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Why Outdoor Recreation Needs a Stronger Commitment in BC’s 2026 Budget
This week, ORCBC submitted its recommendations to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services for Budget 2026. Our message is clear: BC’s outdoor recreation system is at a tipping point, and the province must invest now to ensure it remains safe, inclusive, and sustainable for future generations.
Meet the Minister: New leader of Environment and Parks sees a lot of potential for recreation over the next 4 years
New Environment and Parks Minister Tamara Davidson sees outdoor recreation as a key opportunity for community and economic growth. She plans to strengthen collaboration with volunteer groups, improve accessibility, and align recreation with conservation and Indigenous partnerships, all within tight fiscal limits.
Happy Trails: BC Trails Day Marks Five Years of Celebrating the Paths that Connect Us
On Saturday, June 7, British Columbians across the province will lace up their boots, hop on their bikes, and grab their shovels to mark the fifth annual BC Trails Day, a province-wide celebration of outdoor recreation.
BC Trails Day Events by Region
BC Trails Day 2025 is almost here! Check out the registered events in your region.
A New Guidebook Helps Communities Diversify Into Outdoor Recreation
A new guidebook helps rural B.C. communities like Tumbler Ridge break free from boom-and-bust cycles by using outdoor recreation as a tool for economic diversification and long-term resilience.
Get Outside and Celebrate BC Trails Day on June 7
Get outside and celebrate BC Trails Day on Saturday, June 7, 2025! With local events across BC, it’s a great chance to explore, volunteer, and enjoy the outdoors.
Why recreation planning works
Clear recreation planning turned Koocanusa from chaos into a stewardship success. Through collaboration, trail management, and positive community engagement, the Elk Valley Adventure & Dirt Riders Society proved that responsible recreation is possible.
Notice of annual general meeting for ORCBC
Notice of annual general meeting for the Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia’s members has been served.
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.