Author: GM

2024 Canadian 4×4 Ultimate Championships – Call for Bids

Ultimate Canada is beginning the process of organizing the Canadian 4×4 Ultimate Championships.
Each province gets a minimum of 1 bid in both the Junior Mixed and Senior Mixed divisions. It is possible that BC will receive more bids if available.
If BC has more interest than bids in the event, BCU will either select the teams attending or, depending on logistics, host a qualifying event.
If your team is interested in attending C4UC 2024 please get in touch with BC Ultimate prior to October 15th, 2023.
Event Information from Ultimate Canada:
C4UC 2024 will take place on April 13/14, 2024. Location: 195 boul. Brisebois, Châteauguay
Bid Timeline (dates are approximate)
– October 15 we will be asking for how many bids PTSOs expect to request.
– November 15 will be the deadline for bid requests.
– Early December we will confirm the number of bids for each province/territory.
– December 15 deposits due from PTSOs to accept bids.

Team Canada Tryouts – World Junior Ultimate Championships

The WFDF 2024 World Junior Ultimate Championships (U20) is taking place in Birmingham UK in July 2024. Ultimate Canada will be hosting the Western Team Canada (Women’s, Open, Mixed) tryouts at Burnaby Lake Park as follows:

October 28th 11:00am-5:00pm
October 29th 8:30am-2:30pm

How to apply:
To apply for the National Teams attending the 2024 WJUC, one MUST:

  • Complete the online application form
  • Be a 2023 UC Competitive Registered Athlete in good standing. If you competed at CUC (Seniors or Juniors) 2023 you will have already completed this step.
  • Sign up for the Fall tryouts : Registration
  • *Optional* submit a fitness testing video here.
More information can be found here. 
 
The deadline for tryouts and applications for the Western session is October 13th. 

2023 BCU Bursaries

BC Ultimate would like to thank all the student athletes who applied for our annual Bursary program. Each year BC Ultimate awards $750 Bursaries to Grade 12 students involved in ultimate who are continuing their educations at post-secondary institutions.

This year we got a record setting 25 applications. Considering the interest, the BCU board voted for this year to award 6 rather than our normal 4 Bursaries for a total contribution of $4,500.

The 2023 BCU Bursary award recipients are:

  • Susan Crosby-Schmunk: Ucluelet Secondary, Tofino
  • Samantha Donato: New Westminster Secondary, New Westminster
  • Aaliyah Fernandes: Queen Elizabeth Secondary, Surrey
  • Adam Lemaire: Pleasant Valley Secondary, Armstrong
  • Isabella Lin: Moscrop Secondary, Burnaby
  • Bryelle Wong: Burnaby North Secondary, Burnaby