FMCBC Member Club Grants 2013
At the AGM on June 8th, Bob St. John from our 2013 Grant Committee announced the FMCBC Member Club Grant awards for 2013. Thank you to all clubs who submitted applications.
Call for Section 58 Closure
The FMCBC has written a letter to Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations asking to formally prohibit snowmobiling in Twentyone Mile Creek. Presently this area is designated as a non-motorized zone in the Sea to Sky LRMP, but that is only a planning document. The minister must issue an order under section 58 of the Forest and Range Practices Act in order to permit [...]
FMCBC Member Club Grants 2012
In 2012 the FMCBC supported the following two club projects by awarding $2100 to each: Vancouver Island Spine Trail Association's "Construction of Tuck Lake Hiking Trail" Project BC Mountaineering Club's Sigurd Creek Bridge Project
Response from Ministry on Volunteers Working in BC Parks
Below is a response from BC Minister of the Environment Terry Lake to ORC's letter dated June 27th on the subject of re-introducing a program for volunteers to work in BC Parks. A link to the volunteer agreement discussed in the letter can be downloaded at the bottom of this page. As per Jeremy's email to us on August 18th, 2011, he plans to respond to the Minister to thank him for [...]
ORC writes letter to Ministry for solution liability issue for volunteers working in BC Parks
On June 27, 2011 Jeremy Mcall, Executive Director for the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC e-mailed a letter to the Hon. Terry Lake, Minister of Environment, enclosing the Resolution ORC passed at their AGM in June on the subject of re-introducing a program for volunteers to work in BC Parks. ORC also decided at their AGM to ask any club which has experienced difficulties in this area of [...]