Canada Games Seeks Design for Medals

Let your imagination go for the gold, silver and bronze. The Halifax 2011 Canada Games Host Society is accepting original designs for the 2011 Games medals.

The medals are the highest achievement for participants involved in the Games. Over 1,100 medals will be produced and awarded over 18 days of the Games next February.

The competition is open to Nova Scotia residents ages 13 and up.

The winning design can be any shape but must incorporate the 2011 Games logo, and reflect the unique nature, theme, culture and sprit of the 2011 Games and Nova Scotia. The designer will receive a set of commemorative medals and be associated with the design when the medals are referenced.

Design criteria, submission details and graphic standards information can be found online at canadagames2011.ca.

Submission forms and design proposals must be received Monday, April 30, by 4 p.m., with the winning design announced in June.

The 2011 Canada Winter Games will be the largest multi-sport event held in Nova Scotia and Halifax's first Canada Winter Games. From Feb. 11 to 27, 2011, more than 2,700 athletes will compete in more than 20 sports, attracting thousands of visitors, VIPs, officials and media.

Held every two years, alternating between summer and winter, the Canada Games are a key event in the development of Canada's young athletes, producing the next generation of national, international and Olympic champions.