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]
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]
- 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
