BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
Council of
BC YaCHT CLUBS
Advocating for Recreational Boaters
About the Council of BC Yacht Clubs
In January 1956, the first meeting of interested boating clubs was held in Nanaimo. It was then formally registered as British Columbia Non Profit Society in January 1980 representing the interests of boaters from more than 50 British Columbia boating organizations. We have representation on Provincial and Federal committees to provide and receive information pertinent to our recreational interests, and collaborate with like-minded outdoor organizations in BC and Washington State. In 1990, at the request of BC Parks, we formed B.C. Marine Parks Forever Society to assist in funding land purchases to be added to the Marine Park System. We meet four times per year, alternating between the mainland and Vancouver Island.
Current Council Activities
Top Priorities
- Pender Harbour Dock Management Plan
- Amendments to the Land Act
- Ladysmith Maritime Society
- Rejuvenation of the Council
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Projects
The Council is working and supporting a variety of projects
- Park Host
- Water Use Licence Applications
- Transport Canada
- Navigable Waters Act
- Sewage Regulations
- Canada Shipping Act
- Canadian Hydrographic Services
Marine Parks Forever Society
The Marine Parks Forever Society is an all-volunteer registered non-profit founded by the Council of BC Yacht Clubs in 1990
We advocate for and financially support the creation, expansion or enhancement of BC Marine Parks.
We also execute special projects for boaters like the popular “stern-tie program”.
Recent Developments
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Waterfront Protection Coalition meets with Premier Eby and Minister Cullen on the DMP
After months of advocacy, the WPC met with Premier David Eby and Minister Nathan Cullen today, to voice the concerns […]
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Updates to the shíshálh swiya Dock Management Plan
Nathan Cullen, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, together with shishalh Nation, announced today proposed changes to the Dock […]
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“What we’ve heard” report
The Province published today the summary of the comments that they received from 1700 pieces of correspondence with a commitment […]
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BC Lands Act Amendments paused
The BC government has decided not to proceed with their proposed Land Act amendments for this legislative session. This topic can, however, be […]
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Amendments to the BC Land Act
The Council of BC Yacht Clubs is concerned about how amendments of the British Columbia Land Act by inclusion of […]
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Pender Harbour Dock Management Plan – Council actions
CBCYC has recently become aware of the initiative to amend the Pender Harbour Dock Management Plan (the “Plan”). CBCYC has […]
Other News
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BC Parks marine user research – survey
BC Parks wants to speak with people who go boating on B.C.’s coastal waters and who visit marine parks: “Hearing […]
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Iconic Area On BC’s Central Coast Now Protected Forever
A historically important and ecologically rich area about 100 kilometres north of Vancouver Island on the BC coast is now protected […]
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Safe Boat Havens
Early in the 1990’s, the Council of B.C. Yacht Clubs, through its members, embarked upon the task of formulating a […]
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Volunteers spearhead ghost fishing gear clean-up in Pender Harbour
On Tuesday March 19 and Wednesday March 20, the Pender Harbour and Area Residents Association (PHARA) in conjunction with SeaWolf […]
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Canadian Navigable Waters Act legislative review
Transport Canada is asking for feedback from recreational boaters along with the shipping industry on the reworked federal Navigable Waters […]
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Proposed National Marine Conservation Area Reserve on the Central Coast (NMCAR)
The government of Canada, through Parks Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the province of British Columbia, and the Nations […]
Council Meetings
Our next meeting is on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at the South Delta Baptist Church in Tsawwassen (1988 56 St, Delta) and via Zoom.
The meeting schedule for 2024 is
- February 17, 2024 via Zoom
- June 1, 2024 at the South Delta Baptist Church in Tsawwassen and via Zoom
- September 24, 2024 via Zoom
- November 30, 2024 at Nanaimo Yacht Club and via Zoom