The FMCBC was one of the original stakeholders involved in the Commission on Resources and Environment (CORE) process during the early 1990s and the establishment of the Vancouver Island Land Use Plan (VILUP) in 1994. It has now been 20 years since the VILUP was established and University of Alberta Masters Student Sabrina Schwartz contacted the FMCBC to participate in a study titled: The Vancouver Island Land Use Plan, [...]
Report on the Washington State Trails Conference by Jodi Appleton, FMCBC Program and Administration Manager I had the opportunity, along with three other representatives from the FMCBC (Bob St. John, Carol Hunter and Dave Wharton) to attend the Washington State Trails Conference in Bellingham this month. This biennial conference is organized by the Washington State Trails Coalition and brings together trail professionals and volunteers from across Washington State. Over 300 [...]
Recent rally to protect Jumbo from resort development - photo courtesy of Wildsight The FMCBC submitted a letter today to Premier Christy Clark and several ministers urging the government to deny renewal of Jumbo Glacier Resort's environmental assessment certificate and to dissolve the Jumbo Resort Municipality. Many of those who are opposed to the resort are concerned about wildlife conservation and legal issues surrounding the proposed [...]
The FMCBC provided input into the action taken to protect of mountain caribou and the related snowmobile closures that were announced in February 2009. Maps of snowmobile closures within mountain caribou recovery area
Backcountry users on Cypress The FMCBC submitted comments to BC Parks on their Ski Resort Policy Intentions Paper. A Ski Resort Policy is being developed by BC Parks to provide guidance for the three commercial ski resorts (Cypress Mountain, Mount Seymour and E.C. Manning) located within the provincial parks system. This policy will provide direction for the management and administration of park use permits which authorize ski [...]
