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The BC Games
regularly partners with various agencies to provide services that
benefit BC Games participants and the provincial sport system.
Thus year B.C. celebrates BC150 Years, the 150th anniversary
of the founding of the Crown Colony of British Columbia in
1858. Every community in B.C. is invited to participate in
this year-long celebration of B.C.’s cultural diversity,
community strength and widespread achievement. For more
information, please visit www.BC150.gov.bc.ca.
Tobacco
Free Sports
The BC Games
Society and the Alcohol-Drug Education Service have partnered on
Tobacco Free Sports to reinforce and support the safe and
substance-free environment of the BC Summer and BC Winter Games
and to raise awareness about the negative effects of tobacco
use.
The Tobacco
Free Sports (TFS) movement aims to reduce the harm of tobacco use
by addressing the relationship between tobacco and sport and
promoting physical activity as a positive alternative to tobacco
use (including smokeless/spit tobacco). BC's Tobacco Free
Sports initiative began in 2003, as part of the annual National
Non-Smoking Week. Alcohol-Drug Education Service under contract
with the Ministry of Health's Tobacco Control Program has
partnered with the Health Authorities, and Canadian Sport Centre
Pacific to implement and promote tobacco free sports
activities. at all future BC Winter and BC Summer
Games. For more information, please visit www.tobaccofreesports.ca.
Coaching
Mentor/Apprentice Program
The program,
established by ProMOTION Plus in partnership with the BC Games Society
and the Coaches Association
of BC will support opportunities for female coaches to develop and
enhance their coaching skills in conjunction with
the 2008 BC Winter and BC Summer Games. For more details check
out the ProMOTION Plus website.
BC Games
Celebrates Volunteerism
Without the thousands of volunteers that contribute
their time and energy, the BC Games would not be possible. The BC Games
Society celebrates volunteers. Their efforts contribute to
the success of the Games and the development of people, resources,
sport and athletes in our communities. Our Celebrating
Volunteers page contains volunteer statistics, biographies of
Games volunteers and more.
BC Olympic
& Paralympic Youth Leadership Academy
The BC Games
Society, along with other multi-sport agencies in BC (2010
Legacies Now Society, Aboriginal
Sports and Recreation Association of BC, BC Disability Sports, BC School
Sports, Canadian Olympic Committee, PacificSport, ProMOTION Plus, and Sport BC) have come together
to provide a tremendous opportunity for young leaders around the
province. The BC Olympic
& Paralympic Youth Leadership Academy provides a four-day experience in conjunction with the BC Winter
Games for students committed to
sport and leadership. The Academy provides leadership skills training and
enhancement, combined with a focus of the values and virtues of the
Olympic and Paralympic movements. The Academy was held February 21-24, 2008 in conjunction with the BC Winter Games
in Kimberley - Cranbrook. For more details, see the
Academy website - www.bcacademy.ca.
Paying
Attention to Detail
Observations of the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Paralympics
The BC Games Society Board Members and staff who attended
the Sydney Olympic and Paralympic Games prepared a report on their observations at the
Games. The observations are geared toward the BC Games but may have relevance to other events as well. The
report is available for viewing or download in pdf format.
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