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A storage container is intact on the left and charred remains in the image to the right.
Club News

What to do when devastation strikes your club

Curtis Riffel, President of the Thompson Valley ORV Club near Kamloops, B.C., recounts how thieves stole equipment and set a storage container ablaze

by Kyle Born
Three snowmobilers ride a tight trail through snow-covered trees.
Club News, BC Snowmobile Federation

The Kamloops Snowmobile Association wins Canada’s most desired snowmobiling distinction

Clemence Samson, secretary/treasurer of the Kamloops Snowmobile Association, celebrates the club’s recent CCSO and BCSF Excellence Award-winning honours

by Kyle Born
Mason Kenyon sits on his black and blue snowmobile in the mountains.
Club News, BC Snowmobile Federation

District of Sicamous supports BCSF resolutions to the Union of BC Municipalities

The BCSF Resolution is to establish an objective in FRPA that ensures all recreation groups are included in land planning processes going forward

by Donegal Wilson, executive director of the BC Snowmobile Federation
Snowmobilers ride down a snowy trail.
Club News

Update on the CCSO Snowmobile Excellence Awards

Along with the cancellation of the ISC, the CCSO Snowmobile Excellence Awards were also called off

by Kyle Born
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Snowmobilers gather around a cabin in the snow in Whitecourt, Alberta.
Club News, Alberta Snowmobile Association

Recapping Western Canada’s 2020 Excellence Award winners

Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, snowmobile clubs across Western Canada managed to hand out their Snowmobile Excellence Awards

by Kyle Born
A snowmobiler gets air in Kamloops, B.C.
Club News, BC Snowmobile Federation

2020 British Columbia Snowmobile Federation Excellence Awards

BCSF honoured individuals, families and businesses who went above and beyond to support the sport of snowmobiling in B.C. in 2020

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A group of snwomobilers gather around a campfire to socialize.
Club News

Ed Klim, President of the ISMA, says Take a Friend Snowmobiling

Ed Klim, President of the ISMA, recommends taking friends snowmobiling to share the fun of the sport with others

by Ed Klim, President of the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association
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Club News, BC Snowmobile Federation

Fernie Snowmobile Association makes big moves

Fernie Snowmobile Association summarizes exciting news as they ramp up for winter 2020/2021 operations

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A computer showing the new Revelstoke Snowmobile Club website.
Club News

Revelstoke Snowmobile Club reveals new website

The Revelstoke Snowmobile Club, which is the largest of its kind in B.C. with over 800 members, has launched a new website

Windermere Valley Snowmobile Society was named outstanding club of the year for all of Western Canada by the British Columbia Snowmobile Federation (BCSF). (L to R) BCSF president Richard Cronier, WVSS VP Rob Chemelli, WVSS secretary Melody Chemelli, WVSS president Gary Prosser, WVSS treasurer Rob McSheffrey and BCSF executive director Donegal Wilson.
Club News, BC Snowmobile Federation

BCSF Excellence Awards Nominations are now open

Nominations for the 2020 BCSF Excellence Awards close February 29th, 2020

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A boy smiles for a photo.
Club News, BC Snowmobile Federation

Snowarama fundraising events in B.C. support Easter Seals charity

Snowarama, a family-oriented fundraising event organized by snowmobilers in B.C., have partnered with Easter Seals as its charity of choice

A snowmobile shreds through snow in front of towering mountains.
Club News, BC Snowmobile Federation

B.C. Club News: Stop being the lame duck

Join the BCSF and your local club

by Peter Doyle
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Caribou on the summit of the Creston-Salmo pass.
Club News, BC Snowmobile Federation

B.C. Club News: BCSF hires a biologist

The BCSF is excited to share that we have chosen to hire a biologist named Mike Schlegel, who has worked with mountain caribou extensively

by Donegal Wilson
Caribou graze around snowy trees.
Club News, BC Snowmobile Federation

CSSMA: New adaptive management strategy for mountain caribou habitat in Trout Lake and Nakusp, B.C.

The CSSMA has been implemented to preserve and protect the remaining Selkirk Mountain Caribou and habitat in the Trout Lake and Nakusp areas

by Donegal Wilson, Executive Director, BCSF
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Three snowmobilers pose in the mountains in Revelstoke.
Club News, BC Snowmobile Federation

2019 BCSF Excellence Awards

The 2019 BCSF Excellence Awards have been announced

by Donegal Wilson