Jaffray resident Katie Anderson, 19, will be representing her community at the 2015 Canada Winter Games.
Thousands of athletes arrived in Prince George, B.C.
on Feb.13 as part of the 2015 Winter Games — the country’s largest multi-sport competition for young athletes.
The Fernie-born Anderson, who has been snowboarding since she was six, is just one of many talented youth athletes representing Team B.C. in the competition and one of 16 who will be competing in the snowboarding portion of the games.
Anderson has cited her main goal during the competition as simply doing her best and having fun while she hits the slopes.
Her past accomplishments include attending the Junior Worlds competition and achieving a podium finish in the North American Cup competition.
Competitors who take part in the event are often flagged as “the country’s next generation of national, international and Olympic champions.”
Among the star athletes who made early debuts at the games are hockey players Sidney Crosby and Hayley Wickenheiser, basketball player Steve Nash and speed skater Catriona Le May Doan.
This is the first time a British Columbian city has hosted the winter edition of the Canada Games, which will conclude on March 1.