Maple Ridge appoints President and Vice President for 2024 BC Summer Games VICTORIA – Laura Butler and Ernie Daykin have been appointed as the President and Vice President, respectively, for the Maple Ridge 2024 BC Summer Games. Maple Ridge is set to welcome over 3,000 athletes, coaches, and officials from communities around BC at the … Read more
Volunteer Recruitment Campaign Launched for Lhtako Quesnel 2024 BC Winter Games Alongside Volunteer Week 2023 Volunteer Week is set to run April 16th to April 22nd and the Lhtako Quesnel 2024 BC Winter Games organizers have set their eyes on the prize. Volunteers will be needed for efforts of all kinds both before and during … Read more
Daily Digest – March 26, 2023 Three days of competition come to a close on Sunday with standing-room only at many competitions and loud applause as the final medals were presented and the presentation of the W.R. Bennett Award for Athletic Excellence. Click here to read about the W.R. Bennett Award recipient and a for … Read more
Greater Vernon Bids Farewell Just under 1300 participants from across the province came together in Greater Vernon for the BC Winter Games March 23-26. The athletes, coaches, and officials, represent 84 of 87 provincial constituencies and came from 122 communities. Over the three action-packed days that began with an opening ceremony and included nearly 16,000 … Read more
Langley karate athlete Derrick Cruz was presented with the W.R. Bennett Award for Athletic Excellence on Sunday in recognition of his outstanding achievements on and off the mat. The award recognizes one athlete at each BC Winter and BC Summer Games who demonstrates athletic achievement and leadership and includes a $2500 bursary. Sunday’s presentation was … Read more
Games Get Underway in Greater Vernon with close to 900 athletes together with their coaches and officials ready to start competition on Friday!
The Athletes Oath – Read by Mitchell Robertson Mitchell is a green belt at Lake Country Judo Club and has been doing judo for 5 years. He is always helping with the kids classes and truly epitomizes the “Jita Kyoei” (for mutual benefit and welfare) motto of Judo. He sets positive examples for the younger … Read more
The BC Winter Games in Greater Vernon kick off in one week and over 1,300 of BC’s best emerging high performance athletes, coaches, and officials are set to be part of this celebration of sport and community from March 23-26.
In recognition of the partnership between the community of Quesnel and Lhtako Dene Nation, the BC Games Society has announced that the 2024 BC Winter Games will officially be named the Lhtako Quesnel 2024 BC Winter Games. The announcement marks the first time in the history of the BC Games that a city and First … Read more
The BC Winter Games in Greater Vernon in partnership with VBS Apparel, the official merchandiser, are please to launch official merchandise for the Games taking place this March. The designs reflects the winter season, zones, sports, and Okanagan Indian Band and feature art by David Wilson Sookinakin’s (a Syilx Okanagan Nation artist and a member … Read more
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