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(Fort McMurray, Alberta – September 21, 2012) – The organizing Committee of the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games is thrilled to announce the hiring of veteran Games organizer, Kim Rizzi, as their General Manager. Rizzi comes to the 2015 WCSG … Continue reading →

The Wood Buffalo 2015 Western Canada Games has advertised for the postion of Games Manager.   Applications for this key position are due by July 18th.   More information can be found in this release: Games Manager Posting  

Two recent awards were recently presented for the 2011 Western Canada Games.  The Kamloops Sports Council named Henry Pejril (President of the Host Society) and Doug Smith (General Manager) Sportsmen of the Year at the Kamloops Annual Sports Hall of … Continue reading →

Western Canada Games Council (WCGC) met in Kamloops in October and invited representatives of the Host Society to discussions and a meeting of minds from all western provinces and territories. A debriefing on all facets of the 2011 Games led … Continue reading →

Kamloops and the Province of BC are "wrapping up" after  the Games: Equipment is being inventoried and prepared for disubursement. Bills are mostly paid and accounting of the Games is well-underway. A legacy plan is in development. Many thank yous … Continue reading →

Chef de Mission Scott Fraser welcomed Team Alberta to their kick-off event: "This past weekend we held our Team Alberta Staging Event.  It was extremely well received with approximately 500 attending (athletes, coaches/managers, mission staff & parents).  Everyone is truly … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Fort McMurray and the Regional Muncipality of Wood Buffalo in winning the right to host the 2015 Games.   Link to Wood Buffalo's Bid Video Press Release Wood Buffalo's Bid Site

Registration for the 2011 Games is underway for the "Games Family": Of 2300 participants, 650 are now registered. Of 300 technical offcials, 60 are registered. About 100 VIPs are expected to register. About 80 Observers and Sport Observers are expected … Continue reading →

The Kamloops Host Society has now opened its Participant Registration portal and the first registrants for the 2011 Western Canada Games have started to register themselves on-line.   The first few registrants were from Team Saskatchewan.    Six Mission staff have already … Continue reading →

The Kamloops 2011 Western Canada Games Society recently redeveloped its website and it is now available: http://www.2011wcsg.com Western Canada Games Council and the Western Provinces and Territories congratulate Kamloops on the new site.