Community of Ladysmith

The Ladysmith Spirit of BC Committee hosted events to celebrate the annual Spirit of BC Week.

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

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

The Nanaimo literacy task group received $115,000 from Literacy Now Communities to improve literacy in the community and surrounding area.

One youth participated in the Altitude Youth Experience.

Over 60 tourism businesses in the Cowichan Valley received accessibility ratings from the Accessible Tourism program.

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.

Ladysmith received $5,000 from Spirit of BC.

More than 8,500 students in 30 schools in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District participated in Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating.