BC Women in Sport Leadership Award BC Winter Games Trail Rossland Deadline Jan 21 2026
December 1, 2025 - January 21, 2026
The BC Women in Sport Leadership Award recognizes exceptional women who elevate sport through vision, dedication, and community leadership. From coaches and administrators to board members and grassroots organizers, we celebrate those who create opportunities, champion inclusion, and inspire the next generation. Join us in honouring the leaders building a stronger, more equitable sport community in the Kootenay Boundary Region (Castlegar, Fruitvale, Montrose, Rossland and Trail. Nominate a deserving woman today!
As part of the partnership between Sport BC and the BC Games Society, each Games Host Society selects a recipient from the host community to be recognized at the BC Winter or BC Summer Games.
Description
The BC Women & Sport Leadership Award recognizes an outstanding leader who is advancing gender equity and creating meaningful opportunities for girls and women in sport and recreation. Through Sport BC and its members, BC Women & Sport works to ensure that gender equity is a standard across the provincial sport sector. This award honours individuals who embody that mission by championing inclusive, empowering, and accessible sport environments.
Award Purpose
This award celebrates a local leader who has made a significant impact in supporting, mentoring, and advancing opportunities for girls and women in sport—whether through coaching, administration, advocacy, program development, or community leadership.
Nomination Criteria
Nominators are invited to put forward candidates who:
• Reside in the Games host community or region; Trail, Rossland, Castlegar, Fruitvale, Montrose, and Warfield
• Have demonstrated outstanding leadership in supporting or advancing girls and women in sport or recreation
• Serve as a mentor, advocate, or role model, or who have created new or expanded programs for girls and women
• Have shown notable impact and achievements within the past two years
• Preference to an individual who is connected to a sport included in the BC Games Winter Games program (here) or a Sport BC member sport (primary consideration). Sports in the BC Winter Games.
Primary consideration
A woman who has shown exceptional leadership in mentoring, supporting, or creating opportunities for girls and women in sport.
Secondary consideration
An organization or an individual of any gender who has taken significant leadership in creating equitable sport opportunities for girls and women. Nominations must include:
• A completed nomination form, application link below
• A recent digital photo of the nominee
Award Presentation
The selected recipient will be honoured during the BC Winter Games. The presentation may take place:
• At the Civic Luncheon on Friday February 27, 2026, or
•At a sport venue during Games-time, depending on where the nominee can be best recognized
How to Nominate
Submit your nomination using this Application Form.
Deadline to submit is January 21, 2026
