From our Executive Director, Barry Janyk: As Fed members are aware, the FMCBC provided a submission again this year to the Select Committee responsible for making recommendations regarding the 2019 provincial budget. Earlier in November, the recommendations were released in a report. Page 24 of the report stated (in part): BC Parks "A number of organizations recommended increased investment in BC Parks in recognition of the social, economic [...]
From our Executive Director, Barry Janyk: I was invited to the “Share the Trails” workshop in Nanaimo and Dave suggested I attend. The event was organised by Jeremy McCall of ORC and Nancy Spratt of the Horse Council of BC. Snuneymuxw Nation leader Lolly Good welcomed the 50 invited attendees to Snuneymuxw traditional territory. She inspired us to "use our voices and to be heard, in a good way.” Doing things and making [...]
(Thanks to Toby Foord-Kelcey of the Squamish Access Society for providing 99.9% of the information below.) Please help us welcome the Squamish Access Society (SAS), our first Associate Member! (And what is an Associate Member, you ask? An Associate Membership is open to any non-profit organization which would like to join the FMCBC for reasons of common interest. You can read more about Associate Membership, as well as [...]
Amelie Goulet-Boucher on Girls Day Out We couldn’t be happier to welcome our newest member club, the Columbia Valley Climbing Association! Hailing from Golden, the CVCA is our 44th member club. A big thanks to Andrea Eitle of the CVCA for filling us in on what the CVCA is all about: Merrie-Beth Board on The Nutter The Columbia Valley Climbing Association was formed almost [...]
The Alpine Club of Canada is synonymous with backcountry huts. With 26 far-flung shelters in Western Canada, plus another 6 operated by local sections, the ACC has the largest network of backcountry accommodation in North America. And while these huts provide year-round comfort and convenience, not to mention countless environmental benefits, they don’t maintain themselves. Exposed to the elements and more than 40,000 visitors each year, these huts [...]
