Community of Mackenzie

60 youth from the Mackenzie were invited to attend the Altitude Youth Experience to learn leadership skills.

The Mackenzie Spirit of BC Committee hosted events to celebrate the annual Spirit of BC Week.

More than 900 young hockey players participated in the Spirit of 2010 Hockey Tournament.

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

Students at one Mackenzie school participated in SportFit to get active and discover new sports.

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

Three youth participated in the Altitude Youth Experience.

The District of Mackenzie received $2,250 from the Local Sport Program Development Fund for the Mackenzie Futsul Program.

Fraser-Fort George Regional District received $20,000 from Measuring Up to improve accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities.

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.

More than 215 students attended Explorations summer camps in the Prince George School District.

Over 3,800 children in 41 communities across BC developed basketball skills in the Steve Nash Youth Development Program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2008.

Over 37,000 youth in 70 communities across BC developed  physical and motor  skills with Gymnastics BC's Kids Can Move Program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.

Over 300 youth in 24 communities across BC participated in the BC Special Olympics' Project Outreach, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.

Over 10,400 youth in 32 communities across BC discovered the fundamentals of wrestling with Wrestling BC's Kids Wrestling program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.

Over 3,000 children in grades 2-7 in 41 communities participated in Basketball BC's Steve Nash Youth Development Program in 2007-2010 thanks to $25,000 from the BC Sport Participation Program.

The Mackenzie literacy task group is working with Literacy Now Communities to improve local literacy in the area.

Fraser-Fort George Regional District received $20,000 from Measuring Up to improve accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities.

Mackenzie received $5,000 from Spirit of BC.

More than 8,500 students in 37 schools in the Prince George School District participated in Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating.