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Another year, another several hundred meters added to the Ancient Forest Trail Universal Boardwalk
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Another year, another several hundred meters added to the Ancient Forest Trail Universal Boardwalk

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Another year, another several hundred meters added to the Ancient Forest Trail Universal Boardwalk

Work hasn’t stopped for the builders and volunteers of the Ancient Forest Trail Boardwalk, an interpretive trail near Prince George that winds through some of the province’s oldest temperate inland rainforest. Since opening to rave reviews in 2013, the wheelchair-accessible boardwalk has been both extended (by more than a kilometre) and widened (to allow visitors to pass freely and safely while enjoying the forest). The Caledonia Ramblers Hiking [...]

admin2021-03-07T13:34:47-08:00November 18th, 2015|Member Club Grant|0 Comments

The South Okanagan Trails Alliance powers ahead with trail construction
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The South Okanagan Trails Alliance powers ahead with trail construction

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The South Okanagan Trails Alliance powers ahead with trail construction

The South Okanagan Trails Alliance (SOTA) is building and maintaining trails with increased efficiency this fall with the help of some new, powerful equipment. A recipient of an FMCBC Member Club Grant earlier this year, SOTA put the funds towards the purchase of two Milwaukee cordless tool batteries. “The batteries work perfectly,” said Andrew Drouin, founder and director of SOTA. “The mobility that it has provided us in [...]

admin2022-07-29T05:21:26-07:00October 13th, 2015|Member Club Grant|0 Comments

New section of Sigurd Creek Trail complete thanks to BCMC volunteers, FMCBC grant
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New section of Sigurd Creek Trail complete thanks to BCMC volunteers, FMCBC grant

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New section of Sigurd Creek Trail complete thanks to BCMC volunteers, FMCBC grant

The Sigurd Creek Trail in Tantalus Provincial Park near Squamish is a kilometre longer than it was this time last year thanks to the efforts of a small crew of BCMC volunteers. After spending five days extending the Sigurd Trail into the Moraine Camp in October 2014 (and another several days building the Sigurd Creek Bridge in 2012), a work party of three returned this past August to [...]

admin2020-05-02T03:45:58-07:00September 27th, 2015|Member Club Grant|0 Comments

2015 Member Club Grant Awards
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2015 Member Club Grant Awards

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2015 Member Club Grant Awards

Volunteers hard at work on the Ancient Forest Trail, which is being upgraded this summer thanks to support from an FMCBC Member Club Grant. Since 2012, all donations received by the FMCBC have gone towards grants that allow member clubs to improve trails, upgrade huts, purchase tools and run community events. During the FMCBC’s AGM in Courtenay on May 23rd, the Member Club Grant Committee presented awards [...]

admin2022-06-28T21:11:45-07:00June 8th, 2015|Member Club Grant, Member Club Grant Awards|0 Comments

November 2010 progress report
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November 2010 progress report

Member Club Grant, Trails and Access

November 2010 progress report

The 400 meter boardwalk will enable access to the Ancient Forest for visitors in wheelchairs and others with mobility or mental challenges - as well all others who wish to use the boardwalk. Various agencies in Prince George with clients who will benefit from the access the boardwalk will provide are: Prince George Brain Injured Group, AiMHi Community Living Association, B.C. Paraplegic Association and Canadian Mental Health Association. [...]

admin2020-05-02T03:55:42-07:00May 12th, 2015|Member Club Grant, Trails and Access|0 Comments