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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.[2][3]
Company type | Crown Corporation |
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Industry | Multi-sport event management |
Founded | 1977 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | British Columbia |
Key people | Jamey Paterson (Chairman) Alison Noble (President and CEO) |
Number of employees | 10 (January 2017)[1] |
Website | www |
Year | BC Winter Games | BC Summer Games |
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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 |
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.[4]
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