Jerry the Moose upstaged Raul the Killer whale but otherwise Port Hardy’s annual Oceans Day celebration at Rotary Park was devoted to all things aquatic. On Friday, June 7, BC Parks participated in this event hosted by the Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce. This celebration lasted the whole day with interactive and educational activities focussed …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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) …
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 …
From Andrew Wong, 2012 Knee Knackered Trail Day Coordinator For the second consecutive year, BC Parks asked the Knee Knackered community for help to build and repair bog bridges on the Baden Powell Trail at Black Mtn. (Cypress Provincial Park). The Knee Knackered community regularly does trail work at its annual June Trail Day with …
25 years to celebrate: Many thanks to those who created & maintain Tetrahedron Provincial Park by Heather Conn (original post here) On paper, it sounds like routine parks work: Build and maintain four log cabins. Carve out 25 kilometres of forest trails. Ensure that the cabins are supplied with firewood, delivered by air. Maintain a precarious, …
By Kelley Cook Over 50 participants gather at Naturalist Hut on Blackwell Peak to take part in the 2nd Annual Manning Park Conservation Day hosted by Friends of Manning Park held at Blackwell Peak on September 21, 2012. The day was a partnership between by BC Parks (through the Park Enhancement Fund), Princeton Secondary School, …
By Rose Schroeder, Chair Yarrow Chapter of Back Country Horsemen of BC I suppose we did it to prove to BC Parks just how capable and proficient a bunch of volunteers we are and that we value our horse trails in E.C. Manning Park. Also to prove that “many hands make light work”. We called …