It is often said the best thing about sport is its ability to bring communities together. There is nothing like a big win or championship to cut through the mundane of the everyday and lift spirits in a city, region, province or nation.
The Toronto Raptors coaching staff was all in orange, and orange shirts dotted the sold-out crowd of 7,000, for the NBA club’s training-camp scrimmage Friday night at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre. A moment of silence was held before the scrimmage.
The Victoria Grizzlies of the B.C. Hockey League have sold out their Indigenous Recognition game Sunday afternoon, at 2 p.m. in the Q Centre against the Langley Rivermen. The Grizzlies will play in orange jerseys designed by Eva George, whose design won a contest among Songhees artists, with the jerseys to be auctioned online until 5 p.m. Sunday.
“The Grizzlies’ actions are true to the spirit of reconciliation, hand in hand with their belief that hockey is for everyone,” Songhees Chief Ron Sam said in a statement. If Friday was a day of reflection and remembrance, Sunday is more about recognition and celebration at the Q Centre.
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