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(604) 687-5520, Open 7 Days A Week - 10am to 5pm. <a href="http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com/">www.bcsportshalloffame.com</a>BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308487483270471536noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210910179296523530.post-30613703408500231752008-09-12T10:47:00.001-07:002008-09-12T11:27:12.529-07:00<img style="WIDTH: 450px; HEIGHT: 655px" height="904" src="http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/4928/terryfoxflyergk2.jpg" width="558" /></img><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/210910179296523530-3061370340850023175?l=bcsportshalloffame.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308487483270471536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210910179296523530.post-14772848589109501512008-07-16T10:40:00.000-07:002008-07-16T10:42:31.268-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size:85%;"><st1:personname><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:14;" lang="EN-CA">BC Sports Hall of Fame</span></st1:personname><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:14;" lang="EN-CA"> and Museum <span class="266214414-26052008"><span class="816160917-15072008">set to launch the HERO IN YOU SUMMER SPEAKER SERIES.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11;" lang="EN-CA"><span><span><span><em><span class="266214414-26052008"></span></em></span></span></span></span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11;" lang="EN-CA"></span><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11;" lang="EN-CA"><span><span><span>The British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum <span class="266214414-26052008">is<span class="816160917-15072008"> set to host the first event in its HERO IN YOU SUMMER SPEAKER SERIES on <strong>Wednesday, July 16 from 1:00pm-2:00pm</strong>. BC Sports Hall of Famers Jim Taylor and Steve Armitage will be launching the series by sharing their unique take on sport in British Columbia having collectively worked in the sport media field for over 80 years.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11;" lang="EN-CA"><span class="266214414-26052008"><span class="816160917-15072008"></span></span></span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11;" lang="EN-CA"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11;" lang="EN-CA"><span class="266214414-26052008"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:14;" lang="EN-CA"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="816160917-15072008">July 16 is the first of the HERO IN YOU SUMMER SPEAKER SERIES which will take place e</span>very Wednesday <span class="816160917-15072008">of</span> summer<span class="816160917-15072008">. To date the following speakers will be sharing their unique and inspiring stories as part of the series:</span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:Tahoma;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span><span><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:21;" lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span><span><u><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:14;" lang="EN-CA"></span></u> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span><span><u><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:14;" lang="EN-CA">CONFIRMED SPEAKERS</span></u><b style=""><u><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span><span><span><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span><span><span><b style=""><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;">July 16 <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>JIM TAYLOR<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Sport Media<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span><span><b style=""><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>STEVE ARMITAGE<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span><span><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span><span><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:Tahoma;">July 23 <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></span></b><st1:personname><b style=""><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:Tahoma;">THELMA WRIGHT</span></b></st1:personname><b style=""><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Track And Field<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;"><span><span><span><b style=""><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>LYNN KANUKA <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;"><span><span><span><b style=""><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>STEPHANIE BERTO-BERKUN <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span><span><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span><span><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span><span><span><b style=""><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;">July 30<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>AL WILSON<span style=""> </span>Football<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;"><span><span><span><b style=""><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>JACK FARLEY <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span><span><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span><span><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style=""><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:Tahoma;">August 6<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>GARETH REES<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></span></b><st1:place><b style=""><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:Tahoma;">Rugby</span></b></st1:place><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" lang="EN-CA"><span style=""><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" lang="EN-CA"><span style=""><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span><span><span><b style=""><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;">August 20<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>DALE WALTERS<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Boxing<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span><span><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><span><span><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span><span><span><b style=""><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-size:100%;">August 27<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>MARNI ABBOTT<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Wheelchair B-Ball<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></span></p> </span></span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11;" lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11;" lang="EN-CA"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11;" lang="EN-CA"><o:p><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:9;" lang="EN-CA"><span class="816160917-15072008"><span><span><span><span style="font-size:100%;">The HERO IN YOU SPEAKER SERIES is FREE with admission to the BC Sports Hall of Fame. Group rates are available for 10 or more people.</span></span></span></span></span></span></o:p></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11;" lang="EN-CA"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/210910179296523530-1477284858910950151?l=bcsportshalloffame.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308487483270471536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210910179296523530.post-29280140891307262962008-04-15T15:52:00.000-07:002008-12-10T04:12:52.317-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P_eFnU2PF3M/SAU2tBkacLI/AAAAAAAAAEU/Rlr_ULD1Hdo/s1600-h/CeliaWhite.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P_eFnU2PF3M/SAU2tBkacLI/AAAAAAAAAEU/Rlr_ULD1Hdo/s320/CeliaWhite.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189614292757541042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P_eFnU2PF3M/SAUypxkacKI/AAAAAAAAAEM/BUg1eV7bi-Y/s1600-h/AndrewCrow.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_P_eFnU2PF3M/SAUypxkacKI/AAAAAAAAAEM/BUg1eV7bi-Y/s320/AndrewCrow.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189609838876455074" border="0" /></a><br />The BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is pleased to announce the 2008 Jack Farley Youth Sports Achievement Award Recipients; <span style="font-weight: bold;">Celia White of Wellington Secondary School, Nanaimo, BC </span><span>and </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Andrew Crow of St. Michaels University School, Victoria, BC.</span> The Selection Committee was faced with many fine candidates and the decision was very difficult.<br /><br />The award is given to Grade 12 students who demonstrate high athletic ability, leadership, community service, and a high academic standing. The award is in its 15th year and many fine young people have received the award in the past.<br /><br />You will be honoured for your achievement when this award is presented at the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum’s 38th Annual Banquet of Champions being held on Thursday, May 29th, 2008 at the Vancouver Convention &amp; Exhibition Centre. For ticket information call our Banquet Coordinator: Portfolio Event Management at 604-685-4888.<br /><br />Visit our website by clicking <a href="http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com/docs/aboutus/scholarship/jackfarley.html" target="_blank">here</a> to read about these two incredible young people!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/210910179296523530-2928014089130726296?l=bcsportshalloffame.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308487483270471536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210910179296523530.post-26974497155853687872008-04-05T15:28:00.000-07:002008-04-05T15:33:10.240-07:00<object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pLApbV0ciYA&amp;hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pLApbV0ciYA&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br />In this short video, Hall of Fame inductees Rick Hansen, Karen Magnussen and Victor Kraatz welcome visitors to the Museum<strong style="font-weight: normal;"> (3:12 minutes). </strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/210910179296523530-2697449715585368787?l=bcsportshalloffame.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308487483270471536noreply@blogger.com0