Community of Oliver

More than 3400 young hockey players participated in the Spirit of 2010 Hockey Tournament.

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

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

Oliver received $15,000 from Measuring Up to improve accessibilty and inclusion for people with disabilities.

45 tourism businesses in the South Okanagan area 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 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 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.

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.

Town of Oliver received $15,000 from Measuring Up to improve accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities.

Oliver-Osoyoos received $5,000 from Spirit of BC.

The South Okanagan Similkameen literacy task group received $150,000 from Literacy Now Communities to improve literacy in the area.

More than 1,500 students in 7 schools in the Okanagan Similkameen School District participated in Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating.