News

November 28, 2017

Its an opportunity to make a donation and have an positive impact on our wheelchair basketball community.

November 16, 2017

On behalf of the Board of Directors, our members, athletes, officials and volunteers, BCWBS would like to congratulate Brad Hagkull from Chilliwack.

November 14, 2017

November 11, 2017

The 2016-2017 annual report is intended to give members and other interested stakeholders information about BC Wheelchair Basketball Societies’ (BCWBS) activities and financial performance.

November 8, 2017

BCWBS is hosting our first Zone Try-Out, November 25/26 as part of the Junior Challenge Tournament, Trinity Western University, in Langley. Try-out’s will be scheduled as a portion of this event and are open to athletes aged 12-21 years.

November 6, 2017

Provincial Team Coach, Simon Cass, was in Prince George, Thursday, October 19, 2017, for the inaugural practice of the new club. The Prince George Lumberjacks, under the guidance of their coach Rob Stiles, is looking to build on the legacy started by Pat and Nancy Harris, who have spearheaded wheelchair sports and accessibility in the North for the past 30+ years. Stiles ran a great first practice, culminating in a “crazy hat” relay that enabled team #2, led by Cass, to win gold in the “first practice Olympics” that was tracked over the course of the entire evening.

November 1, 2017

All games are FREE for spectators to come and watch. Bring the kids and see the action.

October 26, 2017

Click to read the 2017 Annual General Meeting Notice, see the Proxy form, and read the 2016 AGM Minutes.

October 23, 2017

BC Wheelchair Basketball sends Good luck messages to BC's Alphonsus "Fonzi" To

October 20, 2017

We have an exciting new Pilot Program Bridging the gap 2.0 that we are starting on October 27th at the Britannia Community Centre.

October 17, 2017

October 14, 2017

Please join us for some BC-CWBL Tier 1 and Tier 2 action from 9am-5pm on Saturday and on Sunday from 8:30-9am- 4pm. We welcome ALL spectators to this FREE event! Limited spots are available to players who might be looking to play in this event as well. Please contact BCWBS about playing in the tournament info@bcwbs.ca . Big THANKS to Kamloops Adaptive Sports Association for hosting this action packed tournament. It will be a great weekend of games as Kamloops prepares to host the 2018 BC Games in February.

October 6, 2017

The IWBF Executive Council has approved a number of changes to be made to the IWBF Official Wheelchair Basketball Rules.

October 4, 2017

BC Wheelchair Basketball and BC Wheelchair Sports are seeking an individual to fulfill a Finance Coordinator position on a full time basis (2.5 days/week for each organization for a combined full time position or two positions at 2.5 days per position).

September 29, 2017

I would like to start by giving you a little history of the original V&DBOA and the connection with wheelchair basketball. I started officiating right out of high school through the influence of my coach, who happened to also referee.

September 27, 2017

September 26, 2017

September 23-30 is National Coaches Week. Join us as we Celebrate all thoe coaches who make a difference in our communities.

September 26, 2017

VANCOUVER and TORONTO, [Sept. 25], 2017 – The Canadian Paralympic Committee, in collaboration with the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network, is pleased to announce that the PARALYMPIAN SEARCH will be visiting Vancouver on Sunday, Oct. 22 and Toronto on Sunday, Nov. 26.

September 19, 2017

September 19, 2017 (Vancouver, BC) British Columbia Wheelchair Basketball Society (BCWBS) is pleased to announce that in conjunction with Wheelchair Basketball Canada we will be hosting the 2018 Canadian Women’s Wheelchair Basketball National Championships.

September 18, 2017

Join us in congratulating BC Alumni members Bo Hedges and Kady Dandeneau on their selection to Team Canada . Good luck in your preparation events for the 2018 World Championships. http://www.wheelchairbasketball.ca/news_press/2017-rosters-canadian-mens-womens-national-teams/

September 15, 2017

BC Wheelchair Basketball Society congratulates Team BC members Joel Ewert and Ben Hagkull on being selected as recipients of the 2017 Petro-Canada FACE grant. See full list of recipients here. For Athletes

September 15, 2017

We are excited to share with you all of the great events we will be hosting this Fall session. Click here: www.bcwbs.ca/news/events to learn how you can join in the fun. All ages and abilities are welcome. We look forward to seeing you at one of the events!

August 21, 2017

We hope everyone has had a great summer and everybody is gearing up for an exciting September. BCWBS is looking forward to hosting two events on back to back weekends for our athletes.

August 3, 2017

Junior Wheelchair Multi-Sport Camp