Update: November 2019 We are continuing to work on improved parking and access to Singing Pass. We have proposed a new route from Lot 8 on the north side of Fitzsimmons Creek and have tentative approval from Whistler-Blackcomb, Innergex, the Resort Municipality of Whistler and the Sliding Centre. At a meeting with BC Parks and Recreation Sites and Trails in late October, we received more tentative approval to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
