{"id":2537,"date":"2026-02-06T12:05:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/?p=2537"},"modified":"2026-05-12T12:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:08:23","slug":"lieutenant-governor-celebrates-ontario-athletes-heading-to-the-winter-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/lieutenant-governor-celebrates-ontario-athletes-heading-to-the-winter-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Lieutenant Governor Celebrates Ontario Athletes Heading to the Winter Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TORONTO (Ontario), February 6, 2026 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The Honourable Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, has released a message of encouragement recognizing Ontario athletes participating in the upcoming Milan\u2013Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.<\/p>\n<p>In her message, the Lieutenant Governor highlights the role of sport as &#8220;a powerful form of cultural diplomacy&#8221; and how the Games are able to bring together nations and cultures in a spirit of mutual understanding before a global audience.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to the athletes as \u201cambassadors\u201d for both Ontario and Canada, she tells them, \u201cThrough competition, you find connection, you build bridges, and you embody values that are dear to us in Ontario.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Lieutenant Governor shared her best wishes with the athletes, wishing them many unforgettable moments.<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to watch her message and join us in celebrating the athletic excellence of Ontario\u2019s athletes\u2014and of Team Canada.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"2026 Winter Games | Jeux d&#039;hiver de 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aooKnQ7aAkY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Laetitia Walbert<\/p>\n<p>Office of the Lieutenant Governor<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Laetitia.walbert@ontario.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laetitia.walbert@ontario.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Share<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lgontario\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LGOntario\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/lgontario\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO (Ontario), February 6, 2026 \u2013\u00a0The Honourable Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, has released a message of encouragement recognizing Ontario athletes participating in the upcoming Milan\u2013Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. In her message, the Lieutenant Governor highlights the role of sport as &#8220;a powerful form of cultural diplomacy&#8221; and how the Games are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media-advisory","category-news","category-press"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2537"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2538,"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537\/revisions\/2538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}