SOBC Coquitlam

08/30/2026

📣 PROGRAM REGISTRATION DUE SEP 4th! 📣 a reminder that registration info was sent out by email last week! If you haven’t had a chance to get your form back yet, please send it to Shari (Registrar) by September 4.

We’ll also be doing our usual in-person registration tomorrow, Monday, August 31, at Poirier Rec Centre from 6:15–7:15 PM in Room 1.

If you’re coming by, bring your completed form or bring all the info you’ll need to fill it out (emergency contact, doctor’s info, medication info, Care Card, etc.)

Hope to see some of you tomorrow! 😊🏅

08/23/2026

08/11/2026

Athletes hit the ground running

What does the first day of National Games look like? For more than 1,700 athletes, coaches and mission staff in Medicine Hat, it meant long-awaited arrivals, reunions with friends from across Canada, first trips to competition venues, divisioning and a visit to Healthy Athletes.

Hear from athletes and coaches as Games week gets underway — and the Flame of Hope gets closer to its final destination.

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Les athlètes démarrent sur les chapeaux de roue

À quoi ressemble la première journée des Jeux nationaux ? Pour plus de 1 700 athlètes, entraîneurs et membres du personnel de mission présents à Medicine Hat, cela a été l'occasion d'arrivées tant attendues, de retrouvailles avec des amis venus de tout le Canada, de premières visites des sites de compétition, de la répartition par division et d'une visite au programme « Healthy Athletes ».

Écoutez les témoignages des athlètes et des entraîneurs alors que la semaine des Jeux bat son plein — et que la Flamme de l'Espoir se rapproche de sa destination finale.

08/09/2026

Program Registration is coming soon!!!! 📣 Information for our Fall, Winter and Spring programs will be sent out shortly.

Athletes will once again be able to register and pay by e-transfer, with a walk-up registration also happening at the end of August. Stay tuned for details!

08/08/2026

GOOD LUCK, TEAM BC! 🏅💙

Wishing all our Team BC athletes and coaches heading to the National Games in Medicine Hat a fantastic week of competition! Our athletes will be competing in Softball, Swimming, 10-Pin, Track, Golf and Rhythmic Gymnastics.

Give it your all and make us proud! ❤️

08/08/2026

A huge thank you to the Coquitlam Express for raising over $500 for Special Olympics Coquitlam at a recent Express BBQ event! ❤️🏒

Tali Campbell stopped by to present the cheque to Special Olympics Coquitlam on behalf of the Express. Your support helps us continue to provide the programs our athletes love!

Coquitlam Express Hockey Club

07/23/2026

Special Olympics is powered by community. When our athletes and volunteers give their time at our local fundraising events, they aren't just helping raise funds - they're sharing their stories, building connections, and helping create a more inclusive community.

Thank you to everyone who supported fundraising and awareness campaigns this year and to our athletes and volunteers who continue to show up and give their time to make our programs possible!

07/21/2026

While the Empire Family of Brands fundraising campaign has wrapped up, we're still smiling as we look back on the incredible support shown by our community.

Our athletes had the opportunity to volunteer their time at local stores to connect with shoppers and raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics BC. We are so grateful to everyone who stopped to chat, support, or cheer our athletes on.

Thank you to our local Empire family of Brands stores, our volunteers, and everyone who helped make this year's campaign a success.

Safeway CanadaThrifty FoodsIGA West

07/21/2026

Celebrating 58 years of athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities changing the world through Special Olympics 👏

Kicking off the Special Olympics Global Week of Inclusion 👏

It’s the perfect time to listen to two inspiring Special Olympics BC athlete leaders! Introducing the Special Olympics BC Champions Podcast, hosted by Susan Wang, accomplished athlete and Special Olympics Sargent Shriver Global Messenger from Surrey!

In the first SOBC Champions Podcast episode, Susan chats with Matthew Williams, Special Olympics BC – Langley athlete and member of the SOBC Board of Directors, Athlete Leadership Council, and Leadership Council. Don’t miss their moving and insightful conversation!

“I love that Special Olympics gives athletes a voice and it gives us so much purpose and meaning. Special Olympics changes people's lives for the better and I never would have been a leader that I am now without Special Olympics.” -Susan Wang

“If you want to really know what inclusion is about, come out to Special Olympics because you really will find a place where you get to be yourself and you're welcome and you get to grow as a person, not just on the field, but off the field as well.” -Matthew Williams

Be inspired by their comments and fellow athletes’ insights on inclusion: https://specialolympics.bc.ca/news-and-stories/athlete-reporters-friends-highlight-reel-the-importance-of-inclusion/

Find resources to show how you 👏 https://specialolympics.bc.ca/what-we-do/changing-attitudes/special-olympics-global-week-of-inclusion/