May 7, 2017
Congratulations to Stacey Friedman, who was the grand prize winner of the BCWBS raffle. She won 2 tickets anywhere in WestJet's world, including the U.K. We are so grateful to Westjet for the generous donation. The money raised will be used to support wheelchair basketball programs and services across B.C, ensuring that people with disabilities across the province will be able to live active, healthy lives.
May 3, 2017
BC Wheelchair Basketball is seeking an individual to fulfill a fulltime Program Coordinator position for a one year contract . Program areas will include provincial league and tournaments, recruitment and retention initiatives, some junior programs and Let's Play program activities and assisting the Provincial Coach with provincial team programs and associated administrative duties.
April 24, 2017
BC Breakers competed at the CWBL Women’s National Championship held in Burlington, ON last weekend (April 21-23). Finishing 2nd in the round robin, Breakers faced Saskatchewan in a cross-over game and secured a spot in a semi-final by beating them 59-53.
April 19, 2017
BC Wheelchair Sports Association (BCWSA), in collaboration with BC Wheelchair Basketball Society, Access Services and Britannia Community Centre, is pleased to host an Aboriginal Have a Go day. Individuals with and without disabilities will have an opportunity to try different wheelchair sports including wheelchair tennis, rugby, athletics, and basketball! Furthermore, peer mentors such as Richard Peter (a five time Aboriginal Paralympian in wheelchair basketball) will be leading the Have a Go session alongside BCWSA/BCWBS staff.
April 18, 2017
BC Breakers 2017 Team is heading to Toronto this Thursday to compete at the CWBL Women's National Championship. Six women's teams will be competing at the tournament held at the Haber Recreation Centre in Burlington, ON on April 21-23.
April 10, 2017
Over the March 25th/ 26th weekend, the BC-CWBL teams came out and gave it their all during the finals at the Spectrum Community School in Victoria. Each team fought some tough battles to the finish line, but in the end it came down to the Cable Cars competing with the Vancouver Classics during the final game, with a big win to the Classics with a final score of 63-51.
March 25, 2017
Tonight, BC Wheelchair Basketball Society honoured its best and brightest at the BCWBS Annual Awards Banquet, which was held in conjunction with the BC - CWBL Championships in Victoria. Congratulations to:
March 20, 2017
The best wheelchair basketball teams in the province will battle for the title of BC-CWBL champion at the 2016-17 BC-CWBL Finals in Victoria this weekend. The event will be held at Spectrum Community School- 957 Burnside Rd W, Victoria BC, V8Z 6E9 . Attendance is free.
March 8, 2017
March 2, 2017
A big congratulations to Ben "Fred" Hagkull, Tanner Jung and Jack Kosterman. They've been invited to try out for Team Canada's U23 Men's Team! Only 18 athletes were selected to attend the selection camp, which will take place at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre from March 20-24.
February 21, 2017
BCWBS visited the Comox Valley Wheelchair Sports Club on February 17 & 18.
February 15, 2017
BCWBS and BC Breakers hosted an annual BC Breakers Festival in Victoria, with the support of the Victoria Wheelchair Sports club. The event was held in conjunction with Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) women’s basketball champions at the University of Victoria on March 11 & 12.
February 8, 2017
January 31, 2017
Maybe you have a New Year's resolution to do more physical activity. Maybe you love giving back to the community. Maybe you thrive on pushing yourself to achieve a goal. Whatever your motivation, we want you to join our Scotiabank Charity Challenge Half-Marathon and 5K Team on June 25th. We had a blast last year, and we can't wait to do it again.
January 31, 2017
Our annual BCWBS raffle is starting now and tickets are going fast! You could win one of four fabulous prizes, including:
January 26, 2017
We had a great tournament this past weekend for our BC-CWBL tournament which was held at Langley Christian Middle School and Trinity Western University. Thank you to the Fraser Valley Wheelchair Sports Club for hosting us!
January 18, 2017
Engage Sport North is hosting a Try It event at the Northern Sport Centre in Prince George on February 2nd. All is welcome so come out with your family and friends!
January 11, 2017
BC Wheelchair Basketball and BC Breakers Women's Program are hosting the Annual Breakers Festival in Victoria on March 11 & 12.The event is open to all girls and women (with a physical disability or able-bodied) and we will have something for all levels of participants. A sport wheelchair can be provided upon request.
January 3, 2017
December 20, 2016
What a fun weekend with athletes from all across the Province! We had athletes from Prince George, Pender Island, Victoria, Kamloops and all across the lower mainland. We also had some Let's Play kids join us in the 8ft hoop division, who all did a great job on Saturday, we saw some awesome skills and plays by these younger athletes all aged 12 and under, youngest being 7 years old!
December 6, 2016
The City of Abbotsford and BC Wheelchair Basketball are hositng a Try It Day in Abbotsford on December 19. The event is open to anyone and is for participants of all ages to try.
December 5, 2016
Riley Martin’s wheelchair basketball career has already taken him to the Canada Winter Games and inspired him to give back by joining the BC Wheelchair Basketball Society’s Board of Directors. Now, he’s taking his game to the next level thanks to a high-performance basketball wheelchair purchased through a grant from the BC Rehab Foundation.
November 29, 2016
Building snowmen. Skiing. Playing hockey. Having snowball fights. These are all staples of a classic Canadian childhood. Unfortunately, children with physical disabilities are often left out of winter fun. That's why we've created our first ever Let's Play Winter Camp. We'll bring together 10 kids with physical disabilities under 12 and their families to Whistler for the ultimate winter experience, including:
November 16, 2016
Well it was another successful BC-CWBL tourmanent held in Kelowna this past weekend. We had all 7 teams in our league come out and compete. We had some new faces join teams which made for some interesting games and scores.
