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More funding recommended for BC Parks

We received some good news this month for BC Parks! After surveying and collecting public feedback on the provincial government’s 2016 budget earlier this fall, the Legislature’s Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services has recommended increased government funding for BC Parks and protected areas management. You can view the media release and the full report here. The consultations covered a wide range of topics important to British [...]

2020-05-02T03:42:29-07:00November 23rd, 2015|Advocacy|0 Comments
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Support for a National Park Reserve in the South Okanagan-Similkameen

The FMCBC supports development of a National Park Reserve in the South Okanagan-Similkameen. The BC Government has resumed discussions regarding protection of areas in this region and has put together an Intentions Paper which outlines a framework for protecting lands in the South Okanagan by establishing a National Park Reserve. At FMCBC's Southern Interior Regional Meeting on October 17th in Kelowna our club directors were given a presentation [...]

2020-05-02T03:44:59-07:00October 21st, 2015|Advocacy|0 Comments
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Opposition to Jumbo Glacier Resort stands firm through wins and losses

Photo credit: Doug Clark, Kootenay Mountaineering Club After more than two decades of opposition to Jumbo Glacier Resort, wilderness conservationists and backcountry recreationists received some good news last month from Province — the determination that the project has not been substantially started and that its Environmental Assessment Certificate has now expired. The FMCBC submitted a letter supporting Minister Mary Polak’s determination, the full contents of which [...]

2020-05-02T03:47:11-07:00August 11th, 2015|Advocacy|0 Comments
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Chilliwack River Valley Trails Restoration Project 2015

In 2014 the FMCBC applied to the National Trails Coalition for funding to restore thirteen hiking trails in the Chilliwack River Valley; most of which were built in the 1960s.  Listed, these trails are: Baby Munday, Elk-Thurston, Ford Mountain, Ling Lake, Mount Cheam, Mount Rexford, Mount McGuire, Pierce Lake, Slesse Mountain, Slesse Memorial, Vedder Mountain, Williams Ridge, Williamson Lake. Although these trails were originally built as mountain access [...]

2020-04-17T03:33:30-07:00August 3rd, 2015|Advocacy|0 Comments
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Send in your comments on BC Parks Draft Ski Resort Policy

We have concerns with BC Parks Draft Ski Resort Policy and think you should too because the draft policy could potentially be used as a template for commercial operations within Class A Parks in the future. We believe that further review of the following points is necessary to ensure that BC Parks responsibilities to protect the natural environments and facilitate public access for non-commercial, non-motorized recreation within Class [...]

2015-08-02T18:49:57-07:00July 15th, 2015|Advocacy, Blog|0 Comments
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