Learn everything you need to know about the upcoming BC Winter and BC Summer games Learn more

Over 1300 participants set for BC Winter Games in Greater Vernon

/in , ,

The 895 athletes, 300 coaches and 140 officials attending the Games hail from 122 communities across the province and represent 84 constituencies in BC. Competing in 15 different sports, most athletes will be attending their first multi-sport Games.

The BC Winter Games were originally scheduled to take place in February of 2022 before organizers decided to postpone to 2023 due to several factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic and flooding and wildfires in many parts of the province. The official name of the event remains the Greater Vernon 2022 BC Winter Games.

The over 1,400 volunteers in Greater Vernon will come together to ensure the participants have exceptional competition and a first-rate experience with an Opening Ceremony, special events, and wonderful hospitality.

The BC Winter and BC Summer Games were established in 1978 to bring young people around BC together through sport and friendship. BC Games participants who have gone on to compete for Team Canada at the Olympic or Paralympic Games include Micah Zandee-Hart (Ice Hockey), Mollie Jepsen (Para Alpine Skiing) and Natalie Wilkie (Para Nordic Skiing) among many others.

For more information about the BC Winter Games, please visit staging.bcgames.org/. To access photos from the event, visit the BC Games Flickr page.

Quick Facts:

  • Greater Vernon hosted the BC Winter Games in 1992 and 2012, as well as the 1982 BC Summer Games.
  • Competitors represent eight geographic zones: Kootenays (Zone 1), Thompson-Okanagan (Zone 2), Fraser Valley (Zone 3), Fraser River (Zone 4), Vancouver-Coastal (Zone 5), Vancouver Island-Central Coast (Zone 6), North West (Zone 7) and Cariboo-North East (Zone 8).
  • To date, 40 communities have hosted BC Winter and/or BC Summer Games.
  • Greater Vernon 2022 BC Winter Games participants will compete in alpine skiing, archery, artistic gymnastics, badminton, biathlon, cross country skiing (including para), curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, judo, karate, rhythmic gymnastics, ringette, snowboarding, and wheelchair basketball.
  • More than 350,000 participants and volunteers have taken part in BC Winter and BC Summer Games over the past 44 years.

Key Dates for the BC Winter Games
Opening Ceremony: 7:00 pm, Thursday, March 23 – Kal Tire Place
Competitions: Friday, March 24 until noon Sunday, March 26 – Full Sport Schedule

PARTICIPANT LIST
To find out who is registered for the Greater Vernon 2022 BC Winter Games, visit our online Participant List, which is searchable by city, sport, and name:

https://staging.bcgames.org/games/participant-lists-and-results/

To search participants by community:
Step 1: Choose Greater Vernon 2022 BC Winter Games
Step 2: Choose List of all Participants
Step 3: Choose All from the Sport dropdown list (bottom of the list)
Choose the community from the dropdown list
Step 4: Click Submit

PLEASE NOTE: The Participant List and numbers are subject to change until the close of the Accreditation at 5:00 pm on Thursday, March 23.

-30-

Media Contact:
David Conlin
Communications Manager
BC Games Society
davidc@bcgames.org

Powering Potential Fund makes a difference in Prince George

/in , ,

The Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games will benefit from a total investment of $31,500 from the BC Games Society’s Powering Potential Fund (PPF) for various sport and community projects leading up to the Games.

Started in 2017, The Powering Potential Fund (is a vehicle to strategically invest in projects that will further the development of individual athletes, teams, sport organizations and communities. The Fund is a catalyst to elevate performance, inspire leadership and propel excellence, enabling more British Columbians to realize and demonstrate their full potential through sport.

The process for choosing where funding will be invested is collaborative in each Host Society between the Sport Directorate, local sport organizations and Provincial Sport Organizations.

CANOE-KAYAK EQUIPMENT UPGRADES

Description: The scope of the identified project includes a significant investment of sport and competition equipment to be owned by PGCKC. Equipment being purchased as part of this MOU includes up to ten (10) kayaks, spray decks, paddles, helmets with face masks, and PFDs. Also included is adapted equipment consisting of two (2) paddle holders and outrigger stabilizer floats. Lastly, this investment also includes the provision of goods to construct a floating judges dock.

Funding: $22,000

CITY FIELD DUGOUT FENCING

Description: The scope of the identified project includes the construction of dugout fencing at City Field. This fencing will create a barrier that will prevent unintentional falls into the dugouts. A poured concrete pad is necessary in addition to the fencing.

Funding: $4,000

NUKKO LAKE RAMP UPGRADE

Description: The scope of the identified project includes the construction of dugout fencing at City Field. This fencing will create a barrier that will prevent unintentional falls into the dugouts. A poured concrete pad is necessary in addition to the fencing.

Funding: $5,000

Camosun College Students Create New Torch!

/in ,

Through a partnership between BC Games Society and Camosun Innovates, design of the new torch began as a student-led initiative that was the basis of a capstone project for four students from the Mechanical Engineering Diploma program at Camosun. Once the concept was approved, the applied research arm of the college stepped in so Lacey Reay, one of the students involved, could take the torch from idea to full implementation.

“The goal was to make it a more robust flame and something that was going to be safe, reliable and durable that maintained burning for the length of time needed for real-world use,” explains Reay. “The capstone design ticked those boxes and my job at Camosun Innovates has been to make it more refined, and to enhance the overall mechanics behind the design to improve the refueling mechanism and to make it as user friendly as possible.”

Camosun Innovates, the applied research department of the college, provided Reay with the resources to design, test and build the torch. With a clean fuel source that produces a consistent low-emission flame and the addition of a protective shut off valve, the new design prioritizes safety and usability.

“The torch gives me great hope and will shine brightly on upcoming athletes and champions for many years to come,” says Melanie Mark, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport. “The team-based, creative collaboration between Indigenous artists, organizers and students will celebrate athletes, communities and the spirit of the BC Games.”

“Relevant, innovative and applied learning that ignites passion is a hallmark of a Camosun education,” says Lane Trotter, President of Camosun. “The torch for the BC Games Society is a great example of how Camosun can bring access to new technologies and techniques from the college to local organizations.”

The look and feel of the new torch is striking and based on elements designed by Indigenous artist Jamin Zuroski from the Namgis First Nation. The design includes bands of cedar woven into the carbon fibre shell.

“We are very excited about this new torch and what it represents,” says Alison Noble, President and CEO of the BC Games Society. “The partnership with Camosun Innovates has created a torch that has brought the sport, academic and Indigenous communities together for a common purpose.”

The torch will be used at all Games including the BC Summer Games in Prince George, July 21 to 24, 2022 and the BC Winter Games in Greater Vernon, March 23-26, 2023.

Click here to see the original press release on the Camosun College website.

Get Involved

Territory Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge the lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) People, also known today as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations, and recognize that our work in this province spans the territories of more than 200 First Nations, as well as Métis and Inuit communities.

The Games
Our Partners

© 2025 BC Games Society

Skip to content