The Provincial Trails Advisory Body (PTAB) held its second in-person meeting on October 30th and was attended by 11 members, including our own Andrew Drouin. The draft meeting minutes can be found here, but here is a condensed version of the topics that were discussed surrounding the implementation of the Trails Strategy for British Columbia. Please refer to the linked document for more complete explanations of the numbered [...]
The Forest Range Practices Act has three sections that trail builders should be aware of when working on Crown Land. In short: Section 56 establishes a trail on Crown land Section 57 allows construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of a trail on Crown land Section 58 offers protection for a trail on Crown land Section 118 Agreement (Partnership Agreement) provides authority for a land manager to enter into an [...]
Last month, a group of 28 people representing nearly as many recreation and tourism organizations met in West Kelowna for the Forestry in BC's Recreation Areas Conference. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the impact that current forestry practices are having on various recreational users. FMCBC President Bob St. John, PTAB Representative Andrew Drouin, and BCMC Director Ben Singleton-Polster were in attendance and submitted some highlights from the [...]
The Howe Sound Crest Trail gets a facelift earlier this year. Photo taken by Alex Wallace. This month, the FMCBC is beginning to collect input from member clubs on trails across the province that are in urgent need of upgrades or repairs to improve safety, access and/or usability. Based on the submissions we receive from our online form, we’ll be looking at possible solutions (especially funding [...]
After more than a year and a half of consultations, drafts, reviews and deliberations, BC Parks has approved its Ski Resort Policy for Cypress, Seymour and Manning Parks - the three resorts in BC located within the provincial parks system. Development of the Ski Resort Policy was undertaken to provide guidance on aspects of ski resort and permit management not addressed through other policies or legislation. It provides direction for the management [...]
