What is the difference between the provincial government’s Sport and Recreation Branch, 2010 Legacies Now, and Sport BC?
The Sport and Recreation Branch is a government department that develops policy and strategies to address systemic issues and opportunities for sport and physical activity in British Columbia. The Branch also works with other levels of government and other ministries/ departments to help ensure that British Columbia’s sport and physical activity interests are represented in other areas and to help bring other government resources to sport and physical activity. 2010 Legacies Now administers funding programs to develop legacies for sport and physical activity in the years leading up to, during and after 2010. It is working to help make British Columbia the most physically active jurisdiction to host a winter games. Sport BC is a non-profit society that includes more than 80 provincial sport and sport-related organizations as members. Sport BC is a voice of amateur sport, providing leadership, direction and support to foster the growth and development of amateur sport in British Columbia
