Maple Ridge 2024 BC Summer Games

The City of Maple Ridge hosted the 2024 BC Summer Games from July 17 to 21, 2024. The event saw over 3100 participants from all corners of the province of BC converge on our community for BC’s largest amateur sports competition.

Illustration of the mountains dedicated to Maple Ridge Summer Games

The motto of our Games was ‘Celebrating Competition & Community’ recognizing the extraordinary nature of this multi-sport event that brought participants from around the province supported by the over 1700 volunteers from Maple Ridge and surrounding communities that delivered a superb Summer Games experience.

The complete list of sports and venues can be found at: Spectators - BC Games

The volunteer photographers captured close to 12,000 images of the sports competitions and community events. Those photos can be viewed at the BC Games Flickr site: BC Games’s albums | Flickr.

We encourage athletes, families, friends and volunteers to look through the albums and share the photos on their social media channels.

You can search the results by sport or community at the BC Games website: Participant Lists and Results - BC Games

As noted, the Maple Ridge 2024 BC Summer Games would not have been possible were it not for the incredible volunteer team consisting of over 1700 of your neighbours. The local Summer Games Society president was Laura Butler, and the Vice President was Ernie Daykin. They were joined by a team of Directors and Chairs who recruited their volunteer teams to deliver the event.

Here is the background information on the team: Board of Directors - BC Games

The BC Summer by the Numbers

The Opening Ceremonies audience was an estimated 8,000 people, featuring approximately 150 performers, dancers, musicians, and the Kanaka School Choir who performed the national anthem.
Volunteer photographers captured images of the sports and cultural events, uploading 10,000 images to the BC Games Flickr page. Photos from those galleries have been viewed over 4 million times, with athletes and proud parents sharing the images on their social media channels.
Over the five-day event from July 17 to 21, Maple Ridge operated a fleet of 60 buses to transport participants from their dorms to meals and 19 sports venues, including five in Burnaby, Langley, Port Moody, Mission, and Abbotsford.
More than 35,000 meals were prepared and served to the participants, including breakfast at Maple Ridge Secondary, lunches delivered to sports venues daily, and dinner at the Golden Ears Winter Club.
The Sports Directorate delivered equipment to all venues, including hundreds of balls for various sports and special discs for the Ultimate competitions, included in the Games for the first time.
Nearly 1800 medals were awarded in individual and team sports. The BC Games Flickr galleries feature formal and fun medal presentation photos.
Eleven dorm locations housed participants, and over 3000 foam mattresses were delivered and deployed. In total, over 5,000 special ID badges and lanyards were printed and distributed to participants, volunteers, and guests.
Local and regional businesses donated over $425,000 in goods, services, and cash to support the Maple Ridge 2024 BC Summer Games. These ‘Friends of the Games’ were integral to the event's success and many presented medals.

In a media release on July 24, 2024, Mayor Ruimy made the following statement:

“Thank you to the over 1700 volunteers who made this monumental undertaking possible,” continued Mayor Ruimy. “This is a testament to one of the superpowers of our community - our incredible volunteerism. We are grateful for the leadership of Laura Butler and Ernie Daykin, the President and Vice President of the Summer Games Society, who assembled an incredible team of Directors and Chairs. You all made Maple Ridge shine.”

We did it. All of us working together.

Maple Ridge 2024 BC Summer Games

The BC Summer by the Numbers

Here are some of the key highlights coming out of the Games

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