Community of Fort St. John

More than 2,300 young hockey players participated in the Spirit of 2010 Hockey Tournament.

75 students attended Explorations summer camps in the Peace River North School District.

2010 Legacies Now and Tourism British Columbia facilitated a Sport Tourism Community Workshop exploring how B.C. communities can benefit from hosting the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

The Fort St. John Spirit of BC Committee hosted events to celebrate the annual Spirit of BC Week.

Fort St. John Association for Community Living received $6,000 from Catalyst to conduct a study that focused on expanding audience demographics.

Northern Dance Theatre Society received $8,500 from Catalyst to expand the Northern Dance Summer School.

The City of Fort St. John and the Fort St. John Community Arts Council received $7,500 from Creative Communities to develop a comprehensive cultural plan for the city.

The City of Fort St. John received $10,000 from Creative Communities for the Fort St. John Cultural Map.

The Fort St. John literacy task group received $95,000 from Literacy Now Communities to improve literacy in the community and surrounding area.

Fort St. John received $20,000 from Measuring Up to improve accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities.

Seventeen schools registered with Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating in students.

Students at three Fort St. John schools participated in SportFit to get active and discover new sports.

Six youth from the West Moberly First Nation participated in the First Nations Snowboard Team, funded by the Aboriginal Youth Sport Legacy Fund.

The Aboriginal Sport Gallery Travelling Exhibit joined the Cowichan Spirit Pole Tour and visited Fort St. John in 2008.

1,500 people visited the 2010 Legacies Now Connecting Communities Tour in 2006.

Measuring Up distributed $125,000 to the Measuring Up The North project to improve accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities  in 34 communities and seven regional districts in Northern BC.

Over 250 participants in 14 communities participated in BC Wheelchair Sports Bridging the Gap Program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.

The Fort St. John Elks Speed Skating Club received $2,500 from the Local Sport Program Development Fund for the Adult Speed Skating Program.

The North East Native Advancing Society, Rising Spirit Aboriginal Youth Centre received $1,000 from the Aboriginal Youth Sport Legacy Fund for their Youth for Yoga project.

Fort St. John received $4,300 from Spirit of BC.

Close to 3,600 students in 16 schools in the Peace River North School District participated in Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating.