The Pacific Western Brewing Company and Pacific Sport – Northern BC announce next recipient of the Hometown Heroes Program

Prince George, British Columbia – January 29, 2007 – Bo Hedges, a long standing resident of Prince George, has been selected as the next recipient of the Hometown Heroes program. Bo’s passion lies in the sport of Basketball.

Bo grew up on a cattle ranch one hour north of Fort St. John and had his accident at the age of 13 when he fell from a tree. Shortly after his accident he was introduced to wheelchair basketball. Graduating high school in 1998, Bo decided to attend University in Prince George where a strong local team was located, the Prince George Titans.

Bo’s accomplishments include the following:

• Selected to two National Junior teams.
• Selected to eight Provincial Men’s team squads.
• Won one provincial championship.
• Selected as an alternate for the national team for the past four seasons.
• Completed level two certification as a wheelchair basketball coach.

Hometown “heroes” like Bo are selected and assigned to a sponsorship region, in this case by PacificSport Northern BC. Signage in the region will feature a picture of the endorsed hero and their future goals to raise visibility and encourage local involvement. PWB will donate partial proceeds from the sales of selected PWB products to the Hometown Heroes program and to each hero directly, to pay for approved education or athletic expenses.

Contact Information:

Pacific Western Brewing Company
Scott Rattee, Marketing manager
Tel: (250) 215-4241
Fax: (604) 421-0090
Email: mail@pwbrewing.com, www.hometownheroes.ca

PacificSport Regional Sport Centre - Northern BC serves as the forum for technical leadership in support of the sport system in British Columbia by integrating world-class athlete services, quality coaching, and long-term sport development initiatives in collaboration with its partner organizations at the national and provincial levels.

Contact Information:

PacificSport Northern BC
Kim Pistak, Program Coordinator
Tel: (250) 614-7843
Fax: (250) 561-7718
Email: kpistak@pacificsport.com