Consultations & Letters
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The Outdoor Recreation Council of BC (ORCBC) plays an active role in advocating for the outdoor recreation community by participating in consultations, submitting letters, and providing feedback on key policy and planning initiatives. These efforts aim to advance sustainable recreation, protect natural spaces, and represent the diverse voices of recreation users across BC.
On this page, you will find recent submissions and key correspondence on pressing issues.
Recent submissions and letters
Budget consultation submissions
Letter re Thompson and Chilcotin steelhead to Minister Neill, WLRS (June 2026)
Letter to the Ministry of Environment and Parks regarding the deactivation decision for the KVR (February 2026)
Letter to Ministers Davidson, Kang and Parmar calling for provincial leadership on BC’s rail trails (December 2025)
Letter to the Honourable The Honourable Joanne Thompson about the impending extinction of Thompson-Chilcotin steelhead (December 2025)
Response letter (March 2026)
Letter to the Honourable David Eby, Premier of BC (February 2025)
Response letter (April 2025)
Letter to the Honourable Diana Gibson, JEDI (February 2025)
Letter to the Honourable Christine Boyle, MIRR (January 2025)
Letter to Premier Eby about the new government term (October 2024)
East Twin Forest Service Road deactivation plans (July 2023)
Response letter (August 2023)
Large-scale gravel extraction on Vedder River (June 2023)
Letter to Premier Eby with a request for support for recreation in Budget 2023 (November 2022)
BC Trail Fund Proposal (September 2022)
Listing of Endangered Interior Fraser Steelhead under the Species at Risk Act (Jan 2022)
Response Letter (May 2022)
Emergency Provincial Steelhead Recovery Plan (Jan 2022)
Response Letter (April 2022)
Action Needed to Save Steelhead (Sep 2021)
Response Letter (Nov 2021)
Copper Mountain Mine Expansion (Aug 2021)
Response Letter (Sep 2021)
Investments in Maintaining Forest Service Roads (April 2021)
Response Letter (April 2021)
Designating the Heart of the Fraser as an Ecologically Significant Area (March 2021)
Investing in Recreation Sites and Trails BC (February 2021)
Investing in BC Parks (February 2021)
Draft Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework (January 2024)
Feedback on BC’s Economic Plan (July 2021)
Feedback on the BC Parks Day-use Pass Pilot (May 2021)
Old-Growth Strategic Review (November 2019)
Forest and Range Practices Act Consultation (July 2019)
Response Letter (June 2020)
2027 BC Budget Consultation Submission (June 2026)
2024 BC Budget Consultation Presentation (June 2023)
2023 BC Budget Consultation Submission (June 2022)
2022 BC Budget Consultation Submission (Sep 2021)
2021 BC Budget Consultation Submission (June 2020)
2020 BC Budget Consultation Submission (June 2019)