Hello Francis,
My assistant webmaster chose to lock two threads while I was out of town so that the executive can review its content, and to allow for a cooling down period.
I support this action. ...
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP HOST THE AGM OF THE FMCBC
The BCMC will host the Annual General Meeting of the Federation of Mountain Clubs of British Columbia (FMCBC) on the weekend of 28/29 May 2016....
Hello Werner.
I will address each of those points:
1) From a quantitative view, two words is Paltry. The reduction in the number of words between the two documents reflects the elimination of dup...
Hello Werner,
I will address your concerns. Yes, I changed the tag yesterday by my own volition as webmaster because I noticed that the tag did not match the changes to the article I performed at th...
Additional Information...
Winter Access Issues:
Marc Nering, plant manager for Atlantic Power Corporation has confirmed via email that the Mamquam FSR is plowed for 4x4 access to their intake/TransA...
The Board of Directors of the The British Columbia Mountaineering Club hereby gives notice of the following Special General Meeting to after discussion, have the membership vote to release from the ge...
Hello club members,
The BCMC Executive made the decision to cancel the club's satellite phone subscription starting immediately (December 2015) until further notice. This decision will be revisited...
Hello Club Members and site visitors.
As the new Webmaster, I would like to acknowledge the extraordinary level of support and volunteer service provided by our previous Webmaster Paul Olynek.
Unl...
As the new Webmaster, I would encourage all participants in this conversation to not overheat this thread. This has yet to happen, but I don't wish to see it reach that point.
Cabins and Trails Report 2014/2015 The year 2015 has been extremely active and exciting for B.C.M.C. Cabins and Trails.
Cabins: The Watersprite Lake Cabin Committee has met several times over the pas...
Hello Oudie,
This is a nice list you posted - thank you for that. For clarification, In number 7 (Commit yourself without excepting SAR.) is the word "excepting" meant to be "expecting", or is it r...
Yes Scott, what you suggest could be accomplished with a mere stroke of a pen if Parks was willing. They have done so for commercial operators and industry without much resistance in the past as you...
The following is the Paranoid Creek Falls Trail Section 57 Application which has now been submitted as a replacement for the recently rescinded Darling Lake Section 57 Trail (original formatting has b...
The Darling Lake Trail Section 57 Application has now been officially rescinded.
Upon reflection, I am prepared to heavily compromise my position by abandoning my original Darling Lake Trail Section 57 Application and replacing it with the Paranoid Creek Falls Trail Section 57 App...
Passion, debate and disagreement on an issue is always good. I appreciate your passion on this subject Ben and have answers for all your questions, but think perhaps a cool-off period may now be in o...
Hello FrancisStPierre. Your advice is sound.
Don't worry however, I am just the face/spokesperson for the Darling Lake Trail. I am not acting alone, nor acting without consultation with other clu...
FRPA allows flagging and limited clearing of brush outside of the park, but I don't thin the parks act has any such provision.
I think it's critical that the BCMC respect government planning pro...
Ben, as you and the entire Executive knows, my large vision for the Skookum Area is to combine the Darling Lake Trail and the Watersprite Lake Trail into one trail (for the first 1.5 KM). I know that...
Daling Lake Trail Update:
Parks officials in Squamish have stated to me by phone call that they do not want a trail built to Darling Lake because they do not have the resources to patrol it, although...
Thanks Todd,
I spent a quite a bit of time on it!
@FrancisStPierre,
In 2014, I visited the start of the logging road originating from the S Line that runs to the Watersprite area. I can report the following: Portions of this road were re-sloped in...
Hi Scott,
Parks is well aware of my intensions. Those talks are in progress.
Thanks Paul. I hope the officials appreciate the pretty colour maps!
For those club members who are curious, I am placing the entire B.C.M.C. Section 57 Application for the Darling Lake Trail up on the site. This application has now been officially submitted. Please...