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ORCBC commends Province for watershed restoration funding
The Outdoor Recreation Council of BC (ORCBC) congratulates the provincial government on today’s [April 21] announcement confirming the allocation of $30 million dollars to watershed restoration efforts around the Province.
Help us show support for a BC Trail Fund
As someone who spends more time than most enjoying the outdoors, you know better than anyone else that BC's trails and recreation assets require ongoing maintenance and resources to keep them safe.
A new one-stop-shop for outdoor recreation
A big thanks to everyone who sent a note to their MLA in the past month with a request to invest more in outdoor recreation. Nearly 1,000 British Columbians helped us advocate for more operational funding support for Recreation Sites and Trails BC in the 2022 provincial budget.
Funding Boost for Recreation Agency Will Foster Healthy Communities and Create Jobs
ORCBC has launched a new campaign ahead of the 2022 budget that calls on the Province to invest more in one of its own recreation agencies that it says has fallen under the radar for government priorities.
Take Action for More Recreation Funding in the 2022 Budget
This morning we are launching a letter-writing campaign to encourage everybody who loves the outdoors to send a note to their MLA with a request to invest more in outdoor recreation.
BC Budget 2021: The Highs and Lows for Outdoor Recreation
Given the importance of access to the outdoors over the past year and the toll that decades of underfunding have had on recreational infrastructure…
Feedback on BC’s Economic Plan
ORCBC was invited to give feedback to the Ministry of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation on how the province can build a successful economic plan.
New investments needed to create improved access to nature
ORCBC is encouraged to see recognition of the need for increased investments in outdoor recreation by the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services.
ORCBC Story Series
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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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 this story series, we feature recreation organizations that are advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples through trail and outdoor recreation projects. We hope these stories inspire other community groups to contribute to advancing reconciliation in a meaningful and positive way, thereby ensuring the long-term sustainability of the outdoor recreation activities we love.
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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.