Letters

Response Letter from Robert van der Zalm, Regional Manager, Rec Sites and Trails BC

Letter to Doug Donaldson requesting Section 58s on S2S Non Motorized Zones

This letter to the Honourable George Heyman follows a meeting between Backcountry BC and Jennie Aikman of BC Parks.  Backcountry BC has concens that Mountain Resorts Branch is excluding public stakeholders from all decision making and meetings regarding Singing Pass.  Furthermore, BC Parks is taking a wait and see approach. 

The BCMC has had a great run in the FMCBC since its inception in 1972. We regret to inform you that we have decided to discontinue our membership effective immediately. Due to increased population pressures in the province, an increasingly large number of access issues are not being resolved, particularly in the lower mainland. We require a stronger, harder hitting advocacy program to resolve these issues than the FMCBC is prepared to provide. We have decided to embark on a grassroots program open to all residents of the province with lead volunteers assigned to as many issues possible with the responsibility of promoting non-motorized advocacy for their particular issue. This will be facilitated via http://backcountrybc.ca, a specialized platform set up specifically for this purpose.

Response to Doug Donaldson Letter

This letter was emailed to:

Jennie Aikman (BC Parks) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tori Meeks (FLNRO, Mountain Resorts Branch) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Letter to the new minister of FLNRORD requesting the minister to prevail upon Whistler Blackcomb and Mountain Resorts Branch to speedily implement the backcountry access corridor through the Blackcomb Mountain CRA. The route travels from the Blackcomb base area up Sunset Boulevard and into Garibaldi Park.

FMCBC's Response to Backcountry BC on the potential sale of the FMC Smoke Bluffs Land Parcels which acknowledges ongoing negotiations with the District of Squamish.