Team BC is ready for the 2019 Canada Winter Games with a contingent of 349 athletes, coaches, managers, and mission staff representing British Columbia at the Games in Red Deer from February 15 to March 3, 2019.

The BC Archery Association has named the athletes that will compete at the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

The Aboriginal Sport Circle and the Canada Games Council announced the selected officials for the 2019 Canada Winter Games Indigenous Officials Mentorship pilot. Four of the five officials announced hail from BC.

Seven athletes from B.C.’s north combined for a total of 10 medals during week one of the 2015 Canada Winter Games, helping propel Team BC into third place in the medal standings, with a total of 41 at the mid-point of the Games. 

Local Team BC archers Tony Proctor and Emerie Watson bring home B.C.’s first ever bronze in the team compound archery event.

Emily Dickson earned her third medal of the 2015 Canada Winter Games on Wednesday in the biathlon 10km pursuit, adding a gold to her silver and bronze finishes from earlier this week. 

Team BC’s long track speed skaters were also golden – Jacob Graham (Dawson Creek) and Sara Spence (Kamloops) both won their respective 500m races in Fort St. John on Wednesday.

Silver medals were earned by Mel Pemble (Victoria) in the para alpine slalom, Leia Hoot (Kamloops) in the target shooting air rifle event, and the female long track speed skating team took silver in women’s pursuit: Sara Spence, Carolina Hiller (Prince George), Abigail McCluskey (Penticton) and Emilie Medland-Marchen (Kelowna). 

The team of Tony Procter (Prince George) and Emerie Watson (Quesnel) earned a bronze in the compound archery event. 

Team BC faces tough competition in compound and recurve and the athletes get ready for the much-anticipated team events.

Team BC archers score well in qualifying rounds as four athletes place in the top 10 for recurve and compound. The archers will face off again tomorrow at the Northern Sports Centre.

Team BC Archery was energized by the pep rally and Opening Ceremony yesterday and can't wait to hear the fans cheer them on in competition.

The BC Archery Association is proud to announce the four athletes who will compete for Team BC in archery at the 2015 Canada Winter Games.