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BC’s Mountain Bike Sector Expands Tourism Opportunities through Experiences BC® Program
Vancouver, BC, May 10, 2009 – Tourism British Columbia is pleased to announce the development of a new partnership with the Western Canada Mountain Bike Tourism Association (MBTA) aimed at engaging BC’s Mountain Bike sector stakeholders in Tourism British Columbia’s...
read moreSquamish Lillooet Regional District announces Sea to Sky Trail partnership with the Trans Canada Trail
April 27, 2009 Pemberton, BC: The Squamish Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) is pleased to announce that the Squamish-Whistler section of the Sea to Sky Trail is the newest registered section of the Trans Canada Trail (TCT). Additionally, the Trans Canada Trail...
read moreNEW MOUNTAIN BIKE TOURISM SECTOR COMMITTEE
A new committee is forming to represent mountain bike tourism interests in Western Canada. The focus will primarily be on British Columbia given the international reputation that BC has acquired for its broad range of mountain biking experiences available across the...
read moreTRAILS STRATEGY FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA AND PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE INFORMATION SESSIONS
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts in partnership with BC Parks and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is pleased to release the Draft Trails Strategy for British Columbia. This Draft Strategy, describes an action plan that enables the...
read moreBC MOUNTAIN BIKE TOURISM SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCED – OCT 26-28, 2008 AT TALKING ROCK RESORT, CHASE, BC
Adventure tourism operators, community leaders, land managers, park planners, bicycle industry representatives and trail advocates will gather October 26-28, 2008 at the Talking Rock Resort near Chase, BC (approximately 1 hour east of Kamloops on Highway 1) to discuss...
read moreCOMMUNITY-BASED MOUNTAIN BIKE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT HANDBOOK TO BE PUBLISHED
A new resource handbook for communities, land managers and mountain bike stakeholders is planned that will assist in the development and enhancement mountain bike tourism opportunities and experiences in British Columbia. The document will be based on the BC context...
read moreBIKE PARKS BC launches ‘The Ultimate Road Trip’
What’s on your ‘DO LIST’? April 11, 2007 If you do only one thing this summer, at least say, “Yeah, I put my entry in for the Bike Parks BC Ultimate Road Trip” Two winners and a friend of their choice will take in an 8 day and 7 night all expenses paid road trip to...
read moreSEA TO SKY MOUNTAIN BIKING TRAILS GENERATE $10.3 MILLION
VANCOUVER - Mountain bike trails in the Sea to Sky region generated $10.3 million in visitor spending this summer and there is room for further development, according to a study conducted by the Western Canada Mountain Bike Tourism Association (MBTA) in partnership...
read moreBC’S MINISTRY OF TOURISM, SPORT AND THE ARTS RELEASES DRAFT POLICY FOR AUTHORIZING RECREATIONAL MOUNTAIN BIKING ON CROWN LAND
Since January of 2006 a working group comprised of various stakeholders with an interest in the issues surrounding mountain biking on crown land in British Columbia have met several times with staff from the Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts. The mandate of the...
read moreDRAFT OF SEA TO SKY TRAILS STRATEGY DUE NOVEMBER 2006
The vision of the Sea to Sky Trail is the creation of a multi-use trail connecting the communities of Pemberton, Whistler and Squamish. After years of discussion among community partners plans are taking shape. The project is huge in terms of trail construction. The...
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