A South Shore minor hockey team has won the honour to play a game on Parliament Hill.
The Girls PeeWee A Western Riptides are the only female team from Nova Scotia selected to take part in the event between Christmas and New Year’s.
As part of the Canada 150 celebrations, an outdoor rink has been created on the hill.
The team had to submit a video and poem telling why they should be chosen.
Parent, Nicole Tanner says the girls were excited to learn they had won.
“This is fantastic right?! Little Bridgewater – South Shore area and we’ve got our girls heading to parliament. This is amazing. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them.”
Tanner says the team’s travel expenses are covered but they will be fundraising to send some parents as chaperones.
Here is the Girls PeeWee A Western Riptides roster:
Josie Lynch – Lunenburg
Ceilidh Hayes – Chester Grant
Lily Gaudet-Wile – Milton
Maggie Mills – Chester
Olivia Samuel – Queensland
Grace Pelley – Hubbards
Abbie Chisholm – Lunenburg
Sarah Rose – Pine Grove
Kaydence Tanner – Pine Grove
Abi Deviller – Simms Settlement
Taegan McQuarrie – Chester Grant
Avery Grist – Marriot’s Cove
Morgan Joudrey – Chester Basin
Peyton Green – Lunenburg
Madison Silver – Lower Northfield
Alexa Ewing – East Chester
Taylor Hull – Bridgewater
Olivia Romkey – Lunenburg
