Community of Armstrong

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  1. Armstrong celebrates Spirit of BC Week 2008

    Armstong hosted free events to celebrate Spirit of BC Week 2008.

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  2. North Okanagan celebrates Spirit of BC Week 2007

    North Okanagan communities hosted free events to celebrate Spirit of BC Week 2007.

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  3. 21 community sport programs in B.C. receive funding

    2010 Legacies Now is making sport more accessible for people throughout the province by supporting projects ranging from the development of a speed skating program for at-risk youth in Kamloops to the launch of a girls' skateboarding program in Armstrong.

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Related Highlights

  1. Close to 500 young hockey players participated in Spirit of 2010 Hockey Tournaments.

  2. The North Okanagan Spirit of BC Committee hosted events to celebrate the annual Spirit of BC Week.

  3. Caravan Farm Theatre received $15,025 from Catalyst for a pilot project to increase awareness and attendance at theatre productions, and enhanced opportunities for fundraising, sponsorship and municipal funding support.

  4. Three schools registered with Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating in students.

  5. Caravan Farm Theatre received $5,000 from Innovations for a Horse Choreography Workshop to increase their ability to incorporate horses into their artistic works.

  6. The North-Okanagan Shuswap literacy task group received $195,000 from Literacy Now Communities to improve literacy in the area.

  7. 28,000 people visited the express version of the 2010 Legacies Now Connecting Communities Tour at the Interior Provincial Exhibition and Stampede in 2007.

  8. Caravan Farm Theatre received $79,000 from Arts Partners in Creative Development for Everyone - A Modern Morality Play.

  9. Over 3,000 children in grades 2-7 in 41 communities participated in Basketball BC's Steve Nash Youth Development Program in 2007-2010 thanks to $25,000 from the BC Sport Participation Program.

  10. Armstrong received $5,000 from Spirit of BC.

  11. The North Okanagan literacy task group received $195,000 from Literacy Now Communities to improve literacy in the area.

  12. More than 4,000 students in 20 schools in the North Okanagan-Shuswap School District participated in Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating.

  13. Armstrong Spallumcheen Parks and Recreation Commission received $1,460 from the Local Sport Program Development Fund to support their Skateboarding for Girls program.