Do you know a backcountry hut that would benefit from free emergency food bars? The FMCBC has partnered up with Peak4Ration to equip backcountry huts in British Columbia with long-shelf-life food bars at no cost! Equipping backcountry huts with emergency food can make a real difference and be incredibly valuable if someone is unexpectedly stranded or delayed due to injury or extreme weather. Therefore, we are looking to [...]
The Chilliwack Outdoor Club: 1976-2026 Blog post written by Ron Dart The Chilliwack Outdoor Club can be informally traced and tracked to the tragic airplane crash on Mt. Slesse in December 1956. A fledging search and rescue group came into being then and one result was, in time, Neil Grainger’s missive, THE MOUNTAIN PROJECT (mountains in the area named after Canadian soldiers killed in WWII). Neil was part [...]
A new BC Resource Road Access Survey is gathering local knowledge about the roads and road systems people use to reach trails, lakes, rivers, cabins, campsites, riding areas, backcountry areas and other recreation destinations. Much of BC’s backcountry is reached by resource roads. These roads were built mainly for forestry and other resource industries, but they also provide important access to trails, lakes, rivers, cabins, recreation sites, [...]
Update on November 9, 2026: FMCBC is one of the 14 organizations who has co-signed a letter in raising concerns about proposed Ski Resort Development Plans for Mount Seymour, Cypress and Manning provincial parks. We do not believe the current consultation process is adequate for decisions that could shape these parks for the next 60 years. Read the full letter here: Public consultation and long-term planning for Mount Seymour, Cypress [...]
The new backpacking season in Mount Robson park is well underway, with several interesting highlights during a recent four-day visit at the end of May. We enjoyed remarkably good, if unseasonably cool hiking weather. Despite driving to Tête Jaune in torrential driving rain, there was no precipitation nor bugs during our four days in the park. We even managed to catch part of the FMCBC AGM from the [...]
