The UBC Varsity Outdoor Club wishes to thank the FMCBC for its support of the club's Brian Waddington Hut roof renewal project. Work began on July 22nd with a demolition crew hiking into the hut, before helicopter slinging on July 27th removed waste and delivered new materials to the site. Since then, many volunteer crews have spent countless hours working at the hut. None of this would have [...]
Some information on a recent geographical name change on the Sunshine Coast; and, the proposed name change for Mount Garibaldi: Sunshine Coast k'els - formerly Mount Victoria, located at the head of Queens Reach, northeast of Powell River. The name change is effective as of June 21, 2023. The link below provides helpful background information, including an audio recording to assist in pronouncing k'els correctly: https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/75500.html Mount Garibaldi, Squamish The [...]
Written by Mark Nielsen Dave King, a long-time member of the Caledonia Ramblers and a familiar face to the Federation of Mountain Clubs of British Columbia has been named a Citizen of the Year in his home community. The Prince George Community Foundation has bestowed the honour on Dave for his contributions to outdoor recreation in B.C.'s Central Interior - and they are many. If you are a [...]
Hello all, Our yearly schedule is below: FMCBC Member Club Calendar 2023 March 31 – Deadline for submissions for Spring/Summer issue of Cloudburst March 31 – Trail Marker orders due April 1 – Member Club Grant application forms available April 30 – Member Club Grant applications are due April 30 – FMCBC membership and insurance renewals are due May/June – AGM takes place over a weekend late in [...]
Happy New Year to our outdoor recreation community! The FMCBC is ready to get to work and 2023 promises to be a year of outdoor adventures and backcountry policy success. We are working with other outdoor recreation organizations to help visualize the role of the newly created BC Parks, Recreation Sites and Trails Division under the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. This unification of our parks [...]
