More funding recommended for BC Parks

We received some good news this month for BC Parks! After surveying and collecting public feedback on the provincial government’s 2016 budget earlier this fall, the Legislature’s Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services has recommended increased government funding for BC Parks and protected areas management. You can view the media release and the full report here. The consultations covered a wide range of topics important to British [...]

2020-05-02T03:42:29-07:00November 23rd, 2015|Advocacy|0 Comments

Trail markers make backcountry a safer, easier place to navigate

Photo credit: Paul Kubick, BCMC It’s been a busy summer for hiking clubs and outdoor groups around the province installing hundreds of reflective trail markers in a bid to make the backcountry an easier, safer place to navigate. As anyone who’s ever ventured into the woods can attest, trails can’t always be simply taken backward and forward: shortcuts, unmapped diversions and braided trails can make for a [...]

2020-05-02T03:46:26-07:00September 23rd, 2015|FMCBC News|1 Comment

Natural Resource Road Act

The Provincial Government requested public feedback on its discussion paper that will help build the foundation for the Natural Resource Road Act which will be used to streamline law that applies to all resource roads in B.C.  You can view the feedback which the FMCBC submitted below.  This feedback was put together by members of the FMCBC Southwest BC Recreation and Conservation Committee and submitted via email and through the online [...]

2020-05-02T03:47:49-07:00August 3rd, 2015|Trails and Access|0 Comments

2015 Member Club Grant Awards

Volunteers hard at work on the Ancient Forest Trail, which is being upgraded this summer thanks to support from an FMCBC Member Club Grant. Since 2012, all donations received by the FMCBC have gone towards grants that allow member clubs to improve trails, upgrade huts, purchase tools and run community events. During the FMCBC’s AGM in Courtenay on May 23rd, the Member Club Grant Committee presented awards [...]

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