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I·SPARC to deliver grant program to help children and youth in and out of care participate in activities

Grants for as much as $1,000 annually will help children and youth in and out of care cover costs for registration, equipment and travel for sport, physical and cultural activities (May 30, 2022) - The Province is creating a new grant program to help children and youth during and after government care participate in sport, physical and cultural activities. Young people in and from care face barriers that limit their participation in sport and other activities. Financial barriers such as [...]

By |2022-06-06T13:03:32-07:00May 31st, 2022|Comments Off on I·SPARC to deliver grant program to help children and youth in and out of care participate in activities
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NAHC bronze medals for Team BC

TEAM BC BRINGS HOME BRONZE MEDALS FROM 2022 NATIONAL ABORIGINAL HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS Duncan, B.C. (May 19, 2022) The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (I∙SPARC) is pleased to announce that Team BC’s male and female teams each earned bronze medals at the 2022 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC). The two teams were comprised of the province’s top Indigenous U18 players and faced a highly competitive field at the 2022 NAHC in Membertou, Nova Scotia, from May 7 to May [...]

By |2022-06-01T01:44:26-07:00May 19th, 2022|Comments Off on NAHC bronze medals for Team BC
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Team BC rosters announced for 2022 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships

Top Indigenous hockey players set to represent British Columbia at Elite Competition Victoria, B.C. (May 8, 2022) - The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (I∙SPARC) is pleased to announce the players and volunteer staff who will represent British Columbia in the 2022 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC). The 2022 NAHC takes place in Membertou First Nation, Nova Scotia, from May 7 to May 14, 2022. I·SPARC hosted its Team BC Player Selection Camp from April 8-10, 2022 in Chilliwack, [...]

By |2022-06-01T01:44:26-07:00May 8th, 2022|Comments Off on Team BC rosters announced for 2022 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
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I·SPARC partners with BC Basketball Festival

The Fraser Valley Bandits announced a partnership with the Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (I·SPARC). They have also partnered with Canada Basketball and Basketball BC to launch the inaugural BC Basketball Festival, a youth and adult basketball event that will take place this summer between June 13 to June 19 at Langley Events Centre (LEC). The festival will feature a variety of activities for athletes, fans and teams to enjoy, including multiple divisions of boys and girls, as [...]

By |2022-04-27T21:39:55-07:00April 27th, 2022|Comments Off on I·SPARC partners with BC Basketball Festival
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BC Lions and TELUS Raise the Game Campaign Donates $20,000 to I·SPARC

                     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (2021/152) November 24, 2021 BC Lions and TELUS Raise the Game Campaign Donates $20,000 to I·SPARC Football campaign supports the health and wellbeing of Indigenous peoples in BC Traditional Territory of the Quw’utsun (Cowichan) Tribes / Duncan B.C. (November 24, 2021) – The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council (I·SPARC), the BC Lions and TELUS are pleased to announce that the CFL Raise the Game Campaign [...]

By |2022-06-01T01:44:26-07:00November 24th, 2021|0 Comments
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Honouring Residential School Survivors and Children Who Did Not Make It Home

Orange Shirt Day - 2021 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation A time to honour and uplift Survivors of residential schools Today, September 30, 2021, we take time to honour the lost children, Survivors of residential schools, their families, and communities. We, at I·SPARC, understand that the tragic and painful history and reality of residential schools continues to have ongoing negative impacts on our peoples, families, and communities. Through sport, physical activity, and recreation, we can come together unified in strength to heal [...]

By |2022-06-01T01:44:26-07:00September 30th, 2021|0 Comments
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Halifax 2023 North American Indigenous Games Announced

Victoria, BC (July 12, 2021) – Following the postponement of the Halifax 2020 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, today the NAIG Council and the Halifax NAIG Host Society announced that the next Games are confirmed to take place July 15 to 23, 2023 in Kjipuktuk (Halifax) and Millbrook First Nation, Nova Scotia. This is welcome news that we hope will inspire and motivate youth who have the goal of competing at the Games. The Halifax [...]

By |2022-06-01T01:44:26-07:00July 12th, 2021|0 Comments
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2021 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships Cancelled Due to Uncertainty of COVID-19

(OTTAWA, ON - September 22, 2020) - The Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC), through its Board of Directors, has passed a motion to cancel the 2021 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC). The games were to be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 1-9, 2021, hosted by the Manitoba Aboriginal Sports and Recreation Council at the Seven Oaks Arena. The ASC's decision to cancel next year's event was made to safeguard the health of its fans, players, volunteers and the Canadian community at [...]

By |2022-06-01T01:44:28-07:00October 5th, 2020|0 Comments
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Halifax 2020 North American Indigenous Games Postponement Plan Extended

Victoria, BC (September 18, 2020) – Today, the North American Indigenous Games Council announced that the Halifax 2020 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) will be further postponed due to the ongoing situation with the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Halifax 2020 NAIG was set to bring together over 5,000 Indigenous participants from across North America to compete in the multi-sport event and to celebrate cultural heritage in July of 2020.  Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced on March [...]

By |2022-06-01T01:44:28-07:00September 18th, 2020|0 Comments
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NAIG at HOME: Interview with Waneek Horn Miller

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN!  Information: Jarvis Googoo (Associate Director of Health for the Atlantic Policy Congress) and Indigenous Canadian Olympian Waneek Horn Miller discuss mental health, sport and how the pandemic has impacted indigenous communities. NAIG at Home is hosted by the NAIG 2020 Host Society in Kjipuktuk (Halifax) in Mi'kma'ki on the traditional and ancestral lands of the Mi’kmaq Nation. Join Jarvis Googoo on Tuesday at 7pm ET for a conversation on mental health with Waneek Horn-Miller. Join [...]

By |2022-06-01T01:44:28-07:00July 9th, 2020|0 Comments
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