It was an exciting day for hundreds of athletes on Team Alberta as they left today to get ready for the Canada Summer Games.

The Alberta Squad features four athletes from Airdrie: Baseball player Ayden Makarus, Soccer player Sam Gagne, Volleyball player Ryan Zachary and Champion Para Swimmer Alex Sharpe.

This year's Canada Summer Games are taking place in Winnipeg with the Opening Ceremonies set for tomorrow (July 28th) at 6pm Mountain Time.

The competitions will officially begin on July 29th with the games wrapping up on Sunday, August 13th.

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