With free gear and lessons, kids from newcomer families in B.C.'s Okanagan are learning to play hockey

A Canadian charity is hoping to bridge the divide between the sport of hockey and kids from newcomer families in B.C.'s Okanagan who may not otherwise have access to the sport.

With free gear and lessons, kids from newcomer families in B.C.'s Okanagan are learning to play hockey
A hockey instructor wearing a helmet and holding a hockey stick is on one knee on the ice. In a circle, there are kids around her wearing hockey gear.

A Canadian charity is hoping to bridge the divide between the sport of hockey and kids from newcomer families in B.C.'s Okanagan who may not otherwise have access to the sport.