BC School Sports

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BC School Sports is the governing body for secondary school sports in the province of British Columbia, Canada.[1] It was originally organized in 1965 as the British Columbia Federation of School Athletic Associations (BCFSAA) by a group of interested teachers and administrators. A Constitution was adopted in 1966. Jim Stewart of Coquitlam was the first President. Stewart was elected to the BC School Sports Honour Roll in 1993. Operational support was received from the provincial government (but Provincial support was withdrawn in 2009). During a special general meeting in October 2009, the membership voted to increase fees up to 75% to offset the cost of the provincial government's elimination of funding.[2]

## History

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The association opened an office in January 1970, with Executive Secretary Don Steen as the first employee.[3] The name was changed to BC School Sports in 1980-81.

The following individuals have been Presidents of the Association:

* 1968-70 James Stewart[3] (Coquitlam)
* 1970-71 Ed Carlin[4] (White Rock)
* 1971-72 Dan Doyle[5] (Coquitlam)
* 1972-73 Neal Henderson[6] (Victoria)
* 1973-74 Court Brousson (Victoria)
* 1974-75 Jack Armour (Vancouver)
* 1975-76 David Lynn[7] (Williams Lake)
* 1976-78 Ray Towers (Coquitlam)
* 1978-79 Bob Stebbings (Delta)
* 1979-80 Rick Mark (Victoria)
* 1980-81 Terry Cotton (Ladysmith)
* 1981-82 Barry Wright (Westbank)
* 1982-84 Bob Price (Chemainus)
* 1984-85 Keith Lanphear (Cassiar)
* 1985-86 Bob Jackson (Richmond)
* 1986-87 Marty Cross (Prince George)
* 1987-88 Bob Ferguson (Creston)
* 1988-90 Collin York (Surrey)
* 1990-91 Dave Derpak (Nakusp)
* 1991-92 Ken Bartel (Kelowna)
* 1992-93 Jill Philipchuk (Vancouver)
* 1993-95 Dave Bingham (Winfield)
* 1995-96 Bob Lindsay (Kelowna)
* 1996-99 Jo Ann Ward (Coquitlam)
* 1999-03 Jeanine Stannard (Victoria)
* 2003-05 Brian Lynch (West Vancouver)
* 2005-06 Philip Cizmic (Campbell River)
* 2006-12 Raj Puri (Surrey)
* 2012-16 Deb Whitten (Victoria)
* 2016- Mike Allina (Vancouver)

## References

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1. ^ Britten, Liam (13 May 2023). "Gymnastics in the balance as B.C. high school sport governing body considers cut". CBC.
2. ^ Tsumura, Howard (22 October 2009). "Future Of Sports Starts Here". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. p. A47.
3. ^ a b "Sports Post For Steen". Nanaimo Daily News. Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. The Canadian Press. 21 November 1969. p. 10.
4. ^ "White Rock Principal Panelist at Ottawa". Surrey Leader. Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. 7 October 1971. p. 4.
5. ^ "Note Of Caution On Drug Information". The Chilliwack Progress. Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. 17 November 1971. p. 11B.
6. ^ "Neal Henderson Sports Chairman". Nanaimo Daily News. Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. 22 July 1977. p. 13.
7. ^ Perry, Gordon (21 May 1975). "Laketown Man Elected As New Head Of BCFSAA". Quesnel Cariboo Observer. Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada. p. 9.