Community of Lumby

Featured Stories

  1. BC Hockey's Lace ‘Em Up program

    More than 530 children played hockey through BC Hockey's Lace ‘Em Up program.

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  2. Vernon area improves local literacy

    The Vernon literacy task group received funding to offer numerous literacy programs.

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  3. Vernon launches Literacy Now program

    Debbie Schiller, coordinator for the Literacy Now Task Group in the Vernon area, wrote about challenges facing literacy providers in her region.

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Related Highlights

  1. More than 1800 young hockey players participated in the Spirit of 2010 Hockey Tournament.

  2. Students at one Lumby school participated in SportFit to get active and discover new sports.

  3. The Vernon literacy task group received $135,000 from Literacy Now Communities to improve literacy in the community and surrounding area.

  4. Over 500 youth in 18 communities across BC were introduced to ice hockey with BC Hockey's Lace 'Em Up Program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.

  5. Close to 5,000 students in 14 schools in the Vernon School District participated in Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating.