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Recreation as reconciliation
Respect and open dialogue transformed a potential conflict into a lasting partnership between the Squamish Off-Road Cycling Association and the Squamish Nation, demonstrating how collaboration strengthens outdoor recreation and Indigenous relationships. Read the first blog in a new series about the many benefits outdoor recreation brings to people, communities and the province.
New Guidance Toolkit for Engagement with Indigenous Communities
The Outdoor Recreation Council is excited to release a new guide offering recreation organizations a roadmap for advancing reconciliation objectives.
Celebrating return of the salmon to the Fraser with Spuzzum First Nation
This past Saturday, ORCBC took part in the Spuzzum First Nation’s First Run of Fish Ceremony, which celebrates the return of salmon to Spuzzum First Nation’s traditional territory as they migrate to spawning beds further upstream on the Fraser River and its tributaries.
Working in a Good Way: The Story Trail to reviving culture
The BC Parks Foundation and First Nations connect modern technology and ancient knowledge .
Working in a Good Way: The trail is the start
“Reconciliation is the most complicated question of our generation,” Rannala says. “I don’t pretend to have the answer. But a trail is not such a bad place to start.”
Working in a Good Way: Secwépemc Landmarks project
When you know where to look, and what to look for, everything from a cedar tree to a mountain, a pile of rocks to a cave has a story to tell, says Louis Thomas.
Working in a Good Way: Fighting inequality with sport
“My hope is we’ll see it continue to build and more and more kids will gain health and wellness, there’s such an incredible imbalance of power and opportunity.”
Working in a Good Way: A common denominator
“Over the past eight years, these volunteers from Indigenous and recreational fishing organizations have cultivated an atmosphere of trust and respect along the Fraser River”.
ORCBC Story Series
This new series focuses on the many benefits – some well known, many less so – that outdoor recreation brings to people, communities and the province. .
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From access to nature to apps and AI, the evolution of trail construction to electric power, this story series looks at how recreation will change and evolve over the short and long term.
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In this story series, we feature recreation organizations that are advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples through trail and outdoor recreation projects.
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This story series explores the connection between climate change and recreation. Through conversations with scientists, advocates, land managers, recreationists, and more, we look at how a warming world and more extreme weather is impacting the activities we love. But more than glum news, we’re interested in how the recreation industry is already hard at work preparing for change, reducing the impacts, and actively trying to slow global warming.
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In a time when trails, roads, campgrounds, rivers and lakes are busier than ever, it’s important to remember that it takes a community to make fun possible. This story series profiles the people who work behind the scenes in B.C., so you can have that special moment today.