The Soaring Raven Newsletter – October 2019

BC Indigenous Provincial Soccer Championships

2019 BC Indigenous Provincial Canoe Kayak Championships

A strong field of 65 athletes competed at the 2019 BC Indigenous Provincial Canoe and Kayak Championships, hosted in partnership with Seabird Island First Nation and Canoe/Kayak BC, on Sept. 21 and 22. The event also served as a talent identification event for provincial coaches to identify athletes to nominate for the Team BC NAIG Development Squad that will train and prepare for the Halifax 2020 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) next year.

For more from the 2019 BC Indigenous Provincial Canoe Kayak Championships, including results click here.

BC Winter Games Zone Trials – Archery

Calling all archery athletes! Indigenous athletes who want to take a shot at competing in archery at the Fort St. John 2020 BC Winter Games will have their opportunity as the Zone Trials are set to take place in November and December.

To be eligible, athletes must:

• be born in 2003, 2004 and 2005
• be a BC Archery member at the time of the Zone Trials and at the Games
• wear an arm guard for both the Zone Trials and the Games
• be responsible for paying the Games registration fee of $175 should they advance from Zone Trials

For more information click here.

Kristi Patton is joining I·SPARC as the Team BC Communications Coordinator to develop and deliver all aspects of Team BC’s communications plan for the Halifax 2020 North American Indigenous Games and 2020 NAHC.  Kristi will be with us in this capacity through August 2020 and she will based in Penticton, BC.

Kristi is an award-winning journalist/editor, who prior to taking on the communications coordinator role worked at the Penticton Western News (Black Press Media). She has an extensive background in multi-sport events as reporter, working for the Olympic News Service, at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. She also was the promotions director for the host committee at the Penticton 2016 BC Winter Games — bringing her Games experience full circle as she compete in the Games as a youth. In 2019 she served as Team BC Mission Staff in communications at the Canada Winter Games.

When she isn’t at work, Kristi enjoys playing hockey and giving back to the sport by sitting on the board of directors for the Grindstone Award Foundation — a charity that raises funds to provide grants to Canadian female hockey players who face financial barriers to get into the game. She also gives back to her hometown by sitting on the board of directors in the communications role for the Penticton Peach Festival.
 

Interim Regional Coordinator – Northeast Region
Allie Auger is joining I·SPARC as Interim Regional Coordinator for the Northeast Region while Veronica Haddon is on medical leave.  Allie will be in this role through April of 2020 and is based out of Prince George.

Allie was raised on Saulteau First Nations in Moberly Lake, British Columbia and currently calls Prince George, British Columbia her new home. She has a strong background in Community and Indigenous Relations with her previous role as Northeast Navigator for New Relationship Trust based out of Fort Saint John, BC. She is looking forward to bringing her strengths, energy and broad skill set into all I·SPARC initiatives and is excited to work together to collaboratively achieve our goals. Allie has a passion for working with Indigenous communities to create opportunities for membership and contribute to assisting others in achieving their personal goals and visions.

Allie is actively involved in event management, sports team management and sports tournament creation, with her focus on establishing hockey tournaments and elite hockey development within the region. Sports have had a significant contribution in her life from a young age, she has played a number of sports including: figure skating, volleyball, gymnastics, soccer, basketball and traditional sports. On the weekends she focuses her free time on planning events, watching hockey, golfing, concert promoting and visiting friends and family.