January 24th, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Who do you think is BC’s best athlete? Sport BC partners with the Province of British Columbia to promote people’s choice award for top BC amateur or professional athlete Richmond, BC (January 24, 2012) – Sport BC, in partnership with the Province of British Columbia, encourages all British Columbians to [...]
January 17th, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum to Induct 9 Individuals and 1 Team Vancouver, B.C. (January 17, 2012) – The British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame to induct nine individuals and one team for induction as part of its 2012 class. “The 2012 Class of Inductees to be honoured by the [...]
December 15th, 2011
Victoria, BC: Rugby Canada has released their roster for the Canadian Under-19 men’s national team set to tour England from February 22 to March 4th in the new year. The Canadian side will face three academy sides including Welbeck Form Military College (February 26th), Leicester Tigers Academy (February 29th) and Northampton Saints Academy (March 3rd). [...]
November 22nd, 2011
BC LIBERAL GOVERNMENT CAUCUS NEWS RELEASE For immediate release November 17, 2011 MLA STILWELL INTRODUCES CONCUSSIONS IN YOUTH SPORT SAFETY BILL VICTORIA – Vancouver-Langara MLA Dr. Moira Stilwell introduced a Private Member’s Bill to the Legislature today. The proposed Concussions in Youth Sport Safety Act will help protect the minds of young athletes by requiring [...]
November 17th, 2011
By Mario Bartel – Burnaby NewsLeader Published: November 15, 2011 9:00 PM Forty-eight teams of top athletes will be skating rings around rinks in Burnaby and New Westminster in April. Or should that be ringettes? The 2012 Tim Hortons Canadian Ringette Championships will be contested in Burnaby and New Westminster April 8-14 with a new expanded [...]
November 14th, 2011
November 14, 2011 The official announcement of the Dr. Geoff Gowan Coaching Award recipients were made last weekend at CAC Petro Canada Sport leadership. Two BC residents are the 2011 honourees of this very prestigious award – Allison McNeill and Dr. Eric Broom. Basketball BC Executive Director Lawrie Johns, commenting on the recently announced Dr. [...]
October 26th, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Floorball Canada Selects David Jansson to steer Men’s National Team October 24, 2011 VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA Floorball Canada is extremely pleased to announce the following staff selections for the upcoming World Floorball Championships Qualifier (WFCQ), February 1-3, 2012 in Los Angeles, California and subsequent World Floorball Championships next December 1-9, 2012 in [...]
October 11th, 2011
Vancouver, BC: Eight time BC Soccer Provincial Champions Surrey United women went one better this year as they took the Gold medal in the Jubilee Trophy competition, the annual senior women’s club soccer championship. Their win capped a fine week for BC’s club representatives with a silver medal placing achieved by ICST Pegasus in the [...]
September 22nd, 2011
During Coaches Week (September 17 to 24), Special Olympics BC announced the two recipients for the 2011 SOBC Coaching Awards (the Grassroots Coach and Howard Carter awards). These volunteer coaches put in their time and energy to fuel Special Olympics programs in 55 communities throughout the province. Their drive, dedication, generosity and support have been [...]
September 19th, 2011
BC Rugby Union promo video launch The video you are about to see is a key element in BC Rugby’s action plan to promote and streamline youth rugby across the province. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqeXYPSd_Mw&feature=channel_video_title BC Rugby’s goal was to produce a promotional video that was tempting to young individuals across British Columbia looking to be part of [...]
September 16th, 2011
British Columbia Rugby Union 09/15/2011 Fairhurst and Burk named Canadian Direct Insurance Players of the Year; Hopkins receives Joan Spray honour Vancouver, BC: At a ceremony in the Waterfall Building last night, the British Columbia Rugby Union announced the recipients of three major awards for the 2010-2011 season. Team Canada scrum half Ed Fairhurst, who [...]
August 24th, 2011
Members of Cycling BC’s Provincial Team gathered together at the Vancouver Convention Centre to introduce their new team clothing for this year. The summer has been a very busy season for Provincial Team riders, as many are training nationally and internationally in different parts of the world, such as in Switzerland and Belgium. Others are [...]
August 23rd, 2011
This past weekend BC Soccer conducted its Annual Referee Assessor/Instructor Symposium with almost 50 participants attending. Assessors and Instructors from across the Province including representatives from Kitimat, Trail, Prince George, Creston, Comox, and the Lower Mainland attended the three day event which was held in Burnaby at the Burnaby Lake West Field Complex. BC Soccer [...]
August 23rd, 2011
Vancouver, BC – BC Soccer U15/16 Women’s and Men’s Provincial Teams won Gold and Silver respectively at the Western Canada Summer Games in Kamloops this past weekend to cap of a successful Provincial Teams Program Season. Having beaten Saskatchewan and North West Territories en-route to the final, the BC Women’s U15/16 soccer team won the [...]
August 8th, 2011
Basketball BC proudly congratulates our U15 and U17 Boys’ and Girls teams as they return from national Championships in Toronto and Winnipeg. National Championships: All four teams are coming home with medals – the second consecutive year that BC teams have all medaled. Our U17 Boys team returns home with a bronze medal and our [...]
August 2nd, 2011
Once again, Kamloopsians have answered the call. Officials with the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games have announced that they have reached their goal of 2100 volunteers! “We want to thank the people of Kamloops for coming up big again,” said Volunteer Director Chris Whyte.“ We have been inundated with people coming down to our office [...]
June 9th, 2011
The Province is contributing $75,000 to support the sport component of the Vancouver 2011 North American Outgames, announced Ida Chong, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. For Immediate Release June 8, 2011 VANCOUVER - More than 1,000 athletes from across the continent are expected to participate in a diverse range of sport events in July at various locations throughout [...]
May 31st, 2011
Mill Bay – The 2011 British Columbia High School Girls Rugby Association championships wrapped up on Saturday, May 28 with the Carson Graham Eagles lifting their seventh triple-A title in the past eight years. The Eagles capped off an undefeated season with a convincing 50-0 victory over the Cowichan Thunderbirds in the grand final hosted [...]
May 31st, 2011
Calgary – Hockey Canada delegates adopted a zero tolerance policy against head shots at the governing body’s annual general meeting on Saturday. “The issue of concussions is always in the media today. Respect is what we’re talking about. Respect for the opposition, when you’re eight or nine years old. You have to have control of [...]
May 18th, 2011
BC Snowboard Association is pleased to announce the selection of the Provincial Snowboard Cross Team for the 2011-2012 season. BC PROVINCIAL SNOWBOARD CROSS TEAM (2011-2012) Last name First name Hometown Critchlow Jade Kelowna Critchlow Tess Kelowna Goodwin Shayna Surrey Hebert Meghan Whistler Holland Tanner Kelowna Joncas David North Vancouver Joncas Frederique North Vancouver Niblock [...]
May 18th, 2011
May 17, 2011; Vancouver, BC – Powerchair Football Canada Coach Gordon Marks is pleased to announce the names of the 16 players on the Powerchair Football Canadian team. They are: Dale McLeod (Vancouver, BC), Keith Knight (Surrey, BC), Stratton Whitaker (Richmond, BC), Daniel Cunningham (Penticton, BC), Luke Galvani (West Vancouver, BC), Ana Lu (Vancouver, BC), [...]
May 11th, 2011
Kelowna, BC – Okanagan rugby legend Robert ‘Ro’ Hindson will be inducted into the BC Rugby Hall of Fame on August 12th in a ceremony held at the Delta Grand Hotel in Kelowna. Originally from Naramata, BC, Hindson played lock for Canada on 31 occasions over a 17-year span, playing his first international game against [...]
May 4th, 2011
BURNABY, B.C. – Football BC applauds the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Football Canada for their joint announcement made on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 regarding the new initiatives they are planning to raise concussion awareness in minor football associations across Canada. “We are very pleased to have our national governing body and the top professional [...]
April 20th, 2011
NEWS RELEASE! Date: April 19, 2011. Source: Keith Liddiard, Executive Director, Kamloops Youth Soccer Association. For Release: Immediate. Thompson Okanagan FC/ BC Soccer Premier League Information Meeting ~ April 25th! KAMLOOPS, BC––Dante Zanatta, the newly appointed Technical Director for the Thompson-Okanagan Football Club, will be speaking in Kamloops on Monday, April 25th at 2:30pm in [...]
March 29th, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 29, 2011 BURNABY, B.C. – Football BC announced today the coaching staff for the provincial under-18 team that will represent British Columbia at the 2011 Football Canada Cup slated to be held at the University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Alberta from July 9 – 16, 2011. The 2011 staff features [...]
March 24th, 2011
Hosting BC provides financial grants to organizations throughout British Columbia to host sport events and has expanded its criteria after being re-launched in late 2010. The first intake funding was provided to 69 events representing 43 sports and 28 communities. The deadline for the next intake for Hosting BC funding is April 28, 2011. The program [...]
March 7th, 2011
The BC Surrey Eagles sledge hockey team of SportAbililty CP Sports of BC competed in the 7th Annual Western Canada Sledge Hockey Tournament in Edmonton, Alberta. The tournament of three teams in the Senior A division consisted of The Edmonton Impact, Manitoba Moose and the Surrey Eagles. All five Games were a strong battle; the [...]
February 15th, 2011
February 15, 2011 In October 2010, BC Rugby committed to its involvement in the Provincial Government’s After School Sport Initiative, which is funded through the 2010 Sport Legacy. This initiative was implemented to provide after school sport programming for children and youth who face barriers to accessing and participating in sport. The program was initially [...]
February 3rd, 2011
SURREY – Kids in Surrey school district are getting involved in more activities, thanks to $80,000 from the Province’s new $1-million After School Sport Initiative, Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux announced today. “One of the most critical times to get children and youth involved in healthy activities is right after school – [...]
January 31st, 2011
The 2010/2011 BC Provincial sledge hockey team: Bruce Redding Captain/Center Scott Karrasch Center Nathan Dewitt Forward Christian Marcoux Defence Thea Hill (Ash) Defence Kyle Gemni Forward Josh MacDonald Forward Kris Grace Defence James Gemmel Defence Vince Preap Forward Philipe Bonnot Defence Joe Skillien Goalie Sledge hockey in BC is growing every year and SportAbility has [...]
January 28th, 2011
B.C. Floorball would like to welcome everyone to attend next week’s Women’s World Championship Qualifier matches at the Richmond Olympic Oval. Team Canada will face off against Team USA at the Richmond Oval next week, February 4 & 5th, 2011. The Qualification games will determine who will compete at the December 2011 World Championships in [...]
January 26th, 2011
Canadian Sport Centre Pacific (CSC Pacific) is now offering a FREE sneak peek of the IGNITE Athlete Development program through a two hour experience camp in Victoria. CSC Pacific’s world-class team of strength and conditioning specialists will be leading a two-hour training camp to introduce athletes and parents to the program. Here are the details: WHO: Eligible athletes between the ages of [...]
January 19th, 2011
Vancouver, BC – January 19th, 2011 – ProMOTION Plus: Girls and Women in Sport and Physical Activity Society announced today the appointment of Christine Bradstock as the new Executive Director of the organization. According to Sue Griffin, Chair of ProMOTION Plus, “Christine brings a wealth of experience in the sport, recreation and the non-profit sector. [...]
January 13th, 2011
VANCOUVER – Head coach of the British Columbia Elite Youth Sevens program Shane Thompson has announced his traveling roster for the team’s Las Vegas tournament on February 11th. The squad of 24 players born in 1994 and ’95 will compete in an invitational against the following Under-18 teams; USA High School All-Americans, Saskatchewan’s Dog River [...]
January 12th, 2011
VANCOUVER – BC Rugby has partnered with the Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport to participate in the After School Sport Initiative. Through targeting vulnerable populations, the purpose of the initiative is to encourage schools to become Community and Neighborhood Learning Centres and to develop free after school hours sport programs. The current target groups [...]
January 6th, 2011
Below is some clarification from BC’s Provincial Sport Branch regarding the Sport on the Move funding that was announced in December 2010. The announced funding was distributed directly to the Provincial Sport Organizations (PSOs) to provide assistance with athlete travel for training and competition and the funds will be used at the discretion of each [...]
December 22nd, 2010
100 MILE HOUSE – Young athletes needing help with travel costs for sports will benefit from a provincial investment of $600,000, Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett announced on behalf of Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Stephanie Cadieux. “I’m very pleased that, through the Sport on the Move program, we’re making it possible for kids [...]
December 15th, 2010
Team BC Ringette’s Canada Winter Games team staff, lead by Head Coach Richard White, has selected the 16 athletes who will represent the province at the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax. CENTERS Samantha Gropp (Maple Ridge) Taylor Pomponio (West Kelowna) FORWARDS Kelley Bannon (Surrey) Brittany Burge (Salmon Arm) Rylee English (Terrace) Chantelle Fawcett (Langley) [...]
December 15th, 2010
…50/50 proceeds from 2010 Olympic curling and hockey events donated to BC Amateur Hockey Association, Curl BC and Disabled Skiers Association of BC Vancouver, BC – The BC Amateur Hockey Association, Curl BC and Disabled Skiers Association of BC are receiving $349,966 thanks to 50/50 proceeds raised during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games by [...]
December 9th, 2010
COMOX – People of all ages and abilities will be able to participate in a greater number of sport activities as a result of an additional provincial investment of $100,000, announced Stephanie Cadieux, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. “We are working to make it easier for British Columbians to participate in sport and [...]
December 6th, 2010
VICTORIA – The Province is giving a $4.7-million cash infusion to sports organizations in British Columbia. This in addition to $4.5 million already allocated, for a grand total of $9.2 million to 61 Provincial Sport Organizations, announced Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Stephanie Cadieux. “It’s so important to understand the wide-reaching health and [...]
November 19th, 2010
Today marked the first official meeting for the planning of the Surrey 2012 BC Summer Games. BC Games Society President and CEO, Kelly Mann, met with City of Surrey Mayor, Dianne Watts, and members of the nominations committee to begin the process of establishing the Board of Directors to lead the 2012 BC Summer Games. [...]
November 18th, 2010
The BC Snowboard Association (BCSA) would like to thank everyone who supported the Canada Games On-Line Auction. Through the donations provided, BC Snowboard was able to raise nearly $4000.00 to help support the 2011 Canada Games BC Snowboard athletes in their preparation for the Games. Candice Drouin, Lead Coach for BC Snowboard’s Canada Games Team [...]
November 17th, 2010
The Coaching Association of Canada announced 43 recipients of the Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Awards and among them were six BC coaches. The award recognizes coaches whose athletes have excelled at World Championships and/or the Olympic and Paralympic Games and will be presented Friday, November 19 at the Petro-Canada Sport Leadership sportif in Ottawa. The award recipients [...]
November 12th, 2010
VICTORIA – Sport event organizers can now apply for funding through the expanded Hosting BC program, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Stephanie Cadieux announced today. “The Province is extremely pleased to continue this very successful hosting program,” said Cadieux. “Hosting sport events provides a significant economic boost to a host community and surrounding area, [...]
November 8th, 2010
Effective November 1, 2010, with the full approval of the association’s Board of Directors, the British Columbia Golf Association (BCGA) will be known as “British Columbia Golf”, a member-based organization governed by the BCGA. “As the governing body and Provincial Sport Organization for golf in British Columbia it is important the association be recognized by [...]
October 15th, 2010
Baseball Canada will making its way to BC on their quest to name the Women’s National Team. Tryouts will be held November 5, 2010 at the Richmond Olympic Oval and are open to all female athletes, including those involved in softball. More details can be found here.
October 7th, 2010
Waterski and Wakeboard Canada announced its 2010 Hall of Fame Inductees, which included two British Columbians: Karissa Wedd of Port Coquitlam and Richard Gray of Cloverdale. Wedd, an athlete inductee, was on the National Water Ski Team for 5 years competing in jump and slalom. Her career highlights include a fifth place finish in jump [...]
September 20th, 2010
VANCOUVER – Building on the success of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the Province is providing an additional $1 million in funding for the B.C. sport hosting program, Minister of Healthy Living and Sport Ida Chong announced today. The minister made the announcement during today’s opening ceremonies for the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby [...]
September 20th, 2010
VANCOUVER – This year, the Province will provide more than $2 million in funding for coaching programs in B.C., Minister of Healthy Living and Sport Ida Chong announced today. The announcement was made at a Coaches Association of BC (CABC) event to mark the beginning of BC Coaches Week, Sept. 18-25. “Coaches are the foundation [...]
September 16th, 2010
The 2010 class will be inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame on September 16 at the and those set to be honoured represent a wide range of BC’s sporting best: ATHLETE CATEGORY CHERYL GIBSON swimming SPENCE MCTAVISH rugby SEAN MILLINGTON football RICHARD PETER wheelchair basketball JOE SAKIC ice hockey BUILDER CATEGORY LORNE DAVIES [...]
September 10th, 2010
The Rugby Sevens team set to compete for Canada in the 2010 Commonwealth Games was announced September 9, and BC looks to make a huge impact. With seven BC-born players on the twelve man squad, Canada is ready to contend for gold. View the team roster and learn more about Canada’s Rugby Sevens program.
August 6th, 2010
BC-based swimmer Jeremy Bagshaw will hold a special place in history as Canada’s flagbearer at the first-ever Youth Olympic Games. The Games, which begin August 14 in Singapore, will feature 60 of Canada’s rising stars. Bagshaw is quoted on the Swimming Canada website as saying: “For me, being selected flag bearer is a huge honour,” [...]
July 28th, 2010
The BC Summer Games 2010 ended on Sunday at the Langley Events Centre. Over 2500 young athletes were treated to an inspirational speech from Sport BC’s 2010 Athlete with a Disability winner, Donovan Tildesley. Donovan who was born blind and took part in the 1996 BC Summer Games for Athletes with a Disability spoke of how the games [...]
July 22nd, 2010
The BC Summer Games begins tonight at 7pm with the start of the opening ceremonies. Athletes, coaches, and volunteers from around the province will descend on the Township of Langley for what promises to be a fantastic event. There are over 5000 people expected to take in the event in some sort of capacity over the [...]
July 13th, 2010
Some of BC’s best are heading across the country this month to see how they measure up against the best in the world. The 13th International Association of Athletics Federation World Junior Championships is scheduled to take place July 19-25 in Moncton, New Brunswick. BC’s eight participating athletes round out Canada’s field to 59. More [...]
July 13th, 2010
Both the BC Island (Women) and BC Men’s field hockey teams took home the national championships recently. Both tournaments took place in Victoria on a gorgeous afternoon in the provincial capital. Congratulations to all the teams in competition.
July 13th, 2010
This weekend the Richmond Olympic Oval will host the Yonex Canada Open, one of the largest badminton tournaments in Canada. This event will draw over 250 elite badminton players from 33 countries. They will all be vying for the $50,000 purse which is up for grabs. This tournament will be a great opportunity to showcase all the talented Canadian athletes who [...]
July 8th, 2010
Eleven Gymnastics BC athletes were represented on Team Canada which competed at the 2010 Indo Pacific Trampoline Championships in Kakegawa, Japan this past weekend. All of the BC athletes qualified for at least one final and in total won 3 gold medals. Medalists, Ben Blais (Shasta), Alexa McPhee (TAG) and Chelsea Nerpio (Shasta) each captured gold [...]
July 6th, 2010
The 2011 North American Indigenous Games that was scheduled to be held in July 2011 in Milwaukee has been cancelled. For more information, please click here.
June 22nd, 2010
The Coast Plaza Hotel in Vancouver will host the BC Injury Prevention Conference 2010 on November 8 and 9, 2010. This will be a great opportunity to network and discuss injuries for all ages. The conference will focus around interventions and best practices, program planning & evaluation, accessing and understanding local injury data, as well as [...]
June 2nd, 2010
Football BC has just established a new set of safety guidelines designed to prevent head injuries amongst amateur athletes. This new program is modeled on the Lystedt law which was passed in Washington State after a young man was disabled after a series of concussions. Each member organization of Football BC must be compliant with [...]
May 27th, 2010
A number of Sport BC member organizations will be present this Saturday, May 29, at the Island Savings Family Sport and Recreation Festival, scheduled to take place from 10:00am-3:00pm at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence in Saanich. The festival, designed to promote sport for young people, will also boast appearances from Olympic, Paralympic, and professional [...]
May 18th, 2010
Judo Senior Nationals wrapped up this past weekend and Team BC had an impressive showing, coming away with a number of medals and a first ever Kata gold. Team BC results: Silver Scott McGrandle -81kg Bronze Blake Tsyuki -60kg Justin Imagawa -81kg Stefan Zwiers -100kg Nicole Edlund -52kg Lisa Nakajima -70kg 5th Layton Keely -55kg [...]
May 12th, 2010
The U16 & U17 Provincial basketball teams have been named for 2010. These players are part of Basketball BC’s elite development program (EDP), which provides young athletes with the unique opportunity to play against the province’s top players and develop basketball skills. Have questions about the EDP? Visit their informative FAQ section.
May 12th, 2010
Team BC was in fine form at the Badminton Junior Nationals event in Toronto. The team ended the tournament with Gold in four events, Silver in eight events, and ten Bronze medals in eight events. Congratulations to all the athletes on a job well done! For a complete list of winners and events, visit Badminton BC’s website.
May 12th, 2010
Tennis BC’s Roger’s Rookie Tour is underway, stopping next in Whistler on May 22. The tour is meant to bridge the gap between entry-level tennis and the provincial competitive circuit and is run nationwide. For more details on the tournament and upcoming dates, visit Tennis BC’s website.
May 11th, 2010
Danielle Lawrie wins PAC-10 Honours – again…
