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Funding for B.C.'s parks and outdoor recreation shouldn't be considered discretionary spending
In this blog, we argue that BC should treat parks and outdoor recreation as core public infrastructure, not discretionary spending. Stable, long-term funding supports health, rural economies, tourism, and community resilience, while cuts create higher future costs and missed opportunities.
Understanding Sections 56 and 57: What recreation groups need to know about trails on Crown land
Confused about Sections 56 and 57? Read our plain-language guide explaining how site designation and work authorization actually work for recreation groups managing trails on Crown land.
ORCBC announces 2026 conference as organization marks 50th anniversary
The Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia (ORCBC) announced today that its 2026 ORCBC Conference, Building Stronger Communities Through Outdoor Recreation, will take place May 20–22, 2026, at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops.
2026 ORCBC Endangered Rivers List highlights positive developments and lingering concerns
ORCBC’s 20256 Endangered Rivers List spotlights the Cowichan River and Heart of the Fraser, noting urgent threats but emerging progress, while highlighting additional rivers of concern across B.C. and needed government action.
50 year pay off. As it prepares for its golden anniversary, ORCBC looks back on a big year
As ORCBC approaches its 50th anniversary, 2025 marked a turning point, with outdoor recreation gaining recognition for its economic, community, and well-being impacts in provincial policy and practice. Read our status of the year that’s coming to an end.
We’re hiring: Community Relations & Administration Coordinator
ORCBC is hiring a part-time Community Relations & Administration Coordinator to support members, donors, and daily operations. Help strengthen outdoor recreation in BC while working remotely with a purpose-driven team.
ORCBC Reconciliation Committee releases a framework to engagement
Reconciliation means everyone taking responsibility for the future; small, respectful actions that build relationships with Indigenous Peoples. Citizen-based engagement creates shared understanding and change. Our new blog highlights how outdoor recreation can help lead the way.
The ORCBC launches the 2026 intake for the Outdoor Recreation Fund of BC
Today, ORCBC opens the 2026 Outdoor Recreation Fund intake, offering $300,000 in grants for infrastructure, stewardship, and inclusive programs, supporting community-led outdoor recreation projects across British Columbia.
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.