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(cover photo: Boya Lake / Destination BC)
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Funding Available for BC Parks Volunteers
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See news release here. $240,000 is available for BC Parks volunteer projects taking place in 2013/14. To access this funding for a specific park, please contact your local BC Parks staff or email BCParks.Volunteers@gov.bc.ca to find out who you should contact. Each of BC Parks’ five regions has been allocated $20,000 to support conservation projects,…
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Swan City Snowmobile Volunteer Day
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On February 16th, the Swan City Snowmobile Club hosted a volunteer appreciation lunch at the Public Use cabin at Kakwa Lake in Kakwa Provincial Park in celebration of Alberta’s Family Day. BC Parks presented the Club with a Certificate of Appreciation for all the great work they do in the park. Approximately 200 snowmobiles that stopped at the…
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BC Parks’ staff and volunteers complete trail-building project at Hakai
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Written by: Coast Mountain News For the past three years, BC Parks, in collaboration with the Hakai Beach Institute and the Hakai Luxvbalis Collaborative Management Board, has undertaken a facility improvement project to upgrade the existing trail systems on Calvert Island. These trails are nestled within the magnificent Hakai Luxvbalis Conservancy, which is the province’s…
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Guest Post: Fat Dog 100 Trail Race
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Written by Heather Macdonald, Mountain Madness Trail Running 120 miles is not only a daunting distance for the racers but it’s a major undertaking for the race committee to make sure the route is ready for race day. So we divide it up into six imaginary legs and tackle it that way: 1) Cathedral, 2)…
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Ecological Reserve Wardens Enjoy Lunch in Spences Bridge
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Written by Bruce Petch, BC Parks Area Supervisor, Thompson-Cariboo Region Driving through Spences Bridge on the Trans-Canada Highway, you might miss the The Packing House Restaurant. This funky place with great food was the venue for lunch earlier this fall. Parks staff from the Fraser Area met with Ecological Reserve Wardens to say thanks and…
