Browse News By Tag: fmcbc RSS2017-01-31T00:26:00+0000Executive Director Job Description Job Purpose The role of the Executive Director is to provide leadership and management of the FMCBC based on direction set out by its Board of Directors, and to work collaboratively with the FMCBC Executive and Board of Directors. Summary of Primary Job Functions The Executive Director is responsible for managing all aspects of the FMCBC’s programs and operations, managing finances and fundraising efforts, implementing policies established by the Board, promoting the organization, recruiting members, representing the FMCBC to other agencies, organizations, supporters and the general public and advocating on behalf of the organization. Conditions of Employment Location: Southern Vancouver Island/Greater Vancouver.  The FMCBC is based out of Vancouver, but applications will be considered outside of the Lower Mainland. Start date:  Approximately March 13, 2017 Rate of pay: $25/hour. Hours:  20 hours per week The Executive Director position is a part-time one year renewable contract position.  Work is to be completed from a home office or out of the FMCBC’s office space in Vancouver.   The FMCBC will provide a laptop and mobile phone.  The employee is expected to provide an internet connection unless operating out of the FMCBC’s office space.   Hours are flexible with some weekend and evening hours required.  Some travel mainly within the province may be required Duties and Responsibilities Advocacy Advocates to help achieve implementation of the goals and Strategic Plan of the FMCBC by maintaining and developing relationships with government, industry, and member clubs. Advocacy should help maximize opportunities for individuals and organized groups to participate in non-motorized, terrestrial, backcountry recreation. Advocacy may also include providing support for FMCBC volunteers who participate on the Outdoor Recreation Council and Provincial Trails Advisory Body, and other external committees. Implementation... Read more

]]>2017-01-31T00:26:00+0000The FMCBC has began an awareness campaign for BC Parks.   They are encouraging people on their blog to take photos of issues in BC Parks such as:  ·          Broken, missing or vandalized signage  ·         Missing or damaged trail markers  ·         Trail braiding, exposed roots, broken or missing boardwalk slats  ·         Bridges in need of repair or closed due to damage  ·         Poorly maintained campground facilities  ·         Ecological damage from lack of monitoring  ·         Excessive litter or dumping of larger refuse  ·         Motorized off-road vehicles (snowmobiles, ATVs, dirt bikes, etc.) playing in our parks You’ll see the same message come out in the FMCBC E-News within the next couple days.  Please share this remember to be watching for these issues when you’re hiking in our provincial parks this summer.  Send your photos to me at this email or at the fundbcparks@mountainclubs.org email and/or tag them on Twitter with #FundBCParks   In August the FMCBC will be starting a letter writing campaign.... Read more

]]>2016-07-18T02:40:00+0000Hello BCMCers, This year's Federation of Mountain Clubs AGM is being hosted by the BCMC this year.  The itinerary for the upcoming AGM (the weekend of May 27 - 29) can be downloaded below. The Registration form on the FMCBC Website is now closed.  BCMC Members still wishing to attend should contact Brian Wood at 604-222-1541 or Email: bjwood@telus.net

]]>2016-05-19T22:07:00+0000FEDERATION OF MOUNTAIN CLUBS OF BC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HOSTED BY BCMC The BCMC is hosting this year's FMCBC AGM over the weekend of May 27-29, 2016. We are looking for volunteers to help arrange and transport food/drinks for the Friday evening Meet and Greet, as well as for breakfast and lunch for the Saturday all-day meeting at UBC.   For the M&G, if the weather is good we will meet at Locarno Beach. This should be similar to the BCMC's August BBQ's that have been held there in the past, often well run by Kevin.  If the weather is bad we will meet at Brian Wood's house in UBC (we’ll make the call on Wednesday evening and notify attendees Thursday morning). Some FMC directors will have driven in from the Interior and will be tired and need feeding. I understand there is a BCMC budget item for this. For the M&G the BCMC will provide a potluck evening meal, plus snacks and drinks. Brian will provide a table, a BBQ stove and twin burner Coleman Stove for cooking, a pot of chilli but we will also need bread rolls, burgers, hot dogs, salads, fresh and perhaps cooked vegetables, and drinks such as coffee, tea, pop etc. If the event is held at Locarno, it will necessarily be a liquor-free event. If you have useful picnic stuff, e.g. tables, chairs, BBQ stove, cooking stuff, cups, plates, KFS, etc., please bring them to help folks relax and enjoy themselves and to reduce use of disposables. For Saturday breakfast we need volunteers to buy from the local stores trays of snacks, fruit and muffins to deliver to UBC before 9:00 a.m. (There is a Save-on-Foods on campus that can be ordered from with 48 hours notice, as well as an IGA near 4th and Alma). Coffee and tea will be needed somehow, but there is a kitchen and servery adjacent the meeting room which will be the AMS OLD SUB Party Room. For lunch we need volunteers to make or buy sandwiches, cut up fruit and vegetables, cakes, muffins etc. for delivery to UBC by noon. Also, we are still short of billets for ... Read more

]]>2016-04-14T21:53:00+0000The FMCBC is hosting a presentation by Sandy Allan (author of In Some Lost Place) in Vancouver on Tuesday, April 5th. This April, the FMCBC will be hosting a presentation by Sandy Allan, Scottish mountaineer and author of the 2015 book In Some Lost Place: The first ascent of Nanga Parbat’s Mazeno Ridge (which received a glowing review by Mike Nash in our Fall/Winter edition of Cloudburst). Sandy will speak about his experiences climbing what was previously widely regarded as 'the last great climb' of the Himalaya—the giant Mazeno Ridge on Nanga Parbat, the world’s ninth highest mountain. His team’s ascent took 18 days, the last four of which were endured without food and water.  Come listen to Sandy describe his epic journey to the top and to find out what’s next for this storied climber.  Date: Tuesday, April 5th Time:  Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. Cost:  Admission is by donation (suggested donation is $5)  Location:  Langara College - 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC - Room A136a    How to get there: ·         Directions (Transit & Car) ·         Campus Map ·         Building Map ·         Parking - $3.50 flat rate after 5pm – payment can be made at any parking pay station on campus... Read more

]]>2016-02-25T03:51:00+0000CALL 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.   Ben Singleton-Polster and Brian Wood (BCMC’s co-directors of the FMCBC) are looking for the following help:         1.    3 or 4 volunteers to help plan and / or organise this event.   Tasks:    -       Arrange breakfast and lunch for Saturday meeting -       Organize billets. -       Event Organization/Coordination   2.  Billets for about 20 directors for the nights of Friday and Saturday (27/28 May) of various member clubs from around the province.  The main events of the AGM will take place on the west side of Vancouver, so billets located in the City of Vancouver are preferable. The FMCBC pays for and provides a light breakfast and lunch for directors attending the AGM on Saturday, however, it is usual for the billet hosts to provide breakfasts for their guests on Sunday morning.   3.  Activities for our guests:       Local Entertainment for Saturday after 4:00 PM               1) About 6.00 pm.  Restaurant meal (covered by attendees)       2) About 8.00 pm. Lecture, slide presentation, etc. (presenters and suitable location needed for the latter two)               Outdoor Activities (i.e. Hikes, nature walks of various lengths)             - Saturday-Hikes of various levels and lengths (for weekend attendees not participating in the AGM)             - Saturday- Post meeting walk (close to AGM venue) from about 4:00pm-5:30pm             - Sunday - Hikes of various levels from 8/9:00 am – 12:00pm **Our deadline for finalizing these arrangements is 1 March 2016** Meet and Greet An informal “Meet and Greet” (M&G) is planned for Friday evening near UBC to provide an opportunity to socialize and for attendees to meet their billet hosts. The M&G is a BYOB event with a casual evening meal provided at our club’s expense (as simple or a... Read more

]]>2016-01-14T21:45:00+0000Health benefits of non-motorized outdoor recreation (Report summarised by Michael Feller)   Our Federation of Mountain Clubs of B.C. (FMCBC) obtained funding, primarily from MEC, to have researchers at SFU conduct a review of the health benefits of non-motorized outdoor recreation as well as assess the participation rates and the economic contribution of these forms of recreation in B.C. This was necessary to counter the arguments of the motorized crowd that motorized outdoor recreation was of greater social and economic importance in B.C. The SFU reports were released in March, 2014 and will soon be on the FMCBC website. They make for very interesting and worthwhile reading. Below is a summary of the findings on the health benefits of some of our forms of recreation. The full report - “Health benefits of non-motorized outdoor recreation: a summary of published findings” - is by Stephen Kux and Wolfgang Haider of the SFU School of Resource and Environmental Management. There have been many studies covering a range of activities that have been linked with benefits to physical health, but the SFU report focuses on three activities - hiking, rock climbing, and alpine skiing. These activities may not necessarily be the activities with the largest health benefits, but so far they happen to have received the most attention.    Hiking has been studied most extensively compared with other outdoor recreation activities and has been linked to health benefits such as:  - a 50% reduction in the risk of coronary artery disease  - improved heart function;  - improved insulin sensitivity;  - accumulation of lean body mass; - reduced heart rate and blood pressure;  - increased production of naturally generated stem cells in the blood;  - reductions in blood-bound “bad cholesterol” (low-density lipoproteins);  - improvements in the perceived health of participants. Interestingly, hiking at higher elevations, even elevations around 1700 – 2000m, has been shown to have ... Read more

]]>2014-04-05T18:41:00+0000Federation of Mountain Clubs of BCANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.Weekend 7-9 June 2013This is to remind you that the Kamloops Hiking Club will be hosting the FMCBC AGM on Saturday, June 8th at McQueen Camp near Kamloops. The AGM will take place on the Saturday with social events planned for Friday and Saturday evenings and a group hike planned for Sunday morning.We are setting up car pools and note that reasonable travel expenses will be covered by the FMCBC.All FMCBC Members are welcome to attend, so please  register your intentions by visiting the FMCBC website at www.mountainclubs.org, or if you have questions please contact Jodi at admin.manager@mountainclubs.org or (604 873-6096.Please remember that for over forty years the BCMC has supported this province-wide umbrella organisation of 27 outdoor clubs, and represents the interests of the non-motorized recreationists. So, please let us see a few BCMC members there, and remember that we are seeking a new Vice President and Treasurer(which would look great on your resume).

]]>2013-05-17T18:12:00+0000The BC Mountain Recreation Survey developed by SFU and the FMCBC is now available.  SFU has already conducted an unbiased sampling, but would now like to collect data from FMCBC (including BCMC) members.  Please complete the survey by April 30th if you want your data to be analyzed:  http://www.mtnrecreation.rem.sfu.ca The goal of the BC Mountain Recreation Survey is to help determine the economic impact of the backcountry recreationalist community on the BC economy. The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete, and can be revisited using a participant code provided when you first start the survey. 

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