The collective aims to enrich lives and energize communities via sport VANCOUVER – Eleven BC multisport partners have joined forces to create the viaSport Regional Alliance partnership, committed to working together and highlighting the importance of sport as a tool for energizing communities and enhancing quality of life for British Columbians. Individually, each partner is…
VICTORIA, BC – Greater Victoria athletes and coaches who competed in the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Games were celebrated today in a public event at Centennial Square in Victoria. Athletes and coaches signed autographs and mingled with kids at activity stations provided by event partners the City of Victoria, PISE (Pacific Institute for Sport…
Victoria, BC – The 20th Anniversary of the Victoria Commonwealth Games was celebrated in style today at PISE (Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence) with an afternoon of activities and sporting events. A ground-breaking ceremony was held for the PISE Track Project, and an official presentation of the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award to five community…
Victoria, BC – PISE (Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence) announced today the celebrations for the 20th Anniversary of the 1994 XV Commonwealth Games that will take place on August 23, 2014 at PISE. The event will acknowledge the organizers, athletes and the 14,000 volunteers who gave their time and commitment to make the 1994 Victoria…
Victoria, BC – The Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence (PISE), the Canadian Sport Institute, and Camosun College announced three legacy initiatives today at PISE in honour of Dr. Gord Sleivert, former Vice-President of the Canadian Sport Centre Pacific, who passed away in 2012. PISE is officially opening and dedicating its new Track & Training Zone…
Victoria, BC – Canadian Sport Institute invites athletes between the ages of 15-22 to test their capacity for sport performance at PODIUM SEARCH on Sunday, May 26 at 12:30pm at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence. Those who perform exceedingly well may be contacted for further assessment and an offer to enroll in one of several…