Tag: Special Olympics

Prince George is in for a big week as the Site Evaluation Committee for the 2030 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games is in town. Prince George is vying to host the games, with some events scheduled to help solidify the City's case. 

Special Olympics BC Prince George is raising money at the Prince George Golf and Curling Club this afternoon (Friday).

The excitement isn't quite done yet for Special Olympics Prince George athletes as they gear up to host the 29th Annual Prince George Charity Golf Classic on Saturday. "We've got 26 teams that have registered, we're full, it's a gunshot start," said Special Olympics Prince George Public Relations Coordinator Wilma Van Hage.

After two days of competition, the 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games have come to a close.  The games brought around 900 athletes to the Prince George area to compete in ten different sports on Friday and Saturday.  "With any large, large tournament like this, you're always running with your hair straight back just to get everything ready, and we certainly managed to put everything together," said Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee Lyn Hall. 

Day one of the Special Olympics BC Summer Games is in the books.  Nearly 900 athletes braved a rainy day in Prince George as they took part in ten sports today (Friday), with the action continuing tomorrow. 

Special Olympics means trying new things for local athlete Chase Caron.  Caron is competing in basketball this weekend, the first time she's competed in the sport for Special Olympics. 

Nearly a year after making their debut in the sport, Prince George's Special Olympic athletes are competing in bocce in this year's Special Olympics BC Summer Games.  "We started up last year, because we knew we were going to be hosting provincial games here, and we wanted to make sure we had representation from our City," said Special Olympics Prince George Local Coordinator Peter Goudal. 

Today is the day that's been several months in the making, the Special Olympics BC Summer Games get underway in Prince George today. (Thursday)  "This is a very memorable moment for us, we haven't had a Summer Game here in Prince George before, we've had a couple of the Winter ones, so everybody's excited," said Local Coordinator of Special Olympics Prince George Peter Goudal.