Those of us who have rambled, hiked, scrambled and climbed in the BC mountains will have, inevitably so, spent evenings[…]
Book Review: Surveying the Great Divide
In January 1913, land surveyor and founding president of the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC), Arthur Oliver Wheeler, penned an[…]
A Cautionary Note: Electric cars and Hybrids in BC’s Backcountry Winter Conditions
Starting in 2025, the BC Government will phase in targets that will relatively soon (by 2040) leave electric cars and[…]
Book Review: 105 Hikes In and Around Southwestern British Columbia
I have, sitting before me, a few 1st editions of the 1973 version of 103 Hikes in Southwestern British Columbia[…]
Sea to Sky non-motorized area update
On March 12, 2009, the Sea to Sky LRMP was amended to include Non-Commercial Winter Recreation Zones. One of those[…]
Member Club Grant Update: Mountain Mentors
Mountain Mentors, an alpine mentorship program for self-identified women in Vancouver and the Sea to Sky corridor, was the recipient[…]
Need funds? A Comprehensive List of Grants and Other Funding Sources in BC
Spring is the time of year when outdoor clubs initiate trail maintenance—brought about by spring freshet and winter deadfall—but it’s[…]
Active Travel: Guatemala hiking
My name is Mary Hof and I live in Cowichan Bay. I am a member of the Outdoor Club of[…]
Southwest BC Recreation and Conservation Committee Report
Over the past several months, the SWBC Recreation and Conservation Committee has worked on a range of matters. The following[…]
Have some room to spare?
Many of the FMCBC’s documents and records are in digital format and are stored online for easy access. But, it[…]
Thanks Jodi for Your Many Years of Work for the FMCBC!
I would like to acknowledge and thank Jodi Appleton for her dedicated years of service to the Federation. Jodi will[…]
Member Club Grant Update: Mountain Mentors
Applications for Mountain Mentors’ third winter season, funded in part by an FMCBC Member Club Grant, went live on October[…]
Member Club Grant Update: Hickory Wing Ski Touring Club
The funding that the Hickory Wing Ski Touring Club received from the Federation helped our club rent a backhoe and[…]
Member Club Grant Update: Alpine Club of Canada – Vancouver Island Section
The Vancouver Island Branch of the Alpine Club of Canada would like to thank the FMCBC for the generous grant[…]
Fat Cats
There has been a spate of books published in the last few decades lamenting the deterioration of our national and[…]