Pacific Youth Basketball & Wellness Summit
Basketball, wellness, culture and community. Our first gathering in Tofino is the foundation for an annual Summit.
Pacific Youth Basketball
& Wellness Summit.
Presented by Legacy North Academy and hosted in partnership with Tla-o-qui-aht Development Corporation, our first Pacific Youth Basketball & Wellness Summit took place at Wickaninnish Community School in Tofino. The three-day gathering created space for young people to develop their game and explore confidence, leadership and connection.
That experience is the starting point for an annual Pacific Youth Basketball & Wellness Summit. We’re building on the relationships formed in year one as we plan the next gathering.
2027 dates, venue details and registration will be announced once confirmed.
Play. Reflect.
Connect.
Basketball Development
Coaching, skill work and live play create shared challenges and opportunities to learn together.
Mindset & Wellness
Space to explore pressure, setbacks, asking for support and the habits that help young people grow.
Community & Culture
Local relationships shape the experience. Cultural content belongs with Elders and community representatives who lead it.
Build the Next
Gathering with Us.
A Summit takes a community of hosts, coaches and supporters. Explore coaching, facilities, food, travel support or sponsorship that helps young people participate. Start with the needs and strengths of your community.
A Gathering Built
Through Relationships.
Our first Summit brought basketball, wellness and community together in Tofino. These acknowledgments celebrate the organizations that helped make that gathering possible.
Tla-o-qui-aht Development Corporation
The first Pacific Youth Basketball & Wellness Summit was presented by Legacy North Academy and made possible through its hosting relationship with Tla-o-qui-aht Development Corporation.
Thank you to foundational host properties Tin Wis Resort and Tsawaak RV Resort & Campground. Additional accommodation at Tofino Wildpods was provided through Tla-o-qui-aht Development Corporation.
Recognizing the wider Tla-o-qui-aht Development Corporation family: TFN Construction, TFN Seafoods, TFN Forestry, Canoe Creek Hydro, Haa-ak-suuk Creek Hydro and Winchie Creek Hydro.
Canada Basketball
Support through the Unified Assist Program helped make the first Pacific Youth Basketball & Wellness Summit possible.
First Nations Health Authority
With funding support through Tla-o-qui-aht for the Pacific Youth Basketball & Wellness Summit.
Community Partners
- Westland Insurance
- Tofino Gallery / Tofino Beach Collective
- Sea Wench Naturals
- Pacific Sands Beach Resort
- Cermaq Canada
Friends of the Summit
- Blue Crush Concierge
- Creative Salmon
- Tofino Bike Co
- Jen McLeod Photography
- Tofino Sea Kayaking
- Heartwood Kitchen
- West Coast Shapes / Ukee Poke
- Long Beach Golf Course & Campground
- Wickaninnish Inn
- Tofino Resort + Marina
- Tofino Co-op
- Hazelwood Construction Services
Many Ways to Show Up.
We also thank the people and businesses whose contributions helped bring the 2026 gathering to life.
- Meals & Hospitality
- The Shed Tofino — coach and volunteer meal gift certificates; Adriana’s Sandwich Shop — first-day sandwiches; Surfside Grill — a hot-dog and fruit lunch for participating youth and coaches.
- Wellness, Leadership & Access
- Tofino Breath & Meditation — wellness sessions; Maaqutusiis Hahoulthee Stewardship Society / Ahousaht — youth transportation; Skanii Athletics / Erica McLean — shirts at cost and Summit leadership.
- Gifts & Experiences
- Long Beach Lodge Resort — a two-night stay certificate; Roy Henry Vickers Gallery — a framed Aim High print; Chocolate Tofino; Picnic Tofino.
- Community Contributions
- Sacred Stone Spa, Topinoy, Jamie’s Whaling Station and Landolt Financial Group.
South Sound Youth Basketball & Wellness Summit
A new Summit is in development for 2027, creating another opportunity to bring basketball, wellness and community together.
Dates, venue, host details and registration will be shared once confirmed. Start a conversation about participation, hosting or support.
