Community of Prince Rupert

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  1. BC Athletics' Run, Jump, Throw program

    More than 5,400 children learned the fundamentals of track and field through Run, Jump, Throw.

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  2. ProMOTION Plus's Girls Only Program

    More than 1,200 girls and women participated in sport through this ProMOTION Plus program.

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  3. Bulkley Valley artists bring attention to missing women

    An art exhibit commissioned by the Bulkley Valley Community Arts Council brought attention to missing women.

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  4. Made in BC Dance on Tour brings dance to British Columbians

    A dance tour brought contemporary dance to eight BC communities thanks to funding from Innovations.

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  5. Public art revitalizes neighbourhood

    The Prince Rupert Community Arts Council commissioned a public art project depicting the region’s history thanks to funding from Innovations.

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  6. Recreation and culture measure up in Prince Rupert

    Measuring Up, a 2010 Legacies Now program supported by the Province of B.C., has given community members the tools to measure accessibility in Prince Rupert and make a plan to improve it.

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  7. Short-term in Prince Rupert volunteering can bring lasting rewards

    The Prince Rupert 2010 Northern BC Winter Games Society is already recruiting volunteers for the Games, and they're using an innovative tool to do it.

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  1. Over 600 young hockey players participated in the Spirit of 2010 Hockey Tournament.

  2. Gitmaxmak'ay Nisga'a Prince Rupert/Port Edward Society received $11,000 from Innovations to mentor youth through cultural workshops.

  3. Close to 70 students attended Explorations summer camps in Prince Rupert.

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

  5. Students at two Prince Rupert schools participated in SportFit to get active and discover new sports.

  6. The North Coast literacy task group received $90,000 from Literacy Now Communities to improve literacy in the area.

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

  8. 5,200 people visited the 2010 Legacies Now Connecting Communities Tour at Seafest in 2008.

  9. 800 people visited the 2010 Legacies Now Connecting Communities Tour in 2007.

  10. One youth participated in the Altitude Youth Experience.

  11. Jim Ciccone Civic Centre received $2,000 from the Local Sport Program Development Fund for its Carpet Bowling Youth League.

  12. Prince Rupert received $20,000 from Measuring Up to improve accessibilty and inclusion for people with disabilities.

  13. 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.

  14. Over 5,400 children in 37 communities across BC learned track and field skill progressions with BC Athletics' Run, Jump, Throw Program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.

  15. Over 1,200 young girls in 15 communities across BC received resources, support, leadership and opportunities for partnerships with ProMOTION Plus Girls Only Program, funded by the BC Sport Participation Program in 2004-2007.

  16. Over 4,300 children and instructors in 15 communities participated in BC Hockey's Hockey in Our Schools, a skill development program for elementary schools, thanks to $12,000 from the BC Sport Participation Program in 2007-2010.

  17. Gitmaxmak'ay Nisga'a Society received $16,625 from Innovations for Youth Learning Traditional Skills through Culture, a program where elders will teach youth traditional practices of regalia, drum making, and cedar paddle carving.

  18. Kaien Anti Poverty Society received $1,000 from the Aboriginal Youth Sport Legacy Fund for their community garden and recreation area.

  19. Prince Rupert received $10,000 from Spirit of BC.

  20. More than 1,100 youth in Northern B.C. communities participated in B.C. Lacrosse Association programs thanks to $15,000 from the Aboriginal Youth Sport Legacy Fund.

  21. More than 1,400 students in 9 schools in the Prince Rupert School District participated in Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating.

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