Trails and Access
The FMCBC works to ensure British Columbia’s hiking and climbing access trails are recognized, protected and maintained. The FMCBC’s Trail committee, as well as its Recreation and Conservation Committees, play an integral role in supporting trails across the province. Our committees work on trail access, trail building and maintenance, advocate for new trail projects, and network with BC Parks and government ministries.
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Day Use Pass Review by BC Parks
Last summer BC Parks introduced a pilot-project to reduce the risk of COVID to park visitors and staff. We wrote a blog post last summer that discussed the issues around the passes. BC Parks [...]
Joffre Lakes Park Visitor Strategy – Public Review
Introduction BC Parks is asking for public input on a strategy to control the number of hikers that can hike the popular trail in the summer. The Federation is concerned since this is [...]
FMCBC Report on Recent Court Decision: No Public Right to Cross Private Land to Access Recreational Assets
In the recent decision, Douglas Lake Cattle Company v Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club (2021 BCCA 99), the BC Court of Appeal determined that the Douglas Lake Ranch could block the public from crossing [...]
Pressure on B.C. gov’t to fix trespassing laws that favour landowners | Vancouver Sun
vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-pressure-on-b-c-govt-to-fix-trespassing-laws-that-favour-u-s-billionaire-and-other-landowners
Court rules 2 B.C. lakes cannot be publicly accessed, siding with Canada’s largest cattle ranch
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/public-private-access-minnie-stoney-lake-%20ranch-appeal-court-merritt-1.5938741
Working Group to Identify and Support Public Access to Priority Areas on Private Forest Lands in Alberni-Clayoquot
March 2, 2021, Port Alberni, BC ̶ Mosaic Forest Management and the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, in partnership with the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, [...]