Federation members served as representatives to the National Hiking Trail Association from 1989 - 1990. The FMCBC has been a sponsor of the National Hiking Trail from Victoria to Crescent Spur, BC since 1997. Hike BC has received permission from the City of Surrey to utilize their trails starting at the Peace Arch Visitors Centre. Hike BC will be erecting small National Hiking Trail Markers at key locations [...]
Forest and Range Practices Act The Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) and its regulations govern the activities of forest and range licensees in BC. FRPA came into effect in 2004. Sections 56 to 58 of FRPA deal with recreation and are administered by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts (Recreation Sites and Trails BC Branch). Section 56 enables the minister or an authorized delegate to [...]
The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of State (Sport), announced in March 2009, that the Government of Canada will invest $25 million in Canada's trail infrastructure as part of the federal government's Economic Action Plan. Here is a link to the government's news release. It looks like a good portion of the funding will go to snowmobile and ATV users by investing in multi-use trails that allow motorized vehicles. [...]
In the past the FMCBC developed and sponsored an Adopt-A-Trail program, which encouraged people and organizations to clear, maintain, mark, and upgrade existing mountain or country hiking trails (e.g. the Howe Sound Crest Trail or Else Lake Trail). Several trails throughout BC were included in the program, but due to liability concerns the program is no longer running.
Over the past week, organizations such as BC Nature and the Friends of Cypress Provincial Park sent in letters to BC Parks expressing concern regarding the BC Parks' Draft Ski Resort Policy which will affect ski resort operations within Mount Seymour, Cypress and Manning Provincial Parks. Today the FMCBC sent in a letter with our comments on sections of the policy which are of concern to our members [...]
