Community of Telkwa

Featured Stories

  1. Telkwa measures up in accessibility

    Telkwa received $15,000 from Measuring Up to improve local accessibilty and inclusion for people with disabilities.

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  2. 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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  3. Kids Wrestling program introduces sport to youth

    More than 10,400 children learned to wrestle with program from Wrestling BC.

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  4. Walnut Park Elementary hosts Exploration summer camps

    Students in Telkwa and Smithers attended an Explorations summer camp in 2005.

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Related Highlights

  1. Telkwa received $30,000 from Measuring Up to improve accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities.

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

  3. 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.

  4. Close to 200 students attended Explorations summer camps in the Bulkley Valley School District.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. More than 1,300 students in 6 schools in the Bulkley Valley School District participated in Action Schools! BC to improve physical activity and healthy eating.