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Powering Potential in B.C. Communities

The BC Games have always been more than four days of sport and community celebration.  Since their inception in 1978, the Games have created legacies of both human performance and sport investment.

The financial legacy of the BC Games is distributed through two main initiatives: Legacy Funding and the Powering Potential Fund (PPF). These initiatives are a unique catalyst for growth, for enhancing the community spirit, and re-investing in communities which give so much time, energy, and care to host B.C.’s best young athletes, coaches, and officials.

In 2017, the BC Games Society created the Powering Potential Fund as a vehicle to strategically invest in projects that further the development of athletes, teams, sport organizations and communities in B.C.

Funding is distributed prior to the Games and is in addition to the legacy funding distributed by host societies once the Games have concluded. Each project must be ‘owned’ by a community organization such as a PSO, Sport Club or other community-based organization, expected to leave behind a lasting legacy for the community, and must be completed in time for that specific Games.

Funding Process

Provincial Sport Organizations submit operational needs 8-14 months before the Games, and potential projects are reviewed by BC Games Staff and Host Society directors.

Recent Projects

Project: Develop more permanent slopestyle terrain park base features and a moguls course at Troll Resort.

Project Goals:

    • Develop more permanent slopestyle terrain park base features and moguls course at Troll Resort
    • Increase the freestyle and snowboard programming and participation at Troll Resort

Partners:

    • Troll Resort
    • BC Games Society

Total Funding = $8,000

Project: Purchase a new judo fighting area roll mat, leaving a high-performance judo legacy in the community.

Project Goals:

    • Provide a quality judo competition experience at the BC Winter Games
    • Help increase judo participation and event hosting capacity in the Cariboo Region

Partners:

    • Judo BC
    • Kokoro Judo Club
    • Lhatko Quesnel 2024 BC Winter Games Society
    • BC Games Society

Total Funding = $6,500

Project: Support Freestyle BC in starting a new club in alignment with the planning of the 2024 BC Winter Games.

Project Goals:

    • Identify a Freestyle Club Program Director at Troll Mountain (Spark of a new Freestyle Club at Troll Mountain)
    • Support the development and mentorship of coaches and officials

Partners:

    • Freestyle BC
    • BC Games Society

Total Funding = $4,000

Project: Upgrade the biathlon range at Hallis Lake for competition, including concrete bases for targets, facilities for lead and brass collection, roof structures, and more.

Project Goals:

    • Develop more permanent and modern biathlon facility at Hallis Lake
    • Increase the biathlon and cross country programming and participation at Hallis Lake
    • Enhance the hosting abilities at Hallis Lake and the Cariboo Ski Touring Club

Partners:

    • Cariboo Ski Touring Club
    • BC Games Society

Total Funding = $5,000

Powering Potential Fund makes a difference in Prince George

29 June 2022/by David Conlin

Powering Potential Fund advances sport in Fort St. John

14 September 2019/by David Conlin

Cowichan receives boost from Powering Potential Fund

18 June 2018/by David Conlin

BC Games Legacy Funding

First implemented in 1989, the BC Games Society financial legacy policy was meant to inspire community involvement while creating financial legacies which would benefit the community for years to come.

The Legacy Fund of each Games consists of budget savings, merchandise sales, and interest gained through the planning cycle. Past communities have seen legacy investments range from $60,000 to almost $200,000.  Investments are made into local sport and recreation organizations and diverse community initiatives.

Funding Process

Once the Games are over and the financial legacy has been determined, the Host Society sets parameters for distribution of the funds and issues a call for applications from local organizations or athletes.

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Territory Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge the lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) People, also known today as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations, and recognize that our work in this province spans the territories of more than 200 First Nations, as well as Métis and Inuit communities.

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