For years, the FMCBC, along with countless other outdoor recreation and conservation organizations from across BC, have been urging the provincial government to increase funding to BC Parks. There is no debate: Increased visitation to our provincial parks is a good thing, benefiting our: Economy Citizens – health, well-being & resilience Environment Species at risk We've put together a presentation with all the facts and details on [...]
The following resolutions were considered at the 2019 UBCM Convention, and are of particular interest to FMCBC members: B45 Funding for BC Parks Management (Pemberton) Whereas the negative impacts to lower mainland Provincial parks and Crown Land recreation areas continue to occur due to increasing tourism and limited funding; Therefore, be it resolved that that the Province be requested to allocate additional funding to managing BC Parks, [...]
From the Trails Society of BC - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 9, 2019 PUBLIC OWNED RECREATIONAL TRAIL AT RISK Columbia and Western Rail Trail is part of The Great Trail of Canada (formally known as the Trans Canada Trail) Recreation Sites and Trails BC is proposing to cancel the recreation trail designation for a 67km section of the Columbia and Western Rail Trail and turn it [...]
Who is FrontCounter BC? FrontCounter BC provides a single point of contact service to help you learn about and apply for licences, permits, registrations and other authorizations required to utilize the Province’s natural resources. FrontCounter BC also takes in natural resource applications for pre-screening, and when they meet certain criteria, sends them to the appropriate natural resource department for technical review and decision. Learn more by reading What [...]
FMCBC Executive Director Barry Janyk was invited to attend the Trails BC Greenway Trails Strategy meeting, which took place in Penticton on May 5th, 2019. Janyk's presentation, given to the 30-ish attendees that were at the Okanagan Similkameen RD offices for the meeting, is below! So I went into my FMCBC electronic file folder that was unwittingly bestowed upon me when I started with the Fed in March [...]
