David Dunn took gold during his debut at the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in the 1600 metre snowshoe race and silver as part of the 100 metre snowshoe mixed relay team.
The Games took place from Feb. 27 to March 2 in Calgary and saw more than 800 athletes with intellectual disabilities gather from around the country to compete.
Marinka VanHage was part of the mixed 4 x 100 metre relay team so she earned a silver medal for her efforts while also taking silver for her individual 400 metre snowshoe race.
Both Dunn and VanHage raced their personal best times.
Curlers Sam Russell and Spencer Rourke made some great plays as members of the Quesnel Fury curling team. Although they didn’t win a game some good shots were made during the event.
Five-pin bowling athlete Lance Pattinson placed fifth for his individual score while placing seventh in the team's division as part he was part of the Dawson Creek team.
These five local athletes are members of Team BC and have been training for the past year in preparation for the nationals.
Special Olympics runs on a four-year cycle, starting with regionals, then athletes move on to provincials, nationals and worlds.
The Special Olympics Canada Winter Games are held every four years.
