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2010 Legacies Now Information
Please view our news releases for the latest information on 2010 Legacies Now. Please use the links below to find background information, quick facts and story ideas. If you would like additional information, please call 778-327-5150 (within the Lower Mainland) or 1-866-427-2010 (toll free), or send an email to
1 Story Ideas
show (3)Story Ideas
Discover inspiring stories about our successes in increasing sport participation, improving family literacy, bringing communities together, and more. You can find more inspiring stories at 2010andBeyond.ca.
Testimonials
People of all ages, from all corners of the province, have benefited from 2010 Legacies Now programs. Hear what they have to say.
IOC case study
Read Catalyst, Collaborator, Connector: The Social Innovation Model of 2010 Legacies Now, a case study commissioned by the International Olympic Committee to examine how our organization has leveraged the 2010 Winter Games to effect social change.
2 Background
show (4)Backgrounder
Read about 2010 Legacies Now’s mission, history and areas of focus.
Program Descriptions
Learn about 2010 Legacies Now programs by category: Aboriginal, Arts, Disability, Literacy and Learning, Sport and Healthy Living, Volunteerism and Spirit of BC.
Quick facts
Discover how we have invested in communities across British Columbia, and the impact of our programs.
3 Publications
show (3)Annual review 2008-09
Our annual review provides financial information and highlights achievements from the past year.
2010 and Beyond Scrapbook
Find out about 2010 Legacies Now’s achievements, and read stories about the lives we’ve touched and the ways B.C. communities are creating lasting legacies.
2010 Legacies Now: Innovator, Collaborator, Investor
Read stories and highlights from 2010 Legacies Now’s history.
4 Contact Us
show (1)Experts available for interviews
If you would like to speak to us about 2010 Legacies Now, our programs and/or the creation of community legacies, please call 778-327-5150 (within the Lower Mainland) or 1-866-427-2010 (toll free), or send an email to news(at)2010LegaciesNow.com. Please view our list of subject matter experts, available for interviews upon request.
Multimedia Gallery
2010 Legacies Now photographs can be downloaded and used with no credit necessary. For B-roll or more information, please call 778-327-5150 (within the Lower Mainland) or 1-866-427-2010 (toll free), or send an email to
Available B-roll
Preview our available B-roll in the categories of Sport and Healthy Living; Art, Culture and Community; Disability; and Literacy and Learning. To obtain B-roll, please call 778-327-5150 or 1-866-427-2010.
Photos and video: SportFit™
Getting children and youth interested in trying new sports is not always an easy task. SportFit makes it easy and fun.
Photos and video: Action Schools! BC™
Teachers are helping more than half a million students across BC get active and learn about healthy eating through Action Schools! BC. Learn how 2010 Legacies Now has helped to make this model a success.
Photos and video: Zero Ceiling
Mike Barton has gone from Vancouver’s inner city to a career teaching snowboarding at Whistler. Find out how 2010 Legacies Now helped him do it.
Photos and video: Chill
Can inner-city youth increase their self-esteem through sport? Watch the video of 2010 Legacies Now’s Chill program or view the photos to find out.
Photos and video: Literacy Now Communities program
Literacy is the number one indicator of a person’s well-being and ability to succeed. Learn how the Literacy Now Communities program is supporting BC communities as they develop innovative solutions to the problem of low literacy.
Photos: PALS
For many parents and their small children, the transition from home to school can be overwhelming. Parents As Literacy Supporters (PALS) is a family literacy program that helps to make this transition easier.
Photos and video: Spirit of BC
From 2003 to 2010, communities all over the province showed their spirit in unique ways as we counted down to the 2010 Winter Games. Watch the video and view the photos to find out what Spirit of BC meant to the people throughout the province.
Photos and video: Explorations summer camps
Between 2005 and 2008, high-quality summer arts and sport programs for children were offered to communities around BC. Explorations summer camps introduced elementary school students to the arts and to new sports.
Photos: Hosting BC™
Between 2004 and 2009, 2010 Legacies Now helped to bring nearly 200 high-calibre sport events to BC communities through Hosting BC.
Photos: Measuring Up
From 2006 to 2009, Measuring Up helped more than 100 BC communities to assess and improve their accessibility. Everyone benefits when communities become more accessible: people with disabilities or injuries, seniors, parents pushing baby carriages, and tourists with luggage.
Photos and video: Accessible Tourism
Travelers with disabilities spend more than $13 billion a year in North America. Find out how 2010 Legacies Now and its partners are helping to make BC a premier destination for these travelers.
2010 Legacies Now thanks the Province of BC and numerous other
partners, sponsors and organizations for their invaluable support.
