2010 Legacies Now

We’re dedicated to strengthening arts, literacy, sport and healthy living, accessibility and volunteerism in communities across BC leading up to, and beyond, the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

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Bringing People Together

Bringing People Together

For one afternoon, people of all ages came together in a Vancouver-area gymnasium to create an image that captures what 2010 Legacies Now is all about: bringing people together to create lasting legacies.

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2010 & Beyond

2010 and Beyond

At 2010andBeyond.ca, you’ll find inspiring stories of community legacies. These stories demonstrate how our programs have helped people and organizations make a difference in communities throughout British Columbia.

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Moving Forward

Moving Forward

Looking beyond 2010, we are building on our strengths, reputation and accomplishments to achieve widespread and sustainable social impact in the areas of literacy and lifelong learning, and sport and healthy living.

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Our Partners

Our Partners

We've worked with over 4,000 organizations and groups across the province in our quest to see all BC communities create lasting legacies leading up to the 2010 Winter Games and beyond.

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High-performance athlete grants

The Aboriginal Youth Sport Legacy Fund is accepting applications for its athlete assistance grants until Oct. 5, 2010.

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Literacy and Learning programs

View our resources that support parents, early childcare educators and communities wishing to advance literacy and learning in B.C.

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Beyond the Games

We’re building on our experience leveraging the 2010 Winter Games to help social organizations create large scale and lasting social impact.

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2010 and Beyond Scrapbook

A publication of stories and photos of the people and communities we’ve impacted since we started.

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19 B.C. organizations receive $800,000 to create artistic and cultural legacies

2010/08/10

Vancouver, B.C. - A Victoria concert series inspired by B.C. artist Emily Carr, a play comparing privilege and deep economic disparities from the 19th century to today, and a hip-hop musical theatre exploring the lure of gang...

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SPARC BC to manage community accessibility program

2010/07/07

Vancouver, B.C. –  The Social Planning and Research Council of BC (SPARC BC) will manage outreach and support for the accessibility-related projects and resources established under 2010 Legacies Now's Measuring Up program....

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2010 Legacies Now transfers Hosting BC website to community partner

2010/06/15

Vancouver, B.C. – BC Games Society and Tourism BC, through the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, will oversee the Hosting BC website (www.HostingBC.ca), a marketing website showcasing the readiness of B.C. communities to...

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City of Merritt receives $5,000 to identify arts and cultural assets

2010/06/10

Vancouver, B.C. - The City of Merritt will undertake a cultural mapping project as a first step towards developing a more diverse arts and culture policy. Under the Creative Communities program, 2010 Legacies Now and the Province...

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City of Kelowna receives $19,900 to develop cultural plan

2010/06/10

Vancouver, B.C. - The City of Kelowna will develop a three-to-five year cultural plan using $19,900 in funding from the Creative Communities program, supported by 2010 Legacies Now and the Province of British Columbia. Once...

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