B.C. SPIRIT SQUARES: CREATING A LASTING LEGACY
As community gathering places, and tributes to the Province?s history and culture, Spirit Squares are places to celebrate the province?s rich history and the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Crown Colony of British Columbia. Communities noted below are developing their Spirit Squares to reflect the innovation, creativity and excitement of their residents, for now and into the future. Download PDF version (554KB)
Your interest in the BC Spirit Squares program is appreciated. Applications are no longer being accepted. All successful project announcements have been made and Funding for this program is now fully committed.
| Community | Date Announced | Matching Provincial Contribution |
| Abbotsford | March 14, 2008 | $500,000 |
| Armstrong | July 26, 2007 | $178,000 |
| Burnaby | February 22, 2008 | $500,000 |
| Burns Lake | July 23, 2007 | $247,600 |
| Campbell River | September 14, 2007 | $500,000 |
| Castlegar | August 15, 2007 | $109,000 |
| Chase | September 4, 2007 | $211,000 |
| Chetwynd | March 27, 2008 | $200,000 |
| Coquitlam | August 28, 2007 | $500,000 |
| Cranbrook | July 31, 2007 | $500,000 |
| Creston | February 15, 2008 | $125,000 |
| Cumberland | September 14, 2007 | $54,450 |
| Delta | June 7, 2008 | $250,000 |
| Fort St. James | August 15, 2007 | $110,000 |
| Golden | August 12, 2008 | $335,000 |
| Harrison Hot Springs | February 22, 2008 | $280,000 |
| Hope | March 28, 2008 | $500,000 |
| Houston | February 8, 2008 | $100,000 |
| Invermere | August 12, 2008 | $262,250 |
| Kamloops | February 22, 2008 | $375,000 [top] |
| Kelowna | October 19, 2007 | $500,000 |
| Keremeos | February 22, 2008 | $62,500 |
| Ladysmith | January 31, 2008 | $500,000 |
| Lake Country | September 21, 2007 | $215,000 |
| Langley (City) | September 17, 2007 | $407,500 |
| Langley (District) | August 6, 2007 | $377,500 |
| Logan Lake | August 29, 2007 | $85,000 |
| Lytton | August 12, 2007 | $69,150 |
| Mackenzie | July 30, 2007 | $343,500 |
| Maple Ridge | July 20, 2007 | $500,000 |
| Merritt | July 25, 2007 | $500,000 |
| Mission | March 14, 2008 | $345,000 |
| Nanaimo (City) | February 4, 2008 | $500,000 |
| New Hazelton | July 23, 2007 | $35,500 |
| New Westminster | March 14, 2008 | $382,500 |
| North Vancouver (City) | November 9, 2007 | $500,000 |
| Okanagan- Similkameen Regional District (Hedley) | February 22, 2008 | $25,000 |
| Peachland | August 10, 2007 | $185,000 |
| Penticton | March 18, 2008 | $400,000 |
| Pitt Meadows | March 14, 2008 | $500,000 [top] |
| Port Alberni | April 4, 2008 | $440,000 |
| Powell River | December 11, 2008 | $300,000 |
| Prince George | May 9, 2008 | $500,000 |
| Prince Rupert | April 25, 2008 | $182,500 |
| Princeton | June 7, 2008 | $200,000 |
| Qualicum Beach | April 4, 2008 | $162,500 |
| Queen Charlotte | August 26, 2008 | $100,000 |
| Quesnel | August 13, 2007 | $54,500 |
| Revelstoke | July 11, 2007 | $86,000 |
| Richmond | July 25, 2007 | $500,000 |
| Salmon Arm | March 7, 2008 | $290,000 |
| Sechelt | September 22, 2007 | $52,500 |
| Sidney | July 20, 2007 | $175,000 |
| Sooke | November 14, 2008 | $237,500 |
| Stewart | August 7, 2008 | $30,000 |
| Summerland | February 1, 2008 | $65,000 |
| Surrey | February 20, 2008 | $500,000 |
| Terrace | October 16, 2008 | $300,000 |
| Trail | December 15, 2008 | $165,000 |
| Vernon | November 14, 2008 | $250,000 |
| Victoria | October 4, 2007 | $500,000 |
| West Vancouver | August 2, 2007 | $500,000 |
| Westside | February 8, 2008 | $100,000 |
| Williams Lake | July 25, 2007 | $267,500 [top] |