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2010 Legacies Now is a non-profit society committed to building a stronger British Columbia. Our vision is to create sustainable legacies that will benefit all British Columbians as a result of hosting the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Our mission is to work in partnership with community organizations, non-government organizations, the private sector and all levels of government to develop sustainable legacies in sport and recreation, physical activity, arts, literacy, accessibility and volunteerism.
To make travel arrangements for your next sport event or training camp in BC visit Hellobc.com - the official travel planning site of British Columbia. This site features the information, tools and maps visitors need to plan and book the perfect BC holiday.
The BC Sport Tourism Events Marketplace offers community representatives and provincial sport organizations a business to business opportunity to explore sport event hosting, facility inventories, and best practices.
VolWeb.ca™ connects organizations looking for special event volunteers with people seeking short-term volunteer opportunities. Free and easy to use, VolWeb.ca™ was created to increase access to volunteer opportunities and celebrate the spirit of volunteerism.
Falling within the Ministry of Economic Development portfolio, the BC 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Secretariat is the provincial agency responsible for overseeing BC’s Olympic financial commitments and ensuring BC’s Olympic vision is achieved. The Province has committed $600 million to the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games’ venue construction, endowments, and legacies.
As the provincial federation for sport, Sport BC represents more than 80 member organizations including 64 provincial sport organizations. Through the dedication and hard work of our members, Sport BC serves approximately 1.79 million sport participants in BC.
PacificSport is a key partner in the strong support system for Canadian high performance athletes in British Columbia. We ensure that Canadian athletes are at the leading edge of their performance through applied sport science and medicine, sport technology, research, innovation and expertise while we continue to grow practical support services that enable them to focus on training.
Sport Canada strives to increase the number of Canadians participating in sport and help those with talent and dedication to achieve excellence in international sport. Sport Canada’s funding programs enhance our sport development system, advance the goals of the Canadian Sport Policy, and help Canadian Organizations to host international sport events and the Canada Games.
The Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance is a tourism industry led organization that promotes sport tourism as an economic development initiative at the community level. The CSTA services over 200 members across Canada, including 105 municipalities, 55 national sport, multi-sport and major games organizations and variety of other national and provincial sport and tourism industry partners.
VANOC is the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. VANOC was incorporated on September 30, 2003, to support and promote the development of sport in Canada by planning, organizing, financing and staging the XXI Olympic Winter Games and X Paralympic Winter Games in 2010.
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is a private, not-for-profit corporation and the largest private sector funder of high performance sport in Canada. First recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1907, the COC has evolved into a multi-faceted sport organization providing financial support, services and leadership to the Canadian amateur high performance sport community.
The mission of the Canadian Paralympic Committee is to develop and grow the Paralympic Movement in Canada. The CPC envisions a strong and vibrant Paralympic Movement in Canada.