Two local athletes have been named to Team Canada and are set to travel overseas for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
Runner Julie-Anne Staehli of Lucknow and Wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy of Port Elgin will be making the trek.
It will be Staehli’s first Commonwealth Games while Cassidy will participate in his third.
The two are part of a 43-member contingent heading to the UK to represent Canada next month at the games from July 28th until August 8th.