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Community of Kamloops
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Kamloops joins accessible tourism movement
Tourism businesses in Kamloops are getting involved in the accessible tourism movement.
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Kamloops hosts the national baseball championships
Kamloops hosted the 2005 Baseball Canada Senior Championships, which received $10,000 from Hosting BC.
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Kamloops hosts national road cycling championships
Kamloops hosted the 2005 National Road Cycling Championships, which received $10,000 from Hosting BC.
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Kamloops hosts the international short track skating championship
Kamloops hosted the 2006 North American Age Class Short Track Championship, which received $10,000 from Hosting BC.
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Kamloops hosts Strauss Canada Cup of Curling
Kamloops hosted the 2005 Strauss Canada Cup of Curling, which received $10,000 from Hosting BC.
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Kamloops measures up in accessibility
Kamloops received $25,000 from Measuring Up to improve local accessibilty and inclusion for people with disabilities.
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BC Special Olympics Project Outreach
More than 300 children participated in sport through BC Special Olympics' Project Outreach.
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Gymnastics BC's Kids CanMove program
Gymnastics BC's Kids CanMove program increase confidence through movement.
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PacificSport BC's XploreSportz program
More than 3,000 children participated in several different sports through XploreSportz.
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Basketball BC expands the Steve Nash Youth Development Program
More than 2,000 youth learned basketball fundamentals through the Steve Nash Youth Development Program.
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Tennis BC brings tennis to inner-city schools
More than 9,600 children participated in tennis through the Tennis BC Schools Program
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Volleyball BC's Atomic Volleyball program
More than 2,200 children learned volleyball fundamentals through the Atomic Volleyball program.
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Kids Wrestling program introduces sport to youth
More than 10,400 children learned to wrestle with program from Wrestling BC.
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BC Youth on Wheels offers cycling programs
Youth on Wheels increases participation in biking across the province.
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X Fest brings Shakespeare to Kamloops
Project X Theatre Productions Society produced a three-week outdoor Shakespeare festival thanks to funding from Innovations.
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Kamloops-Thompson School District hosts Explorations summer camps
Students in Kamloops, Chase, Logan Lake, Clearwater, Vavenby, Barriere attended Explorations summer camps in 2007
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Head of Australian Olympic Committee shares tips on sport hosting
Craig Phillips, secretary general of the Australian Olympic Committee, visited BC to discuss how communities and businesses can capitalize on business, tourism and team hosting opportunities leading up to 2010.
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Speaker Series launches with expert from Sydney Games
Australia's Margy Osmond visited BC to share lessons in Olympic business development.
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Torch Relay expert shares lessons with BC communities
Torch Relay expert Di Henry shared how BC communities can capitalize on the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays.
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Kamloops hosts 2008 Canada Cup Mountain Bike Race
Kamloops hosted the 2008 Cross Country Race the Ranch Canada Cup Mountain Bike Race, which received $10,000 from Hosting BC.
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Kamloops hosts CADS skill development festival
Kamloops hosted the 2008 Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing's Ski Improvement and Race Development Festival, which received funding from Hosting BC.
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Spirit of BC launches Altitude Youth Experience
60 youth from across BC joined the Altitude Youth Experience program in 2007.
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Nanaimo first stop for Sport Talent Search
The Playground to Podium: Sport Talent Search visited six communities in 2005 to discover young athletes.
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Tour takes off from Richmond
Richmond hosted the first stop for the 2010 Legacies Now Connecting Communities Tour in 2006.
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Kamloops hosts 2007 National Cyclocross Championships
Kamloops hosted the 2007 National Cyclocross Championships, which received $5,000 from Hosting BC.
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BC Golf Association offers Playground to Fairway program for youth
More than 4,000 children learned to golf through the Playground to Fairway program.
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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.
Related Highlights
2098 young hockey players participated in the Spirit of 2010 Hockey Tournament.
Kamloops Charity Curling Society received $10,000 from Hosting BC for the Strauss Canada Cup of Curling.
More than 500 athletes competed in the National Road Cycling Championships which received $10,000 from Hosting BC.
The Kamloops Spirit of BC Committee hosted events to celebrate the annual Spirit of BC Week.
Project X Theatre Productions Society received $15,000 from Innovations for Xfest, a three-week theatre festival in 2006.
Kamloops Long Blades Speed Skating Association received $10,000 from Hosting BC.
More than 200 athletes participated in the Baseball Canada Senior Championship, which received $10,000 from Hosting BC.
More than 255 students attended Explorations summer camps in the Kamloops-Thompson School District.
The Kamloops literacy task group received $70,000 from Literacy Now Communities to improve literacy in the area.
The 2008 National Cyclocross Championships received $5,000 from Hosting BC.
Kamloops Art Gallery received $85,130 from Arts Partners In Creative Development for Jayce Salloum: Collaborative Art Production with Native Youth, a 2-dimensional multi-media art production in collaboration with local Aboriginal youth.
Kamloops' Western Canada Theatre received $98,000 from Arts Partners In Creative Development for Where the Blood Mixes, a theatre production in partnership with Vancouver's Playhouse Theatre Company.
VolWeb.ca hosted and provided an online tool to more effectively recruit and organize Kamloops volunteers and opportunities.
60 youth from Kamloops were invited to attend Altitude Youth Experience to learn leadership skills.
Over 300 athletes participated in the CCAA National Soccer Championships, which received $15,000 from Hosting BC.
24 schools registered with Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating in students.
Students at ten Kamloops schools participated in SportFit to get active and discover new sports.
The Aboriginal Sport Gallery travelling exhibit joined the Cowichan Spirit Pole Tour and visited Kamloops in 2008.
Three youth received high-performace athlete grants from the Aboriginal Youth Sport Legacy Fund.
1,650 people visited the express version of the 2010 Legacies Now Connecting Communities Tour at the Kamloops Provincial Winter Fair in 2007.
330 people visited the 2010 Legacies Now Connecting Communities Tour at the Kamloops Outdoor Pro Rodeo in 2008.
3,700 people visited the 2010 Legacies Now Connecting Communities Tour in 2006.
One youth participated in the Altitude Youth Experience.
35 students from the Kamloops Indian Band attended Explorations summer camps.
Over 35 tourism businesses in Kamloops received accessibility ratings from the Accessible Tourism program.
Over 3,800 children in 41 communities across BC developed basketball skills in the Steve Nash Youth Development Program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2008.
Over 600 youth in 22 communities across BC participated in Cycling BC's Youth on Wheels program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.
Over 37,000 youth in 70 communities across BC developed physical and motor skills with Gymnastics BC's Kids Can Move Program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.
Over 2,900 youth in 17 communities across BC discovered new sports with PacificSport BC's XploreSportz program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.
Over 300 youth in 24 communities across BC participated in the BC Special Olympics' Project Outreach, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.
Over 2,200 youth in 21 communities across BC developed basic volleyball skills in Volleyball BC's Atomic Volleyball program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007
Over 10,400 youth in 32 communities across BC discovered the fundamentals of wrestling with Wrestling BC's Kids Wrestling program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.
The RBC 2010 Legacies Now Speaker Series brought Craig Phillips, secretary general of the Australian Olympic Committee, to Vancouver, Prince George and Kamloops to discuss how to capitalize on business, tourism and team hosting opportunities.
The RBC 2010 Legacies Now Speaker Series brought Margy Osmond, chief executive of the New South Wales' State Chamber of Commerce in Australia, to Vancouver, Prince George and Kamloops to share how communities and businesses can capitalize on the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The RBC 2010 Legacies Now Speaker Series brought Di Henry, a torch relay expert, to Vancouver, Victoria, Kamloops and Cranbrook to share how communities and businesses can leverage the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays when they come to BC.
The 2005 Legacies Speaker Series brought Graeme Hicks, from Albury, Australia, to six BC communities to show how businesses and communities can get involved in sport tourism opportunities.
Over 1800 children from six communities and 123 coaches particpated in BC Wrestling's Path to Success program in 2007-2010, which received $10,000 from the BC Sport Participation Program.
Over 230 skiers and instructors participated in the Disabled Skiers Association of BC's Snowbility Program, which supports adaptive alpine skiing and snowboarding, thanks to $30,000 from the BC Sport Participation Program in 2007-2010.
More than 26,300 children and coaches in 12 communities learned golf fundamentals with BC Golf Association's Playground to Fairway program in 2007-2010 thanks to $25,000 from the BC Sport Participation Program.
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.
Centre for Innovation in the Arts and Culture in Canada received $21,000 from Innovations for Interior Investigations, an artist-research project.
The 2009 Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Championships and IPC NorAm received $10,000 for Hosting BC.
The 2008 Canada Cup Cross Country for cycling - mountain bike received $10,000 from Hosting BC.
Kamloops received $25,000 from Measuring Up to improve accessibilty and inclusion for people with disabilities.
The 2010 Canadian Gymnastics Tournament received $15,000 from Hosting BC.
Kamloops received $10,000 from Spirit of BC.
The Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Championships and
IPC NorAm alpine skiing received $10,000 from Hosting BC.The Aboriginal Sport Gallery Travelling Exhibit toured with ActNow on the Road to 2010 Community Tour and visited Kamloops in 2009.
Secwepemc Cultural Education Society received $2,500 from the Aboriginal Youth Sport Legacy Fund for the Learning Leadership & Resiliency Through Lacrosse program.
More than 8,400 students in 38 schools in the Kamloops/Thompson School District participated in Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating.
Kamloops Aquatic Club received $1,992 from the Local Sport Program Development Fund for the KCS ParaSwimming program.
Kamloops Long Blades Speed Skating Club received $2,000 from the Local Sport Program Development Fund for the Speed On Ice for All program.
T’Kemlups Indian Band received $2,000 from the Local Sport Program Development Fund for their snowboard team.
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