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44 COMMUNITIES WIN PRIZES IN GAMESTOWN 2010 CONTEST

June 24, 2009
Minister Chong, along with Rick Christiaanse and Paul Varian from Sport BC, celebrate the latest Gamestown 2010 community winners with the Olympic and Paralympic mascots. Community winners include Penticton, New Westminster, Old Masset, Glen Vowell Band, Hazelton, Quesnel, Kamloops and Powell River, which have each won a visit by an Olympic or Paralympic athlete.

Minister Chong, along with Rick Christiaanse and Paul Varian from Sport BC, celebrate the latest Gamestown 2010 community winners with the Olympic and Paralympic mascots.

Community winners include Penticton, New Westminster, Old Masset, Glen Vowell Band, Hazelton, Quesnel, Kamloops and Powell River, which have each won a visit by an Olympic or Paralympic athlete.

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June 2009 Photos
2009-06-24 - Minister of Healthy Living and Sport Ida Chong, Olympic rower Ben Rutledge (left) and Olympic track cyclist Zach Bell, join the Olympic and Paralympic mascots to celebrate International Olympic Day and to announce the latest GamesTown 2010 contest winners.
2009-06-24 - Minister Chong, along with Rick Christiaanse and Paul Varian from Sport BC, celebrate the latest Gamestown 2010 community winners with the Olympic and Paralympic mascots. Community winners include Penticton, New Westminster, Old Masset, Glen Vowell Band, Hazelton, Quesnel, Kamloops and Powell River, which have each won a visit by an Olympic or Paralympic athlete.
2009-06-17 - Sam Edny and Alex Gough, who both compete in the singles luge event for Canada, were in Victoria to support the BC Public Service's Loonies for Luge campaign. The fundraiser aims to raise one dollar for each B.C. government employee, with the goal being $30,000.
2009-06-17 - Sam Edny and Alex Gough, who both compete in the singles luge event for Canada, were in Victoria to support the BC Public Service's Loonies for Luge campaign. The fundraiser aims to raise one dollar for each B.C. government employee, with the goal being $30,000.
2009-06-11 - Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C. & Yukon President and CEO Bobbe Wood measures Minister Ida Chong's waistline to bring awareness to Stroke Awareness Month and the importance of maintaining a healthy weight.
2009-06-11 - Minister of Healthy Living and Sport Ida Chong, former MLA Arnie Hamilton, and Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C. & Yukon President and CEO Bobbe Wood, ride the Big Bike around the B.C. legislature. The ride highlights Stroke Awareness Month and reminds everyone that maintaining a healthy weight can reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke.
2009-06-10 - Ida Chong was sworn in as Minister of Healthy Living and Sport at Government House on June 10, 2009.
2009-06-10 - Premier Campbell congratulates Ida Chong on her appointment of Minister of Healthy Living and Sport, on June 10, 2009.