Whether Makiya Noonan steps on the ice at the Silver Fox Entertainment Complex in Summerside as part of Ella Lenentine’s rink, she will realize a goal of representing P.E.I. at the 2023 Canada Winter Games in February.
Makiya Noonan, third stone for the Ella Lenentine rink from Cornwall, follows a shot during the recent Pepsi P.E.I. junior curling championships in Crapaud. The Lenentine rink will represent P.E.I. at the 2023 Canada Winter Games in P.E.I. in February.
“I don’t let bother me, or get in the way of anything I do,” said Noonan, daughter of Craig and Kristin Noonan.Noonan’s story begins in Estevan Sask., the birthplace of the now 16-year-old who’s very honoured to wear Team P.E.I.’s colours. As a baby, Makiya didn’t respond to sound, and, at nine months old, tests confirmed that she was born 100 per cent deaf.
Makiya Noonan, front, left, discusses the upcoming Canada Winter Games in P.E.I. with her parents, Craig and Kristin Noonan, and 14-year-old brother Damon. Makiya, who will represent P.E.I. in curling, was born deaf and was the first baby in Canada ever to receive bilateral cochlear implants in one surgery. - Jason SimmondsPlays third stone for the Ella Lenentine rink, which will represent P.E.I. in female curling during Week 1 of the 2023 Canada Winter Games in P.E.I. in February.
It’s a busy upcoming two months for Team Lenentine. Along with the Canada Games, the Cornwall-based rink will represent P.E.I. at the Canadian under-18 championships in Timmins, Ont., from Feb. 5 to 11 and the New Holland Canadian junior championships in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., from March 25 to April 2.
“We want to make sure that we are supporting her whether it’s through sign language, or whether it’s through advocacy or other avenues.”
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