December 10, 2012
BCWBS office will be closed December 21 - January 2 for holidays.
December 7, 2012
If you are participating in the Center for Performance Camp this weekend (invitation only) in Langley, please note the change of location for Sunday.
December 5, 2012
In 2010, five members of the Nordic Racers adaptive ski program competed in the 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Games in cross-country skiing and biathlon. Having successfully reached their goal of racing at the Paralympics, our team has now turned their energy towards a new challenge — introducing more people with a physical disability to the sport! We have planned a series of ski clinics during the 2012 - 2013 ski season where our Paralympians, their coaches, and others will teach people with physical disabilities and their friends and family to ski. Wheelchair users, amputees, people who are blind or visually impaired and people with cerebral palsy are just a few examples of the physical disabilities we can accommodate in our program.
December 3, 2012
Join to celebrate our 20th anniversary and come play wheelchair basketball at or support our Annual Fundraiser Hoopfest!
November 29, 2012
In an effort to recognize outstanding contributions and achievements in the sport of wheelchair basketball in British Columbia, the following 7 awards are distributed annually by the BC Wheelchair Basketball Society. Full nomination criteria can be found below:
November 29, 2012
The annual officials exam is now on the WBC website. The exam is 30 questions this year instead of 25 and you must complete and pass (i.e. 27/30 score) to be considered for any post-season assignments.
November 28, 2012
With the sport wheelchairs donated through the Honda Mobility Dream Contest won by Okanagan Thunder member Art Kelz, a 4-week pilot program will be starting up in Vernon next Tuesday on November 13. Our thanks again to the Rick Hansen Foundation and Honda Canada for your support of wheelchair basketball development in the Okanagan.
November 28, 2012
BCWBS and Douglas College are excited to offer the BCWBS - Tim Frick Winter 2013 City League. The lower mainland City League will consist of 10 weekly game nights, where new players, juniors, and some seasoned retirees can develop their game skills and have some competitive fun!
November 28, 2012
BC Wheelchair Basketball Society (BCWBS) is seeking an enthusiastic individual to cover a maternity leave for our current Managing Director for the period of February 25, 2013 – March 31, 2014.
November 28, 2012
Tim Frick Fall City League ended last Sunday on November 25. Unfortunately we were missing a few players and regular coach Arley for this final night but the players in attendance had a blast playing some games thanks to our Provincial Coach Marni Abbott-Peter. Even our regular referees Rita and Conston dropped their whistles and jumped in a chair finally to play with our city leaguers!! At the end of the night, the league awards were presented as follows.
November 28, 2012
BC-CWBL Division 1 & 2 Tournament was held at Douglas College New Westminster on November 24 and at Trinity Western University in Langley on November 25. All six Division 2 teams and two Division 1 teams attended this tournament and many close games were seen including an exciting one point game between Gold Rush and Okanagan Thunder on Sunday. The game results are below:
November 27, 2012
The City of Surrey and BCWBS are hosting a "Try It Day" at Cloverdale Recreation Centre on December 4. Come out and participate in fun activities designed for all with or without disability.
November 20, 2012
BCWBS is hosting the Division 1 & 2 tournament in New Westminster and Langley this weekend on November 24/25.
November 19, 2012
First off, I would like to take the time to thank Kathy Newman, who recently retired as Executive Director of BC Wheelchair Sports Association...
November 7, 2012
Wheelchair Basketball Canada is asking that you (BC athletes, coaches, officials, and regular volunteers) please take the time to click on the link below and fill in the member survey by Monday November 12th.
November 6, 2012
Last Sunday (November 4) at the Tim Frick Fall City League, we welcomed family and friends of the City Leaguers to share our sport.
October 25, 2012
BC Wheelchair Basketball and Kamloops Bull-Dawgs are hosting the first tournament of the season in the provincial wheelchair basketball league (BC-CWBL) this weekend, Oct 27 & 28, at Tournament Capital Centre in Kamloops.
October 23, 2012
BCWBS hosted our first performance camp of the season this past weekend (Oct 20/21) at Douglas College New Westminster and Trinity Western University in Langley.
October 23, 2012
BCWBS Junior Program had a Halloween Game Night at Trinity Western University in Langley this past Sunday (Oct 21) with a support of Jr. Program coaches Mitch Kosterman and Brad Hagkull as well as of the players' parents.
October 17, 2012
BCWBS Head Offiical Dean MacKinnon has received a Life Membership Award by BC Basketball Officials' Association (BCBOA) during their Annual General Meeting on September 29.
October 5, 2012
The Prince George 2015 Canada Winter Games will be looking for 19 passionate, experienced people to serve as key planning volunteers in the delivery of the 2015 Games.
July 23, 2012
BCWBS annual grant program is available again this year. Application deadline is October 1st, 2012.
June 14, 2012
The Canada Cup will be held at the Richmond Olympic Oval, June 21-23, 2012. The event will be a sneak preview of the Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby tournament with the top 8 teams in the world attending to look to gain the final advantage leading into London.
June 13, 2012
Remember the BC Paraplegic Association (BCPA)? Well forget about it! On May 3rd, the BCPA became Spinal Cord Injury BC (SCI BC).
