Outdoors

A group hiking near Revelstoke. (Josh Piercey/Revelstoke Review)

Survey highlights importance of investment in B.C.’s trails, parks

68 per cent of adults in B.C. have used trails, parks in the last 12 months, says poll

 

A group hiking near Revelstoke. (Josh Piercey/Revelstoke Review)

Outdoor Recreation Council receives government grant to support volunteer groups

The one-time grant was announced on May 1

 

New research has spelled out for the first time the gap between official lists of trails in the southern Rockies and the number of trails there actually are, suggesting effects from the growing number of backcountry users may be larger than suspected.The hiking trail on Yamnuska in Alberta’s Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park, part of Kananaskis Country, is shown in June 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colette Derworiz

Nearly one-quarter of trails in southern B.C., Alberta unmapped and unmanaged: study

Researchers found 24 per cent of all trails in the southern Rockies were undocumented and unmanaged

 

Anne Isabelle Leonard (left) and Taylor Dilley (right), founders of the Outdoor Artist Collective. (Photo Yan Kaczynski, 2019)

Local art festival is now open for all

The festival is centred around the theme of winter, and being held at the Terrace Art Gallery

Anne Isabelle Leonard (left) and Taylor Dilley (right), founders of the Outdoor Artist Collective. (Photo Yan Kaczynski, 2019)
Campbell River Chef Jade Berg stars in the new series Chefs Vs. Wild, which was filmed on Vancouver Island. Photo courtesy Hulu

‘‘Embracing the suck’: B.C. chef takes on the wild for Disney+ series

Four nights trying to make a 5-star dinner in the woods an eye-opener for chef Jade Berg

Campbell River Chef Jade Berg stars in the new series Chefs Vs. Wild, which was filmed on Vancouver Island. Photo courtesy Hulu
Bruce Turnbull - “Bighorns in battle”

Okanagan photographers take the cake in BC SPCA wildlife contest

Winners were from Kelowna and Penticton

Bruce Turnbull - “Bighorns in battle”
Now anglers can use what Davies describes as a quick and convenient electronic method to record their catch, under NRLS.

New digital recording tool available for fishing licence sales in B.C.

Anglers can now use an online system to take note of fish they have caught, as per DFO rules

  • Apr 3, 2021
Now anglers can use what Davies describes as a quick and convenient electronic method to record their catch, under NRLS.
The Walking Curriculum gets students outside and connecting with nature. (Amanda Peterson/Special to S.F. Examiner)

‘Walking Curriculum’ crafted by SFU professor surges in popularity

The outdoor curriculum encourages students to connect with the natural world

The Walking Curriculum gets students outside and connecting with nature. (Amanda Peterson/Special to S.F. Examiner)
Benjamin Pinch passed through Penticton, on his west-east walk across Canada. (Phil McLachlan - Western News)

700km in on a walk across Canada, B.C. man passes through Okanagan

Benjamin Pinch talks dropping everything to fulfill his lifelong dream of walking across the country

Benjamin Pinch passed through Penticton, on his west-east walk across Canada. (Phil McLachlan - Western News)
Terrace Search and Rescue vice president Dave Jephson during longline training exercises in 2018. Quinn Bender photo

Calls to Terrace Search and Rescue fall to zero during pandemic

The good news is a sharp contrast to a provincial spike of 35 per cent in May

Terrace Search and Rescue vice president Dave Jephson during longline training exercises in 2018. Quinn Bender photo
Adventure Smart BC is asking all British Columbians to explore within their own community, instead of venturing to other regions, as well as create space for users on trails in order to practise physical distancing and wear personal protective equipment – such as masks – when necessary. (BC SAR photo)

B.C. sees spike in search and rescue calls ahead of COVID-19 restrictions easing

Search and rescue groups, made up of volunteers, risk contracting COVID-19 when they rescue strangers

Adventure Smart BC is asking all British Columbians to explore within their own community, instead of venturing to other regions, as well as create space for users on trails in order to practise physical distancing and wear personal protective equipment – such as masks – when necessary. (BC SAR photo)
Documentary Filmmaker Rupert Walker Creates Sports Action Films

Documentary Filmmaker Rupert Walker Creates Sports Action Films

Hobby becomes career with mountain biking videos at Revel Co.

  • Oct 1, 2018
Documentary Filmmaker Rupert Walker Creates Sports Action Films