The BC Games Society is a provincial crown corporation in British Columbia created in 1977. The organization is the governing body responsible for the BC Summer Games and BC Winter Games, and manages the Team BC program at the Canada Games. Ron Butlin served as the first manager-director of the society from 1977 to 1987.
Host cities Year BC Winter Games BC Summer Games Host city Host city 1978 Penticton 1979 Kamloops Richmond 1980 Kimberley Kelowna 1981 Prince George Comox Valley 1982 Trail Vernon 1983 Revelstoke Maple Ridge 1984 Fort St. John Burnaby 1985 Osoyoos/Oliver Nanaimo 1986 Terrace Cranbrook 1987 Fernie Delta 1988 Dawson Creek Greater Victoria 1989 Nelson Surrey 1990 Penticton Prince George 1991 Duncan/North Cowichan Coquitlam 1992 Greater Vernon Port Alberni 1993 Kitimat Chilliwack 1994 Smithers Kelowna 1995 Comox Valley Penticton 1996 North Vancouver Trail/Castlegar 1997 Campbell River Burnaby 1998 Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows 2000 Quesnel Victoria 2002 Williams Lake Nanaimo 2004 Port Alberni Abbotsford 2006 Greater Trail Kamloops 2008 Kimberley/Cranbrook Kelowna 2010 Terrace Township of Langley 2012 Greater Vernon Surrey 2014 Mission Nanaimo 2016 Penticton Abbotsford 2018 Kamloops Cowichan Valley 2020 Fort St. John Cancelled due to COVID-19 2022 Greater Vernon Prince George 2024 Quesnel Maple Ridge 2026 Trail/Rossland Kelowna
Sports Summer sports
Winter sports
Participating teams Eight zones, each representing a different region of British Columbia, participate in each instalment of the games. The zones and the cities they include are listed as follows.
Kootenays (Zone 1) – Castlegar, Cranbrook, Fernie, Grand Forks, Kimberley, Nelson, Rossland, Trail Thompson-Okanagan (Zone 2) – Armstrong, Enderby, Kamloops, Kelowna, Merritt, Peachland, Penticton, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm, Vernon Fraser Valley (Zone 3) – Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Langley, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows Fraser River (Zone 4) – Burnaby, Coquitlam, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Surrey, White Rock Vancouver-Coastal (Zone 5) – North Vancouver, Richmond, Vancouver Vancouver Island-Central Coast (Zone 6) – Campbell River, Courtenay, Duncan, Ladysmith, Nanaimo, Oak Bay, Port Alberni, Powell River, Victoria North West (Zone 7) – Prince Rupert, Terrace Cariboo-North East (Zone 8) – Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Prince George, Quesnel, Williams Lake
See also Canada Games Canada Summer Games Canada Winter Games BC Summer Games BC Winter Games Alberta Winter Games Saskatchewan Games Manitoba Games Games Ontario Quebec Games Western Canada Summer Games
References
External links Official website