The 43rd Acadian Games Finals Officially Launched on Île-aux-Puces | To the Rhythm of the 43rd Acadian Games Finals

The opening ceremony of the 43rd Acadian Games final took place Thursday evening on Île-aux-Puces du Pays de la Sagouine in Bouctouche.

Throughout the evening, several performances took place.

Notably the local music group Marée Haute which performed a mixture of several Acadian songs as well as the CHAOS dance troupe which performed on the Pays de la Sagouine stage.

Later in the evening, Lukas Cormier, player in the National Hockey League, and his sister, Dominique Cormier, hockey player for the Princeton University women’s team, lit the flame of the Acadia Games.

This flame will continue to burn until the closing ceremony which will be presented around 2 p.m. on Monday, July 1, at the JK Irving Arena in Bouctouche.

The participants of this 43rd edition all enjoyed the opening ceremony.

It was perfectconfided several Restigouche delegates.

An event that brings together

The nine participating delegations bring together approximately 1,600 young athletes, artists and coaches from the four Atlantic provinces. The young people present are all very excited to compete in their events over the next few days.

This is my second time. I feel really good. I see my friends and new people, it’s really fun. explains a delegate from the South-East.

We can’t wait to play and we can’t wait to see what the other teams have in store for us. We can’t wait to competeexplains Ludovic Imbeault, also from the South-East.

For Magalie and Océane du Restigouche, the objective is above all “to make new friends”.

In addition to the youth and coaches, several volunteers are needed for the smooth running of the event. In total, more than 700 volunteers are working for this 43rd Finale des Jeux de l’Acadie.

The Acadian Games Finals will take place until July 1, 2024 in the municipality of Grand-Bouctouche.