FMCBC submits comments on GAS resort proposal

The FMCBC Southwest BC Recreation and Conservation Committee submitted a letter this month to Chris Hamilton, Executive Project Director for the Environmental Assessment Office to express concerns regarding the proposed Garibaldi at Squamish Resort and its potential impact on non-motorized backcountry recreation. In brief, the following four main concerns were addressed in the letter: Garibaldi provides one of the few large intact areas of land remaining in the [...]

2020-05-02T04:15:55-07:00January 23rd, 2014|Advocacy, FMCBC News|0 Comments

FMCBC submits comments on ORV Management Framework

The FMCBC Southwest BC Recreation and Conservation Committee submitted a letter this month to the BC Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations to provide some comments and express some concerns regarding the partially implemented legislation governing the registration, licensing and operation of Off Road Vehicles (ORV's) in BC.  Drafting the legislation began over 10 years ago and the committee is not impressed with the ORV Management [...]

2020-05-02T04:16:26-07:00November 28th, 2013|Advocacy, FMCBC News|0 Comments

Off-road Vehicles: Licensing and Registration

The ORV Coalition has worked for many years towards a provincial licensing, registration and management program for off-road vehicles (ORVs). The FMCBC strongly supports these efforts and is on the coalition's consultation list. British Columbia lags the rest of Canada and the United States in ORV management. Without licensing, irresponsible dirt bikers, ATV and snowmobile drivers can damage the environment and harass other backcountry users without being identifiable [...]

2020-05-02T04:20:39-07:00August 13th, 2013|Advocacy|0 Comments

Off-road Vehicles: Infractions and User Conflicts

To report infractions by off-road vehicles (ORVs: ATVs, snowmobiles, dirt bikes, etc.) go to the Bivouac website and log your report there. To do this you will need to create a login and password. Once you are logged in to the Bivouac site you can add your report under Index/Campaigns. You can also send an email to Robin Tivy who runs the Bivouac website/database and initiated the reporting [...]

2020-05-02T04:20:20-07:00August 8th, 2013|Advocacy|0 Comments

Backcountry Access Via Ski Resorts

The FMCBC has sent a letter to BC's Minister for Public Safety and Solicitor General John van Dongen after he was reported considering fining skiers who cross ski resort boundaries. Most media reporting on this matter did not distinguish between unprepared out-of-bounds skiers and prepared & experienced backcountry skiers who access backcountry terrain from ski resorts. The Minister's response stated that "the Province is open to discussions with [...]

2020-04-17T04:11:49-07:00August 8th, 2013|Advocacy|0 Comments
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