News

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 tournament 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.

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.

November 10, 2016

BC Wheelchair Basketball Society will hold its AGM on Nov. 12th at noon at Kelowna Secondary School (1079 Raymur Ave. Kelowna, BC. V1Y 4Z7). All members are welcome to attend.

November 9, 2016

BCWBS and Okanagan Thuder are hosting a BC-CWBL tournament in Kelowna this weekend. Everyone is welcome to come and watch the games. No adimmisions!

November 8, 2016

Mid Island Wheelchair Sports Club is hosting a wheelchair basketball Have a Go Nights on November 22nd & 29th.

November 8, 2016

BC Royals welcomed BC Breakers, Edmonton Northern Lights, and Seattle Sonics at the Western Conference tournament held at the Richmond Olympic Oval on the weekend (November 5/6). Game results are as below:

November 4, 2016

BC Royals and BCWBS are hosting a Western Conference Tournament at the Richmond Olympic Oval this weekend. Eveyone is welcome to come and support BC Royals and BC Breakers. (No admission to watch games.)

November 4, 2016

BC Royals and BCWBS are hosting a Western Conference Tournament at the Richmond Olympic Oval this weekend. Eveyone is welcome to come and support BC Royals and BC Breakers. (No admission to watch games.)

October 31, 2016

From HOOPFEST to BC Games to Let's Play to the BC-CWBL Finals, it's been an action-packed year here at BC Wheelchair Basketball Society. That's why we're proud to release our annual report, which has stories, stats and much, much more.

October 28, 2016

The AGM will be held in conjunction with the BC-CWBL tournament.

October 27, 2016

October 27, 2016

2016-17 BC Junior Challenge

October 24, 2016

We are seeking a computer science intern to assist with our website, database and other data management projects!

October 21, 2016

This past weekend (October 15 &16), we had the first tournament for our 2016-27 BC-CWBL season at Brocklehurst Secondary in Kamloops.

October 14, 2016

BC-CWBL, BC's Provincial League, will start its new season this weekend. The first tournament will be held in Kamloops and five teams are scheduled to play. The tournament is open to the public.

October 6, 2016

He's given back to the wheelchair basketball community in innumerable ways, and now he's getting his due. Joe Higgins will be inducted into the Delta Sport Hall of Fame during a gala on Oct. 22nd.

October 3, 2016

Like many people with newly acquired disabilities, Amanda Yan wasn't ready to play wheelchair basketball when she sustained a spinal cord injury in 2008. That didn't stop Joe Higgins. He gave her a BC Wheelchair Basketball jersey: one that laid in the bottom of her drawer for years. Every time she tried to give it back, he refused.