The purpose of the BC Games can be captured in a single phrase: "To provide an opportunity for the development of athletes, coaches, and officials in preparation for higher levels of competition in a multi-sport event which promotes interest and participation in sport and sporting activities, individual achievement, and community development." Since 1978, the BC Games Society has been staging the BC Summer and BC Winter Games. These two events are British Columbia’s largest multi-sport events. In order to ensure that the BC Summer and BC Winter Games include participants from every part of the Province, as well as to motivate each Provincial Sport Organization to spread their efforts and interest throughout the Province, the Province has been divided into eight Zones. The boundaries of the BC Games Zones are described below. Kootenays (Zone 1) 2012 BC Winter Games in Vernon, B.C. February 23 - 27, 201
Thompson-Okanagan (Zone 2)
Fraser Valley (Zone 3)
Fraser River-Delta (Zone 4)
Vancouver-Squamish (Zone 5)
Vancouver Island-Central Coast (Zone 6)
North West (Zone 7)
Cariboo-North East (Zone 8)
