Swimmer Alyssa Berdusco and bowler Tim Flack light the games cauldron to mark the opening of the 2026 BC Winter Games in Trail and Rossland.
Trail–Rossland 2026 BC Winter Games
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Trail-Rossland 2026 BC Winter Games officially underway

My Kootenay Now
By My Kootenay Now

The BC Winter Games officially opened with the lighting of a cauldron at the Trail Memorial Centre tonight. You can watch a video of the entire ceremony below and browse a gallery of images, courtesy of Focal Point Media.

Vista Radio’s Chris Kuchar was master of ceremonies.
Royal Canadian Legion Trail Pipe Band

Trail’s Don Nutini leads the officials into the arena.
The Kootenay contingent was clad in yellow.

Jared Basil of the yaqan nuʔkiy.
Herb Alex of the Sinixt Confederacy.
November Scott performs O Canada.

Webster Elementary students led by Donna Wright and Tally Robinson.

Team Snehaamrtham Indian fusion dance group
Team Snehaamrtham Indian fusion dance group
Trail mayor Colleen Jones
Rossland city councillor Lisa Kwiatkowski
Trail-Rossland 2026 BC Winter games president Brian Stefani.

Boomtown Garter Girls
Boomtown Garter Girls
Kootenay Men’s and Friends of Family Doukhobor choirs
Kootenay Men’s and Friends of Family Doukhobor choirs
Theresa Hanlon Hanson, who lit the torch at the 1982 BC Winter Games in Trail was brought back to be a torch bearer at the 2026 games
Bowler Tim Flack lights the games cauldron.

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