TRAIL, B.C. — The Trail-Rossland 2026 BC Winter Games are proud to recognize GFL Environmental as a key Community Partner in delivering a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable Games experience for athletes, families, and spectators across the region. A major legacy of the Games will be the introduction of organics collection at six key food venues, including both commercial and school sites. This level of food waste diversion is not currently offered in the region and is only possible through GFL’s leadership and operational contribution. GFL will also oversee the collection of recyclables and general waste at food venues throughout the event.

The Trail-Rossland 2026 BC Winter Games are implementing a range of additional initiatives to reduce waste and emissions, including encouraging participants to bring refillable water bottles, using reusable dish ware at select sites, providing reusable lunch bags, reducing single-serve packaging, and minimizing printing through electronic schedules and QR codes. Transportation efforts will also include shuttle service for Biathlon, limited parking to encourage carpooling, and the use of some electric buses for student travel.

“GFL has a big involvement in the community, with a strong focus on supporting youth sports,” said Kurtis Olejniczak, General Manager, GFL Environmental. “The BC Winter Games were a great opportunity to give back by diverting waste and recycling from landfills and working toward making the Games as close to net-zero waste as possible.” In addition to providing essential services, GFL is supporting the Games through volunteer leadership. Olejniczak is serving on the Trail-Rossland 2026 BC Winter Games Host Society as Chair of Environment Services, helping guide sustainability planning across all venues and operations.

The Trail-Rossland 2026 BC Winter Games will welcome more than 1,100 young athletes from across British Columbia February 25 to March 1, 2026. Through partnerships like GFL’s, the Games are demonstrating how community collaboration can strengthen both sport and environmental stewardship. For more information on the Trail-Rossland 2026 BC Winter Games, including volunteer opportunities and event updates, please visit bcgames.org.

TRAIL, B.C. — Teck Trail Operations is a proud Community Partner of the Trail-Rossland 2026 BC Winter Games, continuing a long-standing legacy of support for sport and community development in the region. The partnership marks another chapter in a relationship that spans decades, as the Kootenays prepare to host the Games for the third time, following successful events in 1982 and 2006.

Set for February 25 to March 1, 2026, the Games will welcome more than a thousand young athletes, coaches, and officials from across the province for a celebration of sport, teamwork, and community pride.

“The BC Winter Games have long been a cornerstone for developing young athletes, coaches, and officials across B.C., providing a vital stepping-stone to higher levels of competition,” said Matt Parrilla, General Manager, Teck Trail Operations. “These inclusive multi-sport events not only showcase emerging talent but also foster community spirit, promote teamwork, and develop future Olympians and Paralympians. Our sponsorship reflects Teck’s dedication to supporting local communities and youth-based initiatives.”

This year’s Games theme, From Metals to Medals: Forging Community in Sport, reflects Teck Trail Operations’ deep roots in the region. In 2026, Teck will also celebrate 130 years of continuous smelting in the Trail area, an enduring legacy of industry, innovation, and community investment.

By supporting the BC Winter Games, Teck Trail Operations is helping strengthen the future of amateur sport in the Kootenays and across the province. The investment ensures young athletes have the opportunities, encouragement, and community backing they need to pursue their goals — on and off the field of play.

The Trail-Rossland 2026 BC Winter Games are expected to deliver lasting benefits to the region, from volunteer engagement and youth development to economic impacts that extend well beyond the end of the Games.

RED Mountain Resort is gearing up to take center stage during the 2026 BC Winter Games, welcoming some of the province’s best young athletes across alpine and freestyle skiing events.

“Red Resort is a hub of winter activities in our communities and to have them come on as a Community Partner is great news for our Games.” Says Trail-Rossland 2026 BC Winter Games President Brian Stefani.

General Manager Andrew Lunt, who has led RED since 2022, says the resort is well equipped to host high-caliber alpine competitions in collaboration with Red Mountain Racers and BC Alpine, utilizing two established race venues—one for slalom on the front face and another for giant slalom on the back trail.

In addition to alpine races, RED will break new ground by hosting three freestyle events—including moguls and slopestyle—marking the first time the resort has held Freestyle BC-sanctioned competitions. “This will be our first foray into freestyle at this level,” says Lunt. “Freestyle BC will bring in mogul builder and we’ll assist with snowmaking and grooming time to create the course.”

The mountain resort will also see the creation of a new freestyle terrain park on RED’s Topping area, a project made possible through BC Games Society’s Powering Potential Fund and Freestyle BC, with support from Arena Snowparks, a Canadian company that specializes in designing, building, and maintaining snowparks and freestyle terrain. The park will feature jumps and rail-line options used for slopestyle events and will be maintained by RED’s own staff, who will receive on-the-ground training from Arena Snowparks.

“If we can use the area we’ve identified on Topping, that will give us an opportunity to work with Freestyle BC on creating a park that can be used well beyond the Games,” says Lunt. “Having a terrain park of that caliber moving forward would give us a venue to host provincial freestyle events.”

The partnership between RED Mountain Resort and the BC Winter Games brings benefits beyond the Games—an investment that supports the future of skiing in the Kootenays. “We’re excited to host the Games,” says Lunt. “It’s one of those events that really means a lot to the community, and it sets us up to support every discipline of ski competition—alpine, freeride, and freestyle—for years to come.”