Latest issues
Right to Roam
What rights do the public have to access private and crown lands? What rights do the public have to use publicly funded roads to access crown lands?
Sea to Sky Access
Many areas in the Sea to Sky Corridor are difficult for backcountry users to access. Here’s our list of priority areas that we want to work with the province to resolve.
Singing Pass Trail Access
Restoring access to the Singing Pass Trail is one most contentious–and longstanding–access issues in the Sea to Sky corridor.
Cypress BAC
Working together to establish the public right to cross the Backcountry Access Corridor in Cypress Provincial Park before 9 am.
Latest news
Backcountry Access meeting – Port Alberni – March 24th, 2018
From our Executive Director, Barry Janyk: It was great I was able to attend a meeting organised by NDP Mid Island-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser to try and find solutions to backcountry access restrictions that have been increasing on Vancouver Island. MLA Fraser addressed the group to help define the issues and seek support for […]
The FMCBC Welcomes the Columbia Valley Climbing Association
We couldn’t be happier to welcome our newest member club, the Columbia Valley Climbing Association! Hailing from Golden, the CVCA is our 44th member club. A big thanks to Andrea Eitle of the CVCA for filling us in on what the CVCA is all about: The Columbia Valley Climbing Association was formed almost twenty years […]
We talked huts with ACC National’s Custodian Coordinator
The Alpine Club of Canada is synonymous with backcountry huts. With 26 far-flung shelters in Western Canada, plus another 6 operated by local sections, the ACC has the largest network of backcountry accommodation in North America. And while these huts provide year-round comfort and convenience, not to mention countless environmental benefits, they don’t maintain themselves. […]
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