VANCOUVER, BC – February 4, 2025 — Sport BC and KidSport BC are pleased to announce Malindi Elmore as this year’s recipient of the KidSport Community Champion Award, which will be presented at Sport BC’s 57th Annual Athlete of the Year Awards on Thursday, March 6 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. The KidSport Community Champion […]
Media Advisory – January 29, 2025 – (Vancouver, BC) Zachary Clay was full of optimism when he began his floor routine at a 2015 international gymnastics event in Switzerland. At the time, the 20-year-old Abbotsford Twisters gymnast was looking to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. An awkward landing on a double jump […]
Media Advisory – January 17, 2025 – (Vancouver, BC) Sport BC announces the finalists to be celebrated at the upcoming 57th Annual Athlete of the Year Awards taking place on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. The event, to be hosted by CBC’s Scott Russell, recognizes the province’s best in amateur sport […]
Donations needed to keep up with growing demand Vancouver, BC – December 12, 2024 – KidSport has launched their 13th annual Give the Gift of Sport campaign, calling on British Columbians to donate this holiday season to help meet the growing demand from families who need financial support to register their child in organized sport. […]
For Immediate Release – October 24, 2024 – (Vancouver, BC) Sport BC recognizes the importance of volunteers in amateur sport. The significant role volunteers play in their community is celebrated through Sport BC’s Community Sport Hero Awards. The award is to honour volunteers from Sport BC member and partner organizations who demonstrate the spirit of […]
Amateur sport friends and supporters: With one (1) day to election day, we wanted to share an update on our progress of Voting for Sport! Thanks to the support of our community so far, we’ve achieved some important milestones! Since starting our campaign, 529 sport supporters have sent more than 2000+ letters to candidates and parties across […]
On behalf of everyone at Sport BC, I hope all of you have had wonderful summers and are enjoying the fall as routines set in. At this time in our province, British Columbians are turning their attention to the upcoming provincial election. Important conversations are being had about key issues affecting people throughout the province, but […]
For Immediate Release – September 18, 2024 – (Vancouver, BC) Sport BC recognizes the importance of volunteers in amateur sport. The significant role volunteers play in their community is celebrated through Sport BC’s Community Sport Hero Awards. The award is to honor volunteers from Sport BC member and partner organizations who demonstrate the spirit of […]
Towards Sport 2.0: A vision for healthy, human sport September 12, 2024 – Sport BC is pleased to share Towards Sport 2.0: Hope on the Horizon Impact Report with our community, a report produced by Sport Law, in collaboration with the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES). The leaders from Sport Law and the […]
Funds raised will help provide opportunities in sport for kids from families facing financial barriers. For Immediate Release – August 9, 2024 – (Vancouver, BC) Malindi Elmore is preparing to run the women’s marathon in her third Olympic Games in Paris in a few days, yet she still found time to help raise more than […]
