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](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7064483.1703024653!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/hockey-4-youth-vernon-b-c-2023.jpg)
![Hockey 4 Youth's new program in Vernon, B.C. is dedicated to local NHL legend, Larry Kwong. 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.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7064483.1703024653!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/hockey-4-youth-vernon-b-c-2023.jpg)
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.