The inaugural BC Games Mentorship In-Person Kick Off Weekend was hosted on Sept 23-24, 2023 at the Whistler Athlete Centre. Four mentor coaches and one mentee coach attended the event in person, and were joined virtually by three additional mentor coaches online. The Coach Mentorship Program is a partnership between viaSport, Canadian Sport Institute Pacific, […]
National Coaches Week is a time to celebrate the positive impact coaches have on athletes and communities across Canada. This annual campaign is an opportunity to recognize coaches for the integral role they play, and to take time to say. Each year, thousands of people across Canada take part in National Coaches Week to say #ThanksCoach for […]
B.C. is currently experiencing severe drought conditions. You can help by conserving water and taking actions in your home and around your property to reduce your water use: Small changes can have a big impact if we work together — and every drop counts. Learn more about how you can help at gov.bc.ca/drought. Download the […]
VICTORIA – The BC Games is celebrating its 45th anniversary, marking 45 years to the day that the Penticton BC Summer Games opened on August 16, 1978. In recognition of the milestone, Lana Popham, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport, has officially proclaimed August 16, 2023, the ‘45th Anniversary of BC Games.’ The BC […]
The Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games will take place August 4-11, 2023, on the Islands of Trinidad and Tobago, bringing together top athletes aged 14 to 18 from 71 Commonwealth nations and territories. Canada’s delegation of 74 athletes and staff will compete in four sports across the eight days of competition: Athletics, Beach Volleyball, Netball, […]
The 2023 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG 2023) came to a close on Saturday, July 22. The Games, which proved to be a fantastic week of competition and cultural celebration in Kjipuktuk (Halifax, Nova Scotia), saw Team BC NAIG shine across 14 sports thanks in part to the 81 alumni of the BC Games and […]
MAPLE RIDGE – Host society President Laura Butler and Vice President Ernie Daykin have announced the volunteers who will serve on the Board of Directors for the Maple Ridge 2024 BC Summer Games. The announcement follows the official raising of the BC Games flag at Maple Ridge City Hall on July 19, kicking off the […]
Seventy-four BC Games alumni will represent BC at the 2023 North American Indigenous Games in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Nova Scotia. FOLLOW TEAM BC NAIG The 2023 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG 2023) will get underway this Saturday, kicking off a weeklong celebration of sport and culture in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Nova Scotia, on the ancestral and unceded […]
VICTORIA – The BC Games Society announced today the appointment of four new members to the Board of Directors, with marketing and operations executive Lisa Craik (Maple Ridge), philanthropic solutions consultant Sue Griffin (Vancouver), former director of recreation services Doug Ross (Vernon), and fundraiser Mindy Stroet (Prince George) set to bring their expertise to the […]
The BC Games Society has announced the full contingent of sports that will take part in the Maple Ridge 2024 BC Summer Games from July 18 to 21, 2024. FULL SPORT PACKAGE The 19 sports named will bring over 3,500 athletes, coaches, and officials to Maple Ridge, which has hosted the BC Summer Games twice […]