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January 30, 2012

Winter Tim Frick City League Week 4 Schedule

I'm looking forward to another exciting week of wheelchair basketball.

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January 27, 2012

Register For 2012 Wheelchair Basketball Bounce Off In Powell River

This FREE event will be led by a special guest coach from theBC Wheelchair Basketball Society. Prizes and a spirit meal included!All basketball players are welcome and sport wheelchairs are provided. The first 15 registrants are guaranteed a spot in the challenge.

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January 26, 2012

Time to Cheer - Support BCWBS

BCWBS needs to generate 225 cheers for our grant applciation to Molson in support of the 2012 Nationals that we are hosting in May.

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January 26, 2012

Volunteer at Interdependence 2012

Interdependence 2012 (i2012) is a conference and expo hosted by the Rick HansenFoundation (RHF) and the Rick Hansen Institute. Since his Man In Motion World Tour 25years ago, Rick Hansen has nurtured a dream of true collaboration across the field of SCIrelatedresearch and care. That dream began to be realized in 2003 when RHF establishedthe SCI Solutions Network through generous public funding and private donations. TheNetwork has since been named the Rick Hansen Institute (RHI) and now operates as anindependent charitable organization committed to accelerating the translation of worldwideSCI research into a cure for paralysis after spinal cord injury.

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January 23, 2012

International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Presents Classification Video

The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) has launched a new video entitled Introduction to the IWBF Player Classification System. The video is designed to be a international classification resource and it is available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

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January 23, 2012

Winter Tim Frick City League Teams and Week 3 Schedule

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January 18, 2012

Para-Equipment Fund and Recruitment Program Fund Available

CPC has announced that the Para-Equipment Fund and Recruitment Program Fund applications will open on January 25, 2012. Application deadline is February 29, 2012.

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January 17, 2012

Winter Tim Frick City League Teams and Week 2 Schedule

Hi Winter City Leagures!Here is the teams and schedule for tonight, Jan 17.Please note that we might make some adjustments in teams within next couple of weeks.

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January 17, 2012

2012 National Wheelchair Basketball Teams Named

(Las Vegas, NV) Wheelchair Basketball Canada is pleased to announce the pool of 26 athletes selected to represent Canada in2012 as the Senior Men’s and Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball Teams prepare for the London Paralympic Games.

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January 11, 2012

Intense Training at High Performance Camp

BC Wheelchair Basketball hosted a High Performance camp at Douglas College on January 7 & 8.11 female and 18 male High Performance athletes trained hard through the weekend under the instruction by great coaches.

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January 6, 2012

Nominations Accepted for Annual BCWBS Awards

It's the time to start thinking about nominating individuals and or organizations from your club or region for the Annual BCWBS Awards!

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December 21, 2011

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Thank-you to our members including players, coaches, officials, families, and volunteers for their deducation, commitment, and support.

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December 21, 2011

BCPA Launched New Website

Our partner BCPA (British Columbia Paraplegic Association) launched their new website.

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December 20, 2011

Book Release: Wheelchairs Can Jump! - The Definitive History of Wheelchair Basketball

Wheelchair basketball: It’s arguably one of the biggest, most popular, and most competitive sports for athletes with disabilities in the world. Yet, for an international level sport that’s existed for over sixty years, fans are only now being treated to the true depth of its rich history. Acanthus Publishing announces the publication and release of Wheelchairs Can Jump! Tracing Fifty Years of Extraordinary Paralympic and World Championship Performances (Acanthus Publishing 2011), the new, authoritative history of wheelchair basketball written by two of the most influential men in the history of the game.

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December 19, 2011

Division II Player Report

A new player from Powell River, Jenna Blakeney is playing for the Gold Rush in Division II this year.Jenna is one of the active players in Powell River and she has already attended a few camps and tournaments that were hosted in Lower Mainland in the fall.

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December 15, 2011

Gold Rush And Royals Claim Top Spots at 12th Junior Challenge

On December 10 & 11, junior athletes from all over the province as far as Prince George, Powell River, and Okanagan, and from Washington State converged on Richmond for the 2011 BC Junior Wheelchair Basketball Challenge. Host to two divisions this year, the 10ft performance and 10ft challenge divisions.

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December 9, 2011

Annual Junior Wheelchair Basketball Challenge This Weekend

Come on out to check out our annual junior event, the Junior Wheelchair Basketball Challenge, this weekend at McRoberts Secondary School in Richmond.

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December 6, 2011

Junior Players Had A Blast At The First Game Night

"What if?" That was the question asked by community coach Mitch Kostermann at a restaurant table almost a year ago. Mitch coaches the Langley GoldRush Jr. Wheelchair team and he launched his idea to a meeting of Fraser Valley coaches, Emily Herd and Brad Hagkull, who were invited together for a planning meeting by BCWBS Program Coordinator, Makiko Harada. "What if we were to try and get our teams to play each other? Instead of just having weekly practices in our own communities, let's give our groups a road trip to look forward to."

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December 2, 2011

The B.C. Wheelchair Basketball Society Board of Directors Named Following AGM - Lindsay Thom Named President

(Richmond, BC) -- Following a successful AGM, the B.C. Wheelchair Basketball Society (BCWBS) is pleased to announce changes to this year’s Board of Directors. While there are no new faces on the Board this year, a few board members have taken on new roles and responsibilities.

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December 1, 2011

Message from the Honourable Ida Chong - Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development

On behalf of the Province of British Columbia, I would like to extend my congratulations to British Columbian athletes for their success at the 2011 Pan Am Games and the 2011 Parapan Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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November 29, 2011

Clarification for BC-CWBL Division 2 Players

BCWBS would like to go over some procedures re: Division 2 tournaments as there were some confusions this past weekend. This is just for us to be on the same page and hope this helps us to play our games and run tournaments more smoothly.

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November 29, 2011

DIVISION I and II Tournament Results

BCWBS hosted a BC-CWBL Division 1 & 2 tournament in Lower Mainland this past weekend (Nov 26 & 27.)

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November 25, 2011

BCWBS & BCWSA Members Honoured at the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association Awards Night

Six individuals from BC Wheelchair Basketball and Wheelchair Sports family were honoured last weekend for their contributions to wheelchair sports across Canada at CWSA Awards Night.

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November 24, 2011

Richard Peter Receives National Aboriginal Achievement Award

A BCWBS member and Paralympian Richard Peter will be honoured at the 19th Annual National Aboriginal Achievement Award on February 24 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, BC. The official announce was made in Ottawa on Novemeber 22.

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