Wheelchair Basketball Comes to Fort St. John!

June 4, 2015

There are some great opportunities to get active this summer in Fort St John! The City of Fort St John and PacificSport are helping to launch a community wheelchair sports program in Fort St John, beginning this Saturday at the Pomeroy Centre with a wheelchair basketball session and then hosting four drop-in wheelchair sports sessions this summer, with the goal of having additional programming this Fall.

Wheelchair Basketball Session – in conjunction with the National Health Day event with the City of Ft St John

Date: Saturday, June 6th

Location: Pomeroy Sports Centre - 9324 - 96 Street, Fort St. John, BC V1J 6V5

Time: 3:00-5:00pm

Cost: FREE

*There will be sport chairs there to use for the session.

City of Ft St John - Wheelchair Sports Drop-In Sessions (Multi-sport)

Dates: Friday evenings, July 10, 24, August 7, and 21

Time: 6:30-8:30pm

Location: North Peace Arena - 9805-96 Avenue, Fort St John, BC V1J 1K9

Drop-In Fee: $3.00-Adults/ $2.00-17 & Under

*There will be sport chairs there to use for the session.

For more information, or to get involved, please contact:

Lisa Rowbotham

Recreation Programmer

City of Fort St. John

E: LRowbotham@fortstjohn.ca

Ph: 250.787.3271

Pomeroy Sport Centre

9324 96 Street, Fort St. John, BC  V1J 6V5

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