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Support for a National Park Reserve in the South Okanagan-Similkameen
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Support for a National Park Reserve in the South Okanagan-Similkameen

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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 [...]

admin2020-05-02T03:44:59-07:00October 21st, 2015|Advocacy|0 Comments

Opposition to Jumbo Glacier Resort stands firm through wins and losses
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Opposition to Jumbo Glacier Resort stands firm through wins and losses

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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 [...]

admin2020-05-02T03:47:11-07:00August 11th, 2015|Advocacy|0 Comments

Chilliwack River Valley Trails Restoration Project 2015
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Chilliwack River Valley Trails Restoration Project 2015

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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 [...]

admin2020-04-17T03:33:30-07:00August 3rd, 2015|Advocacy|0 Comments

Send in your comments on BC Parks Draft Ski Resort Policy
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Send in your comments on BC Parks Draft Ski Resort Policy

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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 [...]

admin2015-08-02T18:49:57-07:00July 15th, 2015|Advocacy, Blog|0 Comments

Concerns persist surrounding Garibaldi at Squamish resort proposal
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Concerns persist surrounding Garibaldi at Squamish resort proposal

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Concerns persist surrounding Garibaldi at Squamish resort proposal

For 15 years, the FMCBC has expressed concern over the Garibaldi at Squamish (GAS) ski resort project, maintaining that if accepted, Squamish could lose the very reasons people are attracted to the area. The proposed $3.5 million resort at Brohm Ridge includes hotels, resort condos, extensive ski runs, and a projected 1.9 million annual visits to GAS. The FMCBC contends that this level of development will negatively impact [...]

admin2020-05-02T03:48:40-07:00July 8th, 2015|Advocacy|1 Comment