Like the Olympics, the Canada Games are held every two years, alternating between winter and summer games.
The winter Canada Games have been staged in Quebec twice, but this year, the province will host the Summer Games for the first time.
From August 2 through the 17th, Sherbrooke, about 30 miles north of the Vermont border, will be home to the Canada Games and over 4,000 athletes from across the country.
Lynn Blouin and Michel Dussureault representatives of Sherbrooke 2013. They spoke with Vermont Edition about what spectators will experience at the Games.
