Board of Directors named for Fort St. John 2020 BC Winter Games 

The leadership volunteers who will form the Board of Directors to guide the planning and staging of the 2020 BC Winter Games were approved by Fort St John City Council.

“Our community is set to build on the legacy of many other higher level sporting events and continue to demonstrate our ability to host competitions at this level. We have appointed a diverse group that will lead our volunteers to ensure a successful Games, while leaving a lasting legacy for our community,” said Mayor Lori Ackerman.

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It takes a family to raise an Olympian

It takes thousands of volunteers to host multi-sport games and it also takes thousands of parents to send inspiring athletes to compete at a provincial multi-sport games. Sometimes those families believe so strongly in the games experience that the memories make an indelible mark on both the children and the parents who raise them.

Take the Spence family for instance. All four children: Victoria (Tori), Sara, Josie and Eric, competed at the BC Games – both summer and winter.

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Alumni at Youth Olympic Games

Three BC Games alumni and one Team BC alumnus are representing Canada at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.  Congratulations to Surrey's Dolly Gabri and Jasneet Nijjar both competing in Athletics along with Hunter Czeppel of Abbotsford competing in Rugby Sevens.  Also, following his success at the 2017 Canada Summer Games, Bryden Hattie (Victoria) is competing in Diving.

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