BC Rivers Day
September 22, 2024

 
 

Photo: Tamarack Media

Join us for the 44th annual BC Rivers Day
Canada’s largest river appreciation event! 

 

BC Rivers Day was founded by world-renowned river advocate Mark Angelo and the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC in 1980. It celebrates and builds public awareness for British Columbia’s waterways. Our waterways are incredibly important, yet rivers and freshwater ecosystems are among the most at-risk ecosystems on the planet. They are threatened by urbanization, pollution, industrial development, invasive species, damming, excessive water extraction and climate change. 

 

Good news for BC’s waterways, the love for our waterways runs deep! Recreation clubs, conservation organizations, community groups, schools, local governments and others mark BC Rivers Day by hosting film screenings, community barbeques, stream cleanups, paddling trips, and community ceremonies that help improve the health of BC’s rivers.

We'd love for you to take part!

 

 

Host your own BC Rivers Day event

Help bring attention to the recreational, environmental, and economic importance of BC’s rivers. Here are just a few ideas for events you can coordinate and host—live or virtually:

  • Local riverside clean-ups

  • Local native plantings

  • Educational presentation

  • Relevant film screenings

  • Live entertainment

  • Group paddle, riverside hike, or gold panning

  • Community BBQ

  • Interactive booths and displays

 

Mark Angelo photo

BC Rivers Day resources

 
 
 
 
 

2023 BC Rivers Day Sponsors and Supporters

The Outdoor Recreation Council of BC is grateful to the generous sponsors and supporters that help make BC Rivers Day a success. We couldn’t do it without you!