News

January 23, 2018

Despite some windy and cool weather, this past weekend we had our best turnout at our Victoria BC-CWBL tournament. We had games at PISE (Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence) on Saturday and at Spectrum Community School on Sunday. Thank-you to all teams for coming out and making our third tournament another success; Tacoma Titans (4-1), Victoria Chargers (3-1), Vancouver Classics (3-1), Langley Gold Rush (2-3), Kamloops Bull-Dawgs (1-4), and Vancouver Cable Cars (1-4). Here are the game scores:

January 17, 2018

Early bird registration now open for THE Best team challenge event of the season.

January 2, 2018

BCWBS is proud of our community partnerships. Without them we wouldn’t be able to do so many things – club teams, fundraising events, tournaments, grass-roots programs and all things wheelchair basketball in BC.

December 22, 2017

As 2017 closes out, we would like to take this opportunity to congratulate and thank the outstanding builders, athletes, volunteers and members who work tirelessly representing BCWBS and our province.

December 14, 2017

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December 12, 2017

Your contribution provide chairs, gym rentals, and a ton of smiles.It helps us support the opportunities for our elite athletes to train and work to their fullest potential.

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

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 26, 2017

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