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BC’s communities come together to maintain and clean up trails and outdoor places on BC Trails Day
On the third annual BC Trails Day on June 3, 2023, British Columbians will join a province-wide movement to give back to the trails and support the vital work that keeps them open and accessible to the community.
Notice of Annual General Meeting - June 24
We are giving notice that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Members of the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC (ORCBC) is called for and will be held electronically via Zoom on June 24, 2023, at 9 am PT.
Outdoor recreation in BC at a turning point
This week a coalition of 40 organizations and businesses sent a letter to new Premier David Eby, calling on the B.C. Government to increase public spending in Budget 2023 to support the outdoor sector and B.C.'s communities.
BC’s Most Endangered River 2022
Today, ORCBC released its 30th annual BC endangered rivers list. Every other year, the alliance of BC's outdoor groups puts together a list of the province's rivers that are most at risk.
Wild Places and Green Spaces: A Citizen’s Guide to Proving Public Access
With the goal of empowering citizen groups to defend access to the wild spaces they care about, today the Environmental Law Centre and the Outdoor Recreation Council released Wild Places and Green Spaces: A Citizen’s Guide to Proving Public Access.
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.
BC’s Most Endangered Rivers: 2021/22 Urban Streams Edition
The atmospheric river that hit BC in November, and the surging rivers and major flooding that followed, dealt a massive blow to many communities, rivers systems and salmon stocks.
New responsibility code aims to make British Columbians better campers
BC’s parks and campgrounds have seen an influx of new visitors, some with little to no previous camping experience.
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.