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ABORIGINAL SPORT GALLERY TRAVELS TO B.C. COMMUNITIES
Vancouver, B.C. (May 2, 2008): Fifty communities across British Columbia will get a sneak preview of the new Aboriginal Sport Gallery as it embarks on a 13-week celebratory countdown to the Cowichan 2008 North American Indigenous Games.
The Aboriginal Sport Gallery, a permanent tribute to the unique contributions Aboriginal peoples have made to the B.C.’s sport heritage, will open in June at the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in Vancouver. However, with support from the Province of British Columbia’s BC150 program, a mobile version of the gallery will join the Cowichan 2008 Spirit Pole tour, completing its journey in Cowichan Bay in time for the official opening of Games.
The Aboriginal Sport Gallery travelling exhibit will feature interactive activities and information panels honouring Aboriginal sport through the years. For more information on the exhibit, please visit www.bcsportshalloffame.com.
The schedule of the tour is as follows (subject to change):
May
| May 1 | Lake Cowichan |
| May 2 | Duncan |
| May 3 | Cowichan Bay |
| May 4 | Ladysmith |
| May 4 | Port Alberni |
| May 5 | Comox |
| May 6 | Powell River |
| May 7 | Sechelt |
| May 10 | Vancouver - Granville Island |
| May 11 | Vancouver - Stanley Park |
| May 12 | Whistler |
| May 13 | Squamish |
| May 16 | Chilliwack/Abbotsford |
| May 18 | Sooke |
| May 19 | Victoria |
| May 23 | Hope |
| May 24 | Merritt |
| May 25 | Kelowna |
| May 26 | Vernon |
| May 29 | Salmon Arm |
| May 30-31 | Kamloops |
June
| June 1 | Golden |
| June 2 | Cranbrook |
| June 5 | Nelson |
| June 6 | Castlegar |
| June 7 | Osoyoos |
| June 10 | Penticton |
| June 11 | Lytton |
| June 12 | Lillooet |
| June 13 | Williams Lake |
| June 14 | Quesnel |
| June 17 | Fort St. John |
| June 21 | Fort Nelson |
| June 23 | Dawson Creek |
| June 27 | Mackenzie |
| June 29 | Fort St. James |
July
| July 1 | Prince George |
| July 3 | Burns Lake |
| July 4 | Houston |
| July 5 | Smithers |
| July 6 | Kitimat |
| July 7 | Terrace |
| July 8 | Prince Rupert |
| July 11 | Port Hardy |
| July 21 | Campbell River |
| July 23 | Courtenay/Comox |
| July 25 | Nanoose Bay |
| July 26 | Nanaimo |
| July 27 | Chemainus |
| July 28 | Cowichan Bay |
August
| August 4 – 10 | Cowichan 2008 |
The Aboriginal Sport Gallery was created in partnership with 2010 Legacies Now, Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Association of B.C., B.C. Sports Hall of Fame, Four Host First Nations, Province of B.C., and Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
For more information on the Cowichan 2008 North American Indigenous Games, visit www.cowichan2008.com.
For more information on BC150 events and the Cowichan 2008 Spirit Pole, visit www.bc150.gov.bc.ca.
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Media Contacts:
Nicole Mezzarobba
Coordinator, Communications
778.327.5139
nmezzarobba(at)2010LegaciesNow.com
