Employment Notice – Manager, Premier’s Awards & Communications
EMPLOYMENT NOTICE Manager, Premier’s Awards & Communications The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (I·SPARC) is a provincial organization established for the purpose of improving the health outcomes of Indigenous people by supporting and encouraging physically active individuals, families, and communities. The programs and services delivered by I·SPARC are designed to build capacity and increase access to sport, recreation, and physical activity in First Nations, Aboriginal Friendship Centres, Métis Chartered Communities, schools, and other delivery agencies throughout British [...]
Registration Open for Online Healthy Living Leader Training
The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council (I·SPARC) is pleased to announce that registration is open for this year's Online Healthy Living Leader Training Sessions. Our healthy living team will be bringing you the training sessions live over Zoom, with all the engagement, activity and laughter you're accustomed to in-person. These sessions are available to anyone working within Indigenous communities who wants to deliver an Indigenous RunWalk or Honour Your Health Challenge program. While our sessions will be online [...]
I·SPARC’s Return to Activity Guidelines
I·SPARC's Return to Activity Guidelines I·SPARC has compiled these guidelines based on recommendations published by provincial and municipal Health Authorities as well as provincial sport and recreation organizations. They are the currently understood best practices at time of publication and were approved by I·SPARC’s Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of all participants to assess their own risks and the safety/preparedness of facilities when considering returning to activity. I·SPARC will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and will adapt [...]
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 [...]
Announcing Provincial Recipients of the Premier’s Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport
Announcing Provincial Recipients of the Premier’s Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport 10 Outstanding Indigenous Athletes Receive Prestigious Award Victoria, BC (June 18, 2020) – The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council (I·SPARC), in partnership with the Province of British Columbia, is pleased to announce the selection of 10 outstanding Indigenous athletes for the 2019 Premier’s Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport. The provincial ceremony was scheduled to take place in March during the Gathering Our Voices [...]
I·SPARC Announces New President and Board of Directors
I·SPARC ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Victoria, BC (June 11, 2020) – The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (I·SPARC) is pleased to announce the appointment of its inaugural board of directors and the election their Executive – President, Corinne McKay, from the Nisga’a Nation, Vice-President Alan Edkins, from the Métis Nation BC, and Secretary Treasurer Cheryl Charlie, from Sts’ailes. They will lead the nine-member board of directors as the organization transitions out of its host agency, [...]
Mental Performance Webinar Series
Mental Performance Webinar Series for Coaches and Athletes I·SPARC in partnership with PacificSport Okanagan and PacificSport Vancouver Island are pleased to present this free Mental Performance Webinar Series for coaches and athletes! These online webinars feature Sport Psychology experts who will share their strategies on how to build resiliency, maintain motivation, and manage intensity and focus for peak performance. Like every sector being affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic, we are experiencing a drastic change in the sport world. We have [...]
Employment Opportunity – Finance Manager
EMPLOYMENT NOTICE Finance Manager DEADLINE TO APPLY: 5:00 PM, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2020 The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (I·SPARC) is a provincial organization established for the purpose of improving the health outcomes of Indigenous people by supporting and encouraging physically active individuals, families, and communities. The programs and services delivered by I·SPARC are designed to build capacity and increase access to sport, recreation, and physical activity in First Nations, Aboriginal Friendship Centres, Métis Chartered Communities, schools, and [...]
Be the Spark campaign launched
Team BC NAIG Be the Spark campaign to keep athletes connected was launched on April 30. Be the Spark campaign launched Victoria, BC (April 30, 2020) –Team BC staff are sharing uplifting messages with athletes, coaches, managers and volunteers to keep them inspired and active following the announcement in March that the Halifax 2020 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) are postponed. (continued below) The Be the Spark campaign kicked off on April 30 with a video of Indigenous Sport, [...]
Employment Notice – Deadline May 12, 2020
EMPLOYMENT NOTICE Regional Sport and Physical Activity Coordinator – Vancouver Island Region The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity & Recreation Council (I·SPARC) is a provincial organization established for the purpose of improving the health outcomes of Indigenous people by supporting and encouraging physically active individuals, families and communities. The programs and services delivered by I·SPARC are designed to build capacity and increase access to sport, recreation and physical activity in First Nations, Aboriginal Friendship Centres, Métis Chartered Communities, schools, and other [...]
Halifax 2020 North American Indigenous Games Postponed
Halifax 2020 North American Indigenous Games Postponed Victoria, BC (March 25, 2020) – Earlier today, the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) Council and the NAIG 2020 Host Society announced that the Games, scheduled to be held July 12-18, 2020 in Kjipuktuk (Halifax) have been 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 [...]
Team BC basketball players win Provincial High School titles
Team BC 16U team member Lakresha Edwards (left) won the girls AAA championships with the Abbotsford Panthers. While 19U Team BC development squad members Lagi Vaa, Tiana Sacco and Jewel Leeson won the AA girls championships with the Britannia Bruins. Team BC basketball players win Provincial High School titles Team BC 19U development squad players Kai Leighton and Kaden Pagens helped the Charles Haynes Rainmakers win the BC High School Sports AA Basketball Championships. Congratulations go out to [...]