From our Executive Director, Barry Janyk - May 28th, 2018: As folks are likely aware, there was another “Open House” style meeting at the Roberts Creek Community Hall on the 24th May to “learn about and provide input into options being considered regarding the designation of Tetrahedron Park to enable the province to consider the possible expansion of the community water supply infrastructure at Chapman Lake.” This meeting [...]
From our Executive Director, Barry Janyk: Chapman Lake, highlighted in red Tetrahedron Provincial Park, just east of Sechelt, was established in 1995—in part to provide a pristine watershed for the Sunshine Coast. Due to years of Sunshine Coast Regional District inaction, development on the lower Sunshine Coast has surpassed the ability of the SCRD to provide adequate water in summer. The RD has adopted the position [...]
Thanks to Natasha Gellatly of the Tetrahedron Outdoor Club for the following text and photos: It’s been 30 years since the building of the four backcountry cabins and trails, in what would later become Tetrahedron Provincial Park, and the Tetrahedron Outdoor Club has been busy over the last decade making very necessary repairs and upgrades. About 7 years ago, the TOC started its “cabin steward” program and [...]
From our Executive Director, Barry Janyk: Over the past three weeks, a number of FMCBC representatives and member clubs have met individually and/or as a group with BC Parks and Cypress Mountain reps, following up on the December 20th meeting and trying to resolve the longstanding backcountry access corridor (BAC) dispute in Cypress Provincial Park. There are a few key issues here. BC Parks (BCP) and Cypress [...]
On April 5th, 2017, Barry Janyk (FMCBC Executive Director) and Dave Wharton (FMCBC President) met with Jordan Sturdy, who was the West Vancouver/Sea to Sky riding MLA and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce themselves to Sturdy prior to the election and get his thoughts on the FMCBC's immediate issues. You can read Barry's notes below, or view [...]
