Longtime community advocate, former City of Nanaimo Councillor and six time BC Games volunteer, Diana Johnstone, has been awarded Nanaimo's highest civic honour the Freedom of the City.

12 BC Games alumni are among the finalists for the 49th Annual Athlete of the Year Awards to be presented at the ceremony on March 12, 2015.

Three BC Games alumni and two Team BC alumni have been named to the BC Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2015 inductees.

As many as 14 community leaders who have volunteered with the BC Winter or BC Summer Games were elected to municipal positions on November 15.

Sport leaders and BC Games alumni, Joy Fera and Bev Viger were honoured at the annual In Her Footsteps event presented by ProMOTION Plus.

Five BC Games alumni represented Canada at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games held in Nanjing, August 16-28.