President’s Message Welcome to the Summer 2021 edition of Cloudburst. As restrictions lift and the season shifts to our warm[…]
Member Fee Update
Hasn’t it been an interesting year! Despite recent challenges, we’re finally getting back to being able to hold club hikes[…]
2021 Member Grant Recipients
The FMCBC grant fund is used to fund projects for member clubs. This year was a lean one and while[…]
A Brief Review of BC Parks Spending: Late 1980’s to present
Summary This review covers 30 years of BC Parks’ operations and shows that there has been a huge reduction in[…]
Trails Update
Trails Website Proposed We are working on a proposal to launch a new trails information site linked to the FMCBC[…]
Sometimes You Forget the Pots: An unplanned day among the smoky wilds of Bowron Lakes
The day breaks grey and muted. My mind instinctively turns to rain and for a moment I cringe and slink[…]
Keeping Active During Covid Times 2020/2021: North Shore Hikers Experien
We, the North Shore Hikers, managed to keep our club open during the pandemic. Strict rules, posted on our website,[…]
Welcome to FMCBC!
IWO’s mission is to hold space for Indigenous women to come together and feel safe on the land. They want[…]
Raven’s Witness: The Alaska Life of Richard K. Nelson
Raven’s Witness: The Alaska Life of Richard K. Nelson By Hank Lentfer; Foreword by Barry Lopez 2020 Banff Mountain[…]
Coastal Mountain Mountaineering Literature: The birthing years
Mt. Garibaldi Park: Vancouver’s Alpine Playground Don Munday: 1922 In The Western Mountains: Early Mountaineering in[…]
Friends of Garibaldi Launch Trail Watch Program
After a few years of dormancy, the Friends of Garibaldi Park Society is pleased to once again be performing trail[…]
SWBC Recreation and Conservation Committee Report
BC Parks Funding Allocations In April 2021, the BC government announced new funding of about $84M for BC Parks, spread[…]