Author: Matt Ion

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    2025 Calendar – Call for Submissions

    Our previous wall calendars were a huge hit, so it’s that time again—we’re looking for photo submissions for a 2025 calendar from our members. The deadline to submit the photos is midnight Labour Day, Sept. 2, 2024 to allow time for selecting photos and printing the calendars. We look forward to your submissions! Rather than…

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    2024 Member Survey Report

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] This past winter, we sent out a survey to all members province-wide to get your thoughts on a number of important subjects: How you think we’re doing as an organization Which…

  • 2023 Impact Report

    How much good does the 4WDABC really do in the real world? We crunched some numbers and Leah put them together in this video:   PDF VERSION – CLICK HERE [pdf-embedder url=”https://4wdabc.bridgeandbloomcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/4WDABC-Annual-Impact-Report.pdf” title=”4WDABC Annual Impact Report”]

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    Pack It Out And Win!

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Our members are, to be blunt, freakin’ amazing when it comes to stewardship of BC’s backcountry, and nowhere is that more evident than in the cleanups they do. So many are unsung heroes,…

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    Notice of 2024 Annual General Meeting

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] ANNOUNCING Our 2024 Annual General Meeting Our 2024 AGM is scheduled for 10:00 AM, March 16, 2024, online via Zoom and in person at the Honeymoon Bay Community Hall on Vancouver Island. This…

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    RELEASE: 4WDABC and ATVBC Memorandum of Understanding

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,1_2,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://4wdabc.bridgeandbloomcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/atvbc-logo-243×191-1.png” title_text=”atvbc-logo-243×191″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] For Immediate Release, December 14, 2023 ATVBC & 4WDABC sign new Memorandum of Understanding [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://4wdabc.bridgeandbloomcreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/original.png” title_text=”4WDABC Logo, Transparent Spokes”…

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    JOINT PRESS RELEASE: GILL BAR

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,1_2,1_4″ admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https://scontent.fyvr3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/408468218_738806674941288_3162643780292661481_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=3635dc&_nc_ohc=jKo0NHAotYMAX_xtvva&_nc_ht=scontent.fyvr3-1.fna&oh=00_AfDoK1nTVtDWDLToRB5SRaL6Yy9gpoIu83Ht2KiGpv97kA&oe=6574956E” admin_label=”Image” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] For Immediate Release, December 5, 2023 ATVBC & 4WDABC call for better consultation on the decision to close Gill Bar recreation area [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″…

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    VANCOUVER ISLAND: Welcome to the 4WDABC

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] In the past dozen years, the Four Wheel Drive Association of BC has expanded significantly throughout the province. From barely 100 paid members and a handful of Region 2 recreation sites in the West Harrison area, such…

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    Nahatlatch Lookout Loss

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.22.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] At around 5:11 PM on August 17, 2023, our beloved Nahatlatch Lookout was consumed by a wildfire… 11 years almost to the day after it was rebuilt by the 4WDABC and SWATT…