Announcements

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    Notice of 2024 Annual General Meeting

    ByMatt Ion

    [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

    ByMatt Ion

    [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

    ByMatt Ion

    [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

    ByMatt Ion

    [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

    ByMatt Ion

    [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…

  • Dogmatism and Sharing

    ByMatt Ion

    Dogmatism “the tendency to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others” We have been witnessing a ton of dogmatism in society for the last half dozen years. Discussion on any subject seems to split into two camps that yell their ‘truth’ at the other expecting understanding and…

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    4WDABC Wheeling Wisely Train-The-Trainer 2023

    ByMatt Ion

    [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] It is with great pleasure and excitement that the Four Wheel Drive Association of British Columbia can officially announce the opportunity for members to apply for the second round of our Train the Trainer off-road training program being held this coming September 10th-16th at Apex Mountain, British Columbia,…

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    The Backroader Magazine – Back On Track

    ByMatt Ion

    After various delays over the past couple of years, the wheels are turning again on the production of our beloved Backroader Magainze! We’re looking for YOUR stories about life on BC’s backroads – tell us about your trips, adventures, cleanups, rig builds, even your backcountry recipes. How about your scariest “whoops” moment, your most Red…

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    BC Announces $10M Outdoor Recreation Grant

    ByMatt Ion

    On May 1st, the Government of BC announced they would be providing a $10 million dollar grant to the Outdoor Recreation Council, of which the 4WDABC is a member, to be used for the improvement of all aspects of outdoor recreation. ORCBC has researched, studied and advocated for this fund’s development over the past number…

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    Greenstone Mountain Fire Tower

    ByMatt Ion

    [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=”4.20.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] In pursuit of our two organizations’ shared goals of backcountry stewardship and saving historic structures for future public enjoyment, the Logan Lake ATV Club and the Four Wheel Drive Association of…