The issue of Travel Insurance that covers technical climbing in the U.S.A. was discussed at the recent BCMC BOD Volunteers Meeting and an "action item" was created and a volunteer found to research a...
Black Diamond is issuing a voluntary recall, subject to user inspection, of Carabiners/Quickdraws and Nylon Runners. To find out if your equipment falls within the scope of the recall, visit the Black...
The website has a category for Mountain Biking so you could post a trip to the club's Event schedule and someone from the Club Trips Team will review it and either contact you to discuss the trip deta...
I agree... the waterspritecabin.ca website that Alena created and launched 5 months ago, which includes information compiled by you, has been a great resource for club members to access. But let's no...
Francis, you know very well that the club's "new member retention problem" has been an ongoing issue for many years... including while you were club President for two years in 2013 and 2014. As far a...
Please get your facts straight. Werner, the Dec 7th email notification informed ALL members (with email accounts) there would be a General Meeting on Jan 12th. A couple of weeks later printed Newsle...
I think the idea of the club owning one Avi Transceiver for scheduled courses and practices is a good idea. As far as I know these devices should last at least 5yrs so I see it as a long-term club in...
I carefully reviewed all the >1yr current member accounts, that were tagged "Associate", and updated those that should have be tagged "Active". I'm looking into why so many were missed... best *guess...
Werner, do you honestly think I would not be raising my voice if I thought the recent Jan 12th vote was illegal? I wonder if you're going to stop these "considerations" with the Jan 12th meeting? Wh...
Werner, your comment about half the current members not being able to vote at BCMC General Meetings has been a recurring problem for several years. Let's work together in a special BCMC ad hoc commit...
Francis, I would very much like your statement "In the end, the issue isn't likely whether we build the hut or not but how we arrived at a decision." to be true. I suggest instead of repeatedly post...
Serguei, only current BCMC members who have been with the club for more than one year can vote on motions made at General Meetings. From what I can figure out through the website data, at the time of...
From Jodi (FMCBC)... yes our policy covers liability coverage out of province and out of country so US liability coverage is included. Medical/Accident insurance is not included though. Participants...
I know Stas... you're one of those members that loves to post interesting trips and I, plus many others, appreciate your constant enthusiasm.... you don't *need* any reward... but you deserved one ;-)...
Francis... you lost a locking biner and someone in our course returned it to me on the second day... then I returned it to you at an Exec (WSL?) meeting.
Club "compensation" for volunteer course ins...
Francis, I agree 100% the process was not as smooth as it could or should have been... obviously it's been a bumpy road at times. Yes I remember that WSL meeting we attended (it's the only one I ever...
I'm not sure I agree with the "every time" part of your last statement. It's unfortunate that, while some trip organizer don't need any motivation to post lots of trips, there are many others that do...
Serguei, about a month ago you received a free 1-yr membership renewal as a Volunteer Recognition Reward based on the many Alpine Practice sessions you organized last year. Several other members in...
Francis, let's say we've both witnessed some (not all) parts of the WSL Project's progression and we've both formed our own impressions of what has happened... as have other members of the club. Clea...
Sure... no problem... I respect every member's right to select when, where and how to volunteer their time to help our club be a great community... including the BOD members. And every little bit hel...
Actually this months trips and courses list is comparable to last January... except for backcountry skiing trips, which I've been asking trip leaders such as you and Stas to help out with. How many h...
The vote was 48 in favour, 6 against, and 2 abstentions for a total of 56 votes. This represents an 86% approval rating in favour of the project.
Interesting... Dave and Alena made comments to me tha...
I locked it for a day... I unlocked it after Chris, Bill and I (the BCMC website administrators) traded emails about the effectiveness of it.
Whoever it was, and we have a good idea who, that decid...
Francis, thank you for sharing your views in a reasonable way. It's unfortunately that some club members have become deeply disappointed with the recent WSL Project Funding vote, despite the 85% appro...
Thanks Francis. Regarding "someone from the exec group will need to confirm current coverage", Dave Scanlon sent an email to Jodi at the FMCBC to check the current status of coverage in the USA. Whe...