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(cover photo: Boya Lake / Destination BC)
Port Hardy Oceans Day
Categories: Community Event | Our People
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...
Funding Available for BC Parks Volunteers
Categories: Community Engagement
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...
Swan City Snowmobile Volunteer Day
Categories: Community Engagement
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...
BC Parks’ staff and volunteers complete trail-building project at Hakai
Categories: Community Engagement | Our People
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...
Guest Post: Fat Dog 100 Trail Race
Categories: Community Engagement | Community Event
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...