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April Showers Bring May [Hero Dirt] / Flowers.
This month we have 4 upcoming “Open Days” - smaller group days open to a few extra volunteers from the community. You can get involved by simply emailing the contact person associated with each day to come join in the trail maintenance. May 11 - Lower Oilcan (RBC)...
April Trail Update
Spring has officially sprung and here's hoping that means more dirt and less snow! As the snowline has retreated we've been busy on both Fromme and Seymour! Our Trail Crew and Builders have been hard at work with Slippery Salamander, Bridal Path, Rapid Transit, RT...
Town Hall – April 24th
Join us at the Lynn Valley Recreation Centre on April 24th at 7pm! This is a great opportunity to join in on the discussion and make your voice heard, hear updates from your Board of Directors, and see the results from our 2018 survey!
Design our next T-Shirt!
UPDATE: The community has spoken and thank you to Devon Brown from Oxburger Studios for this incredible design. Get your limited edition Trails for All, Trails Forever t-shirt today. Thank you to Capital T Designs for supplying the printing and t-shirts so that all...
2018 NSMBA Film Festival Submissions and Winners!
We were proud to present some fantastic community films at this year's Season Opener and Film Festival! As always, our Board of Directors voted on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners but this year we decided to show all 6 submissions as each film brought a unique...
Hiring Update: March 2018
Every spring we ramp up our trail crew to get the network in perfect shape for the upcoming season. We’re excited to announce our new hires: Joe Woywitka has accepted a short-term contract. He’s a lifelong rider of the North Shore and recently completed his Outdoor...
March Trail Update
Before the latest dump of snow, there was a lot of dirt work and regular maintenance on both Fromme and Seymour. Our trail crew focused a good amount of time on Kirkford, Bobsled, Roadside Attraction, Crinkum Crankum and Ladies Only, clearing drains and adding fresh...
Walsh Foundation Grants $2000
Last year we began the transition to the new BC Societies Act by working with Lawson & Lundell LLP to generate new bylaws that would comply with the new act. Our goal was to complete the transition early, to enable us to share our resulting documents and...
Notice of site survey on Blair Rifle Range lands
UPDATE: An unexploded mortar was found within the Blair Rifle Range. All details here "On April 4, National Defence will be holding two information sessions to update the community on the story so far and future plans. The sessions run from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m....
Trails for all! Trails for Adoption!
Much of the ongoing maintenance, improvements, reroutes, and upgrades to our trail system happen because of our generous Trail Adoption Plan supporters. Thank-you! We are extremely grateful for the contributions of our past and present TAP sponsors. In 2017, TAP...
February Trail Update
The snow line has been creeping down every so often but our trail crew and builders have been able to stay busy keeping the trails on Fromme and Seymour running smoothly! Besides the usual maintenance and upkeep you may have noticed some cool new stuff on...
North Shore Mountain Bike Film Festival – Call for 2018 Submissions!
Send us your 5 minute long documentaries, shorts and features. Everyone from first-timers to life-long filmmakers, who share the passion for mountain biking, is encouraged to enter! Any style is acceptable: animation, experimental, narrative, documentary and music...
Meet the Trail Builders: Trail Academy Team
While Digger is a familiar face to those who frequent Fromme, we'd like to introduce you to a few others who toil in the dirt to keep our trails in tip top shape. Whoever you see caring for our trails, remember to smile and say thank you! We'll start with our Trail...
Trail Academy Spring 2018
With a very successful 2017 behind us, we're set to put shovels to dirt to kick off 2018. Looking to give back to the trails you enjoy? Curious about what helps a trail stand up to weather and high use? Want to become more connected to a great community? Join us to...
January Trail Update
Snow, rain and cold temperatures didn't stop us from having a very successful December on the trails! Our builders have been working incredibly hard to keep the trails fresh throughout the winter and completing several projects, notably, the new bridge on Corkscrew!...