Below is a response from BC Minister of the Environment Terry Lake to ORC's letter dated June 27th on the subject of re-introducing a program for volunteers to work in BC Parks. A link to the volunteer agreement discussed in the letter can be downloaded at the bottom of this page. As per Jeremy's email to us on August 18th, 2011, he plans to respond to the Minister to thank him for [...]
On June 27, 2011 Jeremy Mcall, Executive Director for the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC e-mailed a letter to the Hon. Terry Lake, Minister of Environment, enclosing the Resolution ORC passed at their AGM in June on the subject of re-introducing a program for volunteers to work in BC Parks. ORC also decided at their AGM to ask any club which has experienced difficulties in this area of [...]
On February 8, 2011, Brian Wood (FMCBC President), Alex Wallace (FMCBC Trails Committee Co-Chair) and Jeremy McCall (Executive Director for Outdoor Recreation Council of BC) went to Victoria to meet with Tessa Graham, the Acting Executive Director, Parks and Protected Areas, BC Parks to get a firm answer relating to liability insurance protection for the volunteers doing trail work and maintenance in BC Parks. This meeting was a follow up to a [...]