It was amazing,” Mikkelson said, a product of the St. Albert Minor Hockey Association, former Edmonton Chimo and Wisconson Badger. “It’s great for the city of Edmonton to have all the (local) athletes and staff that participated in the Games, the fact they wanted to recognize us. It’s a huge honour to represent Canada and your hometown. It was a great day to see everyone to come out and show their support.”