Fred Pishalski at work
2024 Ray Pillman Award – Fred Pishalski
Why do we give the Ray Pillman award? Ray Pillman may not be a household name to many of our members, but his contributions to Coastal Recreation in BC are…
Things we want to make people aware of, likely outside our organization, or when we’re covered in news media.
Winner 2023 Ray Pillman Service Award – Nick Heath
Ray Pillman BC Marine Trails Service Award The award is given to an individual who has contributed significantly to the BC Marine Trails or made a significant contribution to the …
Reflections on Vargas Island Beach Cleanups, May 24-28
Do you want to join?Under the great leadership of our BC Marine Trails Stewardship Coordinator, Cameron Dalinghaus, a group of 11 BC Marine Trails volunteers and 5 Pacific Rim Surfrider…
Cameron on Gerald
Gerald Island: Saving an Island Park and Protecting Native Species
Visit our Gerald Island storymap illustrated fall report and/or read a further account below of 2022 work.Gerald Island is within the traditional territory of the Snaw-naw-as First Nation. Gerald Island…
Haida Gwaii by Kathleen McKinnell
First Nations and the BC Marine Trails
Updated October 22, 2023The success of our marine trail network development along the coast depends on respectful engagements with First Nations guided by our First Nations liaison, the First Nations…
IT Article
It’s Been a Busy Year-ish
Introduction2021 was an incredibly busy year for our IT Team. We learned early on that our existing IT infrastructure and services (Server, website, and map host) would need to move…
Dionisio Provincial Park
Galiano Island’s Dionisio Provincial Park
A Gulf Islands Marine Trails Series Article...A number of years ago we put in at Elliots Beach just outside Ladysmith and headed over to Galiano Island. At the north end…
Packed and ready to go
D’Arcy Island in December
As I drink my morning coffee, I can look out our kitchen window to see the Salish Sea and D’Arcy Island in the distance. There were four of us at…
Mayne Island Resort
Mayne Island
A Few Days on Mayne Island Last fall, 2020, we spent 4 days on Mayne Island kayaking, hiking, eating and having a good time with a group of friends (10)…