BC Sports Hall of Fame – VANCOUVER, B.C. (Wednesday, October 12, 2016) – Jim Lightbody, the President & Chief Executive Officer of the British Columbia Lottery Corporation, led the organization’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, September 21^st and is proud to announce the newest Board of Trustees committed to leading the organization.

Lightbody shared “I’m both honoured and excited to be serving the BC Sports Hall of Fame as its Chair. These are exciting times for sport in British Columbia and as we draw a close to our 50^th Anniversary celebrations, we are committed to continue promoting the history, heritage and cultural impact that sport has on communities throughout the province. Entering the second year of my two year term, we hope to further our ability to inspire our youth through telling the amazing stories of achievement and perseverance among our honoured members.”

Lightbody has been with BCLC for 15 years, having also served as Vice President of Lottery Gaming and Vice President of Casino and Community Gaming. Born and raised in Victoria, he credits his experiences in team sport in helping shape his leadership capability in business. “I’ll never be in the Hall of Fame as a player, but I was very fortunate to play on teams with Hall of Famers and win championships, “ added Lightbody, “ and it was the leadership lessons that I learned that have strengthened my resolve to help our youth reach their full potential in life through sport.”

“I look forward to continuing to work with Jim and all the members of the Board of Trustees over the course of the next year,” said Allison Mailer, Executive Director of the BC Sports Hall of Fame. “We thank those Trustees whose terms have concluded and welcome two new Trustees Scott Ackles and Gina Iandiorio.” “Our volunteer Board of Trustee members are committed to our organization and believe in our vision of Honouring the Past and Inspiring the Future. One of our key priorities is to increase participation in our Hero In You Youth Education Programs while growing our presence throughout British Columbia. There is no doubt that Jim and the Board of Trustees will play a key role in the success of these initiatives.”

2016/2017 BC Sports Hall of Fame Board of Trustees:

HONOURARY PATRON

The Honourable Judith Guichon
OBC Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

HONOURARY TRUSTEES

The Honourable Christy Clark, Premier of British Columbia
Peter J.G. Bentley, O.C., Inducted
Dr. Doug Clement, Inducted
Ron Cliff
Jack Farley, Inducted
Norman Fieldgate, Inducted

Karen Magnussen, Inducted

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Jim Lightbody, Chair
Tom Mayenknecht, Vice-Chair

Al Tynan, Past Chair

Kathy deLisser

Rick Jagpal

Joanie McMaster

Dale Saip

David Weiss

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Scott Ackles *                      Ashley Baker
Michael Bentley                    Colin Brown
Jared Harmen                      Dale Harris
Jeff Holloway                      Gina Iandiorio *                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Mary Anne Kaardal               Greg Keith
Lara Mussell-Savage             Andrea Neil, Inducted
Ken Olynyk                         Gareth Rees, Inducted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Marvin R.V. Storrow, Q.C.

*New Trustee

 

About the BC Sports Hall of Fame

Go there. Experience. Be proud. Be inspired.

The BC Sports Hall of Fame is located at Gate “A” of BC Place with inspiring exhibits such as the exceptional Hall of Champions, the Vancouver 2010 Gallery; and the biography based galleries celebrating the lives of Honoured Members Terry Fox, Rick Hansen and Greg Moore. The BC Sports Hall of Fame, a non-profit society, is the ‘go to’ organization for BC sport heritage. For 50 years, we have honoured BC’s teams, builders, athletes, pioneers, and media through the annual induction ceremony the Banquet of Champions. To date 374 individuals and 59 teams have been inducted onto the BC Sports Hall of Fame. The collection of the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum includes over 25,000 artifacts and 20,000 archival documents representing 100 years of sporting accomplishments in British Columbia. In everything it does, the BC Sports Hall of Fame honours, educates, and inspires through the Hero In You Youth Education Programs. Go there. Experience. Be proud. Be inspired. For more information please visit: http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com follow us on twitter@bcsportshall and like us on facebook/bcsportshall

• Please note the BC Sports Hall of Fame is currently in the midst of a temporary closure for important infrastructure work. We look forward to re-opening to the public December 3^rd.

Media Contact:

Allison Mailer

Executive Director

BC Sports Hall of Fame

604-687-5520 extension 32

778-839-8576 cell

allison.mailer@bcsportshalloffame.com