BC Wheelchair Sports' Bridging the Gap program
More than 250 people participated in sport through BC Wheelchair Sports' Bridging the Gap program.
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BC Athletics' Run, Jump, Throw program
More than 5,400 children learned the fundamentals of track and field through Run, Jump, Throw.
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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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New Westminster improves local literacy
The New Westminster literacy task group received funding to offer numerous literacy programs.
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New Westminster celebrates Spirit of BC Week 2008
New Westminster hosted free events to celebrate Spirit of BC Week 2008.
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New Westminster celebrates Spirit of BC Week 2007
New Westminster hosted free events to celebrate Spirit of BC Week 2007.
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New Westminster School District hosts Explorations summer camps
The New Westminster School District hosted six Explorations summer camps in 2005.
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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
More than 1,100 young hockey players participated in Spirit of 2010 Hockey Tournaments.
More than 175 students attended Explorations summer camps in New Westminster.
The City of New Westminster received $10,000 from Creative Communities for the City of New Westminster Arts Strategy, an action plan for addressing the cultural needs of the community.
The New Westminster literacy task group received $100,000 from Literacy Now Communities to improve literacy in the area.
The New Westminster Spirit of BC Committee hosted events to celebrate the annual Spirit of BC Week.
14 schools registered with Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating in students.
Students at six New Westminster schools participated in SportFit to get active and discover new sports.
7,900 people visited the 2010 Legacies Now Connecting Communities Tour at FraserFest in 2008.
Four youth participated in the Altitude Youth Experience.
Over 5,400 children in 37 communities across BC learned track and field skill progressions with BC Athletics' Run, Jump, Throw Program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.
Over 250 participants in 14 communities participated in BC Wheelchair Sports Bridging the Gap 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.
More than 360 children, aged 6-16, in nine communities tried ringette at events hosted by BC Ringette's Come Try Ringette program in 2007-2010, thanks to $20,000 from the BC Sport Participation Program.
Over 18,200 children and instructors in 13 communities participated in BC Athletics' Run, Jump, Throw program in 2007-2010, which introduces motor development skills, thanks to $20,000 from the BC Sport Participation Program.
Centre of Integration for African Immigrants received $5,000 from Innovations for AfroFest BC, a new seven-day project for immigrant African/Black artists to celebrate their talents.
New Westminster received $5,000 from Spirit of BC.
Close to 3,700 students in 11 schools in the New Westminster School District participated in Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating.
New Westminster Junior Salmonbellies Sports Foundation received $1,960 from the Local Sport Program Development Fund to promote lacrosse to youth.
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