The BC Winter Games are an amateur sporting event held in British Columbia, Canada on every other (even-numbered) year.
Contents
- History
- Broadcast
- Sponsored Sports
- 1984 BC Winter Games Fort St John
- BC Amateur Boxing Officials and Coaches
- References
The next BC Winter Games are slated to be held in Penticton, BC from February 25–28, 2016.
History
The BC Games date back to 1979 when the first Winter Games were hosted at Kamloops, British Columbia. The Games would continue and be hosted every year until 1997 in which it would be changed to every second year along with the BC Summer Games.
Broadcast
In January 2016 it was announced that viaSport would be producing a daily 3 minute video for the duration of the games for the 2016 year.
Sponsored Sports
The BC Winter Games brings both able-bodied and disabled sports to one grand event all in the name of sport and competition. The top three participants/teams of each sport will receive a medal in an Olympic fashion.
While not all of the winter-related sports can be in the BC Winter Games there is an application process [1] for games that feel they have grown large enough in British Columbia to be a part of the games.
1984 BC Winter Games, Fort St. John
in the March 1984 issue of the "BC Amateur Boxing News".
"The opening ceremony took place at the North Peace Recreation Centre. It was a gala affair from the music provided by The Winter Games band under the direction of Andy Kaufman and the "Rotary Pipe Band". The event consisted of the parade of athletes, coaches and officials, the torch bearing members, and the official opening by Premier Bill Bennett. The "Master of Ceremonies was Bernie Pascal.
The guest speakers were Premier Bennett, James Chabot, Tony Brummet, Mayor Brian Palmer, Carolyn Krause and BC Games chair Ron Butlin.
BC Amateur Boxing, Officials and Coaches
OFFICIALS APPOINTED BY BOXING BC: Head official: Herbert (Bert) Lowes, Fred Fuller, Allan Stockdale, Thorky Larsen, Vic Murdoch, Brian Zelley and Lorne Turner.
COACHES SELECTED BY THE COACHES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA:
by the various coaches of each region and included: Mike Moore, Jamey Ballard, Ron Reiter, Jolly Edwards, Glynn Jones, Wally Hill, Darryl Olsen, Cliff Lutley, Jim Fair, Art Smith, Monty brown, Dick St. Louis, Mark Valois and Leif Albrechtsen.