In collaboration with BC Parks and the Squamish Access Society, CASBC organized an Adopt-a-Crag to improve the trail along the base of the Grand Wall, from the campground to the Apron descent. Some 40 volunteers showed for the successful event.

The Sea to Sky Power Corporation has applied to construct a run of the river hydroelectric power project on Skookum Creek, east of Squamish.  The FMCBC has written a letter to ask for a meeting to discuss access issues to the Mamquam area.  Our hope is that access can be maintained and improved by the project, if it proceeds.  Click here to read the letter.

With the Canadian Military occupying (and closing to the public) the Slesse Creek Valley, the traditional descent off Mt. Slesse is no longer available. Perhaps this is for the best, as the descent was marred with problems, including leaving one at a road some 25km from the car. In July 2010, volunteers with a CASBC Adopt-a-Crag created/improved a trail from the memorial cairn to the alpine below Crossover Pass below [...]

Long-term, secure access to Lake Lovely Water and Tantalus Provincial Park is compromised by the necessity of crossing private property to reach the trail in Tantalus Provincial Park. On the east side of the Squamish River, the last part of the road and the usual parking area is on Squamish Nation land, and the lower section of the trail on the west bank of the river is on [...]

Members of the Southwest BC Trails Committee continue to meet on a regular basis with the Chilliwack Forest District and Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts representatives regarding the re-establishment of some sixty hiking trails on the official trails register for the Province. In addition, the committee is pushing to have some realistic guidelines so that logging does not impact the trails. Right now, logging operations can [...]