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DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016 at 4:30pm Call for Nominations – Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Sport Honouring Outstanding Young Aboriginal Athletes throughout B.C. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Victoria, B.C. (September 9, 2016) – The Aboriginal Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity Partners Council (Partners Council), in collaboration with the Province of British Columbia, is launching the nomination process for the 2016 Premier’s Award for Aboriginal Youth Excellence in Sport. These awards provide a unique opportunity to celebrate the outstanding [...]

Call for Nominations – Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Sport Honouring Outstanding Young Aboriginal Athletes throughout B.C. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Victoria, B.C. (September 9, 2016) – The Aboriginal Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity Partners Council (Partners Council), in collaboration with the Province of British Columbia, is launching the nomination process for the 2016 Premier’s Award for Aboriginal Youth Excellence in Sport. These awards provide a unique opportunity to celebrate the outstanding achievements of Aboriginal athletes who excel in performance [...]

Male Team BC Wins 2016 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships Monday, May 9, 2016 – Team BC went undefeated this past week to take the national title at the 2016 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (2016 NAHC), held May 1-7 in Mississauga, Ontario. Team BC defeated Team North in the gold medal game held Saturday evening. “We are so proud to bring the gold medal back home to BC,” said Head Coach Joe Quewezance. “The hard work, dedication, and the team dynamics [...]

  The inaugural Premier’s Awards for Aboriginal Youth Excellence in Sport were presented during the Gathering Our Voices conference in Victoria on March 21st, 2016. Twelve recipients crossed the stage in front of 2,000 of their peers to accept the awards for outstanding achievements by Aboriginal youth athletes throughout the province. More than 75 nominations were put forward recognizing those who excelled in performance sport, displayed strong leadership qualities, were committed to higher education, and served as community role models [...]

LIVE | March 21, 2016| 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm PT | www.viasport.ca/premiersawards Can't make the upcoming 2016 Gathering Our Voices Conference? viaSport will be live-streaming the Opening Ceremonies AND the inaugural Premier’s Awards for Aboriginal Youth Excellence in Sport! Gathering Our Voices will unite 2000 youth delegates as well as chaperones, presenters, and guests in Victoria, BC. Hosted by the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, this conference celebrates youth through learning, healing, and sharing, providing tangible experiences, tools, resources, and knowledge that [...]

VICTORIA - Artists and athletes joined Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Peter Fassbender and Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Sport Gordon Hogg this morning for an unveiling of the design for the Premier͛s Awards for Aboriginal Youth Excellence in Sport. These awards will be handed out on March 21, 2016, at a national Aboriginal youth conference,  Gathering Our Voices, in Victoria. The inaugural awards will recognize Aboriginal athletes who have excelled in performance sport, displayed strong leadership qualities, are [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2014 TEAM BC MAKES HISTORY AT THE 2014 NORTH AMERICAN INDIGENOUS GAMES BC wins Overall Team Title and the John Fletcher Spirit Award REGINA, SK – Team BC has made history at the Regina 2014 North American Indigenous Games (2014 NAIG). They are the first team in the history of the Games to win both the Overall Team Title and the John Fletcher Spirit Award. The John Fletcher Spirit Award is presented to the contingent [...]