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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 [...]

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release July 27, 2014 TEAM BC’S FINAL DAY BRING TOTAL MEDAL COUNT TO 160 REGINA, SK – After a week of competitions at the Regina 2014 North American Indigenous Games, Team BC had a successful final day adding eleven medals to bring the total medal count of 160. The rain couldn’t dampen BC fans, which were out in large numbers cheering on Team BC athletes in the final matches on Saturday. The day started at Kaplan [...]

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release July 26, 2014 FEMALE GOLFERS SOAR ABOVE THE FIELD U16 girls’ softball end the day with gold REGINA, SK – Kylie Jack, Rachelle Nielsen and Wyatt Brook win gold on the golf course for Team BC! After three rounds at the Tor Hill Golf Course, Kylie’s total score was 338, an amazing 44 shots ahead of second place in the female U17 division. Rachelle put together three consistent rounds for a total score of 241, [...]

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release July 24, 2014 TEAM BC ALL FIRED UP AFTER CLAIMING 19 MEDALS AT THE RANGE Sisters win gold in athletics, girls’ volleyball move to playoffs REGINA, SK –Team BC shooters claim 19 of 24 possible medals after two days of competitions! “This is the best performance of Team BC rifle team in the history of the Games,” said Lara Mussell, Team BC Chef de Mission. Team BC won an extraordinary seven gold medals, six silver [...]

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release July 23, 2014 ALL 16 SWIMMERS MEDAL ON DAY ONE, 72 MEDALS FOR TEAM BC! Rylee Mitchell’s javelin toss wins gold by 15.8 meters REGINA, SK – All 16 Team BC swimmers win medals on the first day of competitions—22 swimming medals in total! “We took the cue from the rest of Team BC,” said Head Coach, Leanne Sirup. “Our teams are performing so well, we had to step up too.” And they dove right [...]