The National Arm Wrestling Championships were held in Edmonton, Alberta on July 12-14, 2019. It was held in one of the largest Malls in North America – West Edmonton Mall. There were approximately 600 competitors, and all represented their Provinces throughout Canada.

We had two youth who travelled to Alberta to compete with the best in the Country, Liam Johnson, age 17, of Eskasoni First Nation (FN) and Dre’ Denny, age 18, of Eskasoni FN as well. These two Mi’kmaw youth competed for Team Nova Scotia in the Junior 80 kg plus category. Both Liam and Dre’, won and placed in their class and category, with Liam winning Gold in his le ...